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GAMMA#693 Volkov vs Shin 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Quint (ranked 889 p4p, 94 weight class) and Isaac Hayford (ranked 870 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
27 - 11 - 2 |
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146 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Quint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaac Hayford!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayford throws a hook to the side of Quint's head but Quint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hayford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quint cracks Hayford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Quint tenderised Hayford's leg. Hayford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hayford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target.
Hayford doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Hayford moves into the clinch.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Quint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hayford.
Quint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quint throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayford.
Quint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hayford backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
A short right from Hayford on the inside.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Hayford.
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hayford.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Hayford.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hayford has him pressed against the cage.
Hayford has a couple of punches blocked by Quint.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
Quint is trying to break the clinch but Hayford has him pressed against the cage.
Quint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quint throws a jab when Hayford was well out of range.
Hayford slips under a jab from Quint.
Hayford wants to counter with a clinch but Quint pushes him away.
Hayford swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
Quint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sam Quint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quint.
Hayford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quint.
Quint fakes the leg kick and cracks Hayford in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint lands a right hook to the body.
Hayford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hayford drops his hands momentarily and Quint takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Quint.
Hayford tries to counter with a clinch but Quint shakes him off and moves away.
Hayford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hayford tries to clinch there but Quint circles away.
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayford.
Donk. Quint catches Hayford right on the button with a cross.
Quint scoring well with a low kick there.
Quint seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quint keeps the fight on the outside.
Quint connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hayford pushes Quint up against the cage in a clinch.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint working aggressively here.
Hayford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quint tries to work over Hayford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hayford tries to work over Quint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hayford tries a body shot but Quint blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quint.
Quint can't find room to land a body shot as Hayford controls the action.
Quint manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quint. Hayford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayford misses the jab.
Quint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayford.
Hayford defending well as Quint loads up on a big left hand.
Hayford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Quint.
Quint misses with a body shot.
Quint loads up on a big right hand but Hayford slips the punch.
Quint motions for Hayford to come forward. Quint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Quint.
Quint avoids the body shot from Hayford.
Hayford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quint cracks Hayford with an open hand slap.
Hayford checks a leg kick nicely.
Hayford wants to counter with a clinch but Quint pushes him away.
Quint lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quint throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quint throws out a loose jab but Hayford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Quint.
Quint half committed to a counter leg kick.
Quint is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quint takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayford swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
Quint is looking to counter punch.
Quint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayford was well out of range. Poor timing from Quint.
Quint is looking to score with low kicks.
Quint cracks the inside of Hayford's front leg.
A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target.
Hayford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quint.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quint. Hayford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayford. That did some damage!
Hayford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quint.
Hayford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quint.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayford jabs Quint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayford cracks a nice hook into Quint's ribs.
Hayford ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
Hayford fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Quint misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quint throws out a loose jab but Hayford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quint thumps Hayford with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Quint.
Quint scores with the left hand. Hayford knows he should have avoided that one.
Quint throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hayford moves out of range of the body kick from Quint.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayford moves away.
Quint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayford doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayford throws a body shot but no joy.
Hayford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quint sizes up Hayford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hayford tries to move into range but Quint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quint wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quint.
Quint swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
Quint scores with the left hand. Hayford knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hayford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quint throws a right hand that misses
and Hayford counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quint manages to avoid it.
Hayford misses with a looping right.
Hayford tries to close the distance and clinch but Quint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quint throws a shot from downtown. Hayford moves away and avoids it.
Quint looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayford is just out of range.
Quint swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
A cross from Quint lands.
Hayford tries to close the distance and clinch but Quint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quint appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayford doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Hayford wants to clinch
and Quint counters with a stiff right hand.
Quint cracks Hayford with a good jab.
Hayford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quint's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayford throws an overhand right that lands on Quint's shoulder, as Quint tries to avoid the shot.
Quint throwing a counter right hand but Hayford manages to avoid it.
Hayford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quint, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Hayford.
A head punch on the inside from Hayford fails to land.
Quint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayford backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayford.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayford misses with some punches.
Quint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayford backwards.
Quint lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Quint.
Quint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayford can do to turn this around?
Quint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hayford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hayford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quint can't find room to land a body shot as Hayford controls the action.
Hayford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayford backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hayford clinches up with Quint and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Quint.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Hayford blocks a body shot from Quint.
Hayford working aggressively here.
Quint manages to break the clinch.
Quint paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hayford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quint.
Hayford clinches.
Hayford blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Quint.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Hayford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayford misses with a punch on the inside.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Quint fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quint throws a leg kick but Hayford checks it.
Hayford clinches with his opponent.
Quint gets through Hayford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quint can't find room to land a body shot as Hayford controls the action.
Sam Quint has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayford.
Hayford slips under a jab from Quint.
Quint misses with a straight left.
Quint just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayford tries to clinch up but Quint circles away and keeps his distance.
Quint throws a leg kick that misses.
Quint digs a good hook to Hayford's body.
Hayford moves out of range as Quint strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quint takes a swing at Hayford's ribcage but misses.
Quint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayford.
Quint swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
Hayford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hayford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayford tries to clinch there but Quint circles away.
Quint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayford.
A little feinted left hand from Quint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quint connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quint scores with a hook to the body. Hayford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sam Quint is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayford fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayford under the eye.
Hayford moves out of range of the body kick.
Quint scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quint takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayford tests Quint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayford throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint throws a big shot that misses.
Hayford wants to counter the offense by Quint and move into the clinch position.
Hayford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Quint throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quint cracks Hayford with a good jab.
Quint throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayford.
Quint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayford takes a swing at Quint's ribcage but misses.
Quint is looking to counter punch.
Quint moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quint misses with an uppercut.
Hayford rushes Quint and presses him up against the cage.
Quint misses with a body punch.
Quint scores with a shot to the side of Hayford's head.
Quint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hayford backwards.
Quint is leaning against Hayford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quint lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Quint.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Isaac Hayford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quint.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Hayford.
Quint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quint throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayfords head.
Quint manages to break the clinch.
Hayford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quint smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hayford clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quint.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quint breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Quint.
Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quint scores with a jab.
Quint connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hayford momentarily.
Quint swings for the body but Hayford moves out of range.
Hayford moves out of range as Quint strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayford manages to avoid it.
Hayford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hayford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quint counters with a stiff right hand.
Quint loads up on a big right hand but Hayford slips the punch.
Hayford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quint.
Hayford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Quint wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayford doesn't manage to clinch there - Quint circles away.
Quint looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayford is just out of range.
Hayford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quint lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quint looks to land a right hand but Hayford moved out of range.
Quint scores with a nice right hand.
Hayford misses with a straight left.
Quint appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hayford clinches up with Quint and pushes him back against the cage.
Quint misses with a body punch.
Quint takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quint is trying to break the clinch but Hayford is controlling him.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Hayford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint lands with a light punch inside.
Hayford misses with a punch to the body.
Hayford lands with a right to the head.
Quint blocking some punches.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Hayford.
Hayford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayford has a couple of punches blocked by Quint.
Quint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quint lands with a short shot to the head.
Quint pushes Hayford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hayford on the inside.
Quint blocking some punches.
Quint blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quint has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Quint!
A very excited looking Sam Quint rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 1255 p4p, 164 weight class) and Mentor Guruland (ranked 768 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
14 - 16 - 1 |
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187 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mentor Guruland!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Guruland.
Guns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guruland. That did some damage!
Guns gets a clinch.
Guruland blocks an elbow strike.
Guns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guruland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Guns throws a lazy right hand but Guruland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guruland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guruland. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guruland backs up against the cage.
Guruland swings widly with a right hand
and Guns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns throws a hook to the side of Guruland's head but Guruland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guruland. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guruland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guns.
Guruland slips a jab from Guns.
Nice defenses there by Guns.
Guruland scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Guruland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guruland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland throws a right hand that misses
and Guns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guruland drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Guruland wants to control from the top but Guns keeps moving.
Guruland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guruland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guruland drops back looking for a leg! Guns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guns manages to kick Guruland off! Guruland jumps back into Guns's guard.
Guns pulls Guruland in close to his closed guard and prevents Guruland from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guruland slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guruland manages to get himself to full guard.
Guruland keeping full guard, as Guns tries to pass.
Guruland wants to sweep but no luck.
Guns is looking to pass into half guard but Guruland pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Guruland is in guard.
Guruland postures up.
Guns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Guruland wants to improve his position but Guns is controlling well.
Guns seems to be working for a kimura but Guruland defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to take a breather but Guruland is having none of it.
Guruland is looking to control Guns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guruland avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guns wants to pass to mount but Guruland is defending the position.
Guns wants to take a breather but Guruland is having none of it.
Guruland tries to roll over but Guns keeps him under control.
Guns is trying to control the action in half guard but Guruland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guruland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guns wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guruland keeps working.
Guruland trying to hold on to Guns's head to control him but Guns postures up.
Guns is looking to take a break and control but Guruland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guruland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guns.
Guns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Guns 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.
Guns lands with a nice combination. Guruland backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mentor Guruland has been cut.
Guruland lands with a hook. Guns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guruland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guns.
Guruland blocks a head kick by Guns.
Guruland tries to counter by closing the distance.
Guns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guruland misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Guns wants to clinch up but Guruland keeps it at a distance.
Guns jabs Guruland right on the nose. Guruland blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guruland scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland has a takedown stuffed.
Guruland misses the jab.
Guns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guns blocking some punches.
Guns blocking some punches.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guruland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guruland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Guns slips a jab from Guruland.
Guruland tries to work over Guns's front leg with a kick but Guns checks it.
Guns fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guruland just manages to avoid it.
Guruland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guns has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guruland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guns looking to stall.
Guruland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Come on Guns - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Guruland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guruland is trying to maintain a safe position but Guns gets an underhook and turns Guruland into the cage.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guns lands an uppercut.
Guruland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guruland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guruland moves away from the strike by Guns.
Guruland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruland dips to his left and cracks Guns with an uppercut!
Guns closes the distance and pushes Guruland back into the cage.
Guns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Guruland misses with a body punch.
Guruland breaks the clinch.
Guruland lands with a cross.
Guns tries to clinch up but Guruland circles away and keeps his distance.
Guruland takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Guns with a nice cross.
Guruland throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Guruland staying out of range there.
Guns connects with a right hand. Guruland shakes it off.
A jab from Guruland misses.
It looked like Guns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guns looks to land a left hand but Guruland moved out of range nicely.
Big Guns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guruland connects with a right hand. Guns shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a body shot.
Guns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Big Guns is winning the standup battle so far.
Guns slips a jab from Guruland.
Guns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guns throws a lazy uppercut
and Guruland counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Guruland.
Guruland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Guns throws a push kick but Guruland slaps the foot to one side.
Guruland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guns is looking to clinch.
Guns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guruland, pushing him back against the cage.
Guruland pushes Guns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guns scores with a nice strike.
Guruland looks to score with a jab to the body but Guns is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Big Guns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mentor Guruland's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guruland jabs Guns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Guruland misses its intended target.
Guruland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Guruland is just out of range.
It seemed like Guruland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guruland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guns throws an overhand right that lands on Guruland's shoulder, as Guruland tries to avoid the shot.
Guruland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guruland throws a poor cross that misses
and Guns counters with a two punch combo.
Guruland throws an off balance right hand
and Guns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Guruland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guns.
Guruland with a nice cross.
Guruland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guns.
A countering left hand to the body from Guruland misses.
Guruland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guruland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Guruland is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guns manages to work his way to half guard, despite Guruland's best efforts.
Guns trying to control from the bottom.
Guns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guruland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guruland's back!
Guns looking to break Guruland's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Guruland remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Guns will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Guns misses with punches from the back.
Guns is hanging on to Guruland's back as he tries to escape.
Guruland fending off the submission attempt from Guns.
Guruland defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mentor Guruland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns missing with punches from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guruland is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Guruland tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Guns throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Guruland trying to control but not successfully.
Guns keeps control of the position as Guruland tries to break free.
Guns thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Big Guns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guns slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Guns keeps control of the position as Guruland tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guruland is still trying to improve position.
Big Guns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guruland trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Guns is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Guruland is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Guns off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Guns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Guns!
Big Guns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 640 p4p, 93 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 1028 p4p, 138 weight class). Locke's entrance music is What Makes a Good Man. A fine choice. John Locke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
183 lbs
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170 lbs
35 - 17 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Locke.
Genia rushes Locke and presses him up against the cage.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Genia tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke lands with a left to the head.
Genia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Genia blocks a body shot from Locke.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke blocks a body shot from Genia.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Genia.
Genia working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Genia controls his hands.
Locke working aggressively here.
Genia tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Genia back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Genia.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Genia misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Genia instigates a clinch.
Locke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Locke working aggressively here.
Genia lands with a left to the head.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Genia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Genia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locke gets through Genia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Locke pushes Genia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Genia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Genia has closed the distance and engaged Locke in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genia tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Genia lands a right hand.
Genia gets through Locke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Genia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke wants to stall.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
Locke tries a body shot but Genia blocks it.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Genia lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Locke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Genia.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Genia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Genia controls his hands.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke blocking some punches.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Locke slows down the pace here.
Genia lands a nice shot to 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!
A short right from Locke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with the head strike.
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Genia prevents a body shot from Locke.
Genia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Locke swings wildly with an uppercut but Genia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Genia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Genia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lockes head.
Genia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke lands a shoulder strike.
Locke is looking to control Genia's arms but Genia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Locke has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Genia blocking some punches.
Genia takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Locke.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Genia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Genia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Genia blocks a body shot from Locke.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Genia tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Will Genia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Genia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke lands with a light punch inside.
Genia prevents a body shot from Locke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
Locke lands a body punch.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
A short uppercut from Locke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genia.
Locke lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Locke.
Genia misses with some punches.
Genia lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Locke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke pushes Genia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Genia or not.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Genia.
Genia is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Locke to work.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Locke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Genia.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Locke.
Locke blocks a body shot from Genia.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Genia blocks an uppercut.
Genia scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Locke trying to control the position but instead, Genia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Locke into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Genia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Genia.
Genia gets through Locke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Genia has closed the distance and engaged Locke in a clinch.
Genia lands with a right to the head.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Genias head.
Genia working aggressively here.
Locke lands a shoulder strike.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Genia.
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!
Locke is working Genia over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Genia.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke wants to stall.
Genia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Locke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Genia.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Genia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Genia scores with a shot to the side of Locke's head.
Genia throws a head punch that misses.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Genia.
Genia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Locke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Locke moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Locke.
Locke tries a body shot but Genia blocks it.
Genia lands with a light punch inside.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Genia.
Genia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Genia lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Genia drags the fight down to the ground.
Locke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Locke has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Locke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Locke wants to control from the top but Genia keeps moving.
Genia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Locke controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Genia wants to sweep here but Locke controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Locke misses with a wild body shot.
Genia rushes Locke and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Genia blocks a body shot from Locke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia scores with a shoulder strike.
Genia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke is struggling to control the position.
Genia tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Genia tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Genia clinches up against the cage.
Locke misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Genia controls the action.
Genia misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
Genia cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Genia lands a nice uppercut.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genia has had enough of the clinch but Locke keeps him there for the moment.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
Genia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Genia.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Genia struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Genia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Genia 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Will Genia!
Will Genia 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 418 p4p, 47 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 341 p4p, 41 weight class). Khakhold comes to the cage accompanied by Penis song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
32 - 15 - 3 |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khakhold moves out of range as Castrello strikes.
Khakhold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khakhold under the eye.
Castrello chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khakhold can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Castrello.
Khakhold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khakhold. That's going to slow Castrello down.
Castrello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Khakhold counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello connects with a jab.
Khakhold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castrello.
Castrello misses with a low kick.
Khakhold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Castrello takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khakhold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khakhold somewhat.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Castrello misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khakhold throws a shot to the body.
Castrello looks to land a left hand but Khakhold moved out of range nicely.
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!
Khakhold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khakhold throwing strikes but missing.
Khakhold lands a couple of digs.
Khakhold is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khakhold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello looking to control.
Khakhold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khakhold is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castrello keeping full guard, as Khakhold tries to pass.
Khakhold throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khakhold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castrello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khakhold working some strikes from top position.
Khakhold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello looking for a sweep. Not yet Castrello, not yet.
Khakhold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khakhold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castrello is keeping the position for now.
Khakhold is fighting to break Castrello's control of his arms but Castrello is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khakhold throws a big right hand that misses.
Khakhold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khakhold wants to pass the guard but Castrello is keeping the position.
Khakhold with a nice head shot there.
Khakhold throwing strikes from guard but Castrello blocks nicely.
Castrello is trying to keep Khakhold in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khakhold shoots for a double leg takedown but Castrello sprawls well. He's pushed Khakhold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castrello moves into the clinch successfully.
Khakhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Khakhold avoids the damage to the body.
Khakhold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khakhold.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
Khakhold can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Khakhold.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khakhold lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Khakhold lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Khakhold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Khakhold.
Khakhold lands with a right to the head.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Khakhold goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Khakhold tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Khakhold back against the cage.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khakhold is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Khakhold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Khakhold is blocking nicely.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dixie Pablo Khakhold has been cut.
Khakhold jumps guard but Castrello stands there with Khakhold around his waist. Khakhold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khakhold avoids a wild elbow strike from Castrello.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold avoids the elbow strike from Castrello, against the cage.
Khakhold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khakhold.
Khakhold pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khakhold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Khakhold won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Khakhold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Castrello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello tries to work over Khakhold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Khakhold blocking some punches.
Khakhold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castrello misses with the head strike.
Khakhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello slips a straight right by Khakhold.
Castrello throws the left hand but Khakhold avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Castrello moved away.
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!
Castrello looks for the body kick but Khakhold saw that one coming.
Khakhold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castrello throws out the jab.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Khakhold shoots and misses
and Castrello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khakhold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castrello.
Castrello throws a lazy head kick
and Khakhold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khakhold if he has to take too many more of those.
Khakhold throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Khakhold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khakhold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khakhold misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dixie Pablo Khakhold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khakhold dives in for a single leg takedown but Castrello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by Castrello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castrello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
Castrello moves forwards but Khakhold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castrello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello throws out a counter right but Khakhold avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Castrello blocks the leg kick.
Khakhold moves out of range of the body kick from Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello clinches up against the cage.
Khakhold avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Khakhold struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold is working Castrello over against the cage.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khakhold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khakhold is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A head punch on the inside from Castrello fails to land.
Khakhold lands with a short shot to the head.
Khakhold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Castrello lands a nice elbow.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Khakhold dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khakhold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Khakhold fails to land.
Khakhold can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Khakhold.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello looking to stall.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khakhold lands a hook that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Khakhold wants a takedown.
Khakhold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khakhold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Castrello. That snapped Khakhold's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a lazy right hand but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khakhold throws a jab but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castrello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khakhold moves away from the strike by Castrello.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello lands an overhand right.
Khakhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khakhold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khakhold throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Khakhold tries to land a leg kick but Castrello saw it coming and moves away.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Khakhold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khakhold.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dixie Pablo Khakhold.
I think Khakhold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
A very excited looking Dixie Pablo Khakhold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 216 p4p, 33 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 326 p4p, 51 weight class). Pierno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Pierno avoids it with no problem.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Shamrock is looking for the big counter here.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno lands a slapping body shot.
Pierno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierno just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Shamrock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Pierno misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierno misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Pierno lands.
Pierno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Shamrock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierno with a body shot.
Pierno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Pierno with a hook.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Pierno avoids it with no problem.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Pierno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Bobby Shamrock has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierno throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pierno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pierno walks into a jab.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shamrock 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Shamrock wants to counter the offense by Pierno and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock defending well as Pierno loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock slips a jab from Pierno.
Pierno lands a nice shot that snaps Shamrock's head back.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierno drops Shamrock with a left right combo! Pierno follows him down to the ground into side control.
Shamrock is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock tries to escape but Pierno is in control.
Shamrock is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pierno tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pierno trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pierno has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pierno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Pierno wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushes Pierno away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pierno gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shamrock swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
We've been told by Pierno's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierno, as that shot connected.
Pierno scores with a nice head shot.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
and Pierno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Shamrock moves out of range as Pierno strikes.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock tries to move into range but Pierno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tim Pierno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Shamrock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pierno with a jab.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Pierno misses.
Pierno misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Pierno finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pierno misses with an uppercut
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Pierno avoids it with no problem.
Pierno stalks Shamrock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shamrock's face. Shamrock staggers backwards, shaken.
Pierno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pierno misses with an uppercut
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Bobby Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
and Pierno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Pierno scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands a lovely overhand right.
Pierno misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Shamrock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pierno misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Pierno throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Pierno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock lands a stunning uppercut that sends Pierno to the mat!
Pierno is rocked!
It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throwing shots but Pierno is blocking nicely.
Oh Pierno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierno is trying to control but can't.
Shamrock stands up from half guard.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno seems to have got his legs back now.
Pierno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Pierno shakes him off and moves away.
Pierno misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Pierno.
Well Pierno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 240 p4p, 34 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 431 p4p, 65 weight class). Ludvig Ericsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson missing with a left hand there. Altare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Altare moves into the clinch.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Altare can't find room to land a body shot as Ericsson controls the action.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson breaks from the clinch.
Altare is looking to clinch but Ericsson is avoiding it.
Ericsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ericsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Ericsson as he connects with a hook.
Ericsson thuds his right hand into Altare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
John Altare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Altare.
Ericsson wants to slow Altare down by chopping away at his legs.
Ericsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Altare wants to clinch up but Ericsson keeps it at a distance.
Altare jabs Ericsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ericsson lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare doesn't manage to clinch there - Ericsson circles away.
Altare throws a body punch but Ericsson moves out of range.
Altare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Private Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That kick from Ericsson tenderised Altare's leg. Altare is trying to keep his angry face on.
Altare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ericsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ericsson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Altare defends it well.
Ericsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Altare circles away.
Altare rushes Ericsson and presses him up against the cage.
Ericsson blocking some punches.
Ericsson blocks a body shot from Altare.
Ericsson lands a shoulder strike.
Ericsson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson lands a right hand.
Ericsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Ericsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Altare throws a head punch that misses.
Altare lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altare swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ericsson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Altare gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
Altare gets underhooks to prevent Ericsson's takedown attempt.
John Altare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
Altare lands a body shot.
Altare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ericsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Altare backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Ericsson tries to circle away but Altare has him pinned against the cage.
Ericsson prevents a body shot from Altare.
Altare gets underhooks to prevent Ericsson's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altare takes a shot to the head.
Ericsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ericsson prevents a body shot from Altare.
Ericsson digs a right hand into Altare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Altare's gas tank.
Altare gets through Ericsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ericsson tries to throw a body punch but Altare avoids it by throwing Ericsson back against the cage.
Altare throws a head punch that misses.
Altare lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ericsson - that landed with a thud.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altare presses Ericsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ericsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Altare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altare misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altare.
Ericsson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Altare.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altare lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson misses with some punches.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Altare blocks a body shot from Ericsson.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
Altare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ericsson misses with a body punch.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson takes a shot to the head.
Altare misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Ericsson.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Altare.
Altare struggles to land a body shot inside as Ericsson controls his hands.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ericsson's elbow.
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 John Altare will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Altare's cut.
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.
Ericsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altare manages to avoid it.
Ericsson lands an overhand right.
Altare tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ericsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Altare punishes Ericsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Altare darts in and clinches Ericsson up against the cage.
Altare lands a hook to the side of the head.
Altare misses with some punches.
Ericsson can't find room to land a body shot as Altare controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Altare.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Altare.
Ericsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ericsson's elbow.
Ericsson is working for takedown but Altare is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ericsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Altares head.
John Altare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altare misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Altare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Altare lands a left hand.
Ericsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Altare scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Altare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Altare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altare working aggressively here.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altare tries a body shot but Ericsson blocks it.
Altare lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Altare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ericsson can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Altare.
Altare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson lands with a light punch inside.
John Altare's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Altare.
Altare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ericsson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altare misses with some punches.
Ericsson taking a breather.
Altare lands a left hand.
Altare tries a body shot but Ericsson blocks it.
Altare digs a right hand underneath Ericsson's ribcage. Ericsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Altare struggles to land a body shot inside as Ericsson controls his hands.
Ericsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ericsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Altare backwards.
Altare misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Good body shot from Altare.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ericsson fails to land.
Ericsson misses with some punches.
Ericsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Altare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Altare lands with a right to the head.
Ericsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altare tries to throw a body punch but Ericsson avoids it by throwing Altare back against the cage.
Ericsson pushes Altare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Altare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson can't get the takedown.
Ericsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Altare lands a right hand.
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
Altare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ericsson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ericsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Altare.
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
Altare throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Altare blocking some punches.
Ericsson misses with the head strike.
Ericsson tries for a takedown but Altare manages to get underhooks.
John Altare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
Altare blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
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!
Altare looking to slow down the pace here.
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altare tries to work over Ericsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
Ericsson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Altare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Altare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Altare has closed the distance and engaged Ericsson in a clinch.
Altare takes a shot to the head.
Ericsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ericsson throws a head punch that misses.
Altare lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ericsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Altare fails in his attempt to clinch.
Altare moves into the clinch.
Altare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Altare gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Altare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Altare.
Altare has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Altare lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Altare scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altare is stalling here.
Altare presses Ericsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ericsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Altare lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ericsson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ericsson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ericsson.
Ericsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Altare misses with a body punch.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ericsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Altare.
Altare tries to clinch up but Ericsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ericsson loads up on a big right hand but Altare slips the punch.
Ericsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Altare closes the distance and pushes Ericsson back into the cage.
Ericsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ludvig Ericsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Altare blocks it.
Ericsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Altare pulls his leg out and moves away.
Altare takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Ericsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Altare pinned against the cage. Altare gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Altare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Altare pushes Ericsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Altare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Altare misses with a punch on the inside.
Altare stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.
Altare blocking some punches.
Altare tries to work over Ericsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ericsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Altare cracks Ericsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Altare has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ericsson to stand back up!
It looks like Ludvig Ericsson has been cut.
Altare moves into the clinch.
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
Altare working aggressively here.
Altare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Altare misses with the head strike.
John Altare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ericsson is trying to break the clinch but Altare is controlling him.
Ericsson tries to circle away but Altare has him pinned against the cage.
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Altare gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ericsson.
Ericsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ericsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson misses with the head strike.
Ericsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Altare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ericsson backwards.
Ericsson has a couple of punches blocked by Altare.
Ericsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Altare manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
Ericsson pushes Altare back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Altare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Altare, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Altare!
John Altare really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone De (ranked 168 p4p, 24 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 117 p4p, 17 weight class). Okah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock Stone. Ghazi Okah told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah misses with a low kick as De jumps back.
We've been hearing reports that De has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Okah missing with a left hand there. De was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okah slips a jab from De.
Okah throws out a counter right but De avoids it with no problem.
Ghazi Okah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okah misses with a leg kick.
De tries to counter with a takedown but Okah is quick to defend against it.
De blocks a low kick nicely.
De takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okah throws out the jab.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but De avoids it.
De lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okah's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah misses the jab.
De fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. De does a little dance to reset his feet.
De fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okah is out of range.
Okah moves away from the strike by De.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Okah finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okah.
Okah misses with an uppercut.
Okah looks for the body kick but De saw that one coming.
Okah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okah throws a body kick that misses.
De darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De moves away.
De lands a jab to Okah's midsection.
De wants to clinch up but Okah keeps it at a distance.
De misses with a looping left.
De tries to clinch there but Okah circles away.
De throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
A shot to the body from De misses
and Okah counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Okah is predictable there
and De counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De.
Okah lands a head shot.
Okah scores with a nice strike.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De blocks the body kick.
Okah lands a slapping body shot.
Okah takes a swing at De's ribcage but misses.
De looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Okah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - De looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okah lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah lands with a kick to the temple. De shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Okah.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okah scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by De.
De tries to clinch up.
Okah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okah lands with a hook. De tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for De.
De moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Okah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. De does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okah throws out a loose jab but De uses good head movement to avoid it.
De avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De thinks about countering with a head kick.
Okah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De.
De throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah throws a looping overhand right but De ducks down to avoid it.
De throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De.
An inside leg kick lands from De.
Okah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Okah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okah digs a good hook to De's body.
De blocks the body kick.
Okah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
De motions for Okah to come forward. De throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De scores with a jab.
De chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De manages to avoid it.
De moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Okah slams his shin into De's torso.
Okah misses the shot to the body.
De lands a slapping body shot.
De's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De wants to clinch.
De throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
Okah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Okah blocks the body kick.
De ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Okah looks to land a right hand but De moved out of range.
Okah blocks the body kick.
Okah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okah throws a half hearted mid kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Okah throws an overhand right that lands on De's shoulder, as De tries to avoid the shot.
De is looking to counter punch.
Ghazi Okah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De at a distance.
De misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okah! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Okah.
De lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okah dips to his left and cracks De with an uppercut!
Okah clinches up with De and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Okah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De backwards.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okah lands a nice shot to the body.
De lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okah or not.
A body shot lands from Okah.
Nice body punch from Okah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okah lands with a right to the head.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okah breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Okah finds it's target.
De fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De swats away the attempt to clinch by Okah.
Okah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okah misses with a straight left.
De appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De digs a good hook to Okah's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okah. That's going to slow De down.
De moves out of range as Okah throws a body kick.
Okah lands a nice looking body shot.
De stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okah.
Okah connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as De checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De throws a solid leg kick but Okah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De.
Okah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah scores with a jab to the body.
Ghazi Okah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De misses the target.
Okah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah connects with a body shot that sends De's belly button to the back.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okah misses with a straight right.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but De avoids it.
A jab lands there for Okah.
Okah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De manages to avoid it.
Okah misses the shot to the body.
Okah moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Okah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okah throws a low kick but De moves out of range easily.
Okah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De.
De misses the shot to the body.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okah clinches up against the cage.
Okah stops a takedown attempt from De.
De tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
De blocking some punches.
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De.
Despite the aggression on Okah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De throws a head kick that misses.
De throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As De backs off Okah throws a huge counter combo but De manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah throws a hook to the side of De's head but De sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like De wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okah lands a jab to the head.
Okah keeps De at a distance using the push kick.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
De looks to throw a body kick
and Okah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from De misses its intended target.
Okah misses with a hook.
De scores with the left hand. Okah knows he should have avoided that one.
De on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
Okah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okah.
De throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De dives in for a single leg takedown but Okah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Okah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Okah.
De is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Donsone De has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okah blocks a head kick by De.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
De jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okah. That's going to slow De down.
De misses the shot to the body.
A big right from De misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De with a nice cross.
De is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Okah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De tries to clinch there but Okah circles away.
Okah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De. That one must have hurt.
Okah jabs De to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okah throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Okah there.
Okah missing with a left hand there. De was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Okah walks into a jab.
Okah gets a clinch.
De lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
De looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okah blocks an uppercut.
De scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ghazi Okah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, De scores with a nice short uppercut.
De scores with a hook to the body.
De lands a left hand.
De misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghazi Okah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De lands a hook to the side of the head.
De tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ghazi Okah.
Well Okah 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazi Okah!
An out of breath Ghazi Okah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Donsone De spoke after the fight, saying 'The only real victory are KOs, and you failed. Savor the Win, You'll know why I let you have the W, because somebody is going to get cucked by his girl with me soon. *smirks*'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 154 p4p, 7 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 156 p4p, 7 weight class). Bryant has chosen I just wanna as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant clobbers Heimendahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bryant has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bryant jabs at Heimendahl's body.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Heimendahl.
Bryant now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Heimendahl takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Heimendahl on his heels. He'll look to pass Heimendahl's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Heimendahl manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Heimendahl's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bryant - that landed with a thud.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heimendahl is breathing heavily.
Heimendahl prevents a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heimendahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Heimendahl avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Bryant misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl lands a shot to the body.
Bryant throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant cracks Heimendahl with a nice body shot.
Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bryant goes for a takedown attempt but Heimendahl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryant misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant pushes Heimendahl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Bryant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Heimendahl lands a body punch.
Bryant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heimendahl lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimendahl.
A right hook to the body lands for Bryant.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses.
Heimendahl lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bryant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimendahl.
Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Heimendahl's head.
Bryant dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
A short uppercut from Bryant.
A short left from Bryant.
Heimendahl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bryant lands with a right to the head.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Bryant as the two fighters clinch.
Bryant tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Bryant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Bryant takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Heimendahl is not content to let Bryant control the position.
Bryant drops an elbow to the side of Heimendahl's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryant lands a nice short elbow.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heimendahl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bryant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Heimendahl's face.
Heimendahl is rocked!
Bryant postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Heimendahl is out cold - huge knockout for Bryant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerbert Bryant!
A victorious Gerbert Bryant 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 12 p4p, 2 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 96 p4p, 13 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by Россия. Shin has chosen Shaolin Chamber of Death as his entrance music. Lao Shin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin misses with a looping right.
Volkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Volkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Volkov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Volkov 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.
Volkov takes a swing at Shin's ribcage but misses.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Shin as he checks the leg kick.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Volkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shin's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shin misses with the body kick
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov ducks right into an uppercut from Shin.
Shin throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shin can pounce on him.
Shin throws a lazy head kick
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov lands a head shot.
Shin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Volkov finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin stalks Volkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Volkov's face. Volkov staggers backwards, shaken.
Volkov throws a sloppy body shot
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov throws a leg kick which misses Shin's front leg but catches the back leg as Shin tries to avoid it.
Shin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Volkov wants to slow Shin down by chopping away at his legs.
Volkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Volkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Shin tries to work over Volkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Shin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkov's elbow.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Shin scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Shin jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shin.
Shin wants to slow Volkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Volkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Volkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Shin scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shin motions for Volkov to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin scores with a nice head shot.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
A quick step to the side and Volkov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Shin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volkov throws a hook but Shin avoids it easily.
It seemed like Shin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Shin flicks out a counter leg kick but Volkov steps away.
Shin throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Shin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Volkov misses the body punch
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volkov misses with a body punch
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volkov connects with a right hand. Shin shakes it off.
Shin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shin! But no joy.
Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a kick to the body.
Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Shin tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shin looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Good shot there by Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov moves into range and clinches up with Shin.
Volkov manages to break the clinch.
Volkov dips to his left and cracks Shin with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shin misses with a body kick.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Shin misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Shin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Volkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Shin.
Volkov stuns Shin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Volkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shin wants to slow Volkov down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shin, right into the meat.
Volkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkov cracks the inside of Shin's front leg.
Volkov misses with a hook. Shin ducked under it nicely.
Shin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shin swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov lands with a straight right. Shin didn't see that one coming.
Volkov misses with a body shot
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Shin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shin lands a leg kick that knocks Volkov off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov drops his hands momentarily and Shin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Volkov tries to clinch
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shin moves out of range as Volkov throws a body kick.
Shin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Volkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Volkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shin counters with a crisp right that sends Volkov to the canvas! Shin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lao Shin!
Lao Shin is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Lao Shin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 51 p4p, 2 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 40 p4p, 3 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman loads up on a big right hand but Hoyce slips the punch.
Glozman misses with a shot to the body
and Hoyce counters with a crisp one two that drops Glozman! Hoyce thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Glozman to his feet! Glozman is in big trouble!
Hoyce looks to land a body kick but Glozman moved away.
Glozman finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Hoyce's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Glozman falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hennan Hoyce!
Our winner, Hennan Hoyce, 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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