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CEC 554 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaye Wong (ranked 1228 p4p, 190 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 1678 p4p, 231 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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205 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo clinches with his opponent.
Halo stalling in the clinch.
Halo leaning against his opponent.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Halo misses
and Wong counters with an inside leg kick.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Wong in a clinch.
Halo misses with some punches.
Halo tries a body shot but Wong blocks it.
Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halo throws out a loose jab but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wong misses with a hook. Halo ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Halo is predictable there
and Wong counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Halo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWong.
Halo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wong.
And Halo tries to counter it with a takedown but Wong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Wong in a clinch.
Halo throws a head punch that misses.
Halo is trying to pull guard but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wong dips to his left and cracks Halo with an uppercut!
Halo dodges the punch combination from Wong.
Wong sets himself, and Halo steps forward looking for the clinch! Wong avoids it this time.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong looks for the body kick but Halo saw that one coming.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo throws a leg kick
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wong missing with a left hand there. Halo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Wong lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Halo looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
Wong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wong throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo tries to counter with a clinch but Wong shakes him off and moves away.
Wong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Wong.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Wong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
Halo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wong.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halo moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong counters with a nice uppercut.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halo is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Wong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wong connects with a looping right hand.
Wong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wong scores with a jab to the body.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
Wong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halo tries to land a front kick but Wong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo cracks Wong with a good jab.
Halo wants to clinch.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo tries to clinch there but Wong circles away.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wong circles away.
Halo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wong throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaye Wong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Wong throws a series of punches but Halo avoids them all with ease.
Wong sets himself, and Halo steps forward looking for the clinch! Wong avoids it this time.
Halo is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Halo. Wong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wong.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo throws a push kick but Wong slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo wants to clinch.
Wong throws a nice looking combination but Halo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo rushes Wong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wong up against the cage.
Halo can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaye Wong is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Halo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Halo stalls.
Halo lands a body punch.
Halo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Halo lands a shot to the body.
Wong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halo breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo works Wong's body with a nice hook.
Halo is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheers as Wong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halo doesn't seem phased though.
Halo lands a right hook to the body.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halo tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
Wong is looking to counter punch.
Halo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong throws a right hand that Halo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halo also avoids with ease.
Wong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Wong lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong keeps Halo at a distance using the push kick.
Halo clinches up with Wong and pushes him back against the cage.
Wong blocking some punches.
Halo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Wong throws a head kick that misses.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Kaye Wong 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. This is the final round!
Wong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halo tries to clinch
and Wong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and Wong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wong moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Wong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Wong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Halo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wong.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wong's head.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong looks to land a body kick but Halo moved away.
Halo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wong thuds his shin into the meat of Halo's side.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Wong scores with a decent looking hook.
Halo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wong.
Halo throws an overhand right that lands on Wong's shoulder, as Wong tries to avoid the shot.
Halo tries to clinch up.
Halo digs a good hook to Wong's body.
Halo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Halo has managed to clinch.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Wong saw it coming and moves away.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo misses with a two punch combination.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Halo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Halo forces Wong back against the cage and clinches.
Melchizedek Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halo takes the fight into the clinch.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halo is struggling to control the position.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is struggling to control the position.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wong - that will leave a mark!
Wong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Halo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaye Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Wong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wong throws an overhand right that lands on Halo's shoulder, as Halo tries to avoid the shot.
Wong thuds his right hand into Halo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halo tries to clinch but Wong is having none of it.
Halo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wong avoids the head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Wong scores with a leg kick.
Halo throws a hook but Wong blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a sloppy right hand. Halo should have avoided that one.
Halo throws a leg kick but Wong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Wong.
Wong avoids the body shot from Halo.
Wong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halo instigates a clinch.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo tries to work over Wong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaye Wong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaye Wong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 717 p4p, 104 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 1452 p4p, 213 weight class). Thrym's entrance music is We Are - Hollywood Undead. A fine choice. Hughtavious Mingo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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216 lbs
31 - 15 - 2 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mingo throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrym bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mingo's head.
Mingo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrym.
Mingo slips under a jab from Thrym.
Mingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thrym throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mingo lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrym misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Mingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrym throws a jab when Mingo was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Thrym. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrym.
Thrym moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mingo scores with a hook to the body. Thrym takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mingo connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrym.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mingo.
Mingo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mingo swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a thumping low 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!
Mingo with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo looks to land a combination but Thrym avoids it well.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Thrym is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Thrym's corner calls for a 1-2. Thrym obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrym lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thrym moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thrym scores with a punch to the head.
Mingo looks to throw the jab but Thrym is out of range.
Mingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Thrym.
Mingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Thrym gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrym taking a breather.
Thrym breaks the clinch.
Mingo scores with a jab to the body.
Mingo throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mingo misses with a looping right.
Thrym lands with a hook. Mingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid body kick from Thrym.
Mingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Mingo drops his hands momentarily and Thrym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym moves out of range as Mingo strikes.
Mingo 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.
Thrym throws a leg kick that misses.
Mingo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a lazy right hand but Mingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mingo slips under a jab.
Mingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thrym sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
As Mingo looks to move away, Thrym throws a big counter combo but Mingo just gets out of the way.
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mingo.
Thrym lands with an overhand left.
Mingo lands a slapping body shot.
Mingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
Thrym looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrym fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mingo throws a lazy right hand but Thrym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Mingo misses.
Mingo misses with a shot to the body
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym dominated that round.
That's time! Thrym's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thrym throws a poor cross that misses
and Mingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mingo throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Rung Thrym is winning the standup battle so far.
Mingo digs a good body shot into Thrym's ribs.
Thrym misses with a low kick.
Thrym is looking to clinch.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thrym darts in and clinches Mingo up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrym.
Thrym is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mingo can do to turn this around?
Thrym taking a breather.
Mingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
Mingo throws a combination that misses
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mingo scores with a jab. Thrym acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mingo misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Thrym was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thrym slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mingo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mingo throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thrym throws a lazy right hand but Mingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrym tests Mingo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mingo throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Mingo moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
Mingo throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Thrym.
Thrym thumps Mingo with a low kick.
Thrym cracks the inside of Mingo's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mingo misses with a looping left.
Mingo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Thrym misses.
The fighters circling - Thrym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thrym tries to clinch up.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrym ducks right into an uppercut from Mingo.
Thrym scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mingo cracks Thrym with a good jab.
A jab from Thrym misses.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Mingo misses with a straight left.
Thrym connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mingo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Thrym misses its intended target.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
Mingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrym.
Thrym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mingo throws out the jab.
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mingo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
Mingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mingo thuds his right hand into Thrym's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mingo missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mingo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thrym is looking to chop away at Mingo's legs.
Thrym takes one to the side of the head.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Mingo moves out of range of the body kick.
Thrym connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym slips a straight right by Mingo.
Thrym scores with a nice strike.
Thrym fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Mingo ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mingo misses with a looping right.
Mingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrym.
Mingo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thrym wants to clinch.
Mingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mingo missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrym moves away from the strike by Mingo.
Mingo throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Mingo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mingo misses with a straight right.
Thrym throws a counter high kick but Mingo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mingo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for Thrym.
Thrym lunges at Mingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mingo's hand.
Thrym swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrym has managed to clinch.
Thrym blocking some punches.
Thrym stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thrym takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thrym misses with some punches.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mingo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrym scores with a nice body kick.
Thrym throws a lazy uppercut
and Mingo counters with a right hand to the body.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
Mingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mingo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thrym with a body shot.
Hughtavious Mingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym 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 Mingo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mingo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thrym misses with the combination.
Thrym throws a leg kick that misses.
Mingo throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
A jab from Thrym finds it's way through Mingo's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym tests Mingo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mingo misses the body punch
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mingo misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
Mingo walks into a stiff left hand from Thrym.
Thrym throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thrym rushes Mingo and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
Mingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thrym controls his hands.
Mingo is working Thrym over against the cage.
A short right from Mingo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrym.
Thrym blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo manages to break the clinch.
Mingo throws a right hand that misses
and Thrym counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mingo misses with a hook.
Thrym connects with a single shot there.
Mingo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mingo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thrym throws a jab when Mingo was well out of range.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Thrym is looking to land body kicks.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Mingo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mingo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrym moves into range and clinches up with Mingo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thrym has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
An out of breath Rung Thrym thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 937 p4p, 102 weight class) and Pablo Alvado (ranked 1591 p4p, 176 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by Shells - Get your roll on. Alvado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. Pablo Alvado told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dekkers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvado's sensitive parts.
Dekkers scores with a body shot.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dekkers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dekkers is looking to score with low kicks.
Dekkers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvado, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Dekkers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvado scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Dekkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Alvado is blocking nicely.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Dekkers controls the action.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Alvado digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
Alvado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dekkers connects with a knee to the head.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvado swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvado in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers lands a shot to the body.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers lands a body punch.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Alvado blocks with his arms.
Alvado misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers stalling the fight.
Dekkers misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Dekkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvado keeps Dekkers at a distance using the push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dekkers scores with a jab.
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Dekkers counters with a nice body kick.
Dekkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Dekkers scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvado stalks Dekkers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dekkers's face. Dekkers staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Dekkers lands a high kick!
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dekkers.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Dekkers stumbling back into the cage.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Alvado keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dekkers.
As Alvado tries to get set, Dekkers tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvado manages to avoid the attempt.
Dekkers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Alvado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Dekkers stumbling back into the cage.
Dekkers lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado lands a jab to Dekkers's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvado, pushing him back against the cage.
Dekkers tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Alvado tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Alvado lands with a right to the head.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvado avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dekkers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvado's brow.
Alvado misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
Alvado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvado can't break the clinch.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvado.
Dekkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvado lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Dekkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvado gets an underhook and turns Dekkers into the cage.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers stalling against the cage.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvado keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvado. Alvado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dekkers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Dekkers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dekkers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Alvado circles away.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Alvado tries to bum rush Dekkers with a series of wild strikes but Dekkers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Dekkers throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Dekkers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Alvado circles away and keeps his distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekkers.
Dekkers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pablo Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Dekkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers defending well as Alvado loads up on a big left hand.
Dekkers throws a leg kick which misses Alvado's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvado tries to avoid it.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dekkers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekkers counters with a solid body 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!
Alvado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvado lands a jab.
Dekkers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dekkers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dekkers throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Dekkers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvado. Dekkers shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dekkers.
Dekkers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dekkers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dekkers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dekkers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dekkers with a body shot.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dekkers at a distance.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Dekkers saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dekkers.
Dekkers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dekkers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dekkers throws a head kick but Alvado moves out of range.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Dekkers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekkers just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Alvado throws a wild body kick that Dekkers sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bas Dekkers.
Well Dekkers 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
A very excited looking Bas Dekkers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Parnevik (ranked 743 p4p, 123 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 969 p4p, 150 weight class). Parnevik comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Here Now. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot gets a clinch.
Saibot tries to work over Parnevik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parnevik breaks the clinch.
Saibot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parnevik swats away the attempt to clinch by Saibot.
Saibot throws a body punch but Parnevik moves out of range.
Parnevik tries to land a leg kick but Saibot saw it coming and moves away.
Saibot takes one on the button.
Parnevik connects with the punch.
Parnevik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Saibot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parnevik. Parnevik obviously looking to wear him down.
Parnevik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saibot has closed the distance and engaged Parnevik in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parnevik looking to stall.
Saibot scores with a shot to the side of Parnevik's head.
Parnevik tries to break free but Saibot pushes him back against the cage.
Parnevik blocks a body shot from Saibot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parnevik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parnevik has had enough of the clinch but Saibot keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parnevik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parnevik is struggling to control the position.
Parnevik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saibot's elbow.
Saibot pushes Parnevik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saibot has a couple of punches blocked by Parnevik.
Saibot misses with a body punch.
Saibot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saibot is leaning against Parnevik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Parnevik.
Parnevik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saibot or not.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Parnevik.
Parnevik misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Saibot.
Saibot lands a hook that snaps the head of Parnevik backwards.
Saibot blocks a body shot from Parnevik.
Parnevik has a couple of punches blocked by Saibot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parnevik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parnevik digs a right hand into Saibot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saibot's gas tank.
Parnevik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parnevik blocks a body shot from Saibot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parnevik.
Saibot can't find room to land a body shot as Parnevik controls the action.
Parnevik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Parnevik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saibot up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Parnevik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik working aggressively here.
Parnevik is looking to control Saibot's arms but Saibot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parnevik has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parnevik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parnevik leaning against his opponent.
Saibot digs a right hand into Parnevik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parnevik's gas tank.
Parnevik takes a shot to the head.
Parnevik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot tries a body shot but Parnevik blocks it.
Saibot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parnevik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Parnevik looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesper Parnevik.
Saibot with a nice cross.
It looks like Jesper Parnevik has been cut.
A jab from Saibot misses.
As Saibot looks to move away, Parnevik throws a big counter combo but Saibot just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saibot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saibot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saibot slips a jab from Parnevik.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot slips a jab from Parnevik.
Parnevik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saibot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
Parnevik is looking to control Saibot's arms but Saibot gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parnevik has his back to the cage.
Saibot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saibot throws a head punch that misses.
Saibot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parnevik working aggressively here.
Parnevik stalling the fight.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noob Saibot will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Parnevik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Parnevik cracks Saibot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parnevik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A clash of legs there as Saibot blocks the low kick.
Parnevik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saibot.
Saibot looks to clinch
and Saibot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saibot closes the distance and clinches.
Parnevik dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Parnevik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saibot backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saibot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parnevik tries a body shot but Saibot blocks it.
Saibot lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parnevik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parnevik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parnevik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saibot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parnevik, right into the meat.
Parnevik looks to land a body kick but Saibot moved away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot drops Parnevik with a naaaaasty hook - Parnevik is in real trouble here! Saibot dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noob Saibot!
A relieved looking Noob Saibot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 638 p4p, 88 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 978 p4p, 135 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
200 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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34
202 lbs
26 - 13 - 2 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gone throws a sloppy body shot
and Obuhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gone 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.
Obuhov fails with the takedown
and Gone counters with a nice uppercut.
Obuhov misses with a hook.
It seemed like Gone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gone swings for the body but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gone throws out the jab.
Gone scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Obuhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gone.
Good standup being displayed there by Gone as he connects with a hook.
Gone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obuhov.
An attempted straight right counter from Obuhov misses the target.
Gone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuhov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gone's head.
Gone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gone misses with a straight left.
A combination from Gone does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Obuhov misses the target.
Obuhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gone.
Obuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obuhov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Obuhov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gone is trying to improve his position.
Gone wants to get back to his feet but Obuhov drags him back down.
Gone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gone keeps trying to improve his position.
Obuhov throwing strikes but Gone manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Obuhov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obuhov sneaks back into half guard.
Gone wants to stand up but Obuhov manages to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Obuhov looking for a sweep. Not yet Obuhov, not yet.
Obuhov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obuhov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obuhov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gone has passed into side control.
Gone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Obuhov to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obuhov misses with the combination.
Gone unleashes a big counter combination but Obuhov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A cross from Gone lands.
Obuhov stalks Gone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gone's face. Gone staggers backwards, shaken.
Obuhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chins Gone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obuhov works over Gone's head and body with a nice combination.
Obuhov with a poor takedown
and Obuhov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obuhov throws a hook but Gone avoids it easily.
Obuhov throws a shot from downtown. Gone moves away and avoids it.
Gone cracks Obuhov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obuhov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gone misses with a wild combination.
Oh Obuhov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gone misses with a head kick.
Obuhov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obuhov cracks Gone with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov cracks Gone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Obuhov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gone follows Obuhov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chins Gone!
Chins Gone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Felterbush (ranked 487 p4p, 67 weight class) and Sergey Beznisko (ranked 559 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
200 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beznisko with a jab.
Felterbush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beznisko counters with a stiff right hand.
Beznisko lands with a hook. Felterbush tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beznisko lands with a shot to the body.
Beznisko thuds a left hand into Felterbush's body.
Felterbush misses with a right hand
and Beznisko counters with a nice uppercut.
Beznisko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Felterbush swinging wildly here.
Beznisko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush tries to get to full guard but Beznisko has control of the leg.
Beznisko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beznisko lands with a punch from half guard.
Felterbush is looking for a sweep. Beznisko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beznisko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Felterbush works his way to full guard. Good work.
Felterbush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felterbush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beznisko is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felterbush bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beznisko's guard.
Felterbush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Felterbush 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.
Felterbush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felterbush is looking to work some ground and pound but Beznisko has wrist control.
Beznisko is trying to control the position but Felterbush postures up.
Felterbush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Felterbush won't allow Beznisko to sweep him here.
Felterbush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beznisko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Felterbush keeps moving.
Beznisko chips away with some ground and pound.
Beznisko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Felterbush is on top in guard.
Beznisko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Felterbush throws an elbow that misses. Beznisko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Felterbush's guard. Nice move by Beznisko!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beznisko preventing the sweep.
Felterbush throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Beznisko landing with the ground and pound.
Beznisko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beznisko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beznisko is looking to work some ground and pound but Felterbush has wrist control.
Felterbush manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beznisko manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felterbush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beznisko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Beznisko wants to sweep here but Felterbush controlling him for the moment.
Felterbush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Felterbush postures up and lands a big shot to Beznisko's brow.
Felterbush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Felterbush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felterbush preventing the sweep.
Felterbush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beznisko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush stopping the sweep attempt from Beznisko.
Felterbush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Felterbush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Felterbush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Felterbush stands up over Beznisko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beznisko looking for a sweep. Not yet Beznisko, not yet.
Beznisko has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Beznisko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Felterbush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felterbush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beznisko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Felterbush throwing strikes from guard but Beznisko blocks nicely.
Felterbush working some strikes from top position.
Felterbush postures up in Beznisko's guard and throws a big left but Beznisko blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felterbush throws a strike but Beznisko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Beznisko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Felterbush throws a body kick that misses.
Beznisko tries to move into range but Felterbush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Felterbush throws a jab but it's blocked by Beznisko.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut. Felterbush saw that one coming.
Beznisko avoids the body shot from Felterbush.
Felterbush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Donnie Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Felterbush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beznisko lands a nice shot to the body.
Beznisko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beznisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Felterbush counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Felterbush connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko has a takedown stuffed.
Felterbush connects with a single shot there.
Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Beznisko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Felterbush misses with a kick to the body.
Sergey Beznisko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Felterbush missing with a left hand there. Beznisko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beznisko throws an overhand right that lands on Felterbush's shoulder, as Felterbush tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Felterbush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Felterbush throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beznisko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Felterbush!
Beznisko lands a few punches from side control.
Felterbush tries to bench press Beznisko off him but Beznisko keeps the position.
Beznisko advances to mount.
Felterbush tries to reverse the position but Beznisko maintains control.
Beznisko breaks from Felterbush's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sergey Beznisko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Felterbush sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felterbush is looking to improve his position.
Beznisko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beznisko is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Felterbush is hurt! He's hurt bad - Beznisko fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Felterbush from any more punishment! Congratulations to Beznisko! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Beznisko!
A victorious Sergey Beznisko 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Forclit (ranked 245 p4p, 36 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 591 p4p, 82 weight class). Shota has chosen Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
211 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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39
202 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit throws a big shot that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Forclit has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Forclit slips under a jab.
Forclit takes a swing at Shota's ribcage but misses.
Shota tries to clinch
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Shota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Forclit's sensitive parts.
Forclit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Forclit throws a big elbow that misses.
Shota is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Forclit is controlling him.
Forclit works over Shota with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Forclit 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.
Forclit stops Shota from standing up.
Forclit throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forclit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shota wants to stand and escape but Forclit is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Forclit presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A short uppercut from Shota.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Forclit lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Shota.
Forclit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forclit tries a body shot but Shota blocks it.
Forclit lands a shot to the body.
Forclit lands a right hand.
Forclit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forclit breaks from the clinch.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Forclit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Shota has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forclit. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota clobbers Forclit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shota scores with a body shot.
Forclit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shota darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Forclit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Forclit ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Forclit misses the target.
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Forclit. That snapped Shota's head back.
Shota connects with a solid leg kick.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forclit.
Shota clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Forclit.
Shota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forclit digs a right hand underneath Shota's ribcage. Shota let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Forclit.
Shota looks winded!
Forclit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shota throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Forclit blocks it with crossed arms.
Shota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Forclit lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Forclit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Forclit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Forclit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shota defends it well.
Forclit throwing shots but Shota is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Forclit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shota is trying to stand.
Shota is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Forclit working Shota over with strikes.
Shota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Forclit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shota is trying to stand up here but Forclit is controlling him well.
Forclit working Shota over with strikes.
Forclit wants to take a breather but Shota is having none of it.
Forclit slips a nice elbow through Shota's hands, connecting with Shota's forehead.
Forclit seems to be looking for submissions.
Forclit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shota defending well though.
Forclit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota has hold of Forclit's hands but Forclit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shota is trying to stand back up but Forclit is controlling him
Forclit is nestled in close to Shota, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shota taking some punishment here, with Forclit in his half guard.
Shota kicks Forclit off and gets back to his feet.
Forclit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit sizes up Shota with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
letting Forclit counter with a right hand.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Forclit is just out of range.
Shota avoids the body shot from Forclit.
Adrian Shota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forclit looks to land a combination. Shota sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shota scores with a leg kick.
Shota moves away from the strike by Forclit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota tries to clinch but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Forclit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Forclit wants to control but Shota is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit'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.
Shota lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shota blocks a jab.
A low kick from Shota is predictable there
and Forclit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Shota lands a jab to the nose.
Forclit takes one to the chin there.
Shota wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shota is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Forclit.
Forclit blocks a leg kick.
Shota swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forclit. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota misses with a hook. Forclit ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Forclit.
Shota misses the body punch
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Forclit's shoulder, as Forclit tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Shota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Happy Forclit is winning the standup battle so far.
Forclit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shota throws a hook but Forclit blocks it.
Forclit lands a jab to the head.
Forclit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shota defends it nicely.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Forclit misses with a wild body shot.
Shota stuns Forclit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shota takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Forclit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Forclit feinted with a counter takedown.
Shota fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forclit, pushing him back against the cage.
Forclit has a couple of punches blocked by Shota.
Forclit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shota prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Happy Forclit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands with a short shot to the head.
Shota scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forclit avoiding damage as Shota throws knees to the body.
Forclit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forclit misses with a body punch.
Forclit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
Forclit scores with a hook to the body.
Shota tries a body shot but Forclit blocks it.
Forclit lands a right hand.
Forclit breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Forclit moves away and avoids it.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Forclit moved out of range nicely.
Shota blocks a jab.
Shota swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
Shota throws a leg kick but Forclit moved away.
Shota throws a leg kick but Forclit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Forclit is looking to counter punch.
Forclit works Shota's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota lands a jab to the nose.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Forclit is out of range.
Shota is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Shota misses
and Forclit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forclit.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forclit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forclit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Forclit looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Forclit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Forclit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Forclit cracks Shota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Forclit lands a right hook to the body.
Shota is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forclit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shota takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Forclit.
The fighters circling - Shota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Forclit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Shota as he checks the leg kick.
Shota throws a leg kick that misses.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Forclit slips a jab from Shota.
Shota thuds a left hand into Forclit's body.
Shota throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Shota loads up on a big right hand but Forclit slips the punch.
Shota misses with a looping right.
Forclit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Forclit scores with a jab.
Forclit tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Forclit or perhaps it was just good defense by Shota, which made it look bad.
Forclit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shota can do to turn this around?
Forclit cracks Shota with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Shota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota avoids the body shot from Forclit.
Shota tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forclit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Happy Forclit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Forclit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shota sprawls and moves away.
Forclit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shota keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.
Shota wants to stand and escape but Forclit is having none of it.
Forclit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shota's head.
Forclit looking to sit in guard and control but Shota gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Forclit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shota is aware though and is defending well.
Forclit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Forclit looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Shota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forclit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Shota misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Forclit. That snapped Shota's head back.
Shota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forclit.
Forclit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shota. Shota obviously looking to wear him down.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Forclit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forclit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forclit.
Forclit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
A jab from Shota misses.
Shota scores with a sloppy right hand. Forclit should have avoided that one.
Shota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forclit loads up on a big right hand but Shota slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Forclit misses with a looping right.
A big right from Shota misses.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Forclit throwing a counter right hand but Shota manages to avoid it.
Shota lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Forclit looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shota sprawls well. Shota wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Forclit gets slowly back to his feet.
Shota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Forclit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shota thumps Forclit with a low kick.
Shota throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.
Happy Forclit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Shota.
Shota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forclit is out of range.
Forclit drops his hands momentarily and Shota takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Shota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Forclit is looking to counter punch.
Shota works Forclit's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Forclit.
Shota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Forclit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forclit punishes Shota's body with a nice straight punch.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shota throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Forclit counters with a shoot takedown. Shota fights it but they end up in guard.
Shota takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shota wants to stand up but Forclit is controlling him.
Forclit pushing down on Shota's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit wants to control but Shota is keeping him busy.
Shota pushes Forclit off and gets back to his feet.
Shota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shota punishes Forclit's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Forclit is out of range.
Shota chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shota throws a series of punches but Forclit moves out of range.
Shota stuffs the takedown attempt from Forclit. Forclit gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forclit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Forclit feinted with a counter takedown.
Forclit scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Shota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Forclit 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Happy Forclit!
A very excited looking Happy Forclit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Adrian Shota spoke after the fight, saying 'Even the best of us have much to learn. My pain is well earned. May all my enemies be so skilled as you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 304 p4p, 47 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 428 p4p, 65 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
188 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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39
184 lbs
38 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Suf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman lands with a good body shot.
Hoffman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Suf ducked under it nicely.
Hoffman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suf loads up on a big right hand but Hoffman slips the punch.
Suf misses with a body kick.
Hoffman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body punch from Hoffman.
Suf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Suf avoids the punch easily.
Suf moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suf. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Suf's shoulder, as Suf tries to avoid the shot.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suf.
Hoffman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suf moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suf lands a body punch.
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suf digs a right hand underneath Hoffman's ribcage. Hoffman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoffman controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Hoffman.
Suf prevents Hoffman from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Hoffman does it's job there.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman punishes Suf's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoffman blocks the body kick.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suf manages to avoid it.
Hoffman blocks a head kick by Suf.
Suf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoffman defending well as Suf loads up on a big left hand.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Hoffman.
Suf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Suf - just one landing.
Suf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoffman lands with a hook. Suf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoffman moves out of range as Suf throws a body kick.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Suf avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman swings for the body but Suf moves out of range.
Hoffman looks to land a right hand but Suf moved out of range.
Hoffman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoffman tries to move into range but Suf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoffman misses the jab.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suf manages to avoid it.
Hoffman clobbers Suf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffman lands a nice hook to Suf's body. Suf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hoffman misses with a hook.
Suf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Suf ducked under it nicely.
Suf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suf moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoffman misses with a hook. Suf ducked under it nicely.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suf counters with an outside leg kick.
Suf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Suf.
Suf scores with a body shot.
Hoffman throws a shot to the body.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suf.
A little feinted left hand from Suf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman lands with a cross.
Hoffman takes a swing at Suf's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman loads up on a big right hand but Suf slips the punch.
Suf looks to land a right hand but Hoffman moved out of range.
A jab from Hoffman finds it's way through Suf's defenses.
Hoffman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suf throws a shot to the body.
Suf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffman manages to avoid it.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Suf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Suf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Suf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoffman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoffman misses with a straight right.
Suf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoffman looks winded!
Hoffman scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suf throws a low kick but Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Suf cracks Hoffman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoffman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suf slips a straight right by Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman swings for the body but Suf moves out of range.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suf had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoffman blocks the leg kick.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Suf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Suf tests Hoffman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Suf's shoulder, as Suf tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoffman throws the left hand but Suf avoids the punch easily.
Hoffman walks into a stiff left hand from Suf.
Suf misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suf. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suf manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Suf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman scores with the left hand. Suf knows he should have avoided that one.
Suf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Suf misses with a hook. Hoffman ducked under it nicely.
Hoffman throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Hoffman misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Hoffman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoffman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suf tests Hoffman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Suf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jack Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hoffman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hoffman throws a hook but Suf blocks it.
Suf lands a lovely overhand right.
Suf cracks the inside of Hoffman's front leg.
Suf walks into a jab.
Hoffman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoffman ducks under a wild hook from Suf.
Suf connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Suf misses its intended target.
Hoffman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suf counters with a crisp one two that drops Hoffman! Suf thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hoffman to his feet! Hoffman is in big trouble!
Hoffman is rocked!
Hoffman digs a good body shot into Suf's ribs.
Hoffman is still on wobbly legs! Can Suf finish him?
Hoffman throws a looping overhand right but Suf ducks down to avoid it.
Suf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suf missing with a left hand there. Hoffman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suf drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Hoffman's head, knocking him out cold! Suf is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Suf!
Bob Suf 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alton Newcastle (ranked 243 p4p, 22 weight class) and Taiki Aoki (ranked 416 p4p, 46 weight class). Alton Newcastle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36
148 lbs
24 - 19 - 2 |
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39
156 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alton Newcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taiki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki blocks a jab.
Newcastle looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Newcastle checks the leg kick.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newcastle swivels and escapes.
Aoki lands a jab.
Aoki drives through with a takedown into Newcastle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Newcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newcastle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Aoki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Newcastle gets full guard.
Newcastle has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aoki lands a couple of digs.
Newcastle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Newcastle tries to pass.
Aoki 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.
Newcastle trying to move into half guard but instead Aoki has managed to sweep!
Newcastle is trying to keep Aoki in close.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Newcastle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newcastle wants to control the position but Aoki says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Aoki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Newcastle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle wants to get back to full guard.
Aoki controlling the action here.
Newcastle is pressing down on Aoki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Newcastle isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aoki stacks Newcastle on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aoki!
Aoki controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Newcastle looking for a sweep but Aoki has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aoki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newcastle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is working hard here to advance position.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Newcastle is looking to get to half guard.
Aoki tries to control but Newcastle wriggling away.
Newcastle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki lands with some strikes.
Newcastle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aoki working Newcastle over with strikes here.
Newcastle sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Newcastle is trying to control but Aoki manages to pass to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Newcastle tries to lock up and control but Aoki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aoki lands a big elbow.
Newcastle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aoki throwing shots but Newcastle is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiki Aoki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newcastle lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Newcastle.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newcastle connects with a looping right hand.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Newcastle is just out of range.
Aoki dives in for a single leg takedown but Newcastle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Newcastle misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Newcastle's waist but Newcastle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side.
Newcastle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aoki dives in and scores a takedown into Newcastle's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Newcastle trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Newcastle passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to roll over but Newcastle keeps him under control.
Newcastle is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newcastle to get the leverage.
Aoki won't allow Newcastle to pass to mount.
Taiki Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
Aoki trying to control but Newcastle postures up.
Newcastle is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Newcastle is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Aoki to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aoki looking to control.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newcastle wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Newcastle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki is not content to let Newcastle control the position.
Aoki trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle wants to pass to mount but Aoki is defending the position.
Newcastle wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Newcastle is looking for a kimura here.
Newcastle is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Newcastle is looking for a kimura here.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newcastle is trying to work for a kimura but Aoki is defending well.
Newcastle uses his free foot to push down on Aoki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aoki.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newcastle trying to control but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alton Newcastle dominated that second round.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Newcastle misses.
And Aoki tries to counter it with a takedown but Newcastle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newcastle throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Newcastle lands a right hook to the body.
Newcastle tries to sprawl but Aoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Newcastle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Newcastle is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Newcastle wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Newcastle is retaining full guard.
Newcastle is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.
Newcastle keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Newcastle controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.
Aoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newcastle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aoki has managed to get both his arms back between Newcastle's legs - danger averted.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newcastle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Newcastle wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aoki pushing down on Newcastle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aoki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Newcastle is just riding it out for now. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
Aoki trying to control the action but Newcastle is working from the bottom.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Newcastle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Newcastle moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newcastle is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Newcastle keeps moving.
Aoki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Newcastle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newcastle looking for submissions off his back.
Newcastle gets back to full guard.
Newcastle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Aoki uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is not content to let Aoki control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki looks up at the clock and then as Newcastle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aoki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Newcastle is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Newcastle taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki lands an elbow.
Newcastle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Newcastle is looking to reverse the position.
Newcastle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taiki Aoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiki Aoki!
Our winner, Taiki Aoki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serge Spectre (ranked 8 p4p, 1 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 21 p4p, 2 weight class). Spectre comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Spectre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spectre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
That kick from Spectre tenderised Iron Tyson's leg. Iron Tyson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spectre swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Spectre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Spectre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Spectre connects with a crisp jab.
Spectre defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spectre throws a big shot that misses.
Spectre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spectre.
Spectre throws a right hand that misses
letting Iron Tyson counter with a right hand.
Spectre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Iron Tyson back to the cage. Spectre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Spectre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spectre thuds his right hand into Iron Tyson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spectre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spectre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectre slips under a jab.
Spectre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre blocks it.
Spectre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Iron Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Spectre.
Spectre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spectre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spectre moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
Spectre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spectre.
Spectre blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spectre was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson.
Spectre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spectre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Spectre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spectre throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily.
Iron Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spectre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spectre at a distance.
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!
Spectre misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectre scores with a jab. Iron Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iron Tyson blocks a head kick by Spectre.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Iron Tyson.
Spectre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Spectre misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Spectre misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson lunges at Spectre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spectre's hand.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Spectre was well out of range.
Iron Tyson defending well as Spectre loads up on a big left hand.
Spectre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
Spectre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Iron Tyson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Iron Tyson throws Spectre to one side and escapes!
Spectre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Spectre throws a shot from downtown. Iron Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Spectre slips under a jab.
Spectre tries a low kick but Iron Tyson avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spectre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spectre moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Spectre misses with a straight left.
Spectre misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Spectre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Spectre misses its intended target.
Iron Tyson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spectre lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron Tyson's head.
Spectre throws a lazy uppercut
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Spectre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spectre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Spectre.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spectre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spectre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Spectre blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Spectre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Spectre.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Spectre slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spectre connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spectre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Spectre.
Iron Tyson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spectre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron Tyson walks into a jab.
Spectre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Iron Tyson - just one landing.
A jab lands there for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to Spectre's midsection.
Iron Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Spectre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spectre throws a head kick that misses.
Spectre misses with a body shot.
Jab from Spectre.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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 Serge Spectre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Spectre.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Spectre.
Spectre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Spectre is out of range.
Iron Tyson lands with a cross.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
Spectre lands with an uppercut that bounces Iron Tyson off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spectre.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
A combination from Spectre does no damage.
Spectre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Spectre shoots in and drives through. Iron Tyson sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Spectre ducks down to avoid it.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Spectre misses with the combination.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spectre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Spectre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectre throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Spectre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spectre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spectre. Spectre obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spectre avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
Spectre scores with a jab.
Spectre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Spectre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Spectre moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Spectre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Spectre moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Spectre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spectre misses with a lunging right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Spectre misses.
Spectre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spectre thumps Iron Tyson with a low kick.
Spectre looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Iron Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Iron Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spectre.
A big right from Spectre misses.
Iron Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spectre throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron Tyson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Spectre.
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spectre.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Spectre moves out of range.
Iron Tyson digs a good body shot into Spectre's ribs.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spectre staying out of range there.
Spectre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spectre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron Tyson. Spectre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spectre throws an overhand right that lands on Iron Tyson's shoulder, as Iron Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Iron Tyson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spectre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Spectre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spectre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Spectre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Spectre is looking to counter with head kicks.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Spectre.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Spectre was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Spectre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spectre.
Spectre throws a big shot that misses.
Spectre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iron Tyson checks it well.
Iron Tyson clobbers Spectre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iron Tyson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spectre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spectre misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Spectre.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Spectre.
Iron Tyson slips a straight right by Spectre.
Spectre throws a front kick aimed at Iron Tyson's knee but Iron Tyson avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Iron Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Iron Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spectre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson jabs at Spectre's body.
Spectre takes one on the button.
Iron Tyson works Spectre's body with a nice hook.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spectre.
Spectre misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Spectre connects with the punch.
Spectre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Spectre wants to slow Iron Tyson down by chopping away at his legs.
Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Spectre moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Spectre misses the target.
A low kick from Spectre is predictable there
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spectre slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spectre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron Tyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Spectre avoids the punch easily.
Spectre is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson 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.
Spectre missing with a left hand there. Iron Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spectre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Spectre moved out of range nicely.
Spectre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spectre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Iron Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
Spectre dives in and grabs Iron Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iron Tyson pushes down on Spectre's head and hops out.
Iron Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Iron Tyson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spectre misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Spectre lands with an uppercut that bounces Iron Tyson off the cage and back into range.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson digs a good hook to Spectre's body.
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Spectre.
Iron Tyson slips a straight right by Spectre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spectre misses with a straight left.
Iron Tyson defending well as Spectre loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spectre to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spectre 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 Iron Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Spectre slips the punch.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Spectre.
Spectre misses with a looping right.
Spectre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spectre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Spectre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Iron Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Iron Tyson, not yet.
Iron Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Spectre is proving a slippery customer.
Iron Tyson has his foot on Spectre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spectre works his way back into a safe position though.
Spectre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Iron Tyson holds on and takes a little breather.
Iron Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spectre 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.
Spectre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Iron Tyson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spectre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iron Tyson's head.
Spectre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Iron Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spectre.
Spectre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iron Tyson keeps working.
Spectre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iron Tyson defending well though.
Spectre thows a huge punch but Iron Tyson dodges it nicely.
Spectre working over Iron Tyson with some ground and pound. Iron Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Spectre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spectre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iron Tyson is looking to escape.
Iron Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spectre.
Spectre lands strikes from half guard.
Iron Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spectre throwing strikes but missing.
Spectre stops Iron Tyson from standing up.
Spectre trying to control but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Spectre is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Iron Tyson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Iron Tyson has escaped and now he's on top!
Iron Tyson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spectre wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spectre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iron Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iron Tyson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Iron Tyson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Iron Tyson stands up and beckons Spectre to his feet.
Spectre throws a hook but Iron Tyson avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Spectre misses.
Spectre throws a body punch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Spectre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Spectre.
Spectre throws a jab when Iron Tyson was well out of range.
Spectre staying out of range there.
Spectre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Spectre clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spectre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spectre throws a chopping leg kick but Iron Tyson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Iron Tyson throws a leg kick but Spectre checks it.
Spectre slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spectre.
Iron Tyson tries to land a leg kick but Spectre saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Spectre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spectre scrambles back to his feet.
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Spectre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
Spectre misses the shot to the body.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Spectre ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spectre.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Spectre was well out of range.
Spectre throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spectre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Iron Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson is trying to control Spectre's posture but Spectre avoids it.
Iron Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Spectre has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spectre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Iron Tyson is trying to get back to his feet.
Iron Tyson is trying to improve his position.
Iron Tyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Iron Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
Spectre throws a strike aimed at the side of Iron Tyson's head but Iron Tyson avoids it well.
Iron Tyson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spectre is controlling him well.
Iron Tyson throws Spectre to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iron Tyson defending well as Spectre loads up on a big left hand.
Spectre moves out of range of the strikes.
Spectre blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice strike.
Iron Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Iron Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Spectre misses its intended target.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Spectre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spectre slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
Spectre drops down looking for a counter takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Spectre misses with a series of wild punches.
Iron Tyson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spectre slips under a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Iron Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Iron Tyson with a hook.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Iron Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spectre on the side of the head.
Spectre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spectre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
A swing and a miss from Spectre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Spectre was well out of range.
Spectre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Spectre saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Spectre.
Spectre punishes Iron Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook
and Spectre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Spectre misses its intended target.
Spectre looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Spectre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Spectre.
Iron Tyson with a hook.
Spectre looks to throw the jab but Iron Tyson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spectre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Iron Tyson misses.
Spectre throwing a counter right hand but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
A combination from Spectre does no damage.
Iron Tyson jabs at Spectre's body.
Spectre throws out a leg kick but Iron Tyson moves out of range and Spectre only half commits.
Iron Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Spectre misses the target.
Spectre moves forwards but Iron Tyson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spectre scores with a jab.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spectre misses with a leg kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Spectre.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spectre.
A leg kick checked by Iron Tyson.
Spectre misses with a straight right.
Iron Tyson staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spectre moves away.
Spectre ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
A big right from Spectre misses.
Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spectre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Spectre.
Spectre misses with a takedown attempt - Iron Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spectre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Spectre misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Spectre.
Spectre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iron Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spectre looks to land a left hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spectre misses with a body shot.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spectre.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Spectre.
Spectre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Spectre throws a big counter combination but Iron Tyson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spectre misses with an uppercut
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron Tyson checks a leg kick.
Spectre cracks the inside of Iron Tyson's front leg.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Spectre is out of range.
Iron Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spectre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spectre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spectre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iron Tyson's hands.
Spectre takes one to the side of the head.
Iron Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Spectre slips the punch.
Spectre looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Iron Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spectre doesn't seem phased though.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Spectre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron Tyson.
Spectre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Iron Tyson has one foot on Spectre's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Spectre misses.
Spectre swings widly with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spectre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spectre works Iron Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Spectre saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Spectre avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Spectre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spectre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spectre thinking.
Spectre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target.
Spectre throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spectre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spectre lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick from Spectre lands but Iron Tyson takes it in his stride.
Spectre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Spectre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Spectre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Iron Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
Spectre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Iron Tyson does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Spectre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spectre lands a right hook to the body.
Iron Tyson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spectre.
Nice shot lands for Iron Tyson.
Spectre works the jab nicely.
Spectre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spectre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Iron Tyson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serge Spectre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spectre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spectre moves out of range of the strikes.
Spectre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spectre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Nice shot lands for Spectre.
Iron Tyson lunges at Spectre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spectre's hand.
Spectre looks to land a right hand but Iron Tyson moved out of range.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Spectre's head but Spectre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spectre slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Spectre lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spectre takes a swing at Iron Tyson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spectre defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Spectre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spectre throws a hook but Iron Tyson blocks it.
A right-left combo lands from Spectre.
Spectre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
Spectre ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Spectre lands a head shot.
Spectre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Spectre saw that one coming.
Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spectre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Iron Tyson misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spectre slips a straight right by Iron Tyson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spectre.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serge Spectre.
I think Spectre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson is the new lightweight champion!
Shogun Iron Tyson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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