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GAMMA#698 Bubba v Hoyce 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyman Kissell (ranked 507 p4p, 60 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 577 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Kissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wallace has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wallace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kissell shoots in and bounces Wallace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kissell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kissell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kissell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kissell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kissell won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kissell trying to move into half guard but instead Wallace has managed to sweep!
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace won't allow Kissell to sweep him here.
Kissell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wallace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kissell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kissell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kissell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wallace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kissell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kissell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wallace doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wallace manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stands and steps away. Kissell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wallace blocks a leg kick.
Wallace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kissell will feel that in the morning.
Wallace lands a front kick.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Kissell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kissell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Wallace stuffs the takedown attempt from Kissell. Kissell gets slowly back to his feet.
Kissell scores with a shot to the body.
Wallace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kissell under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace is looking to score with low kicks.
Kissell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kissell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kissell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyman Kissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace rushes Kissell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kissell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kissell prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Come on Kissell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Kissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body.
Kissell looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace is pressed up against the cage. Kissell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallace down to the mat. Wallace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kissell clinches with his opponent.
Kissell misses with a punch to the body.
Kissell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallace lands a hook that snaps the head of Kissell backwards.
Wallace avoiding damage as Kissell throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wallace.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace stops a takedown attempt from Kissell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace can't find room to land a body shot as Kissell controls the action.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Kissell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace is pressed up against the cage. Kissell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallace down to the mat. Wallace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kissell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wallace.
Kissell misses with a body kick.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Kissell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kissell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wallace after a bit of a struggle.
Kissell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wallace is defending well.
Kissell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Kissell controls his hands.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kissell, right into the meat.
Lyman Kissell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kissell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wallace throws a low kick, looking for Kissell's leg but Kissell calmly moves out of range.
Kissell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kissell misses with a head kick.
Kissell misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Kissell misses the jab.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Kissell.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kissell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wallace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kissell somewhat.
And Wallace responds with a good body kick, but Kissell manages to step out the way in time.
Kissell throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Kissell.
Wallace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kissell there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Kissell.
Kissell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kissell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kissell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kissell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kissell throws a leg kick but Wallace checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Wallace.
Kissell drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace gets caught napping as Kissell dives in and scores a takedown. Wallace manages to retain guard.
Kissell stops Wallace from standing up.
Kissell wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Kissell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Kissell postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kissell from controlling successfully.
Kissell is really struggling to control Wallace but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kissell is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kissell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kissell moves away.
No luck for Kissell with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyman Kissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Wallace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kissell wants to clinch.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Kissell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace punishes Kissell's body with a nice straight punch.
Kissell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallace sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Wallace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Wallace.
Kissell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace as he avoids it easily.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace misses with a hook. Kissell ducked under it nicely.
Kissell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nathan Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace takes a swing at Kissell's ribcage but misses.
Kissell misses the shot to the body.
Wallace is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kissell tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kissell throws a combination. Wallace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wallace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kissell works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Wallace lands a nice shot that snaps Kissell's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kissell throws a leg kick
and Wallace counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kissell's knee momentarily.
Kissell drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
Kissell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace dodges an elbow strike from Kissell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Kissell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left lands for Wallace.
Wallace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kissell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kissell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wallace.
A short right from Wallace on the inside.
Kissell lands an elbow inside that Wallace shrugs off.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Kissell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallace pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kissell tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace cracks Kissell with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wallace darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kissell avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace catches Kissell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kissell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kissell shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kissell tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Wallace gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kissell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kissell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wallace dives on top into guard.
Wallace tries to stand but Kissell is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace gets to his feet. Kissell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck for Kissell with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Kissell.
Wallace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kissell's sensitive parts.
Wallace tries to score with a low kick but Kissell moves his leg out of the way.
Kissell looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kissell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kissell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wallace stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wallace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Kissell down.
Kissell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lyman Kissell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Wallace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Kissell moved out of range nicely.
Kissell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wallace was covering up waiting for the punch and Kissell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kissell.
Kissell won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kissell from controlling successfully.
Kissell won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
Kissell wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Kissell stops Wallace from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kissell from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Wallace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kissell moves out of range of the body kick.
Wallace connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallace.
A bone on bone clash there as Kissell blocks the leg kick.
Kissell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Kissell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kissell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace gets caught flat footed, as Kissell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kissell lands a couple of elbows.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Kissell is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushes Kissell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kissell misses with a wild body shot.
Kissell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kissell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Kissell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kissell off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyman Kissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kissell throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Kissell backing up. Kissell nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kissell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wallace.
Kissell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Wallace.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wallace. Kissell shrugs it off though.
Kissell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wallace 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
Nathan Wallace decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 542 p4p, 70 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 654 p4p, 88 weight class). Thomas has chosen Shinedown - as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boy is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Boy is looking to counter punch.
Boy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boy lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Boy throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boy lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
It looked like Boy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Boy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boy staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boy is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Boy connects with a looping right hand.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy lands a right hand.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Boy didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy avoids a kick to the body.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Thomas throws a fast counter high kick but Boy manages to duck under it in time.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Boy's knee but Boy avoids it well.
Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Boy should have avoided that one.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Boy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Boy lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a right to the head.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Boy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Thomas will probably get the nod.
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.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Boy misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice body punch from Boy - that landed with a thud.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Boy.
A knee to the head by Boy.
Derrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boy avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boy up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boy misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thomas takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Boy misses the target.
Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boy connects with a body shot.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas defending well as Boy loads up on a big left hand.
Boy backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Boy misses its intended target.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Boy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
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!
Boy misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Boy's leg but Boy calmly moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Boy lands a front kick.
Boy thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Boy throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Boy was looking to counter with a kick there.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Boy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy avoids a kick to the body.
Boy throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Beast Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boy scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Boy.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boy is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Boy scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boy lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boy misses with a body punch
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Boy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Thomas tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boy jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses
and Boy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boy lands a jab to the nose.
Boy works the jab nicely.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Boy lands with a shot to the body.
Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head.
Boy landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Boy scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy lands a left hand.
Boy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas pushes Boy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy prevents a body shot from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boy's elbow.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Boy working aggressively here.
Thomas tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
Boy tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Boy back against the cage.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Boy moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 337 p4p, 38 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 257 p4p, 34 weight class). Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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34
150 lbs
24 - 17 - 1 |
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26
146 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricard has a takedown stuffed.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard misses with a head kick.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Gold's body.
Gold is looking to slow Ricard down with leg kicks.
A jab from Gold misses.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gold sizes up Ricard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
Ricard with a hook.
Ricard throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ricard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gold moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Ricard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Ricard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ricard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ricard tries to pull guard but Gold holds him up against the cage and eventually Ricard drops back down to his feet.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricard's face.
Gold prevents a body shot from Ricard.
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard tries to break free but Gold pushes him back against the cage.
Ricard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Ricard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold prevents a body shot from Ricard.
Ricard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Ricard breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Ricard slams his shin into Gold's torso.
Ricard looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ricard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ricard dips to his left and cracks Gold with an uppercut!
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricard lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gold defending well as Ricard loads up on a big left hand.
Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ricard, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Gold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ricard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricard working aggressively here.
Ricard tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricard misses with a body punch.
Ricard lands with a right to the head.
Gold lands with a right to the head.
Ricard lands an uppercut.
Ricard blocking some punches.
Ricard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricard trying to stall but Gold improves his position.
Ricard is looking for a takedown.
Liquid Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farboleous Ricard.
Ricard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricard.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ricard.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Gold.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Ricard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricard has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Ricard blocks an uppercut.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ricard.
Gold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Ricard has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
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 Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gold works the jab nicely.
Ricard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Ricard.
Ricard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ricard throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Ricard connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gold tries to clinch up
and Ricard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ricard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gold looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gold looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gold!
You can see the frustration on Ricard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ricard tries to bench press Gold off him but Gold keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard wants to control but Gold postures up.
Ricard has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ricard looks to move to half guard but instead Gold has passed into mount! Damn!
Ricard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ricard wants to control but Gold is having none of it.
Ricard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ricard wants to get back to full guard but Gold has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is looking to reverse the position.
Ricard struggling a bit here.
Gold tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gold working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ricard is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ricard struggling a bit here.
Ricard is trying to improve his position.
Ricard is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ricard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ricard gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Ricard struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
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 Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Gold sizes up Ricard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ricard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ricard misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Ricard scores with a push kick.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricard.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Ricard checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold backing away here, and Ricard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheers as Gold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricard doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Gold misses with a leg kick
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricard throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Ricard misses with a two punch combination.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Ricard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
Ricard misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Gold lands the left hand.
Nice body kick there by Gold.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Gold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricard tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard misses with a shot to the body
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold lands with a slapping head kick.
A cross from Gold lands.
Ricard stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Gold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gold lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gold throws a head kick that half lands.
Ricard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ricard.
Ricard throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricard circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Gold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ricard lands with an overhand left.
Liquid Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ricard on the side of the head.
Gold connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gold with a body shot.
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gold slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricard counters with a body kick.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold darts in and clinches Ricard up against the cage.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ricard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Ricard pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gold defends well.
Gold passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ricard is trying to get back to full guard.
Ricard actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
An out of breath Liquid Gold 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Force (ranked 290 p4p, 15 weight class) and Beast Putin (ranked 882 p4p, 21 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Force has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Force seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30
270 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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33
257 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beast Putin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin lands with a good body shot.
Putin avoids the head kick by Force.
Putin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Putin moves out of range of the strikes.
Putin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Force walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Force pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Force tries to clinch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Force throws out the jab.
Putin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Force lands a head shot.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Force throws a shot to the body.
Force clobbers Putin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Force uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin.
Force throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
Force waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Putin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Force tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Force tries to clinch
and Putin counters with a stiff right hand.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Force has closed the distance and engaged Putin in a clinch.
Putin misses with the head strike.
Force can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Force tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Force back against the cage.
I was talking to Force's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Putin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Force gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Putin breaks the clinch.
Force takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Force moves out of range of the body kick.
Putin scores with the left hand. Force knows he should have avoided that one.
Force throws a head kick that misses
and Putin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Force tries to clinch up.
Force connects with an inside leg kick.
Putin throws a body punch but Force moves out of range.
Putin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Force misses with a right hand
and Putin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Putin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin wants to land a leg kick but Force is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Force on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Force swivels and escapes.
Nick Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Putin.
Force misses with a hook.
Force blocks a jab.
Force appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Force throws a hook but Putin blocks it.
Nick Force is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Putin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Force throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Force uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Force scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Putin swinging wildly here.
Force scores with a jab to the body.
Putin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Force throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Force takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws the left hand but Force avoids the punch easily.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Force.
Force pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nick Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Force misses with a looping left.
And Putin responds with a good body kick, but Force manages to step out the way in time.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Force misses with a hook.
Putin swats away the attempt to clinch by Force.
Force is looking to clinch but Putin is avoiding it.
Putin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Putin throws a hook but Force avoids it easily.
Force uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin with the counter takedown but Force avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Putin.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Force clinches up against the cage.
Putin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Force connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin staying out of range there.
Putin lands a body shot.
Force gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Putin, right into the meat.
Force moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Force throws a sloppy body shot
and Putin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Putin.
Force connects with a jab.
Putin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Force moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Putin jabs at Force's body.
Force misses with a right hand
and Putin counters with a nice body shot.
Putin moves out of range as Force strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Force gets caught flat footed, as Putin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Force pushes Putin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Force throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin moves away from the strike by Force.
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 Nick Force will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Force both land. Nice combination.
Force looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Force throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Putin connects with a high kick.
Putin scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Putin or perhaps it was just good defense by Force, which made it look bad.
Force misses with an uppercut.
Force tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Force.
Force closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beast Putin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Putin lands a nice shot that snaps Force's head back.
Force takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Putin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Force.
Force moves into the clinch.
Force throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Force.
Putin taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Force.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force prevents the takedown attempt.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Force misses with a punch to the body.
Putin pushes Force back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Putin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Force swings widly with a right hand
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Force scores with a hook to the body. Putin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Putin misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Force misses with a hook. Putin ducked under it nicely.
Force takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Putin throws a shot from downtown. Force moves away and avoids it.
Putin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Force.
Force just misses with a punch to the body.
Force moves into range and connects with a jab.
Force wants to clinch up but Putin keeps it at a distance.
Putin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Putin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Force tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Putin is in Force's guard.
Force scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Force connects with a single shot there.
Putin misses the jab.
Force misses with a head kick.
Force just misses with a punch to the body.
Force checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Putin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Force.
Force connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Force misses with a hook
and Putin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Putin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Force looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Putin throws a leg kick but Force moved away.
Force throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Putin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Putin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Putin missing with a left hand there. Force was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Force tried to counter with a leg kick but Putin avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Putin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Putin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Putin blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Force fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force misses with a head kick.
Putin lands with a kick to the temple. Force shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Putin swats away the attempt to clinch by Force.
Putin motions for Force to come forward. Putin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Putin feints and then cracks Force's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Force down.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Force throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Force's guard.
Force has his feet on Putin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin tries to keep at a distance but Force has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin tries to work over Force's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Nick Force will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Force shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Putin scores with a nice right hand.
Force lands the left hand.
Force ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Putin scores with a decent looking hook.
Force moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Force slips under a jab.
Putin throws a leg kick that misses.
Putin cracks Force with a right hand to the side of the head.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Force ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away.
Force looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Putin misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Force throws a jab but it's blocked by Putin.
Force avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Force scores with a nice strike.
Force on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Putin.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Putin throws a jab when Force was well out of range.
Force misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin throws a leg kick but Force checks it.
A quick step to the side and Force tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Force.
Putin thuds his shin into the meat of Force's side.
Force has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Putin.
Putin staying out of range there.
Jab from Force.
Force uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Putin.
Force tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Putin manages to circle out of the way.
Putin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Force checks it well.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Force throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Force connects with a crisp jab.
Force tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Force sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Beast Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Force keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Force rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Putin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin throws a body kick that misses.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Force slips a jab from Putin.
Force walks into a stiff left hand from Putin.
Putin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Force on the side of the head.
Force stuns Putin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Force.
Putin lands an overhand right.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Force closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Force misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Force lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Force - that landed with a thud.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Force cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Nick Force is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Putin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Force gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Putin trying to stall but Force improves his position.
Putin wants a takedown but no success here.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Force controls the action.
Putin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin working aggressively here.
Force scores with a nice hook to the head.
Force keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Putin's efforts to push away.
Force gets underhooks to prevent Putin's takedown attempt.
Nick Force has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beast Putin.
Force blocks a body shot from Putin.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Putin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Beast Putin.
I think Force 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick Force!
Nick Force 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 345 p4p, 43 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 474 p4p, 58 weight class). Sarkisyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Darren Lamb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aharon Sarkisyan's chin.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamb tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Lamb 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.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarkisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb is looking to counter punch.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Sarkisyan punishes Lamb's body with a nice straight punch.
Lamb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Sarkisyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sarkisyan 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.
Sarkisyan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lamb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Sarkisyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lamb doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Darren Lamb has been cut.
Lamb clobbers Sarkisyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisyan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sarkisyan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sarkisyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarkisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarkisyan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sarkisyan misses with the combination.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarkisyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarkisyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamb lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarkisyan misses with a low kick.
Lamb misses with a hook
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice leg kick.
Lamb misses with a low kick.
Sarkisyan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Sarkisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Sarkisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Sarkisyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Sarkisyan tried to score with a low kick but Lamb checks it.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Sarkisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb shoots for a takedown but Sarkisyan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aharon Sarkisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lamb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarkisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarkisyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lamb on the side of the head.
Lamb throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarkisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
A big left from Sarkisyan misses.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. Sarkisyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sarkisyan. No joy for Lamb on that attempt.
Sarkisyan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lamb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarkisyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Lamb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lamb tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamb lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarkisyan.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lamb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lamb blocks an uppercut.
Lamb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sarkisyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamb jumps guard but Sarkisyan stands there with Lamb around his waist. Lamb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarkisyan misses with the head strike.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisyan.
A right hand to the body from Lamb.
Lamb digs a right hand underneath Sarkisyan's ribcage. Sarkisyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Lamb tries to throw a body punch but Sarkisyan avoids it by throwing Lamb back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb is working Sarkisyan over against the cage.
Sarkisyan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarkisyan working aggressively here.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarkisyan backwards.
Sarkisyan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lamb.
Sarkisyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarkisyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamb is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sarkisyan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lamb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sarkisyan can turn it around.
Sarkisyan blocks a body shot from Lamb.
Lamb throws a punch but it's blocked by Sarkisyan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamb.
Lamb blocking some punches.
Lamb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarkisyan pushes Lamb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamb misses with a body punch.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Sarkisyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamb.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarkisyan as he jumps to the side.
Sarkisyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarkisyan misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarkisyan.
A nice side step and Sarkisyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Sarkisyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarkisyan thows a leg kick but Lamb checks it
letting Lamb counter with a right hand.
Lamb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarkisyan throws out the jab.
Sarkisyan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarkisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Lamb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Sarkisyan wants to counter with a clinch but Lamb pushes him away.
Sarkisyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Lamb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarkisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarkisyan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Lamb.
A jab from Lamb misses.
Sarkisyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sarkisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Lamb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sarkisyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb tries to clinch up but Sarkisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Aharon Sarkisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarkisyan.
Lamb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb misses with a two punch combination.
Lamb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarkisyan tries to counter with a clinch but Lamb shakes him off and moves away.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Lamb throws a hook but Sarkisyan avoids it easily.
Sarkisyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamb at a distance.
Sarkisyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarkisyan lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook.
Lamb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarkisyan.
Lamb manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sarkisyan on his heels. He'll look to pass Sarkisyan's guard now, I'm sure.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamb wants to control from the top but Sarkisyan keeps moving.
Sarkisyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamb postures up and lands a big shot to Sarkisyan's brow.
Lamb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sarkisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamb content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lamb throws a big elbow that misses.
Sarkisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sarkisyan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a solid left hand.
Lamb is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarkisyan has wrist control.
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!
Lamb preventing the sweep.
Lamb has gone for a leg lock! Sarkisyan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lamb's guard.
Lamb working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Lamb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sarkisyan defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Lamb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sarkisyan slips under a jab.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Lamb does no damage.
Lamb blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lamb.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamb misses with a left hand
and Sarkisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sarkisyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarkisyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lamb looking to score a takedown here. Sarkisyan is defending well but Lamb drives through and ends up in Sarkisyan's guard.
Sarkisyan trying to control the position here.
Lamb postures up in Sarkisyan's guard and throws a big left but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Lamb preventing the sweep.
Lamb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarkisyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sarkisyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb won't allow Sarkisyan to get back to his feet.
Sarkisyan is trying to control the position but Lamb postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sarkisyan wants to stand and escape but Lamb is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamb connects with a right hand. Sarkisyan shakes it off.
An inside leg kick from Sarkisyan misses.
Sarkisyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lamb.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Sarkisyan scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarkisyan missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sarkisyan but Sarkisyan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarkisyan looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Sarkisyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sarkisyan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lamb's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sarkisyan manages to get to full guard.
Lamb working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sarkisyan's head.
Sarkisyan wants to sweep here but Lamb controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarkisyan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamb postures up in Sarkisyan's guard and throws a big left but Sarkisyan blocks it.
Lamb cracks Sarkisyan with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb won't allow Sarkisyan to get back to his feet.
Lamb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lamb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamb connects with a couple of short punches.
Lamb throws a strike but Sarkisyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sarkisyan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lamb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Lamb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamb 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Lamb!
Darren Lamb very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone De (ranked 299 p4p, 41 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 219 p4p, 29 weight class). Lapu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Stop Believin'. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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224 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lapu.
De dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lapu. That did some damage!
De takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De ducks under a wild hook from Lapu.
Jab from Lapu.
Lapu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lapu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De tries to counter with a takedown but Lapu is quick to defend against it.
De stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lapu Lapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for De.
Lapu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lapu's knee momentarily.
A jab from Lapu finds it's way through De's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lapu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lapu.
De looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Lapu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lapu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De cracks Lapu with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lapu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lapu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lapu checks a low kick from De.
De lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lapu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lapu looks to land a body kick but De moved away.
Lapu is looking to chop away at De's legs.
De ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De is looking to counter punch.
Lapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lapu scores with a kick to the body.
De tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lapu was well out of range. Poor timing from De.
De displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lapu throws out the jab.
Lapu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De tries to work over Lapu's front leg with a kick but Lapu checks it.
De avoids the head kick by Lapu.
De moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu working aggressively here.
De swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
De goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lapu breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from De.
De swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Lapu.
De throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu Lapu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lapu lands a leg kick that knocks De off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by De as he connects with a hook.
Lapu lets loose with a powerful body kick. De will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by De there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De moves out of range as Lapu strikes.
Lapu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lapu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De counters with a straight right hand.
Lapu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De lands a nice looking body shot.
De has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lapu.
Lapu looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
Lapu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De checks it well.
Lapu throws a nice inside leg kick.
De scoring well with a low kick there.
Lapu lands a glancing blow to the side of De's head.
De shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De throwing shots but Lapu is blocking nicely.
De controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lapu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De wants to pass to mount but Lapu is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De thows a huge punch but Lapu dodges it nicely.
De content to control rather than advance.
Lapu is trying to stand back up but De is controlling him
De is just content to waste time from the top position. Lapu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lapu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De scoring with punches to the head and body.
De has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lapu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Donsone De will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lapu lands a right hook to the body.
Lapu looks for the body kick but De saw that one coming.
De throws a wild body kick that Lapu sees coming a mile off.
Lapu tries to land a front kick but De steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lapu throws a hook but De blocks it.
De lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lapu's sensitive parts.
De connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lapu throws a body kick that misses.
Lapu throws a body shot but no joy.
Lapu tries to land a body kick
and De connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De slips a straight right by Lapu.
De is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lapu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De, as that shot connected.
Jab by De.
Lapu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapu throws a wild body kick that De sees coming a mile off.
Lapu thumps De with a low kick.
Lapu connects with a leg kick. De looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De misses the shot to the body.
Lapu stuns De with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lapu Lapu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lapu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De checks a low kick from Lapu.
De moves out of range of the body kick.
Lapu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Lapu.
De with a hook.
Lapu fakes the leg kick and cracks De in the body.
A head kick from Lapu lands but De takes it in his stride.
Lapu blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De checks a leg kick.
De looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lapu throws a leg kick
and De decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lapu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De trying to control but Lapu is working from the bottom.
De loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu is looking to stand up but De isn't so interested in that idea.
De is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lapu keeping moving, preventing De from controlling successfully.
De postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De passes Lapu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De.
Lapu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De.
De wants to pass the guard but Lapu is keeping the position.
De missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De throwing strikes but missing.
De stands up over Lapu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De throws a big right hand that misses.
De throwing strikes from guard but Lapu blocks nicely.
De trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De trying to control but Lapu is working from the bottom.
De lands a couple of elbows.
De trying to control but Lapu is working from the bottom.
De sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lapu's guard.
De is nestled in close to Lapu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De working the head and body with strikes.
De looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lapu defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone De dominated that second 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!
De misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De checks the leg kick.
Lapu throws the kick towards the body but De avoids it.
De slips under a jab from Lapu.
De misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lapu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De.
De lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lapu throws a low kick but De moves out of range easily.
De looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De misses with a body shot.
Lapu connects with a leg kick. De looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by Lapu - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lapu!
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!
De fails to land a wild elbow strike.
De misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from De crashes against the mat.
De throws a strike aimed at the side of Lapu's head but Lapu avoids it well.
De misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lapu some visible discomfort.
De misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De tries to score with some ground and pound. Lapu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
De is trying to ground and pound but Lapu uses the momentary lack of control by De to regain half guard.
De missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lapu Lapu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from De there.
De not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De trying to control the action but Lapu is working from the bottom.
Donsone De overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De winds up and cracks Lapu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De is looking to take a break and control but Lapu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lapu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from De.
De not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De working Lapu over with strikes.
Donsone De is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De in particular looking to stall.
Lapu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lapu tries to land a body kick
and De counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lapu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donsone De showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donsone De!
Donsone De seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 207 p4p, 31 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 263 p4p, 37 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Kind has chosen Afternoon Delight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Kind.
Cole wants to clinch.
Kind tries to land a body kick
so Cole counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cole won't allow Kind to sweep him here.
Cole stands up over Kind, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kind is keeping the position for now.
Kind is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind is pulling down on Cole's head. It's preventing any offense from Cole, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole is working Kind over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kind looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kind is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cole is looking to work some ground and pound but Kind has wrist control.
Cole tries to free his leg and advance position but Kind is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole postures up.
Cole is looking to work some ground and pound but Kind has wrist control.
Cole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cole throws an elbow that misses. Kind uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cole's guard. Nice move by Kind!
Kind is fighting to break Cole's control of his arms but Cole is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kind pushing down on Cole's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kind's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kind's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kind.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cole.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole throws a series of strikes and Kind wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Cole landing shots from mount.
Cole unloading with bombs!
Cole working the ground and pound effectively.
Cole working the ground and pound effectively.
Kind is rocked!
Cole landing shots from mount.
Kind is still in real trouble! Can Cole finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kind seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Cole working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cole postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kind out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Cole goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 149 p4p, 23 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 56 p4p, 9 weight class). Pierno comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Volkov has chosen Россия as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
28 - 15 - 2 |
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181 lbs
34 - 11 - 2 |
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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
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov scores with a push kick.
Volkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've been told by Pierno's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pierno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pierno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkov takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pierno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Pierno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pierno rather than just go for the knockout.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pierno blocks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
Pierno lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Volkov slips the punch.
Pierno takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Pierno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pierno looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Volkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierno.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierno is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov scores with a one two! Pierno had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Volkov counters with a solid body kick.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov lands a nice hook to Pierno's body. Pierno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Volkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov lands a nice shot that snaps Pierno's head back.
A jab lands there for Volkov.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierno misses the target.
Pierno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volkov momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierno.
Pierno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Pierno is out of range.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierno misses the target.
Pierno misses with an uppercut.
Volkov throws out a powerful jab.
Pierno throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Pierno sees coming a mile off.
Pierno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volkov on the side of the head.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Pierno misses with a combination
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Volkov misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pierno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov.
Volkov throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierno throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Volkov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Pierno scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses the body punch
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
Volkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Pierno throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Volkov.
Volkov digs a good hook to Pierno's body.
Volkov throws a front kick that sends Pierno stumbling back into the cage.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a solid leg kick but Pierno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volkov.
Pierno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno blocks a jab.
Volkov moves out of range as Pierno strikes.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pierno might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Pierno moved away.
Pierno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierno stalks Volkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Volkov's face. Volkov staggers backwards, shaken.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pierno misses.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierno momentarily.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierno misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Pierno misses.
Pierno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
A low kick from Volkov is predictable there
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Pierno misses with a double jab.
Pierno misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierno takes one to the chin there.
Pierno scores with a nice right hand.
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 Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Volkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierno misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volkov cracks Pierno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Volkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pierno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volkov, right into the meat.
Pierno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pierno swinging wildly here.
Volkov defending well as Pierno loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierno checks a leg kick.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Volkov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Volkov at a distance.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Pierno moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Volkov misses with a hook. Pierno ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Pierno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volkov throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov works over Pierno's head and body with a nice combination.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Pierno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volkov jabs Pierno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierno is just out of range.
Pierno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lunges at Pierno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierno's hand.
Pierno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov is looking to chop away at Pierno's legs.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Pierno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierno backing away here, and Volkov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno fails to land with a series of punches.
Volkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Pierno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Volkov.
Pierno lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov throws a head kick that Pierno semi-blocks.
Pierno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Volkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pierno throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volkov moves out of range as Pierno strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ilya Mstislav Volkov.
Well Volkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
A victorious Ilya Mstislav Volkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Verama (ranked 113 p4p, 16 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 66 p4p, 12 weight class). Verama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Swing It Away. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama misses with an uppercut
and Blasts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blasts scores with a jab to the head.
Verama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Verama checks it.
Blasts misses with a hook.
Blasts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verama at a distance.
Blasts throws a big shot that misses.
Verama half committed to a counter leg kick.
Verama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verama. That did some damage!
Blasts lands a glancing blow to the side of Verama's head.
Blasts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blasts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verama in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blasts. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Verama scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Blasts.
Verama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Verama throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Blasts.
Blasts throws a hook but Verama blocks it.
A jab from Blasts does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Blasts.
Verama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blasts.
Verama blocks a leg kick.
Verama looks for the body kick but Blasts saw that one coming.
Verama moves away from the strike by Blasts.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts throws a body punch but Verama moves out of range.
Verama throws the kick towards the body but Blasts avoids it.
Verama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts throws a poor cross that misses
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blasts moves away from the strike by Verama.
Blasts misses with a hook
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blasts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasts moves out of range as Verama strikes.
A little jabbing left from Blasts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blasts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verama circles away quickly and effectively.
Blasts scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Verama jabs Blasts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blasts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama staying out of range there.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Verama checks it.
Blasts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blasts scores with a sloppy right hand. Verama should have avoided that one.
Blasts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verama is looking to counter punch.
Blasts misses with an uppercut.
Verama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Verama lands a jab to Blasts's midsection.
Blasts misses with a looping right.
Verama throws a series of punches but Blasts avoids them all with ease.
Blasts tries a quick counter leg kick but Verama is wise to it.
Verama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Blasts.
A left lands for Blasts.
Verama takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verama takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
The fighters circling - Blasts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasts throws a right hand that misses
and Verama counters with a left to the body.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Verama checks it.
Blasts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts misses with a lunging right hand
and Verama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Verama misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Blasts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Verama's leg. Verama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verama lands with a straight right. Blasts didn't see that one coming.
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts looks to throw the jab but Verama is out of range.
Verama misses with an uppercut
and Blasts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Blasts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Blasts.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts misses with a right hand
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Verama sends Blasts crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Verama is motioning to the referee to let Blasts up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Blasts is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verama.
Blasts is still on wobbly legs! Can Verama finish him?
Blasts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
BOOM! Verama lands a beautiful left hook that drops Blasts. Blasts tries to recover but Verama is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Blasts lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Verama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 20 p4p, 2 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumption lands a leg kick that knocks Hoyce off balance momentarily.
Hoyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyce throws a head kick that misses.
Gumption lands a lovely overhand right.
Gumption has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Hoyce finds it's way through Gumption's defenses.
Hennan Hoyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyce scores with a jab to the head.
Hoyce takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gumption avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gumption throws a low kick but Hoyce avoids it.
Gumption cracks Hoyce with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hoyce looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gumption finish him?
Hoyce is rocked!
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hoyce is still on wobbly legs! Can Gumption finish him?
Gumption slips a jab from Hoyce.
Gumption appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoyce seems to have recovered his senses.
Gumption throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoyce throws the left hand but Gumption avoids the punch easily.
As Hoyce looks to move away, Gumption throws a big counter combo but Hoyce just gets out of the way.
Gumption gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Hoyce to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce misses with a hook
enabling Gumption to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoyce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gumption swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoyce misses with a left hand
and Gumption counters with a leg kick.
Gumption with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Gumption.
Hoyce jabs Gumption right on the nose. Gumption blinks but takes it well.
Gumption walks into a stiff left hand from Hoyce.
Gumption misses with a low kick.
Gumption scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoyce feints and then cracks Gumption's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gumption down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoyce. Gumption shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumption slips a straight right by Hoyce.
Hoyce misses with a right hand
and Gumption makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gumption looks for the body kick but Hoyce saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoyce throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gumption counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gumption sends Hoyce crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gumption is motioning to the referee to let Hoyce up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gumption lands a leg kick that knocks Hoyce off balance momentarily.
Gumption misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Hoyce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gumption feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hoyce sprawling to the canvas! Hoyce rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gumption finish him?!
A head kick misses from Hoyce.
Hoyce uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gumption has time to react.
Hoyce blocks a head kick by Gumption.
Gumption ducks under a wild hook from Hoyce.
Gumption connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Hoyce covering up! Gumption comes in with a big uppercut and Hoyce goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bubba Gumption!
Bubba Gumption retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bubba Gumption made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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