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OFC 328: Maneno vs Lafayette PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 1900 p4p, 184 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 2774 p4p, 260 weight class). Watt's entrance music is Edmund Fitzgerald. A fine choice. Jack Wilder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watt misses with an uppercut.
Watt throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
Wilder steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Watt.
Wilder misses with an uppercut
and Watt counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watt doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilder misses with a leg kick.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watt.
Wilder feints and then cracks Watt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watt down.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
Wilder lands the left hand.
Wilder slips under a jab from Watt.
A slow jab from Watt misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder throws a jab when Watt was well out of range.
Watt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watt in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder lands a leg kick that knocks Watt off balance momentarily.
Wilder closes the distance and clinches.
Wilder avoids a wild elbow strike from Watt.
Watt is working Wilder over against the cage.
Watt blocks a body shot from Wilder.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Watt.
Wilder swings wildly with an uppercut but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watt is rocked!
Wilder is trying to break the clinch but Watt is controlling him.
Oh Watt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilder tries to work over Watt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watt seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watt is looking to clinch but Wilder is avoiding it.
Watt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Wilder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt staying out of range there.
Watt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watt ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
A jab from Wilder misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt slips under a jab from Wilder.
Wilder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilder clinches up with Watt and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Watt.
Watt tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Watt back against the cage.
Wilder lands with a right to the head.
Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder has managed to clinch.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Wilder.
Watt trying to control the position but instead, Wilder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watt into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder throws a low kick but Watt moves out of range easily.
Wilder lands a jab to the nose.
Watt throws a series of punches but Wilder avoids them all with ease.
Wilder throws out a counter right but Watt avoids it with no problem.
Watt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Watt finds it's way through Wilder's defenses.
Wilder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watt misses with a hook. Wilder ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Wilder off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Wilder.
A jab from Wilder does it's job there.
Wilder misses with a few strikes there.
Wilder clinches with his opponent.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilder misses with some punches.
Watt tries a knee to the head but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watt blocks a body shot from Wilder.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder lands with a short shot to the head.
Watt blocks a body shot from Wilder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder dominated that round.
That's time! Watt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilder moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Watt.
A short right from Wilder on the inside.
Wilder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watt scores with a punch to the head.
Watt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Wilder rushes Watt and presses him up against the cage.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Watt.
Nice elbow from Watt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watt.
Watt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilder presses Watt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilder swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilder scrambles back to his feet.
Watt tries to keep at a distance but Wilder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Watt misses.
Wilder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
Watt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilder finds it's way round the side to connect with Watt's head.
Wilder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wilder throws a body punch but Watt moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Watt.
Good leg kick by Watt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Watt's head but Watt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Watt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watt stalling the fight.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack Wilder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilder scores with a shot to the side of Watt's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilder.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watt throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilder's brow.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wilder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilder is looking to break free of the clinch but Watt has double underhooks.
Watt lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Watt.
Wilder working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Wilder.
Watt tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands an elbow just above Wilder 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Watt as the two fighters clinch.
Watt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watt is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilder gets an underhook and turns Watt into the cage.
Watt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watt backwards.
Watt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Watt.
Wilder can't find room to land a body shot as Watt controls the action.
Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and Watt counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder slips under a jab.
Wilder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wilder scores with a punch to the head.
Watt slips a jab from Wilder.
Wilder just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWatt.
Wilder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Watt.
Wilder drives through and clinches with Watt against the cage.
Wilder takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilder as Watt tries to tie him up.
Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watt ducks right into an uppercut from Wilder.
Watt throws a head kick but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watt, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watt throws an elbow but misses.
Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watt tries to clinch there but Wilder circles away.
Wilder looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Watt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Wilder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Watt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilder to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilder throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Wilder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watt doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Watt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watt is looking to counter the offense by Wilder and move into the clinch.
Watt is looking to clinch but Wilder is avoiding it.
Watt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Watt slips a jab from Wilder.
Watt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilder sizes up Watt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilder.
Wilder needs to keep his hands up - Watt had a free shot at his head there.
Wilder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Wilder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder darts in and clinches Watt up against the cage.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Watt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder blocks an elbow strike.
Watt working aggressively here.
Watt tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Watt back against the cage.
Good body shot from Watt.
Watt misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wilder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilder as Watt tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilder can't find room to land a body shot as Watt controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilder.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watts head.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilder misses with a punch to the body.
Watt breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilder thinks about the counter body kick.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Watt.
Wilder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Wilder misses.
Watt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilder's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Watt looks to land a combination but Wilder avoids it well.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder tries to score with a low kick but Watt moves his leg out of the way.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Watt moved out of range nicely.
Wilder misses with an uppercut
and Watt counters with a series of strikes. Wilder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Watt slips the punch.
Watt lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilder.
A little feinted left hand from Watt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilder throws a low kick but Watt avoids it.
Watt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watt staying out of range there.
Watt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilder! But no joy.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilder wants to slow Watt down by chopping away at his legs.
As Wilder looks to move away, Watt throws a big counter combo but Wilder just gets out of the way.
Watt misses with a looping right.
Wilder appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watt throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Watt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watt throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watt.
Scott Watt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder throws the left hand but Watt avoids the punch easily.
Watt tried to counter with a leg kick but Wilder avoided it.
Wilder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watt's sensitive parts.
Wilder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watt defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Watt throws a hook but Wilder avoids it easily.
Wilder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Watt misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilder! But no joy.
Wilder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilder. That snapped Watt's head back.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Wilder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fagell McLovin (ranked 1101 p4p, 147 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 2049 p4p, 265 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Ruth enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fagell McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Ruth misses.
McLovin misses with a wild body shot.
McLovin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McLovin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLovin thumps Ruth with a low kick.
McLovin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruth is out of range and McLovin settles back down.
McLovin connects with a right hand. Ruth shakes it off.
McLovin looks for the body kick but Ruth saw that one coming.
A lazy left from McLovin finds it's target.
Ruth misses the jab.
McLovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth connects with a body shot.
Ruth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McLovin cracks Ruth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth throws a series of punches but McLovin avoids them all with ease.
Ruth throws a jab when McLovin was well out of range.
Ruth lands a nice shot that snaps McLovin's head back.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. McLovin moves away and avoids it.
It looked like McLovin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fagell McLovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Ruth 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.
McLovin looks for the body kick but Ruth saw that one coming.
Ruth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McLovin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from McLovin misses.
Ruth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McLovin defends it well.
McLovin moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Ruth throws a nice looking combination but McLovin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLovin connects with a body shot that sends Ruth's belly button to the back.
McLovin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. McLovin saw that one coming.
McLovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control.
McLovin's coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ruth is working McLovin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ruth prevents McLovin from escaping the position.
Ruth with the ground and pound but McLovin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McLovin to regain full guard.
Ruth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruth lands a couple of elbows.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to free his leg and advance position but McLovin is retaining full guard.
Ruth throws an elbow that misses. McLovin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruth's guard. Nice move by McLovin!
Ruth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McLovin preventing the sweep.
Ruth keeps trying to improve his position.
Ruth is trying to keep McLovin in close.
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth thows a huge punch but McLovin dodges it nicely.
McLovin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ruth keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ruth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McLovin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruth swings wildly with an uppercut but McLovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin blocking some punches.
McLovin letting Ruth take a breather here.
Ruth slowing the pace effectively.
Ruth receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruth.
Ruth controlling the action here for a moment.
Ruth is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McLovin letting Ruth take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
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 Fagell McLovin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ruth fails to land with a series of punches.
McLovin misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth feints the counter takedown.
Fagell McLovin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth moves out of range as McLovin throws a body kick.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head.
McLovin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Ruth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McLovin's guard.
Ruth cracks McLovin with a solid left hand.
McLovin keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
McLovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruth stands up over McLovin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruth wants to pass the guard but McLovin is keeping the position.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ruth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth looking to pass the guard.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruth throws a big right hand that misses.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruth postures up in McLovin's guard and throws a big left but McLovin blocks it.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruth trying to control but McLovin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruth wants to control from the top but McLovin keeps moving.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
McLovin wants to stand and escape but Ruth is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McLovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLovin takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Ruth.
Ruth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and McLovin counters with a one-two to the body.
McLovin tries to score with a low kick but Ruth moves his leg out of the way.
Ruth dips to his left and cracks McLovin with an uppercut!
Ruth might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLovin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McLovin is looking to wear down Ruth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McLovin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
McLovin throws a leg kick which misses Ruth's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruth tries to avoid it.
McLovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from McLovin.
Ruth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McLovin defends it well.
McLovin throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by McLovin.
McLovin slips under a jab from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but McLovin blocks it.
McLovin blocks a jab.
Ruth shoots in for a takedown but McLovin shows good takedown defense.
McLovin moves out of range as Ruth strikes.
Ruth fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruth digs a good hook to McLovin's body.
Nice defenses there by McLovin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McLovin staying out of range there.
Ruth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
McLovin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLovin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruth if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circle momentarily. McLovin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick from McLovin.
McLovin ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
McLovin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
McLovin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. McLovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fagell McLovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for McLovin.
A big left from Ruth misses.
McLovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from McLovin.
McLovin throws a predictable looking body shot
so Ruth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McLovin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ruth throws a hook but McLovin avoids it easily.
Ruth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLovin.
McLovin throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for McLovin.
Ruth throws the left hand but McLovin avoids the punch easily.
Ruth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from McLovin.
McLovin lands a lovely overhand right.
McLovin scores with a head kick. Ruth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McLovin lands a body shot.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McLovin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruth takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Ruth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLovin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McLovin throws a chopping leg kick but Ruth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McLovin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLovin just misses with a punch to the body.
McLovin moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by McLovin.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of McLovin's head but McLovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLovin.
McLovin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McLovin defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth ducks right into an uppercut from McLovin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruth, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLovin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruth tries for a takedown but McLovin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but McLovin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
A jab from Ruth misses.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and McLovin counters with a left to the body.
McLovin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLovin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot lands for McLovin.
Ruth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McLovin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McLovin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but McLovin moved out of range.
McLovin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLovin slips a jab from Ruth.
McLovin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McLovin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLovin misses with a low kick.
Ruth misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. McLovin moves away and avoids it.
McLovin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from McLovin.
Ruth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McLovin just misses with a punch to the body.
McLovin scores with a punch to the head.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
McLovin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruth throws out the jab.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLovin moves away.
Ruth fails with a takedown attempt.
McLovin defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McLovin can pounce on him.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. McLovin moves away and avoids it.
McLovin misses with a kick to the body.
McLovin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin thumps Ruth with a low kick.
Ruth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLovin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLovin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruth's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth slips a jab from McLovin.
A good leg kick by McLovin.
McLovin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McLovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruth.
Ruth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McLovin quickly recovers to half guard.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McLovin to regain full guard.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but McLovin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruth lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McLovin's head.
Ruth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McLovin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fagell McLovin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McLovin 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fagell McLovin!
Fagell McLovin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Momochi Hanzo (ranked 1715 p4p, 237 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 4240 p4p, 481 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Momochi Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd connects with a crisp jab.
Hanzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanzo tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Todd.
Hanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd connects with a looping right hand.
Todd dips to his left and cracks Hanzo with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Todd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hanzo is trying to break the clinch but Todd has him pressed against the cage.
Hanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Hanzo misses its target.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hanzo.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd throws a leg kick
and Hanzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Todd works Hanzo's body with a nice hook.
Hanzo staying out of range there.
Todd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanzo. That did some damage!
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!
Todd is looking to land body kicks.
Hanzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Hanzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Hanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
Todd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo blocks an uppercut.
Hanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanzo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Hanzo controls the action.
A short right from Hanzo on the inside.
Hanzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Hanzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanzo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Todd misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanzo.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Hanzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Hanzo.
Todd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hanzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Todd just stands there and leans against the cage.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Hanzo avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Todd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Todd lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Todd lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo pushes Todd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hanzo 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanzo is retaining full guard.
Todd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanzo trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Todd throws a big elbow that misses.
Todd postures up and lands a big shot to Hanzo's brow.
Todd is in close to Hanzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hanzo is rocked!
Todd arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hanzo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Comanche Todd!
Comanche Todd very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 942 p4p, 50 weight class) and Dolores Doremus (ranked 2315 p4p, 108 weight class). Sheehan Jr comes into the arena with Keep Ridin' blaring out of the sound system. Dolores Doremus 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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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr throws a one two combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Sheehan Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Doremus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doremus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sheehan Jr is trying to defend but Doremus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doremus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sheehan Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doremus prevents Sheehan Jr from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheehan Jr desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Doremus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sheehan Jr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Doremus moves out of range easily.
Doremus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doremus darts in looking for a takedown but Sheehan Jr gets double underhooks and turns Doremus into the cage.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Sheehan Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Doremus.
It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a body kick but Doremus moved away.
Sheehan Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Doremus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sheehan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doremus has his takedown stuffed
and Doremus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doremus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sheehan Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheehan Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doremus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doremus tries for a takedown but Sheehan Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr clobbers Doremus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehan Jr misses the jab.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doremus goes for a double leg but Sheehan Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sheehan Jr continues to drive forward.
It looked like Sheehan Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doremus.
Sheehan Jr tries to bum rush Doremus with a series of wild strikes but Doremus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheehan Jr blocks a jab.
Doremus tries to clinch up but Sheehan Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Doremus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheehan Jr is fending him off so far but Doremus persists. Nope, Sheehan Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Doremus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doremus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doremus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doremus.
Doremus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheehan Jr 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doremus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doremus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sheehan Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doremus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheehan Jr's head.
Sheehan Jr wants to stand up but Doremus is controlling him.
Doremus throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheehan Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doremus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doremus is one step ahead there.
Doremus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Doremus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Doremus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doremus trying to control but Sheehan Jr is working from the bottom.
Sheehan Jr wants to stand up but Doremus is controlling him.
Doremus scoring with some ground and pound.
Doremus throws an elbow that misses. Sheehan Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doremus's guard. Nice move by Sheehan Jr!
Doremus throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sheehan Jr uses it to pass to side control.
Sheehan Jr decides to stand up, so the ref orders Doremus to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doremus fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheehan Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Doremus blocks a head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Doremus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Doremus shoots in looking for a takedown but Sheehan Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doremus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sheehan Jr misses the target.
Sheehan Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Sheehan Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sheehan Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doremus! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doremus is defended easily by Sheehan Jr.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolores Doremus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick but Doremus moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr cracks Doremus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sheehan Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doremus can do to turn this around?
Doremus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Doremus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The strikes coming from Doremus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Doremus is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheehan Jr is defending well.
Doremus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sheehan Jr to see if he's OK.
Doremus working away.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to his feet but Doremus drags him back down.
Doremus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doremus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doremus cracks Sheehan Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doremus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sheehan Jr some visible discomfort.
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!
Doremus working the body and head with strikes.
Sheehan Jr pushes Doremus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Doremus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Doremus working the head and body with strikes.
Doremus working the ground and pound from side control.
Dolores Doremus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheehan Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sheehan Jr is rocked!
Doremus scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh Sheehan Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doremus cracks Sheehan Jr with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Doremus immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sheehan Jr is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Doremus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolores Doremus!
Justus Sheehan Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm going to go back home and sit down with my coaches, but this could be the last time you see me in the Cage. And if it is, thank you to the fans and the OFC!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 1133 p4p, 129 weight class) and Master Wong (ranked 1496 p4p, 172 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Manu Chao - Mr. Bobby. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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31
275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Wong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wong was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Wong misses with a lunging right hand
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black misses with a looping right.
Wong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wong throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Wong.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Wong is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black throws a body punch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
BOOM! Black lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wong. Wong tries to recover but Black is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wong lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Black!
Matt Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 912 p4p, 129 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 875 p4p, 127 weight class). Laiho comes to the cage accompanied by Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy. Slater comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stop What Ya Doin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! AC Slater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
225 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
Laiho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slater's head.
Laiho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laiho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Laiho sprawls well initially but Slater persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Slater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slater blocks the strikes from Laiho.
Laiho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slater pulls his head out easily.
Slater sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiho defending well though.
Laiho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slater pulls his head out easily.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slater seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Laiho 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.
Laiho trying to control but Slater postures up.
Laiho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laiho taking some punishment here, with Slater in his half guard.
Slater is controlling the pace.
Slater lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two 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.
Slater wants to take a breather but Laiho is having none of it.
Laiho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slater scores with a couple of nice shots.
Laiho is pressing down on Slater's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Laiho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater works over Laiho with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laiho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Laiho's legs - danger averted.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Laiho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slater is one step ahead there.
Laiho has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Laiho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Laiho's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). AC Slater!
In his post fight interview, AC Slater started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Hensen (ranked 623 p4p, 73 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 1339 p4p, 151 weight class). Hensen comes into the arena with Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon blaring out of the sound system. Lyle Alzado will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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274 lbs
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26
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Hensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hensen.
Hensen is looking to land body kicks.
Hensen sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Alzado to the ground! Hensen dives into full mount looking to finish!
Alzado can't escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzado 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.
Alzado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hensen pulls his head out easily.
Hensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alzado actively working from the bottom here.
Hensen moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Alzado.
Hensen tries to advance to mount but Alzado denies him.
Hensen working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alzado is trying to get back to half guard.
Hensen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hensen cracks Alzado with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alzado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alzado sees it coming and defends easily.
Hensen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alzado defends it well.
Hensen wants to pass to mount but Alzado is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alzado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hensen is working for a submission of some sort.
Alzado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hensen pulls his head out easily.
Alzado with the active half guard here but Hensen passes nicely into side control.
Hensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alzado tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hensen presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hensen landing strikes from the mount and Alzado is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzado working to try and regain half guard.
Hensen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hensen trying to control but Alzado is having none of it.
Alzado working to try and regain half guard.
Hensen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alzado looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alzado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alzado is rocked!
Hensen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Alzado is still in real trouble! Can Hensen finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Hensen! Alzado is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sven Hensen!
Sven Hensen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexington Snape (ranked 353 p4p, 41 weight class) and David Von Erich (ranked 2380 p4p, 273 weight class). Snape's entrance music is DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed. A fine choice. Von Erich has chosen La Grange as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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37
249 lbs
38 - 21 - 0 |
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23
245 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lexington Snape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Von Erich!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snape moves out of range of the strikes.
Snape lands with a straight right. Von Erich didn't see that one coming.
It looks like David Von Erich has been cut.
Von Erich misses with a straight right.
Snape swings for the body but Von Erich moves out of range.
Von Erich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Erich walks into a left hand.
Von Erich is rocked!
Snape is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Von Erich flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Von Erich is out cold! Snape holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lexington Snape!
During a confident post fight interview, Lexington Snape thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 45 p4p, 4 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 315 p4p, 34 weight class). Ribber's entrance music is Ay Ay Ay. A fine choice. Shamrock has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
148 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber scores with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Shamrock 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.
Ribber lands with an uppercut that bounces Shamrock off the cage and back into range.
Ribber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Ribber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Ribber scores with a nice head shot.
Ribber looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Ribber backing away here, and Shamrock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ribber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Ribber ducks down to avoid it.
Ribber is looking to score with low kicks.
Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock is leaning against Ribber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ribber breaks the clinch.
Ribber throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock with a nice cross.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribber.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ribber.
It looked like Ribber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ribber throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Ribber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ribber throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Ribber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock moves out of range as Ribber throws a body kick.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribber.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ribber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ribber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Ribber moved out of range.
Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ribber on the side of the head.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ribber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribber swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Ribber feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Ribber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ribber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
Ribber scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ribber misses with a looping right.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Ribber down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shamrock, as that shot connected.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribber avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ribber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Ribber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock gets caught napping as Ribber dives in and scores a takedown. Shamrock manages to retain guard.
Ribber postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ribber off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ribber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribber moves away.
Shamrock slips a jab from Ribber.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ribber avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ribber moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Ribber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ribber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock stuns Ribber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Ribber blocks a jab.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamrock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ribber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ribber lands with a right hand.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Ribber throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber misses the jab.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Ribber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamrock defending well though.
Ribber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ribber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ribber 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.
Shamrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ribber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ribber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribber prevents Shamrock from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ribber misses with a looping left.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Ribber moved out of range nicely.
Ribber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Ribber misses.
Ribber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ribber throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Nice defenses there by Ribber.
Ribber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Ribber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
Shamrock has Ribber up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ribber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ribber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Ribber. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock punishes Ribber's body with a nice straight punch.
Ribber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shamrock's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ribber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Ribber checks it.
Ribber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribber.
Ribber throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Ribber looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Ribber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ribber is able to avoid easily.
Ribber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shamrock sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Ribber slips the punch.
Ribber throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribber.
Ribber takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Ribber shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ribber dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
and Ribber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shamrock's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shamrock is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ribber presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to work over Ribber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribber.
Ribber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Ribber manages to break the clinch.
Ribber slips a jab from Shamrock.
Ribber seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ribber throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock lands a lovely overhand right.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Ribber moves out of range.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribber was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ribber moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
and Ribber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ribber to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribber was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Ribber digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Ribber attempts a counter takedown but Shamrock avoids it well and moves away.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribber.
Ribber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Shamrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ribber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ribber tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Ribber defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Ribber avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ribber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribber misses with a low kick.
Nick Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribber needs to keep his hands up - Shamrock had a free shot at his head there.
Shamrock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ribber counters with a stiff right hand.
Ribber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ribber there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribber misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock sizes up Ribber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock slips a jab from Ribber.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Ribber checks it.
Shamrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ribber checks a leg kick.
Ribber throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Ribber throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Ribber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
Ribber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribber scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Ribber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Ribber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Ribber blocks a jab.
Ribber throws out a powerful jab.
Ribber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ribber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ribber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ribber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ribber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Ribber's head back.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribber.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Ribber slips the punch.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
Ribber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shamrock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ribber - the referee stops the clock and Shamrock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ribber. Shamrock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shamrock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ribber's ribcage but misses.
Ribber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ribber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribber throws out a leg kick but Shamrock moves out of range and Ribber only half commits.
Ribber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Ribber throws a one two combo.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ribber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Ribber looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Shamrock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ribber moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribber manages to avoid it.
Shamrock takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ribber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribber throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ribber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shamrock was covering up waiting for the punch and Ribber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Ribber looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber landing with the ground and pound.
Shamrock wants to stand up but Ribber is controlling him.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Ribber from controlling successfully.
Shamrock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Ribber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber stops Shamrock from standing up.
Ribber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribber prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shamrock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ribber. That one must have hurt.
Shamrock swings for the body but Ribber moves out of range.
Ribber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shamrock was covering up waiting for the punch and Ribber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Shamrock manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ribber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ribber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribber throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ribber doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Ribber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Ribber throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Ribber sizes up Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ribber counter with a right hand.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribber misses the target.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ribber.
Ribber tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Ribber.
Shamrock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamrock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ribber connects with a body shot.
Crunch! Ribber slams his shin into Shamrock's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grin Ribber clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Ribber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ribber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ribber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Ribber misses with a low kick.
Ribber slips under a jab from Shamrock.
Ribber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribber looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ribber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Ribber is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Ribber both land. Nice combination.
Ribber throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribber is just out of range.
Ribber misses the jab.
Ribber misses with a wild body shot.
Ribber walks into a left hand.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribber misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock cracks Ribber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribber misses the target.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
so Ribber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shamrock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribber controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribber.
Shamrock presses Ribber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shamrock presses Ribber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ribber.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribber lands with a straight right. Shamrock didn't see that one coming.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribber.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to Ribber's body. Ribber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Ribber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ribber postures up in Shamrock's guard and throws a big left but Shamrock blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber cracks Shamrock with a solid left hand.
Ribber stops Shamrock from standing up.
Ribber throws a big right hand that misses.
Ribber prevents Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
Ribber throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
Ribber throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ribber.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ribber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ribber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ribber scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Ribber down.
Ribber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Ribber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Ribber misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribber scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Ribber scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ribber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ribber scores with a jab to the head.
Ribber takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ribber moves out of range.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Ribber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ribber can pounce on him.
Shamrock takes a swing at Ribber's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Ribber moved out of range nicely.
Ribber walks into a jab.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Ribber's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Ribber. Beautiful body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ribber or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock, which made it look bad.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribber moves away.
Ribber throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ribber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribber throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ribber.
Ribber looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Ribber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Ribber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribber misses the target.
Ribber throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Ribber throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Ribber moves out of range.
Ribber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Grin Ribber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber lands with a good body shot.
Ribber throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribber misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock lunges at Ribber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ribber's hand.
Ribber throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ribber in his tracks.
Shamrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ribber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ribber checks it well.
Ribber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Ribber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ribber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ribber throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Ribber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ribber 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.
Ribber prevents Shamrock from standing back up.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ribber.
Ribber trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock pushes Ribber off looking to stand but Ribber dives back in and keeps control.
Ribber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ribber lands strikes from half guard.
Grin Ribber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ribber passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber lands a few punches from side control.
Shamrock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ribber sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shamrock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shamrock parries the strikes from Ribber easily there. Ribber is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shamrock to escape.
Ribber trying to control the position but Shamrock is working away.
Shamrock bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribber tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shamrock cracks Ribber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ribber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribber.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Shamrock.
I think Shamrock 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grin Ribber!
Grin Ribber retains his featherweight title!
A less than humble Grin Ribber misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Nick Shamrock was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost!?! How did I lose?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 104 p4p, 15 weight class) and Vicente Lafayette (ranked 223 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vicente Lafayette!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette lunges at Maneno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maneno's hand.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette lands with a right hand.
Lafayette is looking to clinch.
Lafayette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maneno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafayette looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Lafayette.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Maneno misses the jab.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
We've been informed that Lafayette 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.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Maneno moves forwards but Lafayette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lafayette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette lands with an uppercut that bounces Maneno off the cage and back into range.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Lafayette tries to counter with a clinch but Maneno shakes him off and moves away.
Maneno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette throws a wild body kick that Maneno sees coming a mile off.
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lafayette to score with a decent uppercut.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lafayette getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno throws out a powerful jab.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Maneno blocks the low kick.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette darts in and clinches Maneno up against the cage.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lafayette is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maneno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette throws a right hand that misses
and Maneno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Lafayette. Beautiful body shot.
Lafayette throws a lazy right hand but Maneno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lafayette with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Maneno pushes him away.
Nice jab there from Maneno.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette misses with a body punch
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
A quick step to the side and Maneno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette motions for Maneno to come forward. Lafayette throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maneno throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Maneno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maneno tests Lafayette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette closes the distance and pushes Maneno back into the cage.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Lafayette won't allow it.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Lafayette keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Lafayette.
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Maneno misses with a hook. Lafayette ducked under it nicely.
Maneno sets himself, and Lafayette steps forward looking for the clinch! Maneno avoids it this time.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maneno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lafayette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lafayette.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
Lafayette looks to clinch
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette misses with a shot to the body
and Maneno counters with a stiff right hand.
Maneno slips a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maneno counters with a nice body shot.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
A good leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to score with a low kick but Maneno moves his leg out of the way.
Lafayette looks to land a left hand but Maneno moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Maneno moves away and avoids it.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
A head kick from Lafayette lands but Maneno takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maneno is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette lands a really nice looking cross but Maneno seems unphased.
Lafayette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vicente Lafayette will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected.
Vicente Lafayette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lafayette throws a looping overhand right but Maneno ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lafayette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lafayette misses with a low kick.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lafayette.
Lafayette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lafayette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette lands a lovely overhand right.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lafayette looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Lafayette misses with a body kick.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette missing with a left hand there. Maneno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maneno 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.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lafayette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maneno is out of range.
Lafayette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maneno's calf.
Maneno takes one to the side of the head.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette throws a hook to the side of Maneno's head but Maneno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Lafayette's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maneno is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Maneno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Lafayette looks for the body kick but Maneno saw that one coming.
Maneno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maneno with a hook.
Lafayette lands with an uppercut that bounces Maneno off the cage and back into range.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lafayette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maneno in his tracks.
Maneno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lafayette's hands.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lafayette doesn't seem bothered though.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a front kick aimed at Maneno's knee but Maneno avoids it well.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lafayette just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
Lafayette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Maneno pushes him away.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Maneno.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafayette wants to land a leg kick but Maneno is out of range.
Maneno is looking to wear down Lafayette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lafayette lands a high kick!
Lafayette clinches up with Maneno and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Maneno's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lafayette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage.
Lafayette misses with the head strike.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but Maneno turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Maneno breaks from the clinch.
Lafayette misses with a hook
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Maneno as he checks the leg kick.
Lafayette throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lafayette tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Lafayette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lafayette thuds his right hand into Maneno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maneno's sensitive parts.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Maneno takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Lafayette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette cracks Maneno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lafayette cracks Maneno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lafayette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Lafayette is just out of range.
Lafayette takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a leg kick which misses Maneno's front leg but catches the back leg as Maneno tries to avoid it.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Maneno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Lafayette throws a sloppy head kick and Maneno moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette lands with a cross.
Lafayette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Lafayette throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Lafayette.
Lafayette gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maneno.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lafayette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Lafayette.
Maneno swings for the body but Lafayette moves out of range.
Donk. Lafayette catches Maneno right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maneno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno works Lafayette's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Maneno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lafayette doesn't seem phased though.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Maneno is having none of it.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Lafayette moves away and avoids it.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Maneno.
Lafayette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maneno.
Lafayette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lafayette moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lafayette clinches up against the cage.
Lafayette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maneno to keep the fight standing.
Maneno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Lafayette ducks down to avoid it.
Lafayette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Lafayette's ribs.
Lafayette lands a really nice looking cross but Maneno seems unphased.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette throws an overhand right that lands on Maneno's shoulder, as Maneno tries to avoid the shot.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lafayette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Lafayette is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Maneno walks into a left hand.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maneno manages to avoid it.
Maneno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maneno's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Maneno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lafayette needs to keep his hands up - Maneno had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lafayette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lafayette forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lafayette has a couple of punches blocked by Maneno.
A head punch on the inside from Lafayette fails to land.
Maneno is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafayette has double underhooks.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Lafayette scores with a jab to the head.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafayette manages to avoid it.
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vicente Lafayette just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Lafayette throws a low kick, looking for Maneno's leg but Maneno calmly moves out of range.
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Maneno.
Lafayette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno checks a leg kick nicely.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette connects with a looping right hand.
Lafayette lands a nice shot to the body.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lafayette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Lafayette does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafayette moves away.
Lafayette misses with a looping right.
Lafayette works the jab nicely.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Lafayette's head but Lafayette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lafayette tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maneno lands the left hand.
Lafayette lands with a kick to the temple. Maneno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lafayette tries a head kick but it misses.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Lafayette stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lafayette misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette misses with a left hand
letting Maneno counter with a right hand.
Lafayette scores with a nice right hand.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno sizes up Lafayette with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno tries to move into range but Lafayette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Lafayette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Lafayette lands.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno blocks the body kick.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
A telegraphed right hand from Lafayette misses the target.
Maneno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lafayette misses with a body shot.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Maneno lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a hook. Maneno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lafayette throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Nice shot by Maneno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Lafayette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Lafayette tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
Maneno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lafayette throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Lafayette.
Maneno cracks Lafayette with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maneno drops his hands momentarily and Lafayette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maneno under the eye.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Lafayette throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lafayette throws a leg kick but Maneno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Maneno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafayette throws a push kick but Maneno slaps the foot to one side.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Lafayette dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Maneno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maneno throws the left hand but Lafayette avoids the punch easily.
Lafayette throws a head kick but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maneno will feel that in the morning.
Lafayette walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Maneno moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maneno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lafayette stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lafayette.
Maneno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Maneno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno looks to throw the jab but Lafayette is out of range.
Lafayette wants to counter the offense by Maneno and move into the clinch position.
Lafayette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lafayette throws a leg kick
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lafayette.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno stuns Lafayette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lafayette misses the jab.
Maneno slips under a jab from Lafayette.
Lafayette throws a shot from downtown. Maneno moves away and avoids it.
Maneno throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lafayette slips a jab from Maneno.
Lafayette swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Lafayette.
Vicente Lafayette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lafayette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maneno is out of range and Lafayette settles back down.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Maneno circles away.
Maneno needs to keep his hands up - Lafayette had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maneno connects with a single shot there.
Lafayette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Lafayette wants to counter with a clinch but Maneno pushes him away.
Lafayette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maneno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lafayette misses its intended target.
Maneno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lafayette throws a head kick that misses.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lafayette feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manenos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lafayette connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Maneno.
Maneno takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Lafayette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lafayette drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maneno lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Lafayette.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafayette lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno moves out of range of the body kick from Lafayette.
Maneno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maneno walks into a jab.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.
Lafayette misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Maneno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maneno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maneno blocks the body kick.
Lafayette throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Lafayette on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maneno connects with a jab.
Maneno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maneno takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body.
Maneno misses the jab.
Chiku Maneno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lafayette lands a nice shot to the body.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Lafayette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lafayette has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Lafayette!
Vicente Lafayette is the new welterweight champion!
Vicente Lafayette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revenge Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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