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GAMMA#710 Bubba v Kruger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Editiny Dick (ranked 648 p4p, 76 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 807 p4p, 88 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Penis song. Editiny Dick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Editiny Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quint looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
Quint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quint misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Quint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Dick blocks the low kick.
Dick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quint circles away.
Quint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quint scores with a hook.
Dick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Quint.
Quint throws a hook to the side of Dick's head but Dick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quint looks for the body kick but Dick saw that one coming.
Dick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Dick tries to move into range but Quint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quint is looking to chop away at Dick's legs.
Quint misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quint misses with an uppercut
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dick moves out of range as Quint strikes.
Quint missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sam Quint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quint lands a leg kick that knocks Dick off balance momentarily.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dick.
Quint throws a looping overhand right but Dick ducks down to avoid it.
Dick appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dick closes the distance and clinches.
Dick lands a shoulder strike.
Dick can't find room to land a body shot as Quint controls the action.
Dick prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quint.
Quint digs a right hand into Dick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dick's gas tank.
Quint is pressed up against the cage. Dick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quint down to the mat. Quint avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quint throws a lazy uppercut
and Dick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quint connects with a leg kick. Dick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Quint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quint swings for the body but Dick moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick swinging wildly here.
Quint defending well as Dick loads up on a big left hand.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Quint slips the punch.
Quint with a nice cross.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Quint saw that one coming.
Quint scores with a body shot.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dick.
Quint misses with a straight right.
Quint misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Quint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dick moves away.
Quint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Quint.
Quint throws a lazy right hand but Dick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quint throws a hook but Dick blocks it.
Dick throwing a counter right hand but Quint manages to avoid it.
Quint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dick is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quint connects with a single shot there.
Quint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Quint dodges the punch combination from Dick.
Quint misses with a looping left.
Dick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Quint to counter with a crisp jab.
Quint lands with a shot to the body.
Dick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quint is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A left lands for Dick.
Dick throws a body shot but no joy.
Quint slips a jab from Dick.
Dick misses with a wild body shot.
Dick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quint.
Quint cracks the inside of Dick's front leg.
Quint misses the shot to the body.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
Quint throws a right hand that misses
and Dick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quint won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quint tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Quint keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick tries to move into full mount but can't pass Quint's legs.
Dick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dick swings around for an armbar but Quint sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dick's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick working a defensive guard but Quint manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quint throws a hook but Dick avoids it easily.
Dick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dick throws a lazy right hand but Quint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quint misses with a wild body shot.
Dick scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Quint.
Quint looks to throw the jab but Dick is out of range.
Dick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quint manages to avoid it.
Quint 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.
Quint on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint throws a good cross that connects.
Dick throws a hook but Quint avoids it easily.
Dick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quint.
An inside leg kick from Quint misses.
Dick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quint connects with a leg kick. Dick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target.
Quint is looking to chop away at Dick's legs.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Quint misses
and Dick moves into the clinch.
Quint misses with a body punch.
Dick blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quint backwards.
Dick blocks a body shot from Quint.
A head punch on the inside from Quint fails to land.
Dick throws a punch but it's blocked by Quint.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dick.
Dick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Quint.
Dick taking a breather.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Dick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Dick scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick wants the takedown. Quint is fighting it off but Dick persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Quint's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint is looking to sweep but instead, Dick has passed into half guard.
Quint moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quint trying to control the position.
Quint keeping full guard, as Dick tries to pass.
Dick passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick uses his free foot to push down on Quint's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Quint.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick goes for an armbar but Quint turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Quint.
Quint's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Quint trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
Dick looking to control.
Quint wants to pass the guard but Dick is keeping the position.
Quint sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quint got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quint has managed to get both his arms back between Dick's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Editiny Dick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Quint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dick. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Quint. That's going to slow Dick down.
Sam Quint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quint misses with a looping left.
Dick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quint misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Dick dives in and grabs Quint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quint pushes down on Dick's head and hops out.
Dick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quint misses with a leg kick
and Dick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quint thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dick.
Quint throws the left hand but Dick avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dick checks a low kick from Quint.
Dick throws a body punch but Quint moves out of range.
A jab from Quint misses.
Quint scores with a jab. Dick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dick works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Quint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dick.
Quint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quint moves away from the strike by Dick.
Dick misses with an uppercut.
Quint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quint finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quint 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.
Quint tries to land a leg kick but Dick saw it coming and moves away.
Quint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dick throws a jab when Quint was well out of range.
Dick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dick checks a leg kick.
Dick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Dick misses its intended target.
Quint throws the kick towards the body but Dick avoids it.
Quint takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quint. That's going to slow Dick down.
Dick checks the leg kick.
Quint slips a jab from Dick.
Quint looks to land a left hand but Dick moved out of range nicely.
Quint attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dick throws a big shot that misses.
Quint misses with an uppercut.
Dick misses with a hook
and Quint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dick moves out of range as Quint strikes.
A jab lands there for Quint.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Quint slips the punch.
Dick looks to land a right hand but Quint moved out of range.
Dick throws a jab but it's blocked by Quint.
Quint is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Dick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quint throws a poor cross that misses
letting Dick counter with a right hand.
Quint moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Quint misses with a hook to the body
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Quint's shoulder, as Quint tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Quint was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Quint misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Quint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dick is out of range.
Dick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quint throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dick moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dick on the inside.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dick misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dick.
Editiny Dick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Quint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quint.
A shot in the inside from Quint.
Dick digs a right hand underneath Quint's ribcage. Quint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quint blocking some punches.
Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Dick.
Dick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Quint fails to land.
Quint can't break the clinch.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Quint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dick blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Quint fails to land.
Dick prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dick gets through Quint's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quint working hard to break the clinch.
Quint blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Quint fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Quint.
I think Quint has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Quint!
Sam Quint spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Editiny Dick had this to say: 'Good match, and now I'll be going back home to my wife whose as usual, would cuck me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 739 p4p, 107 weight class) and Daniel Mosby (ranked 396 p4p, 52 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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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Mosby!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rienfeldt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rienfeldt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mosby.
A solid body kick from Rienfeldt.
Mosby slips a jab from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rienfeldt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mosby throws out the jab.
Mosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosby.
Rienfeldt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mosby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mosby scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Mosby.
Mosby misses the body punch
and Rienfeldt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mosby's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosby blocks a leg kick.
Rienfeldt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby throws a right hand that misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mosby tried to score with a low kick but Rienfeldt checks it.
Rienfeldt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mosby throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rienfeldt counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mosby.
Mosby misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Rienfeldt's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mosby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight left.
Rienfeldt checks a leg kick.
Mosby is looking to slow Rienfeldt down with leg kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Mosby as he connects with a hook.
Mosby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rienfeldt defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mosby.
Mosby throws an overhand right that lands on Rienfeldt's shoulder, as Rienfeldt tries to avoid the shot.
Mosby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rienfeldt 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.
Good leg kick by Rienfeldt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rienfeldt slips a straight right by Mosby.
Mosby throws a leg kick but Rienfeldt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mosby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mosby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby scores with a nice strike.
Mosby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rienfeldt's head backwards.
Rienfeldt blocks a leg kick.
Mosby connects with a body shot that sends Rienfeldt's belly button to the back.
Mosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mosby misses with a hook. Rienfeldt ducked under it nicely.
Mosby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rienfeldt staying out of range there.
Rienfeldt misses with a kick to the body
and Mosby counters with a straight right hand.
Mosby throws a jab when Rienfeldt was well out of range.
Rienfeldt misses with a wild body shot.
Rienfeldt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Rienfeldt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mosby is looking to chop away at Rienfeldt's legs.
Rienfeldt throws out a powerful jab.
Rienfeldt checks a low kick from Mosby.
Mosby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rienfeldt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab lands there for Mosby.
Mosby connects with a body shot.
Rienfeldt moves away from the strike by Mosby.
Mosby tries to score with a low kick but Rienfeldt moves his leg out of the way.
Rienfeldt throwing a counter right hand but Mosby manages to avoid it.
Rienfeldt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mosby.
Rienfeldt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rienfeldt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mosby throws the left hand but Rienfeldt avoids the punch easily.
Rienfeldt tried to counter with a leg kick but Mosby avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mosby thows a leg kick but Rienfeldt checks it
and Rienfeldt counters with a right hand to the body.
Rienfeldt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mosby on the side of the head.
Mosby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rienfeldt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mosby.
Rienfeldt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Rienfeldt - just one landing.
Mosby lands an overhand right.
Rienfeldt digs a good body shot into Mosby's ribs.
Rienfeldt connects with a right hand. Mosby shakes it off.
Mosby throws a leg kick
and Rienfeldt counters with a left to the body.
Mosby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rienfeldt misses the shot to the body.
Mosby misses with a left hand
and Rienfeldt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mosby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! Rienfeldt connects with the perfect overhand right and Mosby falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Rienfeldt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 755 p4p, 82 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 686 p4p, 79 weight class). Puch has chosen Breathe as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
47 - 19 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Puch.
Puch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tsuyoshi throws a jab when Puch was well out of range.
Puch keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsuyoshi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puch eats them both and turns towards Tsuyoshi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tsuyoshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook. Puch ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Puch. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuyoshi swings widly with a right hand
and Puch counters with a single leg into guard. Tsuyoshi didn't expect that.
Tsuyoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puch works over Tsuyoshi with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsuyoshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsuyoshi keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Tsuyoshi wants to sweep here but Puch controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch throwing strikes from guard but Tsuyoshi blocks nicely.
Puch trying to control but Tsuyoshi is working from the bottom.
Puch stopping the sweep attempt from Tsuyoshi.
Puch trying to control but Tsuyoshi is working from the bottom.
Tsuyoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Puch looking to sit in guard and control but Tsuyoshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tsuyoshi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsuyoshi trying to control but Puch is working from the bottom.
Tsuyoshi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuyoshi is one step ahead there.
Puch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsuyoshi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Puch is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch pulls Tsuyoshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Tsuyoshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Puch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tsuyoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Tsuyoshi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsuyoshi.
Puch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsuyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puch feints the counter takedown.
Puch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tsuyoshi to score with a decent uppercut.
Puch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tsuyoshi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Puch is in Tsuyoshi's guard.
Tsuyoshi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Puch is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puch breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puch.
Puch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuyoshi clinches up against the cage.
Puch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Puch tries to work over Tsuyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Tsuyoshi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puch.
Puch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Puch's efforts to push away.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi has a couple of punches blocked by Puch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tsuyoshi.
Good body shot from Tsuyoshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puch.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tsuyoshi defends it well.
Puch cracks Tsuyoshi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuyoshi misses with a looping right.
Tsuyoshi looks to land a right hand but Puch moved out of range.
Puch slips a straight right by Tsuyoshi.
Puch thuds a left hand into Tsuyoshi's body.
Tsuyoshi misses the shot to the body.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tsuyoshi defends it well.
Tsuyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puch with the counter takedown but Tsuyoshi avoids it easily.
Puch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuyoshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuyoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuyoshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook. Puch ducked under it nicely.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tsuyoshi defends it well.
Puch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tsuyoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tsuyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puch blocks a jab.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tsuyoshi defends it well.
Tsuyoshi slips under a jab from Puch.
Tsuyoshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puch avoids the body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Puch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsuyoshi throws a right and a left that Puch avoids nicely.
Tsuyoshi throws a hook but Puch avoids it easily.
Puch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tsuyoshi defends it well.
Tsuyoshi moves out of range as Puch strikes.
Puch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puch ducks under a wild hook from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with an uppercut. Puch saw that one coming.
Tsuyoshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Puch misses.
Tsuyoshi clinches up with Puch and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsuyoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body punch.
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!
Tsuyoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Tsuyoshi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Puch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puch misses with a body punch.
Puch misses with a punch to the body.
Puch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puch misses with a body punch.
Puch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsuyoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Puch tries to throw a body punch but Tsuyoshi avoids it by throwing Puch back against the cage.
Puch has Tsuyoshi pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi lands a left hand.
Tsuyoshi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puch is looking to break free of the clinch but Tsuyoshi has double underhooks.
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Puch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puch misses with a body punch.
Puch lands a body shot.
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Puch.
Puch is trying to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Puch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tsuyoshi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice hook to Puch's body. Puch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsuyoshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuyoshi gets underhooks to prevent Puch's takedown attempt.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Tsuyoshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puch.
Tsuyoshi misses with the head strike.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tsuyoshi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puch backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi blocks an uppercut.
Puch swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puch tries to work over Tsuyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tsuyoshi walks away with a smile on his face. Puch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puch avoids it.
A short uppercut from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puch backwards.
Tsuyoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Puch controls his hands.
Puch tries to score a body lock takedown but Tsuyoshi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Puch managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Puch controls the action.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puch tries to work over Tsuyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsuyoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Puch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Puch working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi lands a body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands a knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puch backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puch.
Puch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuyoshi's elbow.
A short uppercut from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Puch misses with the head strike.
Tsuyoshi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puchs head.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puch is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuyoshi lands with a right to the head.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuyoshi prevents a body shot from Puch.
Tsuyoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puch's elbow.
Puch is looking to break free of the clinch but Tsuyoshi has double underhooks.
Robledo Puch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsuyoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puch can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tsuyoshis head.
Puch tries a body shot but Tsuyoshi blocks it.
Puch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puch scores with a shoulder strike.
Puch lands an uppercut.
Puch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuyoshi lands a knee to the body.
Puch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tsuyoshi smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Puch. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuyoshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tsuyoshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsuyoshi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Puch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tsuyoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tsuyoshi.
Puch dodges an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
A head punch on the inside from Tsuyoshi fails to land.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puch is trying to drag Tsuyoshi to the mat but Tsuyoshi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body punch.
Puch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch blocks an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tsuyoshi up against the cage.
Puch tries to throw a body punch but Tsuyoshi avoids it by throwing Puch back against the cage.
Puch throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Puch can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuyoshi controls the action.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow inside.
Puch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puch jumps guard but Tsuyoshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tsuyoshi scores with a shot to the side of Puch's head.
Still in the clinch, Tsuyoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puch avoids it.
Puch tries to work over Tsuyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuyoshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsuyoshi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
Our winner, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Musashi (ranked 444 p4p, 58 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 467 p4p, 62 weight class). Ryu Musashi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Orsini is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
Orsini rushes Musashi and presses him up against the cage.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orsini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.
Orsini swings wildly with an uppercut but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsini misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orsini fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Orsini.
Orsini throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orsini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orsini.
Orsini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Orsini has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Musashi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Orsini can turn it around.
Musashi lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini has a couple of punches blocked by Musashi.
Musashi digs a right hand into Orsini's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orsini's gas tank.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
Orsini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Musashi works on Orsini's body with a couple of short punches.
Orsini looks winded!
Orsini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orsini working aggressively here.
Musashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Orsini fails to land.
Orsini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Musashi lands with a right to the head.
Orsini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.
Musashi breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini walks into a left hand.
It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Orsini wants to clinch.
A jab from Musashi finds it's way through Orsini's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi keeps Orsini at a distance using the push kick.
Orsini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Musashi lands a big shot that drops Orsini! Can he finish him?
Orsini is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
Orsini is still in real trouble! Can Musashi finish him?
Orsini seems to have recovered his senses.
Musashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orsini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Musashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Musashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orsini throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Orsini is keeping the position.
Musashi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Musashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orsini is keeping the position for now.
Orsini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Musashi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throwing strikes from guard but Musashi blocks nicely.
Orsini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orsini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orsini lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orsini chips away with some ground and pound.
Orsini scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Musashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Musashi working a defensive guard here.
Orsini connects with a couple of short punches.
Musashi has momentary wrist control but Orsini slips an elbow through the middle.
Musashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Musashi has momentary wrist control but Orsini slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orsini is aware though and is defending well.
Orsini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orsini lands a couple of digs.
Musashi is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orsini's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Musashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orsini chips away with some ground and pound.
Orsini loads up on a big left hand. Musashi felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Orsini looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Musashi can't hide his disappointment, as Orsini celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Orsini!
Alessandro Orsini thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 383 p4p, 47 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 245 p4p, 33 weight class). Miyata has chosen Boa - Energetic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Miyata gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haze lands a right hook to the body.
Miyata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze misses with an uppercut. Miyata saw that one coming.
Haze misses the body punch
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyata on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Miyata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miyata misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Miyata drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miyata controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miyata scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze 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.
Miyata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miyata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haze's head.
Miyata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Miyata is proving a slippery customer.
Haze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miyata is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miyata stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miyata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haze is on top in guard.
Miyata is looking for a triangle but Haze pushes his legs off easily.
Miyata keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Miyata's brow.
Miyata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haze defends it easily.
Miyata working for a triangle but Haze defends it easily.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miyata is on top in guard.
Haze wants to control but Miyata passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Haze to regain full guard.
Miyata is pushing down on Haze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haze is fighting to maintain full guard but Miyata has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haze wants to improve his position but Miyata is controlling well.
Miyata is thwarting Haze's attempts to control the position.
Miyata uses his free foot to push down on Haze's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haze.
Haze is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miyata looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miyata shoots in but no luck this time.
Kira Miyata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haze connects with a body shot.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Miyata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miyata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze swings for the body but Miyata moves out of range.
Haze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyata misses with a wild combination.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haze.
Nice body punch from Miyata.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze wants to slow Miyata down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miyata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haze throws a front kick that sends Miyata stumbling back into the cage.
Haze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Crunch! Haze slams his shin into Miyata's torso.
Haze lands with a good body shot.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Miyata.
Nice shot by Haze.
A combination from Miyata does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Miyata moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Miyata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miyata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miyata stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miyata wants it to stay on the feet.
And Miyata tries to counter it with a takedown but Haze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miyata in his tracks.
Miyata takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haze swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miyata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miyata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze chips away with some ground and pound.
Haze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miyata has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Haze has managed to get both his arms back between Miyata's legs - danger averted.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Miyata keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Miyata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haze controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miyata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyata keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haze is fighting to break Miyata's control of his arms but Miyata is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haze trying to control but Miyata is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyata closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haze circles away.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyata moves away.
Haze slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Miyata looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Miyata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyata moves forwards but Haze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Miyata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miyata slips under a jab from Haze.
Miyata has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haze finds it's way round the side to connect with Miyata's head.
Haze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miyata but Miyata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Haze misses the body punch
and Miyata counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haze backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata blocks the body kick.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Haze avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a lazy body kick
and Miyata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miyata takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miyata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyata shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haze eats them both and turns towards Miyata to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Miyata moved away.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Miyata moved away.
Miyata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze misses the body punch
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haze backs up against the cage.
Good shot there by Miyata.
Miyata takes one to the chin there.
Miyata throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haze stuns Miyata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haze scores with a jab to the head.
Miyata has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Miyata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miyata's guard.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
Miyata working a defensive guard here.
Miyata has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
Haze trying to control but Miyata is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Miyata trying to control the position.
Miyata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haze is one step ahead there.
Miyata has his foot on Haze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haze works his way back into a safe position though.
Haze cracks Miyata with a solid left hand.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze distracts Miyata with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miyata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Miyata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haze chips away with some ground and pound.
Haze scoring with some ground and pound.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miyata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haze wants to control from the top but Miyata keeps moving.
Miyata is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Miyata's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
A relieved looking Jerry Haze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 77 p4p, 11 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 192 p4p, 23 weight class). Sayonara comes into the arena with Edge Of The Blade blaring out of the sound system. Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Ricard tries to counter it with a takedown but Sayonara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sayonara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Sayonara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ricard blocks a jab.
Sayonara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Ricard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Sayonara misses.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Sayonara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ricard scores with a jab.
Sayonara tries to sprawl but Ricard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara is controlling Ricard's trapped leg to prevent Ricard from advancing to side control.
Ricard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sayonara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ricard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ricard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard controlling from mount.
Sayonara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ricard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ricard working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sayonara looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ricard! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Farboleous Ricard!
Our winner, Farboleous Ricard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 388 p4p, 50 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 351 p4p, 45 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by I Won't Back Down. Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dao Sonnen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonnen.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Sonnen's shoulder, as Sonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Cole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sonnen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sonnen tries a body shot but Cole blocks it.
Sonnen is trying to stall.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonnen tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Sonnen blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole has picked Sonnen up - he's going for a ride! Cole dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sonnen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is nestled in close to Sonnen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sonnen gets full guard.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole tries to free his leg and advance position but Sonnen is retaining full guard.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sonnen pulls Cole in close to his closed guard and prevents Cole from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cole with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole has Sonnen pulled in close to control his posture.
Sonnen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing Sonnen from standing up.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wanted to stand there but Cole had control of the position.
Cole controlling Sonnen's posture.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sonnen throws a body kick that misses
and Cole counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sonnen is looking for a triangle but Cole pushes his legs off easily.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonnen is keeping the position for now.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sonnen has his foot on Cole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cole works his way back into a safe position though.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole is in close to Sonnen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sonnen can't keep his opponent in guard - Cole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Sonnen's hands, connecting with Sonnen's forehead.
Sonnen is not content to let Cole control the position.
Sonnen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cole is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Cole there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Cole counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sonnen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cole working some strikes from top position.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sonnen trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole is pulling down on Sonnen's head to control his posture.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sonnen is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Sonnen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sonnen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
Sonnen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonnen can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries for a takedown but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Sonnen lands with a hook. Cole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sonnen misses with a body shot
and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sonnen blocks an elbow strike from Cole.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonnen's elbow.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sonnen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonnen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonnen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sonnen gets through Cole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a left hand.
Sonnen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sonnen is stalling here.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sonnen.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen works on Cole's body with a couple of short punches.
Sonnen scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cole keeps control of Sonnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole is looking to counter the offense by Sonnen and move into the clinch.
Cole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sonnen's waist but Sonnen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cole off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Sonnen on that attempt.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonnen controls his hands.
Sonnen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonnen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonnen is leaning against Cole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonnen.
Cole is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sonnen lands a nice uppercut.
Cole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cole is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cole misses with a knee strike.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Sonnen's ribcage. Sonnen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sonnen is trying to push Cole away but Cole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sonnen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Dao Sonnen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Cole has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sonnen is trying to keep an underhook but Cole manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sonnen trying to hold on to Cole's head to control him but Cole postures up.
Sonnen taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Cole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sonnen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sonnen wants to control but Cole is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Cole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sonnen is looking to control Cole's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sonnen avoid being mounted?
Cole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonnen defending well though.
Sonnen is looking for a sweep. Cole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sonnen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cole trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Sonnen pulls Cole in close to prevent any damage.
Cole tries to free his leg and advance position but Sonnen is retaining full guard.
Cole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cole throws an elbow that misses. Sonnen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cole's guard. Nice move by Sonnen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole pulls Sonnen in close to prevent any damage.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sonnen stays in close to Cole's body and controls the position.
Sonnen stopping the sweep attempt from Cole.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michael Cole made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 279 p4p, 38 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 188 p4p, 26 weight class). Yoshihiro Asai acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Asai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Kelley moved out of range nicely.
Asai moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Asai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelley. That's going to slow Asai down.
Asai scores with a jab. Kelley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asai .
Kelley misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Asai .
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai tries to clinch
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Kelley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
A cross from Asai lands.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asai lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asai if he has to take too many more of those.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelley swats away the attempt to clinch by Asai .
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Asai throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range.
Kelley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asai under the eye.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelley staying out of range there.
Kelley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelley checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Asai .
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Kelley's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Kelley is out of range.
Asai keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range.
Asai staying out of range there.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
Kelley tries to clinch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kelley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asai in his tracks.
Kelley throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Kelley throws a hook but Asai avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Asai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai misses with a straight right.
Asai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kelley throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Kelley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelley misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Asai 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.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Asai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Kelley throws a low kick, looking for Asai 's leg but Asai calmly moves out of range.
Kelley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai misses with a hook. Kelley ducked under it nicely.
Asai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Asai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Kelley ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
Nice straight punches there by Kelley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelley.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kelley throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Kelley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelley is rocked!
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Kelley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asai throws a push kick but Kelley slaps the foot to one side.
Kelley seems to have got his legs back now.
Kelley scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one.
Asai with a hook.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Kelley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kelley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asai takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley misses with a punch on the inside.
Asai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai digs a right hand underneath Kelley's ribcage. Kelley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Asai .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelley.
Asai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai drops Kelley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kelley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Asai .
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Asai creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kelley with a big uppercut! Kelley tries to clinch up but Asai pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kelley to the mat! Kelley covers up and Asai unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yoshihiro Asai !
The defeated Liam Kelley had this to say: 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Force (ranked 301 p4p, 10 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 239 p4p, 11 weight class). Nick Force has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Force sees coming a mile off.
Heimendahl wants to clinch
and Force counters with a nice body shot.
We've been told by Force's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Force ducks under a wild hook from Heimendahl.
Force lands a nice shot to the body.
Force has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl darts in and clinches Force up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Force's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Force scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
Force tries to break free but Heimendahl pushes him back against the cage.
Heimendahl told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Force tries to circle away but Heimendahl has him pinned against the cage.
Force manages to break the clinch.
Force moves out of range of the body kick from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Force moves out of range easily.
Force is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heimendahl has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heimendahl there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl 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.
Heimendahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Force throws a chopping leg kick but Heimendahl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heimendahl blocks a jab.
Heimendahl throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Force.
An inside leg kick from Heimendahl misses.
Heimendahl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Force throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heimendahl misses with a low kick.
Heimendahl digs a good hook to Force's body.
Heimendahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Force checks it well.
Heimendahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Force swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Force throws a left and a right that both miss
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimendahl misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl misses with a kick to the body
and Force counters with a nice body shot.
Force uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heimendahl fakes the leg kick and cracks Force in the body.
Heimendahl with a hook.
Heimendahl misses with a body kick.
Force cracks Heimendahl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heimendahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Force momentarily.
Heimendahl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Force counters with a left to the body.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that half lands.
Force swings for the body but Heimendahl moves out of range.
Heimendahl lands with a shot to the body.
Force walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heimendahl.
Force goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Force keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimendahl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force misses with a straight left.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that Force semi-blocks.
Force is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands with an uppercut that bounces Force off the cage and back into range.
Heimendahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Force ducks right into an uppercut from Heimendahl.
Force misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Forces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Force misses with a body shot.
Heimendahl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimendahl lands with a right and another and another! Force is in big trouble! Heimendahl lands again and this time it's lights out for Force! A quality knockout there for Heimendahl.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
An out of breath Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 13 p4p, 1 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 65 p4p, 4 weight class). Kruger has chosen Enter The Spingbok Ninja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
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 Kruger.
Kruger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gumption throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
Kruger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Gumption appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gumption misses with a jab to the body
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gumption looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Kruger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gumption throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gumption - the referee stops the clock and Kruger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gumption. Kruger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gumption lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Gumption checks it
and Gumption counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kruger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gumption keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumption throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gumption uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gumption throws a big shot that misses.
Kruger takes a swing at Gumption's ribcage but misses.
Kruger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gumption to score with a decent uppercut.
Kruger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kruger throws a good cross that connects.
Gumption misses with a combination
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gumption uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Gumption looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
Gumption throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger cracks Gumption with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kruger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gumption to stand back up!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruger.
Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Gumption's shoulder, as Gumption tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gumption.
Gumption throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Kruger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gumption throws a one two combo.
Gumption cracks a nice hook into Kruger's ribs.
Gumption misses with a body shot.
Bubba Gumption seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gumption moves into the clinch successfully.
Gumption scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Kruger.
Kruger is trying to push Gumption away but Gumption has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Kruger - that landed with a thud.
Gumption lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gumption misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kruger.
Gumption swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
Gumption misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Gumption to work.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gumption uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Gumption throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruger looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Gumption tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Gumption throws a head punch that misses.
Gumption is trying to maintain a safe position but Kruger gets an underhook and turns Gumption into the cage.
Gumption misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Gumption.
Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Gumption prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Gumption blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gumption.
Gumption swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Bubba Gumption will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumption.
Gumption looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gumption changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Gumption saw that one coming.
Gumption looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Gumption lands the left hand.
Bubba Gumption is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gumption throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Gumption does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumption throws a combination that misses
and Gumption takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumption misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kruger there.
Gumption pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gumption. Gumption obviously looking to wear him down.
Gumption misses with a straight right.
Gumption tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gumption misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gumption scores with a jab. Kruger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruger drives through and clinches with Gumption against the cage.
Gumption digs a right hand underneath Kruger's ribcage. Kruger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kruger tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Gumption controls the action.
Gumption tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Gumption back against the cage.
Gumption lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Gumption digs a right hand underneath Kruger's ribcage. Kruger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gumption tries to stall but Kruger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gumption misses with a body punch.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gumption working aggressively here.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Gumption.
A nice left hand lands by Gumption.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kruger.
Gumption fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dustin Kruger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Gumption.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumption.
A body shot lands from Kruger.
Gumption throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krugers head.
Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Kruger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kruger misses with a body shot
and Gumption counters with a nice body kick.
Gumption uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Gumption misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Kruger lands with a good body shot.
Kruger is looking to slow Gumption down with leg kicks.
Gumption thows a leg kick but Kruger checks it
and Kruger counters with a body kick that stops Gumption in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Gumption moves away and avoids it.
Kruger throws an off balance right hand
and Gumption counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Kruger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumption lands a body shot.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Gumption checks it
and Gumption counters with a nice uppercut.
Gumption throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kruger.
Gumption tries to clinch but Kruger is having none of it.
Gumption looks for the body kick but Kruger saw that one coming.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Gumption.
Kruger flicks out a counter leg kick but Gumption steps away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kruger - that will leave a mark!
Kruger lands a lovely overhand right.
Gumption swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gumption takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dustin Kruger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gumption misses with a kick to the body.
Gumption slips a straight right by Kruger.
Kruger cracks Gumption with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gumption keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Kruger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruger drops Gumption with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gumption looks back up at him and smiles so Kruger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gumption is rocked!
Kruger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Gumption is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gumption to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gumption looks to clinch but Kruger throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gumption taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger is the new super heavyweight champion!
Dustin Kruger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bubba Gumption had this to say: 'My shrimp have failed me. Time to move on to lobster?'.
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