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OFC 317: Hilo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 2429 p4p, 275 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 5757 p4p, 582 weight class). Redfield comes to the cage accompanied by False Alarm. Huber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Redfield sprawls well. Redfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huber gets slowly back to his feet.
Redfield 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.
Huber shoots in looking for a takedown but Redfield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Huber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Huber is looking to clinch but Redfield is avoiding it.
Huber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Redfield's waist but Redfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huber off to one side.
Chris Redfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Huber.
Redfield throws a front kick that sends Huber stumbling back into the cage.
Redfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huber.
Huber has his takedown stuffed
and Redfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huber looks winded!
Huber fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huber.
Redfield was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Huber fails with a takedown attempt.
Huber closes the distance and clinches up with Redfield, looking for a takedown. Huber pushes Redfield against the cage but Redfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber shoots and misses
and Redfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Huber shoots in and drives through. Redfield sprawls well.
Huber shoots in looking for a takedown. Redfield tries to sprawl out of it but Huber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Redfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Redfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Redfield moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Huber! Redfield continues to tee off on Huber, landing with a left and a right! Redfield connects with a right hand that leaves Huber sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Redfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Redfield!
Post fight, Chris Redfield took to the microphone: 'I've been considering Retirement for awhile now but every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in. If this is my last fight, thank you for it and thank you to the OFC and it's fans, they don't get any better. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molski (ranked 2268 p4p, 316 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 2011 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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222 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martti Molski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molski throws a sloppy head kick and Dorrance Jr moves out of range easily.
Molski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Molski misses
and Dorrance Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Molski throws a sloppy head kick
and Dorrance Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Molski toppling to the canvas! Molski scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dorrance Jr finish him?!
Molski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorrance Jr throws out a counter right but Molski avoids it with no problem.
Molski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Molski throws a body shot but no joy.
Molski throws a right hand that misses
and Dorrance Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Molski.
Dorrance Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Molski throws a sloppy head kick and Dorrance Jr moves out of range easily.
Dorrance Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Molski blocks it well.
Molski throws a head kick but Dorrance Jr moves out of range.
Molski lands a high kick!
Molski throws a hook but Dorrance Jr avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molski.
Dorrance Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jab from Molski.
Molski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorrance Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Molski lunges at Dorrance Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dorrance Jr's hand.
Dorrance Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Molski lands a head kick!
Molski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance Jr throws a big counter head kick but Molski avoids it with no problem.
Molski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrance Jr manages to avoid it.
Molski walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dorrance Jr swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edmund Dorrance Jr!
An out of breath Edmund Dorrance Jr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Barbados (ranked 1883 p4p, 83 weight class) and Balfour Darrow (ranked 2473 p4p, 117 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbados might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What's It All For. Aldo Barbados had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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138 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balfour Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbados.
Darrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darrow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbados throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darrow throws a nice looking combination but Barbados bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barbados keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barbados sprawls well. Barbados wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Darrow gets slowly back to his feet.
Barbados tests Darrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow wants to slow Barbados down by chopping away at his legs.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbados is looking for a counter combo.
Barbados avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Barbados saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados lands the left hand.
Barbados misses with the combination.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbados missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Darrow takes a swing at Barbados's ribcage but misses.
It appears Barbados was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barbados on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbados looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darrow misses the jab.
Barbados seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barbados looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbados looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbados rather than just go for the knockout.
Darrow cracks Barbados with an open hand slap.
Darrow stalks Barbados and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbados's face. Barbados staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbados backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Darrow.
Darrow with a hook.
Barbados rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo Barbados is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Barbados finds it's way through Darrow's defenses.
Darrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darrow with a hook.
Barbados scores with a one two! Darrow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Barbados.
Barbados takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbados walks into a jab.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbados.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbados's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbados closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbados manages to avoid it.
Barbados is looking for a counter combo.
Darrow connects with a jab.
Barbados looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbados takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Barbados moved out of range nicely.
Barbados throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbados takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbados throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbados's sensitive parts.
Barbados throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbados misses with an uppercut.
Darrow throws a counter combo.
Darrow scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow throws a body punch but Barbados moves out of range.
Darrow cracks Barbados with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Barbados throws a series of punches but Darrow avoids them all with ease.
Barbados avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a kick to the body.
Barbados displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darrow throws out the jab.
Barbados keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darrow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. Barbados saw that one coming.
Barbados misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbados gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darrow to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barbados is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balfour Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbados takes one to the chin there.
Darrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darrow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbados counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Darrow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darrow.
Barbados throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbados looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Barbados throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
Barbados stuffs the takedown attempt from Darrow. Darrow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados moves out of range as Darrow strikes.
Balfour Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow sizes up Barbados with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Darrow lunges at Barbados with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbados's hand.
Balfour Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
Barbados looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice combination there by Darrow.
Barbados looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darrow catches Barbados with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbados tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbados looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barbados lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbados throws a lazy right hand but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Barbados.
Barbados's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbados scrambles back to his feet.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Darrow.
Barbados tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbados.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbados misses with a few strikes there.
Barbados moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Barbados counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbados misses with a two punch combination.
Barbados will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Darrow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbados.
Darrow lands a really nice looking cross but Barbados seems unphased.
Barbados throws a jab when Darrow was well out of range.
Darrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Darrow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbados pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Barbados is out of range.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Barbados's ribs.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbados moves out of range as Darrow throws a body kick.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbados was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbados misses its target.
Barbados bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbados avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Barbados.
Barbados goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Barbados's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbados tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Aldo Barbados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbados can't keep his opponent in guard - Darrow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barbados is looking to get back to full guard here but Darrow has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balfour Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbados swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbados thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Barbados.
Barbados needs to keep his hands up - Darrow had a free shot at his head there.
Darrow throws a body punch but Barbados moves out of range.
It looked like Barbados was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Barbados.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbados scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbados takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbados swings for the body but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbados counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbados looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darrow feints the counter takedown.
Darrow throws a series of punches but Barbados avoids them all with ease.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbados manages to avoid it.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Barbados looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbados bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darrow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barbados is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Darrow lands with a good body shot.
Barbados misses with a two punch combination.
Barbados ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
A jab from Barbados does it's job there.
Barbados throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barbados counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darrow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow delivers a nice body kick.
Barbados avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbados avoids a kick to the body.
Barbados went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbados.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barbados is trying to stand.
Darrow is pressing down on Barbados's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barbados is holding on for now.
Darrow is stalling here. Barbados is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Darrow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barbados has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Balfour Darrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Darrow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darrow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darrow moves into full mount! Barbados won't be happy about that!
Balfour Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbados is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Darrow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darrow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is continuing to stall.
Aldo Barbados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balfour Darrow.
Well Darrow 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balfour Darrow!
A victorious Balfour Darrow 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 Johann Kessler (ranked 1559 p4p, 226 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 1811 p4p, 264 weight class). Kessler's entrance music is Coal Chamber - Burgundy. A fine choice. Peter Angelov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johann Kessler's chin.
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler moves into the clinch.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelov.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kessler lands a nice uppercut.
Kessler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Angelov.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kessler.
The referee calls for Angelov to work.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler misses with a punch on the inside.
Angelov works on Kessler's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Angelov.
Kessler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov connects with a knee to the head.
Angelov stalling in the clinch but Kessler improves position.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Kessler on the inside.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler throws a head punch that misses.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angelov.
Kessler avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelov.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kessler tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kessler backwards.
Angelov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kessler seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Angelov can turn it around.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Angelov tries to stall but Kessler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angelov is defending well for now.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler is pushing Angelov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kessler working Angelov over with knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Angelov avoids it.
Kessler is working Angelov over against the cage.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Angelov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler lands a good knee to the midsection. Angelov won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov is trying to maintain a safe position but Kessler gets an underhook and turns Angelov into the cage.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but Angelov blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
Kessler misses with a knee to the head.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kessler managing to block the knees to the body from Angelov.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Stalling in the clinch from Angelov.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angelov lands a body punch.
Angelov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Angelov.
Kessler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Angelov.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angelov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angelov blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Angelov 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.
Angelov scores with a push kick.
Angelov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelov throws a counter combo.
Kessler clinches up against the cage.
Kessler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kessler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
Angelov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler misses with a body punch.
Angelov tries to stall but Kessler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Kessler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Kessler.
Peter Angelov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov stalling in the clinch.
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelov's elbow.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Angelov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler has Angelov pressed against the cage.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Kessler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angelov is breathing heavily.
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angelov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
Kessler scores a nice knee to the body.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angelovs head.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Kessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angelov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Angelov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kessler.
A short body shot lands from Kessler as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Kessler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angelov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Angelov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kessler.
Angelov slowing the pace effectively.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angelov.
Kessler misses with a knee to the head.
Kessler avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
A short left from Kessler.
Kessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kessler working Angelov over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler tries to work over Angelov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angelov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler misses with a knee to the head.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Angelov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kessler.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kessler stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Kessler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kessler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Angelov working Kessler over with knees to the body.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Angelov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kessler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Angelov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler missing with knees to the body.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
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 Johann Kessler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angelov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kessler will feel that in the morning.
Angelov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kessler.
Angelov closes the distance and pushes Kessler back into the cage.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angelov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kessler avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Angelov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike from Angelov.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kessler lands with a right to the head.
Angelov cracks Kessler with a nice body shot.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler lands a shoulder strike.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Kessler trying to control the position but instead, Angelov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kessler into the cage.
Kessler blocks a body shot from Angelov.
Angelov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov takes a shot to the head.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Angelov landing knees to the head.
Angelov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kessler cracks Angelov with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angelov blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Kessler - that landed with a thud.
Kessler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angelov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kessler.
A short left from Kessler.
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!
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Angelov is blocking nicely.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Angelov controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Angelov obliges.
Kessler lands a knee to the head.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kessler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Kessler.
Angelov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kessler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Angelov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Angelov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kessler lands a right hand.
Angelov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kessler controls his hands.
Kessler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angelov tries a body shot but Kessler blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angelov trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Angelov missing with knees to the body.
Kessler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Angelov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angelov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler misses with some punches.
Angelov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angelov prevents a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kessler.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kessler lands a left hand.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Angelov controls his hands.
Angelov crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kessler.
Angelov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kessler working Angelov over with knees to the body.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
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 Johann Kessler.
I think Kessler 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Kessler!
An out of breath Johann Kessler 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 927 p4p, 110 weight class) and Leonard Martinez (ranked 1687 p4p, 198 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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256 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fjera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Fjera misses with a looping right.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Fjera against the cage.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Fjera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez is trying to drag Fjera to the mat but Fjera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fjera takes a shot to the head.
Fjera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fjera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Fjera 's eye.
Martinez has Fjera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fjera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fjera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Fjera lands with a right to the head.
Fjera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Martinez can't fight it off and eventually Fjera manages to take the fight to the floor. Martinez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjera lands a couple of elbows.
Fjera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Fjera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fjera lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fjera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fjera stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Fjera controlling him for the moment.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fjera's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fjera looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.
Fjera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez trying to control but Fjera is working from the bottom.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martinez 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.
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fjera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Fjera's legs - danger averted.
Martinez passes Fjera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fjera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Fjera is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Martinez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Martinez showing good submission defense here.
Martinez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Martinez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fjera is staying active.
Fjera lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera lands a shot to the head.
Fjera punches Martinez on the ear.
Martinez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fjera wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Fjera is persistently looking for the submission but Martinez is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez breaks Fjera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fjera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez'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.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Fjera.
Fjera clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez swings for the body but Fjera moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Fjera. Beautiful body shot.
Martinez rushes Fjera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fjera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Fjera saw that one coming.
Fjera cracks Martinez with an uppercut from hell and Martinez crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Fjera's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Martinez is rocked!
That has opened up Leonard Martinez's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fjera loads up on a big left hand. Martinez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Fjera looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Martinez can't hide his disappointment, as Fjera celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Fjera!
Nick Fjera was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 959 p4p, 151 weight class) and Cliff Rigano (ranked 703 p4p, 116 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Barasuara - Api dan Lentera. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Rigano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton swings widly with a right hand
letting Rigano counter with a right hand.
Patton stuffs the takedown.
Patton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rigano throws a body shot but no joy.
Rigano connects with a nice looking jab.
Rigano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Patton.
Rigano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patton lands with a kick to the temple. Rigano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Patton lands a jab to Rigano's midsection.
Rigano ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Nice body kick from Patton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton looks to land a body kick but Rigano moved away.
Rigano misses with a few strikes there.
Patton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rigano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano throws a hook but Patton blocks it.
Rigano gets tackled into the cage by Patton. Patton maintains the clinch.
Rigano avoids the elbow strike from Patton, against the cage.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rigano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rigano backwards.
Rigano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rigano throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Rigano blocks an uppercut.
Patton tries a knee to the head but Rigano blocks it.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Rigano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Patton slows down the pace here.
Patton just leaning against Rigano, taking a breather.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rigano blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton lands an elbow inside that Rigano shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rigano.
Rigano blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rigano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rigano.
Patton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Rigano is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Rigano.
Patton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rigano.
Cliff Rigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Patton misses.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rigano! But no joy.
Rigano throws an overhand right that lands on Patton's shoulder, as Patton tries to avoid the shot.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Rigano.
Rigano fails with the takedown
and Patton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patton throws a head kick that Rigano semi-blocks.
Patton throws a body punch but Rigano moves out of range.
Patton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rigano throws out the jab.
Patton slips a jab and a cross from Rigano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rigano sprawling to the canvas! Rigano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Patton finish him?!
Rigano is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rigano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patton is out of range and Rigano settles back down.
Rigano is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rigano manages to avoid it.
Rigano switches off momentarily and Patton cracks him with a monster right hand! Rigano topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Patton dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Patton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Patton!
After winning the bout, Jack Patton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Barathian (ranked 1167 p4p, 123 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 898 p4p, 95 weight class). Barathian's entrance music is Anderswelt - Schandmaul. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
171 lbs
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162 lbs
24 - 22 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barathian tries to sprawl but Minor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barathian wants to get back to full guard.
Minor wants to take a breather but Barathian is having none of it.
Minor trying to pass the guard but Barathian defending well.
Barathian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minor.
Barathian is positioning himself well to prevent Minor advancing to mount.
Minor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Minor drops an elbow to the side of Barathian's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Minor there.
Minor wants to pass the guard but Barathian is defending well.
Barathian is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian is looking to control Minor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barathian avoid being mounted?
Barathian is looking to escape.
Barathian controlling the position well.
Minor is looking to take a break and control but Barathian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barathian is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Minor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Minor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barathian is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Minor controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barathian is looking to escape.
Minor trying to mount his opponent but Barathian defends it.
Barathian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minor.
Barathian pushes Minor off looking to stand but Minor dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minor swings for the body but Barathian moves out of range.
As Minor looks to move away, Barathian throws a big counter combo but Minor just gets out of the way.
Barathian looks to score with a jab to the body but Minor is just out of range.
Barathian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barathian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minor moves away.
Minor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barathian is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Minor lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor misses with a takedown
and Barathian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Barathian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barathian throws an overhand right that lands on Minor's shoulder, as Minor tries to avoid the shot.
Minor cracks Barathian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Minor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Barathian misses its intended target.
Barathian misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Barathian misses
and Minor counters with a single leg into guard. Barathian didn't expect that.
Minor trying to control but Barathian is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barathian's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minor postures up.
Minor trying to control the position from guard on top but Barathian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barathian holds on and takes a little breather.
Minor throwing strikes but missing.
Barathian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minor tries to free his leg and advance position but Barathian is retaining full guard.
Minor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barathian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minor wants to control from the top but Barathian keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Minor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barathian as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters circling a little - Minor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Minor looks to land a right hand but Barathian moved out of range.
Barathian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barathian scrambles back to his feet.
Barathian misses the jab.
Barathian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian misses with a head kick.
Barathian just misses with a punch to the body.
Minor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barathian checks a low kick from Minor.
Minor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barathian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Minor there.
Minor looks for a takedown but Barathian sprawls well.
Barathian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minor. Minor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Minor connects with a nice looking jab.
Minor throws a right hand that misses
and Barathian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minor is rocked!
Minor lands a jab to the nose.
Minor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Max Barathian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Minor.
Barathian digs a good hook to Minor's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian thuds a left hand into Minor's body.
Minor ducks under a wild hook from Barathian.
Barathian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minor throws an overhand right that lands on Barathian's shoulder, as Barathian tries to avoid the shot.
Barathian misses with a two punch combination.
Barathian throws a big shot that misses.
Minor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Minor works the jab nicely.
Minor takes one to the chin there.
Minor misses with a shot to the body
and Barathian counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Barathian looks at the referee who does nothing so Barathian lands a crushing right that sends Minor to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Barathian!
Max Barathian 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 Greg Coleman (ranked 240 p4p, 32 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 648 p4p, 95 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic. Loveladdy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King!. 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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30
216 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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31
209 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a shot from downtown. Loveladdy moves away and avoids it.
Coleman lands a jab to Loveladdy's midsection.
We've been told by Coleman's head coaches at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coleman lands a nice hook to Loveladdy's body. Loveladdy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loveladdy in his tracks.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loveladdy is looking for the big counter here.
Loveladdy takes one to the chin there.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loveladdy.
It seemed like Loveladdy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman misses with a left hand
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman missing with knees to the body.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Eagle Loveladdy has been cut.
Coleman missing with knees to the body.
Loveladdy takes a shot to the head.
Loveladdy lands with a light punch inside.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loveladdy.
A left hand lands to the body for Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a body shot.
Coleman is trying to stall.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loveladdy blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Loveladdy as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman has a couple of punches blocked by Loveladdy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to work over Loveladdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loveladdy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Loveladdy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
Coleman stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Coleman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A hook to the body from Coleman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Loveladdy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Coleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Coleman misses with some punches.
Loveladdy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Coleman misses with the head strike.
Loveladdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Loveladdy can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow.
Loveladdy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman can't find room to land a body shot as Loveladdy controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Loveladdy misses with the head strike.
Loveladdy lands a left hand.
Loveladdy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Loveladdy tries to throw a body punch but Coleman avoids it by throwing Loveladdy back against the cage.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Loveladdy up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with the head strike.
Coleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Loveladdy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Coleman lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy scores with a shot to the side of Coleman's head.
Coleman is trying to stall.
Loveladdy tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleman avoids the damage to the body.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Loveladdy avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Loveladdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loveladdy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loveladdy is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eagle Loveladdy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coleman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loveladdy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Eagle Loveladdy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman wants to land a leg kick but Loveladdy is out of range.
Loveladdy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Coleman misses with a shot to the body
letting Loveladdy counter with a right hand.
Coleman misses with a body kick.
Loveladdy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coleman lands a nice hook to Loveladdy's body. Loveladdy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coleman 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.
Coleman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Coleman backs off Loveladdy throws a huge counter combo but Coleman manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coleman.
Loveladdy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coleman.
Loveladdy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coleman throws a leg kick but Loveladdy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coleman working aggressively here.
A short right from Loveladdy.
A short uppercut from Coleman.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Loveladdy.
Coleman working aggressively here.
A short right from Loveladdy on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Loveladdy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
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!
Coleman has a couple of punches blocked by Loveladdy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loveladdy.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loveladdy's elbow.
Coleman blocking some punches.
Loveladdy blocking some punches.
Coleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman misses with the head strike.
Loveladdy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loveladdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loveladdy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loveladdy can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loveladdy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Loveladdy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Loveladdy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loveladdy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coleman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Loveladdy is pushing Coleman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Loveladdy misses with a body punch.
Loveladdy lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with the head strike.
Loveladdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman.
Coleman tries a body shot but Loveladdy blocks it.
Greg Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman tries to work over Loveladdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Coleman.
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!
Loveladdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loveladdy misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Coleman gets through Loveladdy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loveladdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Loveladdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Loveladdy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Loveladdy presses Coleman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eagle Loveladdy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loveladdy throws out a counter right but Coleman avoids it with no problem.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loveladdy manages to avoid it.
Loveladdy throws a counter combo.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loveladdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Loveladdy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coleman throws an off balance right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Coleman misses
and Loveladdy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Coleman is predictable there
and Loveladdy counters with a left and a right that stings Coleman.
Coleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Loveladdy counters with a big right hand! Oh Coleman is in trouble here! Loveladdy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eagle Loveladdy!
After winning the bout, Eagle Loveladdy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 102 p4p, 6 weight class) and Buck Futter (ranked 710 p4p, 39 weight class). Built's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skills. This should be fireworks!
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26
138 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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30
144 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built throws a leg kick
and Futter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Built won't be happy with that.
Built 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.
Futter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Built keeps working.
Built is letting Futter control him for a moment.
Built wants to get back to his feet but Futter drags him back down.
Built tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Futter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Futter advances nicely into full mount.
Built can't escape the position.
Futter lands a big elbow.
Built tries to lock up and control but Futter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Futter landing strikes from the mount.
Futter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Built?
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Futter working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Built wants to control but Futter is having none of it.
Futter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Built trying to control here.
Futter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Built controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Futter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Built has managed to free his arm - good work.
Futter is keen to just control but Built is a slippery customer.
Built is trying to maintain the position but Futter is very close to passing his half guard.
Futter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Futter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Futter there.
Futter is thwarting Built's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Futter connects with a nice short shot to Built's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Built keeps working.
Futter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Built can't escape the position.
Built tries to hold on but Futter postures up.
Built is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Futter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Futter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Built turns into him and now he's in Futter's guard.
Futter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Built has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Built tries to pass the half guard into mount. Futter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Built controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Futter wants to control but Built is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Futter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Futter is refusing to be controlled, as Built sits in half guard.
Futter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Built wants to free his trapped foot but Futter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Futter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Futter defending well as Built loads up on a big left hand.
Futter fails with a takedown attempt.
Maui Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Built. Beautiful body shot.
Futter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Built's half guard.
Futter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Built defends it well.
Built makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Built.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built is trying to control the position but Futter postures up.
Futter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Built's head.
Futter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Built is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buck Futter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Futter passes into half guard.
Futter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Futter throwing shots but Built is blocking nicely.
Built trying to control here.
Built wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
Futter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Built is looking to improve his position.
Built manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futter.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Futter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Built working a defensive guard here.
Futter postures up in Built's guard and throws a big left but Built blocks it.
Built trying to keep a closed guard but Futter is proving a slippery customer.
Futter wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Built trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Futter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Built is keeping the position for now.
Built has his hands on Futter's head, controlling the position.
Built working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futter.
Futter trying to control but Built is working from the bottom.
Futter chips away with some ground and pound.
Futter wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Futter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Futter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Built works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Futter landing with the ground and pound.
Built controlling Futter's posture.
Futter trying to control the position from guard on top but Built is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Futter throwing strikes but missing.
Built is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Futter is looking to work some ground and pound but Built has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Built has Futter pulled in close to control his posture.
Futter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Built misses with a body shot.
Built throws a leg kick but Futter checks it.
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
Built lands a jab to the nose.
Built throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Futter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Futter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Futter defending well as Built loads up on a big left hand.
Built moves into range and connects with a jab.
Built looks to score with a jab to the body but Futter is just out of range.
Futter cracks Built with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Futter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Built.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Built as he jumps to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Built, as that shot connected.
Futter throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Built throws a shot from downtown. Futter moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Futter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Futter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Built misses with a body shot.
Built sizes up Futter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Futter scores with a jab to the head.
Built moves out of range as Futter strikes.
Built has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Futter finds it's way round the side to connect with Built's head.
Futter moves out of range of the body kick.
Futter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Futter.
Built swings widly with a right hand
and Futter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Built's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Futter wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Built trying to keep a closed guard but Futter is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Futter working some strikes from top position.
Futter trying to control the position from guard on top but Built is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Built wants to get back to his feet but Futter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Built trying to control the position.
Built can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Futter controls the pace.
Built is trying to control the position but Futter postures up.
Futter lands a couple of elbows.
Built is pulling down on Futter's head. It's preventing any offense from Futter, at least for the moment.
Futter passes Built's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to get to full guard but Futter has control of the leg.
Futter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Futter seems to be looking for submissions.
Built wants to control but Futter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Futter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Built manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Futter trying to control the position from guard on top but Built is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Futter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Built controlling the position.
Futter is in close to Built's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Futter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Futter wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Built trying to keep a closed guard but Futter is proving a slippery customer.
Futter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Built works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Futter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Futter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Built keeping full guard, as Futter tries to pass.
Built controlling Futter's posture.
Futter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Built's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Buck Futter just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Futter slips under a jab.
Futter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built swings for the body but Futter moves out of range.
Built gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Futter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Futter passes into side control, despite Built's attempt to control the position.
Futter is chipping away with strikes.
Futter takes a little break here. Built wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Built's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter is looking to take a break and control but Built is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Futter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Built haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Futter trying to control the position but Built is working away.
Futter controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Built's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Futter lands some shots froms side control.
Built is looking for a sweep.
Futter trying to control the action but Built is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Built gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Futter is looking for a kimura but Built is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Futter to get the leverage.
Built wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
Futter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Futter prevents Built from improving his position.
Futter lands with a punch from half guard.
Built trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
Built trying to hold on to Futter's head to control him but Futter postures up.
Futter wants to free his trapped foot but Built is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Built has his hands clasped together around Futter's back. He's all about the action.
Futter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Futter moves nicely into side control.
Futter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Built is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built is not content to let Futter control the position.
Built is holding Futter down, trying to stall.
Futter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Built has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Futter but great work by Built.
You can see the frustration on Futter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Built wants to lay and pray for a moment but Futter keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Built taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Built enables Futter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Built manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Futter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Futter slips nicely into half guard.
Built wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
Built trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Built regains full guard. Nicely done.
Futter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Built pulls Futter in close to his closed guard and prevents Futter from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter trying to control but Built is working from the bottom.
Futter postures up in Built's guard and throws a big left but Built blocks it.
Futter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maui Built has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Futter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maui Built is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Built fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Futter is out of range.
Built lands a slapping body shot.
Futter goes for a double leg but Built avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Built continues to drive forward.
A quick step to the side and Built tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built lands with an uppercut that bounces Futter off the cage and back into range.
Built lands with a shot to the body.
Futter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Built!
Built wants to control but Futter postures up.
Futter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Built can't do much from the bottom here.
Futter scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Built's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built is looking to reverse the position.
Futter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Built knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Built is trying to improve his position.
Futter cracks Built with a big right hand but Built just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Futter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to bench press Futter off him but Futter keeps the position.
Futter working away.
Built is looking for a sweep.
Futter landing a few strikes.
Built wants to control but Futter postures up.
Futter scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Futter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Futter looks up at the clock and then as Built takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Futter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Futter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Futter wants to control but Built is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Built tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Futter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Futter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Futter!
Buck Futter is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Buck Futter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 58 p4p, 9 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 484 p4p, 80 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Imbula's choice of entrance music: ~Apache~. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Makaki Iii finds it's way through Imbula's defenses.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook
and Imbula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makaki Iii looks to land a combination but Imbula avoids it well.
Imbula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Imbula connects with a right hand. Makaki Iii shakes it off.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Imbula moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Imbula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makaki Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makaki Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Makaki Iii misses
and Imbula counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula avoids a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Imbula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with an uppercut
and Imbula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makaki Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Imbula slams his shin into Makaki Iii's torso.
Makaki Iii with a jab.
Makaki Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imbula.
Imbula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imbula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makaki Iii.
Imbula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makaki Iii's sensitive parts.
We've been informed that Imbula has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Imbula lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick
and Imbula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Imbula scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makaki Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Imbula cracks Makaki Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Imbula misses.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is looking to counter punch.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Imbula looks to throw the jab but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Makaki Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Imbula counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Makaki Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Makaki Iii misses with a right hand
and Imbula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Imbula just misses with a punch to the body.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Imbula
letting Makaki Iii counter with a right hand.
Imbula ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Some bone on bone action there as Imbula checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Imbula moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makaki Iii misses with a lunging right hand
and Imbula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Imbula misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Makaki Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Imbula lunges at Makaki Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makaki Iii's hand.
The fighters circling - Imbula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makaki Iii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Imbula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makaki Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Imbula thows a leg kick but Makaki Iii checks it
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imbula lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Imbula throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Makaki Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makaki Iii looks to land a combination but Imbula avoids it well.
Makaki Iii moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii drops Imbula with a beautiful combination! Imbula stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Makaki Iii is looking for the KO!
Imbula is rocked!
Makaki Iii scores with a shot to the body.
Imbula is still on wobbly legs! Can Makaki Iii finish him?
Imbula looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
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 Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yancy Makaki Iii's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makaki Iii cracks Imbula with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Imbula seems to have recovered his senses.
Makaki Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii sizes up Imbula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Imbula.
Makaki Iii works the jab nicely.
Imbula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaki Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Imbula avoided it.
Makaki Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Imbula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Imbula throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Imbula scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula scores with a shot to the body.
Imbula walks into a straight right hand from Makaki Iii.
Imbula misses with a straight right.
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!
Imbula just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Makaki Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Imbula is just out of range.
Makaki Iii scores with the left hand. Imbula knows he should have avoided that one.
Imbula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula misses with a looping right.
Imbula fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makaki Iii blocks the body kick.
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Imbula tries to land a body kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Makaki Iii tenderised Imbula's leg. Imbula is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imbula tries to land a front kick but Makaki Iii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Imbula.
Makaki Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Imbula ducks under a wild hook from Makaki Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imbula misses with the body kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makaki Iii throws a poor cross that misses
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.
Imbula misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imbula's hands.
Makaki Iii swings away with a body shot that misses
and Imbula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab from Imbula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makaki Iii looks to land a body kick but Imbula moved away.
Imbula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Imbula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Imbula throws a lazy right hand but Makaki Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imbula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Imbula cracks the inside of Makaki Iii's front leg.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Imbula was well out of range.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imbula.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight right.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imbula.
Makaki Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imbula tries to counter with a clinch but Makaki Iii shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makaki Iii. Imbula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makaki Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Imbula moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Imbula avoids the body shot from Makaki Iii.
Imbula feints the counter takedown.
Makaki Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot.
Makaki Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makaki Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Imbula does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Imbula.
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 Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yancy Makaki Iii's cut.
That's time! Makaki Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Imbula throws a sloppy head kick and Makaki Iii moves out of range easily.
Makaki Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a lunging right hand
letting Imbula counter with a right hand.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaki Iii.
Imbula throws out a counter right but Makaki Iii avoids it with no problem.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imbula moves away.
Imbula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Imbula throws a body kick that misses.
Imbula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makaki Iii. That's going to slow Imbula down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Imbula scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makaki Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
Makaki Iii throws a nice looking combination but Imbula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Imbula misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imbula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makaki Iii counters with a one-two to the body.
Makaki Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Makaki Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makaki Iii.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii backing away here, and Imbula unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Imbula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makaki Iii in his tracks.
Imbula throws a right hand that misses
and Makaki Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Makaki Iii.
Imbula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Imbula's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Imbula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imbula.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii misses with a hook. Imbula ducked under it nicely.
Imbula was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Imbula jabs at Makaki Iii's body.
Makaki Iii lands a head shot.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Imbula blocks it.
Imbula scores with a leg kick.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Imbula misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii throwing a counter right hand but Imbula manages to avoid it.
Imbula slips a jab and a cross from Makaki Iii.
Imbula replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Makaki Iii blocks it well.
Nice shot lands for Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii walks into a stiff left hand from Imbula.
Makaki Iii misses the body punch
and Imbula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makaki Iii is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Makaki Iii is predictable there
and Imbula counters with a huge left! Makaki Iii is in big trouble! He's backing up but Imbula isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Makaki Iii from any more damage. A dominating finish by Imbula!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
Cheik Imbula is the new welterweight champion!
Cheik Imbula tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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