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Bushido 69: Middleweight GP R2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 3817 p4p, 447 weight class) and Eugene Peavris (ranked 4500 p4p, 509 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eugene Peavris enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Bobby Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugene Peavris!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Peavris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bobby Jr's guard.
Bobby Jr keeping moving, preventing Peavris from controlling successfully.
Peavris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bobby Jr pulls Peavris in close to prevent any damage.
Bobby Jr is trying to control the position but Peavris postures up.
Bobby Jr controlling the position.
Bobby Jr continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr is trying to keep Peavris in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peavris wants to pass the guard but Bobby Jr is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peavris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peavris throws the kick towards the body but Bobby Jr avoids it.
Peavris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Peavris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobby Jr throws a lazy right hand but Peavris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peavris unleashes a big counter combination but Bobby Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bobby Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peavris fails with the takedown
and Bobby Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Peavris 's knee.
Peavris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobby Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peavris. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Peavris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bobby Jr can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bobby Jr.
Peavris takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bobby Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Peavris.
Peavris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ricky Bobby Jr has been cut.
Bobby Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Peavris.
Bobby Jr throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peavris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Peavris.
Bobby Jr keeping moving, preventing Peavris from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peavris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bobby Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bobby Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Bobby Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Peavris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bobby Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bobby Jr has Peavris pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bobby Jr looks for the body kick but Peavris saw that one coming.
Peavris shoots in looking for a takedown but Bobby Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peavris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bobby Jr misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Peavris.
Peavris shoots and misses
and Bobby Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Ricky Bobby Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Peavris.
Bobby Jr keeps Peavris at a distance using the push kick.
Bobby Jr clinches with his opponent.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peavris has Bobby Jr pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bobby Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Bobby Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bobby Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peavris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peavris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peavris throws a right hand that Bobby Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobby Jr also avoids with ease.
Bobby Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Peavris.
Peavris throws the left hand but Bobby Jr avoids the punch easily.
Bobby Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bobby Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peavris misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peavris throws a sloppy head kick
and Bobby Jr counters with a hugh head kick that removes Peavris from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricky Bobby Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Bobby Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Alvarez (ranked 2079 p4p, 217 weight class) and Heinrich Lange (ranked 3458 p4p, 335 weight class). Alvarez comes to the ring accompanied by Made in Brazil. Heinrich Lange is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcio Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Lange!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and Lange counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lange counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Lange bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Lange moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Lange gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Alvarez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heinrich Lange!
Our winner, Heinrich Lange, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pikey Chav (ranked 3512 p4p, 477 weight class) and Remy Vovchanchyn (ranked 1692 p4p, 257 weight class). Chav comes to the ring accompanied by Family. Remy Vovchanchyn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pikey Chav's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pikey Chav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn walks into a straight right hand from Chav.
Chav has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook. Chav ducked under it nicely.
Vovchanchyn tries to bum rush Chav with a series of wild strikes but Chav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Chav misses its intended target.
Chav misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Chav scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chav pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vovchanchyn throws a big shot that misses.
Chav lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vovchanchyn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chav is out of range and Vovchanchyn settles back down.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chav manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Chav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chav is able to avoid easily.
Vovchanchyn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chav takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vovchanchyn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Vovchanchyn.
A little feinted left hand from Chav on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remy Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vovchanchyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Chav's head.
It looks like Pikey Chav has been cut.
Vovchanchyn cracks a nice hook into Chav's ribs.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Chav is out of range.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch but Chav is avoiding it.
Chav fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vovchanchyn just manages to avoid it.
Chav checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chav bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vovchanchyn's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chav.
Chav scores with a jab to the body.
Chav shoots in looking for a takedown but Vovchanchyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chav's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Chav blocks the leg kick.
Chav connects with an inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chav.
Vovchanchyn throws a front kick aimed at Chav's knee but Chav avoids it well.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chav manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chav fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vovchanchyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Chav saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Chav misses the target.
Chav throws a leg kick which misses Vovchanchyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chav. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Chav misses the target.
Chav works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vovchanchyn lands with a cross.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the body
and Chav counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vovchanchyn throws a sloppy body shot
and Chav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Vovchanchyn misses.
Chav moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Chav jabs Vovchanchyn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vovchanchyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Chav finish him?
Vovchanchyn looks winded!
Chav throws an uppercut from hell that sends Vovchanchyn clean off his feet! He's out cold! Chav stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pikey Chav!
Our winner, Pikey Chav, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Karasev (ranked 3561 p4p, 417 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 3784 p4p, 443 weight class). Sands has chosen Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez as his entrance music. Carl Sands is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands throws a right hand that misses
enabling Karasev to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasev moves out of range as Sands strikes.
Karasev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Karasev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sands fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karasev avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been told by Karasev's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sands throws a lazy uppercut
and Karasev counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sands is defended easily by Karasev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karasev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sands throws a poor cross that misses
and Karasev counters with a straight right hand.
Sands dives in and grabs Karasev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karasev pushes down on Sands's head and hops out.
It looked like Karasev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexey Karasev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Sands.
Karasev moves out of range as Sands strikes.
Karasev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sands.
Karasev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karasev connects with a body shot.
Sands on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Sands misses.
It looked like Karasev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sands.
Sands throws the left hand but Karasev avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karasev throws a hook but Sands avoids it easily.
Sands lands the left hand.
Sands misses with a straight right.
Karasev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sands's head backwards.
Karasev slips a jab from Sands.
Sands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karasev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karasev is looking for a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sands scores with a jab. Karasev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sands throws a hook but Karasev blocks it.
Karasev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karasev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sands was well out of range. Poor timing from Karasev.
Sands scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Karasev throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karasev throws a big shot that misses.
Sands scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sands throws a hook but Karasev blocks it.
Sands tries for a takedown but Karasev circles away easily
and Karasev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Karasev does no damage.
Karasev throws a hook to the side of Sands's head but Sands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sands wants to counter the offense by Karasev and move into the clinch position.
Karasev ducks right into an uppercut from Sands.
Karasev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Karasev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sands with a poor takedown
and Karasev counters with a straight right hand.
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karasev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands looks to land a left hand but Karasev moved out of range nicely.
Karasev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karasev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karasev throws out a loose jab but Sands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sands looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karasev is fending him off so far but Sands persists. Nope, Karasev circles away and we're back to standing.
Sands throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Karasev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karasev scores with a hook.
Karasev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karasev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sands finds it's way round the side to connect with Karasev's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Karasev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexey Karasev is winning the standup battle so far.
Sands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karasev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sands closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sands lands in his opponent's guard.
Sands makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karasev is trying to keep Sands in close.
Karasev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sands has control of Karasev's left arm, preventing Karasev from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands controls Karasev momentarily but Karasev frees himself.
Karasev is looking to work some ground and pound but Sands has wrist control.
Karasev won't allow Sands to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev wants to stand but Sands is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sands keeping moving, preventing Karasev from controlling successfully.
Sands bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karasev's guard.
Sands being controlled here momentarily.
Sands forces his way into half guard.
Alexey Karasev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sands is thwarting Karasev's attempts to control the position.
Sands throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sands is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sands lands a nice short elbow.
Sands has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karasev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sands lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karasev looking to control.
Sands landing some decent shots from guard.
Sands lands a couple of digs.
Karasev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karasev tries to get out of the position.
Sands content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karasev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karasev is really struggling to control Sands but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Karasev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sands.
Karasev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sands scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karasev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karasev pulls Sands in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karasev trying to control the position.
Sands won't allow Karasev to sweep him here.
Sands makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karasev has momentary wrist control but Sands slips an elbow through the middle.
Karasev keeping moving, preventing Sands from controlling successfully.
Sands working some strikes from top position.
Karasev keeping moving, preventing Sands from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sands with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sands trying to control the position from guard on top but Karasev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands is working Karasev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karasev pulls Sands in close to prevent any damage.
Karasev wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands chips away with some ground and pound.
Sands lands a couple of digs.
Karasev keeping moving, preventing Sands from controlling successfully.
Karasev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sands landing with the ground and pound.
Sands scoring with some ground and pound.
Sands scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karasev is rocked!
Karasev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oh Karasev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sands in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karasev seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sands working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karasev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sands felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Karasev wants to control but Sands is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sands connects with a jab.
Karasev slips a jab and a cross from Sands.
Karasev misses the jab.
Sands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karasev.
Karasev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karasev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sands shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karasev throwing a counter right hand but Sands manages to avoid it.
Karasev scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands looks to land a left hand but Karasev moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Karasev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karasev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sands manages to avoid it.
Karasev misses with a two punch combination.
Sands throws out a counter right but Karasev avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Sands misses its intended target.
Sands throws a lazy right hand but Karasev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sands throws a leg kick but Karasev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Sands.
Alexey Karasev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Sands.
Karasev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sands.
Sands lands a really nice looking cross but Karasev seems unphased.
Sands needs to keep his hands up - Karasev had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karasev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Karasev. Beautiful body shot.
Sands cracks Karasev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sands throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karasev on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sands throws a hook to the side of Karasev's head but Karasev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karasev.
Karasev misses with a hook. Sands ducked under it nicely.
Karasev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sands looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karasev throws a jab but it's blocked by Sands.
Karasev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karasev to the mat! Karasev manages to get full guard.
Sands distracts Karasev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karasev controlling the position.
Karasev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Karasev is trying to control the position but Sands postures up.
Karasev wants to sweep here but Sands controlling him for the moment.
Sands postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karasev is trying to control the position but Sands postures up.
Karasev looking for a sweep. Not yet Karasev, not yet.
Sands landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karasev is trying to keep Sands in close.
Sands scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sands trying to control but Karasev is working from the bottom.
Sands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karasev is keeping the position for now.
Sands pushes down on Karasev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sands there.
Karasev trying to control from the bottom.
Sands is controlling the pace.
Sands lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Sands comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sands has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Carl Sands!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Carl Sands!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Carl Sands!
Carl Sands wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Carl Sands, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Toskala (ranked 967 p4p, 136 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 1281 p4p, 174 weight class). Jukka Toskala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buzz Meeks's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Toskala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toskala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meeks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meeks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toskala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meeks tries a quick counter leg kick but Toskala is wise to it.
Meeks catches Toskala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meeks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toskala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meeks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Meeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toskala drives through and clinches with Meeks against the ropes.
Meeks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toskala throws a jab but it's blocked by Meeks.
Toskala misses with a series of wild punches.
Toskala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Meeks cracks Toskala with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Toskala looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Meeks finish him?
Toskala is rocked!
Meeks sends Toskala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Meeks is motioning to the referee to let Toskala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Toskala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meeks fakes the body blow, causing Toskala to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Toskala goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buzz Meeks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kylar Sensei (ranked 462 p4p, 54 weight class) and Cody Chalke (ranked 1413 p4p, 167 weight class). Chalke has chosen Operation Blade as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cody Chalke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kylar Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sensei.
Chalke scores with a nice head shot.
Sensei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kylar Sensei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensei lands an overhand right.
Chalke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sensei manages to avoid it.
Sensei gets a double leg takedown into Chalke's guard.
Sensei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chalke keeping moving, preventing Sensei from controlling successfully.
Sensei has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sensei throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing that Sensei has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sensei trying to control the position from guard on top but Chalke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sensei throwing strikes from guard but Chalke blocks nicely.
Chalke controlling Sensei's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sensei tries to score with some ground and pound. Chalke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sensei throws a strike aimed at the side of Chalke's head but Chalke avoids it well.
Sensei tries to score with some ground and pound. Chalke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sensei misses with the ground and pound.
Sensei misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chalke prevents Sensei from improving position.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chalke trying to control from the bottom.
Chalke wants to get back to full guard.
Sensei is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chalke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chalke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sensei.
Chalke pulls Sensei in close to prevent any damage.
Sensei throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sensei wants to control from the top but Chalke keeps moving.
Sensei won't allow Chalke to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chalke is on top in guard.
Chalke trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sensei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chalke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chalke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chalke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sensei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chalke.
Sensei keeping full guard, as Chalke tries to pass.
Sensei is looking for a triangle but Chalke pushes his legs off easily.
Chalke lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sensei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chalke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chalke connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylar Sensei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Chalke does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Sensei lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chalke doesn't seem phased though.
Sensei slips under a jab from Chalke.
Chalke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sensei.
Sensei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sensei jabs Chalke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chalke throws a jab when Sensei was well out of range.
Chalke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sensei's head backwards.
Chalke avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Chalke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chalke throws out the jab.
Sensei takes a swing at Chalke's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Chalke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sensei misses with a right hand
and Chalke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke thuds his right hand into Sensei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
Sensei misses the shot to the body.
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
Chalke scores with a nice strike.
Chalke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
Sensei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chalke avoids the body shot from Sensei.
Sensei is looking to wear down Chalke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sensei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chalke.
Chalke tries to move into range but Sensei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sensei shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chalke's guard.
Sensei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chalke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chalke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sensei's guard.
Chalke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chalke wants to control from the top but Sensei keeps moving.
Chalke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chalke postures up in Sensei's guard and throws a big left but Sensei blocks it.
Chalke is working Sensei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chalke looking to pass the guard.
Sensei escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chalke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke trying to control but Sensei is working from the bottom.
Chalke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chalke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalke working some strikes from top position.
Chalke trying to control but Sensei is working from the bottom.
Chalke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sensei being controlled here, momentarily.
Sensei can't keep his opponent in guard - Chalke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chalke working over Sensei with some ground and pound. Sensei looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chalke is looking to take a break and control but Sensei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sensei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chalke.
Sensei is pressing down on Chalke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sensei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sensei will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cody Chalke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chalke misses with a looping left.
Sensei scores with a jab.
A combination from Sensei does no damage.
Sensei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sensei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sensei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sensei throws a sloppy body shot
and Chalke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Sensei.
Chalke staying out of range there.
Chalke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei takes a swing at Chalke's ribcage but misses.
Sensei throws out a loose jab but Chalke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chalke scores with a jab to the body.
Sensei throws a right hand that misses
and Chalke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke missing with a left hand there. Sensei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sensei seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Chalke shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sensei is backing up but Chalke catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sensei covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Chalke Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Chalke!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cody Chalke thanked RAGS of a RONIN for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 1231 p4p, 182 weight class) and Ralph Gardner (ranked 1471 p4p, 217 weight class). Gardner has chosen Thug Luv as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Austin has time to react.
It looks like Shane Austin has been cut.
Gardner throws out a powerful jab.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardner.
Austin is looking to counter the offense by Gardner and move into the clinch.
Austin misses the body punch
enabling Gardner to counter with a crisp jab.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as Austin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gardner doesn't seem phased though.
Austin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Austin defending well as Gardner loads up on a big left hand.
Gardner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner staying out of range there.
Gardner lands with an uppercut that bounces Austin off the ropes and back into range.
Austin scores with a hook to the body. Gardner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Gardner.
Gardner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gardner unleashes a big counter combination but Austin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gardner throws a looping overhand right but Austin ducks down to avoid it.
Austin throws a lazy uppercut
and Gardner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Gardner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gardner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardner scores with a sloppy right hand. Austin should have avoided that one.
Shane Austin's cut is getting worse.
Gardner blocks a jab.
Austin defending well as Gardner loads up on a big left hand.
Austin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Gardner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner slips under a jab from Austin.
Nice straight punches there by Austin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Austin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner throws a lazy uppercut
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Austin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Austin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Gardner's shoulder, as Gardner tries to avoid the shot.
Gardner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin lands a jab to Gardner's midsection.
Gardner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gardner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gardner misses with a left hand
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Gardner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin slips a jab from Gardner.
Gardner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shane Austin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Austin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardner finds it's way round the side to connect with Austin's head.
Gardner misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Gardner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardner is just out of range.
Gardner scores with a nice right hand.
Austin blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Gardner misses its intended target.
Austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Austin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gardner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardner.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Austin throws an elbow but misses.
Gardner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gardner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Austins head.
Gardner presses Austin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gardner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Gardner tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
Austin lands an elbow just above Gardner 's eye.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Gardner is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Austin.
Gardner is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin lands an elbow that stopped Gardner in his tracks for a moment.
Clinched against the ropes, Austin lands a big elbow that drops Gardner! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Gardner is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Austin!
A victorious Shane Austin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 344 p4p, 53 weight class) and Khalid Mamedov (ranked 335 p4p, 51 weight class). Mamedov has chosen Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Mamedov jabs at Ho 's body.
Ho scores with a shot to the body.
Mamedov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamedov moves into the clinch.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho working aggressively here.
Mamedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mamedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho blocking some punches.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho throwing a counter right hand but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Mamedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamedov scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho slips under a jab.
Mamedov swinging wildly here.
Mamedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho .
Mamedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho at a distance.
Nam Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Mamedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Mamedov looks to move away, Ho throws a big counter combo but Mamedov just gets out of the way.
Mamedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Ho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mamedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mamedov counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mamedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ho is working away from the top position though.
Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov is looking to get back to full guard here but Ho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mamedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mamedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mamedov is looking for a sweep.
Mamedov struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Mamedov's face as Ho controls the position.
Mamedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Mamedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mamedov is trying to control Ho 's posture but Ho avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
That's time! Ho 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mamedov.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Mamedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamedov tests Ho 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho scores with a four punch combination!
Mamedov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho throws a jab when Mamedov was well out of range.
Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ho takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mamedov.
Mamedov misses with a looping right.
Mamedov tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Mamedov ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Mamedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho .
Mamedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.
Ho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Ho .
Mamedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamedov lands with a light punch inside.
Ho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mamedovs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mamedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Mamedov avoids it by throwing Ho back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho lands a shot to the body.
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Mamedov blocking some punches.
Mamedov jumps guard but Ho turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho 's elbow.
Mamedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nam Ho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho tries a body shot but Mamedov blocks it.
Ho is looking to control Mamedov's arms but Mamedov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho has his back to the ropes.
Mamedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho backwards.
Ho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ho to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov tries to clinch up.
Mamedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamedov misses the jab.
A punch combination from Mamedov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Mamedov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Mamedov swinging wildly here.
Mamedov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mamedov misses with a left hand
and Ho counters with a left to the body.
Mamedov lands with a nice combination. Ho backs away looking to recover.
Mamedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamedov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mamedov on the ground.
Ho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mamedov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ho some visible discomfort.
Mamedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ho , who protects the arm well.
Mamedov trying to control the position but Ho is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Mamedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamedov sizes up Ho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mamedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho moves away from the strike by Mamedov.
It looked like Ho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamedov misses with an uppercut
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Mamedov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamedov lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov scores with a decent looking hook.
Mamedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
Ho throws a right hand that Mamedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Mamedov also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Mamedov is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
We've been told by Ho 's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good exchange - Mamedov coming out on top.
Mamedov misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.
Mamedov slips a jab from Ho .
Mamedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mamedov lands with a cross.
Nam Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov slips under a jab from Ho .
Mamedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
Ho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mamedov scores with a jab.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamedov throws out the jab.
Mamedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho 's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamedov throws out a powerful jab.
Mamedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mamedov takes one to the side of the head.
Ho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mamedov looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Mamedov clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Mamedov has a couple of punches blocked by Ho .
Mamedov prevents a body shot from Ho .
Ho blocks an uppercut.
Mamedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho .
Ho taking a breather.
Mamedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Ho .
Mamedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalid Mamedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamedov.
Ho breaks from the clinch.
Mamedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ho misses.
Mamedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho moves forwards but Mamedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mamedov slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
Mamedov tests Ho 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mamedov throws an off balance right hand
and Ho counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamedov scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalid Mamedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mamedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Khalid Mamedov!
Khalid Mamedov wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Khalid Mamedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 492 p4p, 73 weight class) and Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 280 p4p, 39 weight class). Chikatchawan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Animal. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tsoko Chikatchawan enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog throws a lazy uppercut
and Dog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chikatchawan wants to control but Dog is keeping busy.
Chikatchawan is positioning himself well to prevent Dog advancing to mount.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chikatchawan is positioning himself well to prevent Dog advancing to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chikatchawan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chikatchawan tries to get to full guard but Dog has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chikatchawan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chikatchawan has his hands clasped together around Dog's back. He's all about the action.
Dog thows a huge punch but Chikatchawan dodges it nicely.
Chikatchawan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Dog is thwarting Chikatchawan's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog is keen to just control but Chikatchawan is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the leg kick from Dog.
Chikatchawan checks a low kick from Dog.
Dog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chikatchawan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chikatchawan lands a nice hook to Dog's body. Dog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chikatchawan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Chikatchawan is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Chikatchawan slams his shin into Dog's torso.
Chikatchawan lands the left hand.
Chikatchawan looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chikatchawan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dog slips a jab from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Dog clinches up with Chikatchawan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Chikatchawan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
Chikatchawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chikatchawan blocks an uppercut.
Chikatchawan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Chikatchawan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Chikatchawan misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Chikatchawan as the two fighters clinch.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chikatchawan works on Dog's body with a couple of short punches.
Chikatchawan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Chikatchawan can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the ropes.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
Chikatchawan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
Chikatchawan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog blocks a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Chikatchawan avoids it by throwing Dog back against the ropes.
Chikatchawan tries to stall but Dog uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chikatchawan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Chikatchawan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chikatchawan throws a head kick that misses.
Chikatchawan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dog misses with an uppercut
and Chikatchawan counters with a straight right hand.
Chikatchawan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dog takes one to the chin there.
Chikatchawan scores with the left hand. Dog knows he should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chikatchawan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dog scrambles back to his feet.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chikatchawan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dog scrambles back to his feet.
Dog throws a front kick aimed at Chikatchawan's knee but Chikatchawan avoids it well.
Chikatchawan tries to clinch up.
Chikatchawan scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan misses the jab.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chikatchawan feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chikatchawan swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog blocks a jab.
Chikatchawan with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Chikatchawan fakes the leg kick and cracks Dog in the body.
Chikatchawan takes the fight into the clinch.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dog seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chikatchawan can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chikatchawan.
A head punch on the inside from Chikatchawan fails to land.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Chikatchawan avoids it by throwing Dog back against the ropes.
Chikatchawan tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chikatchawan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chikatchawan lands a shoulder strike.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog prevents a body shot from Chikatchawan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chikatchawan - that landed with a thud.
Dog drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chikatchawan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chikatchawan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Chikatchawan lands a right hand.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Chikatchawan stops a takedown attempt from Dog.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chikatchawan tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chikatchawan can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatchawan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
Chikatchawan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dog.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
Chikatchawan pushes Dog back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
Chikatchawan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dogs head.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatchawan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chikatchawan connects with a body shot that sends Dog's belly button to the back.
Chikatchawan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chikatchawan fakes the leg kick and cracks Dog in the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chikatchawan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Chikatchawan tenderised Dog's leg. Dog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan scores with a head kick. Dog tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Chikatchawan.
Dog is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chikatchawan. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chikatchawan cracks the inside of Dog's front leg.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Chikatchawan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chikatchawan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab lands there for Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands an overhand right.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dog seems to have got his legs back now.
Chikatchawan scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chikatchawan pushes Dog away with a front kick.
Dog has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Chikatchawan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chikatchawan scores with a nice head shot.
Chikatchawan lands a lovely overhand right.
Chikatchawan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dog will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Chikatchawan moved out of range.
Dog walks into a straight right hand from Chikatchawan.
Whack! Chikatchawan lands a heavy head kick that drops Dog. The ref tackles Chikatchawan to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dog was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 28 p4p, 6 weight class) and Rory McDonnell (ranked 305 p4p, 44 weight class). Wright comes to the ring accompanied by Get Back. McDonnell has chosen Bloc Party - Ares (Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ira Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rory McDonnell's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDonnell swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rory McDonnell has been cut.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonnell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Wright slams his shin into McDonnell's torso.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by McDonnell or perhaps it was just good defense by Wright, which made it look bad.
McDonnell looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonnell throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
McDonnell misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Wright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright misses with a hook. McDonnell ducked under it nicely.
Wright clobbers McDonnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell is rocked!
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright lands a right hook to the body.
McDonnell looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
McDonnell seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright lands a big uppercut and McDonnell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McDonnell looks OK. Wright waves McDonnell back to his feet!
McDonnell throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends McDonnell's belly button to the back.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell throws a leg kick
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ira Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonnell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonnell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from McDonnell misses
and Wright counters with a big right hand! Oh McDonnell is in trouble here! Wright follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ira Wright!
Ira Wright retains his welterweight title!
Ira Wright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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