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GAMMA#716 Goodman v Jones PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Editiny Dick (ranked 995 p4p, 107 weight class) and Koko Pinea (ranked 651 p4p, 72 weight class). Dick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Penis song. 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
15 - 9 - 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koko Pinea!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinea wants to clinch.
Pinea misses with a straight left.
Dick ducks under a wild hook from Pinea.
Pinea looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
Dick misses with a straight right.
Pinea steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dick.
Dick connects with a nice looking jab.
Pinea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinea.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dick misses the shot to the body.
Pinea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko Pinea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Pinea tries to clinch up
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinea tries to clinch but Dick moves out of range.
Pinea forces Dick back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick misses with some punches.
Pinea connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Pinea.
A short right from Pinea on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dick.
Dick has a couple of punches blocked by Pinea.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pinea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinea connects with a crisp jab.
Dick moves out of range of the body kick.
Dick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pinea moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Pinea walks into a straight right hand from Dick.
Pinea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinea wants to get back to his feet but Dick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinea keeping full guard, as Dick tries to pass.
Dick stops Pinea from standing up.
Dick wants to control from the top but Pinea keeps moving.
Dick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pinea dives on top into guard.
Pinea trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dick's guard.
Dick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinea got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinea has managed to get both his arms back between Dick's legs - danger averted.
Dick looking for subs off his back but Pinea has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pinea wants to get back to his feet.
Dick wants to improve his position but Pinea is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dick is trying to maintain the position but Pinea is very close to passing his half guard.
Pinea wants to stand up but Dick is controlling the position.
Dick is trying to get back to full guard.
Dick is working hard here to advance position.
Pinea seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dick misses with a hook. Pinea ducked under it nicely.
Pinea misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Dick.
Dick throws out a loose jab but Pinea uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Editiny Dick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dick throws a big shot that misses.
Pinea slips under a jab from Dick.
Pinea is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dick stuns Pinea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dick blocks a head kick by Pinea.
Pinea misses with a right hand
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Pinea.
Dick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dick.
Dick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinea throws out the jab.
Dick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dick throws out the jab.
Pinea wants to counter the offense by Dick and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinea scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Pinea misses its intended target.
Pinea looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinea lands a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dick.
Dick in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pinea is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Editiny Dick!
Editiny Dick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Musashi (ranked 803 p4p, 110 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 446 p4p, 70 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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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 - 17 - 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
39 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarenpaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Musashi is out of range and Saarenpaa settles back down.
Musashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saarenpaa, pushing him back against the cage.
Musashi fails to pull guard.
Musashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saarenpaa gets through Musashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Saarenpaa avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saarenpaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Musashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi scores with a shot to the side of Saarenpaa's head.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Musashi lands a shot to the body.
Musashi works on Saarenpaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Saarenpaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Musashi.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Saarenpaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Musashi.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saarenpaa misses with some punches.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Musashi pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saarenpaa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saarenpaa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Musashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saarenpaa defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saarenpaa defends it easily.
Musashi is looking for a triangle here but Saarenpaa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa stands up and beckons Musashi to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to clinch but Saarenpaa is having none of it.
Saarenpaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi works the jab nicely.
Saarenpaa gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
A short right from Musashi.
Saarenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saarenpaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saarenpaa lands a slapping body shot.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Musashi's head coaches at LOD:Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Musashi rushes Saarenpaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saarenpaa lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Saarenpaa.
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!
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Saarenpaa avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Saarenpaa misses with the head strike.
Musashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mika Saarenpaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saarenpaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saarenpaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Musashi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Musashi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Saarenpaa avoids it.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saarenpaa throws a solid leg kick but Musashi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with a kick to the body.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Musashi clinches with his opponent.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Saarenpaa backwards.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saarenpaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Musashi lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Saarenpaa lands a left hand.
Saarenpaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musashi throws a head punch 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 Ryu Musashi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crunch! Saarenpaa slams his shin into Musashi's torso.
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Musashi tries to clinch up.
Musashi throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saarenpaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saarenpaa lands a leg kick that knocks Musashi off balance momentarily.
Saarenpaa scores with a head kick. Musashi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saarenpaa connects with a jab.
Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Musashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Musashi takes a shot to the head.
Saarenpaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saarenpaa tries to throw a body punch but Musashi avoids it by throwing Saarenpaa back against the cage.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Saarenpaa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saarenpaa preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Saarenpaa passes into half guard.
Saarenpaa prevents Musashi from improving his position.
Saarenpaa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Musashi wants to control but Saarenpaa is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Musashi trying to hold on to Saarenpaa's head to control him but Saarenpaa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Musashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saarenpaa pulls his head out easily.
Musashi is trying to control but Saarenpaa manages to pass to mount!
Musashi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Musashi looking for submissions off his back.
Musashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saarenpaa is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Musashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Musashi trying to control from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Musashi is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saarenpaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saarenpaa delivers a nice body kick.
Musashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi slips under a jab.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saarenpaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saarenpaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saarenpaa lands a nice shot that snaps Musashi's head back.
Musashi tries to clinch up
and Musashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Musashi wants to clinch but Saarenpaa slips to the side
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saarenpaa throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musashi's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saarenpaa.
Musashi moves to clinch but Saarenpaa breaks away
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi lands with a straight right. Saarenpaa didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarenpaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saarenpaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saarenpaa scores with a sloppy right hand. Musashi should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa stuns Musashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Musashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saarenpaa is trying to force a seperation but Musashi has the dominant position.
Saarenpaa breaks from the clinch.
Musashi tries to clinch but Saarenpaa is having none of it.
Saarenpaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saarenpaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Musashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Saarenpaa lands a left hand.
Musashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saarenpaa or not.
Saarenpaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saarenpaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saarenpaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi wants to clinch up but Saarenpaa keeps it at a distance.
Saarenpaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Musashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to clinch.
Saarenpaa throws a wild body kick that Musashi sees coming a mile off.
Saarenpaa lunges at Musashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Musashi's hand.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarenpaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi tries to clinch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Saarenpaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Musashi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saarenpaa.
Musashi clinches.
Saarenpaa blocking some punches.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saarenpaa's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
Saarenpaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Saarenpaa circles away.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saarenpaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Saarenpaa circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi moves out of range as Saarenpaa throws a body kick.
Saarenpaa pushes Musashi away with a front kick.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Saarenpaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saarenpaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saarenpaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saarenpaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to clinch but Saarenpaa is having none of it.
Musashi is looking to clinch.
Saarenpaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saarenpaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Musashi is looking to clinch but Saarenpaa is avoiding it.
Saarenpaa throws an off balance right hand
and Musashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Musashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saarenpaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi drives through and clinches with Saarenpaa against the cage.
Saarenpaa tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Saarenpaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saarenpaa 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
During a confident post fight interview, Mika Saarenpaa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donson Denille (ranked 959 p4p, 29 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 668 p4p, 23 weight class). Curry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Molly Malone - The Dubliners kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donson Denille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry lands a leg kick that knocks Denille off balance momentarily.
Curry looks to throw the jab but Denille is out of range.
A low kick from Curry misses
and Denille counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denille scores with a jab to the body.
Denille throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Curry counter with a right hand.
It looks like Donson Denille has been cut.
Good leg kick by Curry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curry wants to land a leg kick but Denille is out of range.
Denille throws a nice outside leg kick.
Curry misses with a hook to the body
and Denille makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Curry moves out of range as Denille strikes.
Denille throws a body shot but no joy.
Denille lands a leg kick that knocks Curry off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Curry misses.
Curry checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Denille goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denille.
Curry throws a head kick but Denille moves out of range.
Denille throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Denille is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curry.
Denille chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Curry with a jab.
Denille tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denille uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Curry avoids the body shot from Denille.
Denille throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Curry
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Denille blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denille moves out of range as Curry strikes.
Denille is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Denilles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Denille counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denille moves out of range of the leg kick from Curry.
Denille swinging wildly here.
Curry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Denille connects with a leg kick. Curry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denille looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denille throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Curry avoids the head kick by Denille.
Curry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denille is out of range and Curry settles back down.
Curry moves forwards but Denille connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Curry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denille is able to avoid easily.
Denille jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Denille uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry cracks Denille with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Denille bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denille appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a right hand that misses
and Denille counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Curry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denille checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Denille counters with a quick kick to the body but Curry blocks it.
Denille bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denille fires out a quick counter leg kick but Curry just manages to avoid it.
Denille slips under a jab from Curry.
Curry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Denille uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denille.
Both fighters circling a little - Denille finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Denille.
Denille drops down looking for a counter takedown but Curry sprawls and moves away.
Denille throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Denille off to one side.
Curry misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donson Denille's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denille uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curry.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Curry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curry misses with a right hand
and Denille cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denille tries to land a front kick but Curry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denille misses with a hook to the body
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
Denille feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Denille bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curry's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denille takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curry misses with a hook.
Denille appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a lazy right hand but Denille sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denille attempts a counter takedown but Curry avoids it well and moves away.
Arthur Curry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denille throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Curry throws a leg kick but Denille checks it.
Curry lands a nice looking body kick.
BOOM! Curry lands a beautiful left hook that drops Denille. Denille tries to recover but Curry is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Denille lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
A relieved looking Arthur Curry 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Crushman (ranked 496 p4p, 19 weight class) and Lavar Ball (ranked 506 p4p, 20 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
262 lbs
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229 lbs
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lavar Ball!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball moves out of range as Crushman strikes.
Ball feints and then cracks Crushman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crushman down.
Crushman misses with a straight right.
Ball misses the jab.
Ball blocks a leg kick.
Crushman throws a poor cross that misses
and Ball counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crushman throws a right hand that misses
and Crushman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crushman looks to throw the jab but Ball is out of range.
Ball throws a counter combo.
Ball lands with a hook. Crushman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball looks to land a right hand but Crushman moved out of range.
Ball is looking to slow Crushman down with leg kicks.
Crushman throws a looping overhand right but Ball ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Ball misses.
Crushman throwing a counter right hand but Ball manages to avoid it.
Crushman throws a hook to the side of Ball's head but Ball sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ball swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crushman swings widly with a right hand
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Crushman throws a front kick that sends Ball stumbling back into the cage.
Crushman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ball.
Crushman throws a hook but Ball avoids it easily.
Ball looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crushman 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.
Ball bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crushman tries to land a body kick
so Ball counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crushman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ball avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ball with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ball accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crushman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ball defends it easily.
Crushman has his hands on Ball's head, controlling the position.
Ball throwing strikes but missing.
Crushman 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.
Ball loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ball throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crushman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ball has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ball landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushman has momentary wrist control but Ball slips an elbow through the middle.
Ball is looking to work some ground and pound but Crushman has wrist control.
Crushman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ball lands a couple of elbows.
Ball stands up over Crushman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crushman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ball working his ground and pound in the gym.
Crushman has his foot on Ball's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ball works his way back into a safe position though.
Ball stands up over Crushman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ball's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crushman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ball chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ball wants to control from the top but Crushman keeps moving.
Ball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crushman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ball is in close to Crushman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ball trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ball lands a couple of digs.
Crushman controls Ball momentarily but Ball frees himself.
Ball lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ball is looking to work some ground and pound but Crushman has wrist control.
Ball with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavar Ball dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Crushman's cut.
That's time! Crushman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ball slips under a jab from Crushman.
Crushman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crushman tries to score with a low kick but Ball moves his leg out of the way.
Crushman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crushman misses with a hook
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ball takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ball.
Ball wants to land a leg kick but Crushman is out of range.
Daniel Crushman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crushman connects with a jab.
Crushman misses with a looping left.
Ball looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Ball - just one landing.
Crushman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman moves out of range as Ball strikes.
Crushman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crushman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ball tries a quick counter leg kick but Crushman is wise to it.
Ball connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniel Crushman is winning the standup battle so far.
Ball punishes Crushman's body with a nice straight punch.
Crushman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crushman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ball's waist but Ball gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crushman off to one side.
Ball has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good work by Ball as he checks the leg kick.
Crushman connects with a body shot that sends Ball's belly button to the back.
Crushman connects with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crushman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball is looking to regain half guard here but Crushman keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball keeps trying to improve his position.
Crushman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ball knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ball is trying to control Crushman's posture but Crushman avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ball is being controlled here.
Crushman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lavar Ball has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crushman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ball's legs.
Ball is not content to let Crushman control the position.
Ball manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crushman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crushman trying to control from the bottom.
Ball scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ball is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crushman looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crushman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ball postures up and lands a big shot to Crushman's brow.
Ball postures up.
Ball working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crushman is trying to control the position but Ball postures up.
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 Daniel Crushman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Crushman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ball slips under a jab from Crushman.
Ball throws a push kick but Crushman slaps the foot to one side.
Crushman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
Crushman is looking to counter punch.
Ball walks into a left hand.
Crushman lands with an uppercut that bounces Ball off the cage and back into range.
Crushman misses with a hook
and Ball counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ball looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crushman takes a swing at Ball's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Ball misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crushman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crushman lands a head shot.
Crushman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ball steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crushman.
Ball ducks under a wild hook from Crushman.
Crushman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ball's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Crushman.
Ball tries to clinch
and Crushman counters with a straight right hand.
Ball stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crushman throws a right hand that misses
and Ball counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crushman thinking.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
A big right from Crushman misses.
Ball now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
Ball slips a jab from Crushman.
Ball is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Crushman.
A big right from Crushman misses.
Crushman backing away here, and Ball unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the body from Crushman misses
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ball fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ball thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Crushman misses the target.
Jab, jab by Crushman - just one landing.
Crushman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ball.
Ball swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Crushman to counter with a crisp jab.
Ball lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball connects with a leg kick. Crushman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crushman throws out a loose jab but Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crushman.
Crushman misses with an uppercut
and Ball counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ball lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crushman avoids a kick to the body.
Ball misses with a straight left.
Crushman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ball.
Crushman catches Ball with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crushman throws a low kick, looking for Ball's leg but Ball calmly moves out of range.
Ball feints a counter leg kick.
Ball misses with an uppercut
and Crushman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ball throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crushman misses with a hook.
Ball now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crushman misses with a wild body shot.
Ball closes the distance and pushes Crushman back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crushman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crushman is trying to push Ball away but Ball has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Ball scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ball has Crushman pressed against the cage, preventing Crushman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crushman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
Crushman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ball uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Crushman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
Ball blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Crushman.
I think Crushman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Crushman!
A relieved looking Daniel Crushman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dao Sonnen (ranked 610 p4p, 74 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 485 p4p, 59 weight class). Sonnen's entrance music is Sure to be sure. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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194 lbs
29 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Kelley moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kelley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonnen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kelley misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonnen.
Good leg kick by Kelley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Sonnen checks it.
Kelley throws a front kick aimed at Sonnen's knee but Sonnen avoids it well.
Kelley needs to keep his hands up - Sonnen had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Sonnen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelley throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen counters with a good low kick that Kelley was not able to check.
Sonnen misses with a body punch
and Kelley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelley misses with a low kick.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Kelley is having none of it.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
A head kick from Sonnen lands but Kelley takes it in his stride.
Kelley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Kelley misses with a body kick.
A jab from Sonnen misses.
Kelley walks into a stiff left hand from Sonnen.
Kelley lands a high kick!
Sonnen moves out of range as Kelley strikes.
Sonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonnen. Sonnen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonnen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kelley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kelley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sonnen is out of range and Kelley settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonnen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelley.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Sonnen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelley throws a sloppy head kick and Sonnen moves out of range easily.
Sonnen cracks Kelley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelley should have avoided that one.
Sonnen connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonnen.
Sonnen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonnen feints a jab promting Kelley to slip. Sonnen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sonnen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonnen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelley throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Liam Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelley leaves Sonnen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelley misses with a looping right.
Kelley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Kelley.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Kelley circles away easily
and Kelley counters with a nice body shot.
Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonnen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sonnen - that will leave a mark!
Kelley swings widly with a right hand
letting Sonnen counter with a right hand.
Kelley checks a low kick from Sonnen.
Kelley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelley lands with an uppercut that bounces Sonnen off the cage and back into range.
Sonnen scores with a spinning back kick!
Sonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen throws out a leg kick but Kelley moves out of range and Sonnen only half commits.
Kelley misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelley throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen 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.
Kelley throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonnen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kelley being controlled here, momentarily.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelley at a distance.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonnen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kelley misses with a hook to the body
and Sonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelley throws out a leg kick but Sonnen moves out of range and Kelley only half commits.
Sonnen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelley on the side of the head.
Kelley is looking to chop away at Sonnen's legs.
Sonnen scores with a takedown into Kelley's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelley is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kelley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kelley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kelley!
Sonnen is looking to reverse the position.
Sonnen is working hard here to advance position.
Sonnen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Sonnen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kelley is looking for a sweep. Sonnen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sonnen is trying to work for a kimura but Kelley is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelley is staying active underneath Sonnen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelley tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Sonnen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Kelley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sonnen slows the pace down in half guard.
Sonnen is just content to waste time from the top position. Kelley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sonnen stays in close to Kelley's body and controls the position.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Kelley keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kelley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sonnen shoots in for a double leg but Kelley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
A punch combination from Kelley misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonnen.
Kelley moves forwards but Sonnen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sonnen is looking to slow Kelley down with leg kicks.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelley throws out the jab.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Kelley coming out on top.
Dao Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelley moves out of range as Sonnen throws a body kick.
Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonnen.
That kick from Sonnen tenderised Kelley's leg. Kelley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick
and Kelley counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen throws a shot to the body.
Sonnen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Kelley is a slippery customer.
Sonnen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Kelley is defending well.
Kelley wants to get back to full guard.
Sonnen is thwarting Kelley's attempts to control the position.
Sonnen wants to pass to mount but Kelley is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sonnen prevents Kelley from improving his position.
Sonnen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sonnen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sonnen controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dao Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sonnen blocks it well.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Sonnen throws a jab when Kelley was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonnen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelley thinks about the counter body kick.
Sonnen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liam Kelley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Kelley moves out of range.
Sonnen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelley will feel that in the morning.
Sonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelley doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kelley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
Kelley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonnen.
Sonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelley's calf.
Kelley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonnen.
Kelley misses with a straight right.
Sonnen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kelley avoids it.
Kelley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sonnen.
Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dao Sonnen.
Well Sonnen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Liam Kelley spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't that a Bitch'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Blasts (ranked 327 p4p, 43 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 237 p4p, 29 weight class). Cole has chosen I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Rupert Blasts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Cole's chin.
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36
193 lbs
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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
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Cole as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Cole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blasts just misses with a punch to the body.
Blasts lands the left hand.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cole. That did some damage!
Cole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cole has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jab from Blasts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blasts.
Blasts scores with a hook.
Blasts scores with the left hand. Cole knows he should have avoided that one.
Blasts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blasts thinking.
Blasts throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
Cole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blasts under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blasts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cole takes a swing at Blasts's ribcage but misses.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Blasts misses with a low kick as Cole jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blasts.
Cole shoots for a double leg takedown but Blasts sprawls well. He's pushed Cole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cole defending well as Blasts loads up on a big left hand.
Cole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blasts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blasts wants to slow Cole down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cole tries to clinch there but Blasts circles away.
Blasts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Cole feints a counter leg kick.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blasts motions for Cole to come forward. Blasts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cole shoots in but no luck this time.
Blasts dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Blasts misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Blasts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been told by Blasts's head coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Blasts finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
Blasts wants to slow Cole down by chopping away at his legs.
Blasts feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blasts.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Blasts's belly button to the back.
Blasts misses with a body shot.
Cole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blasts tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blasts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blasts wants to slow Cole down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but Blasts saw it coming and moves away.
Blasts appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blasts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blasts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blasts rather than just go for the knockout.
Blasts takes the fight into the clinch.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Blasts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blasts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cole misses with an elbow strike.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blasts letting Cole take a breather here.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Blasts.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Blasts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blasts scores with a shoulder strike.
Blasts misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Blasts.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but Cole blocks it.
Cole presses Blasts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blasts.
Blasts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rupert Blasts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Cole.
Cole digs a right hand into Blasts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blasts's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Blasts.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Blasts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole blocks a body shot from Blasts.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Blasts controls his hands.
Blasts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole has hold of one of Blasts's legs. Blasts is fighting the takedown attempt but Cole gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blasts wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts wants to stand but Cole is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cole not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blasts ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Blasts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Blasts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Blasts settles back down.
Cole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rupert Blasts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blasts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cole is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blasts with a body shot.
Blasts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Blasts.
Blasts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cole has time to react.
Cole throws a leg kick that misses.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blasts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Blasts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blasts connects with a body shot.
Blasts digs a good hook to Cole's body.
A shot to the body from Blasts misses
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts misses with a wild body shot.
Cole throws a shot to the body.
Blasts cracks a nice hook into Cole's ribs.
Blasts throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole feints the counter takedown.
A left lands for Cole.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole is looking to chop away at Blasts's legs.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts cracks the inside of Cole's front leg.
Blasts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blasts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cole darts in looking for a takedown but Blasts gets double underhooks and turns Cole into the cage.
Blasts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blasts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole catches Blasts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blasts jabs at Cole's body.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Blasts throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
A big left from Blasts misses.
Cole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Blasts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Cole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cole lands a really nice looking cross but Blasts seems unphased.
Blasts throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blasts has Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Blasts misses with the head strike.
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 Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
Blasts throws a solid leg kick but Cole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blasts.
Blasts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Blasts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blasts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blasts is rocked!
Blasts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Blasts misses.
Blasts throws a poor cross that misses
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blasts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Blasts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blasts connects with a body shot that sends Cole's belly button to the back.
Blasts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blasts with a body shot.
Blasts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cole rushes Blasts and presses him up against the cage.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cole trying to land knees to the body.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blasts fails to land.
Blasts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cole managing to block the knees to the body from Blasts.
Blasts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blasts prevents a body shot from Cole.
Michael Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Cole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blasts clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cole throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Blasts is trying to stand back up.
Blasts looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cole.
Cole missing with strikes from the back.
Blasts looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cole.
Blasts is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cole's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole lands a shot to the head.
Cole landing with strikes.
Oh Blasts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blasts is trying to get back to his feet but Cole has full control of the position and if anything, Blasts has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blasts seems to have got his legs back now.
Cole connects with a couple of big shots that have Blasts covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Blasts! Cole fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 429 p4p, 17 weight class) and Nick Force (ranked 583 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Force!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry scores with a body shot.
Curry feints and then cracks Force's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Force down.
Force connects with a body shot.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Curry's head coaches at House of Gladiators that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Curry throws a leg kick
and Force counters with a nice body shot.
Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curry swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Force throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Force takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curry ducks right into an uppercut from Force.
Force throws a shot from downtown. Curry moves away and avoids it.
Force scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curry doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nick Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Force throws a hook but Curry avoids it easily.
Force walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry throws a hook but Force blocks it.
Curry swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Force swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Force. That snapped Curry's head back.
Force misses with a looping right.
Force throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Force takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Force takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Force misses with a hook to the body
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Force, as that shot connected.
Curry throws a jab when Force was well out of range.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Force keeps the fight on the outside.
Force displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Force misses
and Force takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Force moves out of range of the strikes.
Force circles away from the clinch attempt.
Force flicks out a counter leg kick but Curry steps away.
Force is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Curry rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curry. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.
Force looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Force moves away from the strike by Curry.
Force digs a good hook to Curry's body.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Force.
Curry drives through and clinches with Force against the cage.
Force breaks from the clinch.
Force walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Force takes one on the button.
Curry is looking to score with low kicks.
Curry avoids the body shot from Force.
A head kick by Force misses
and Curry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Force thinking.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Force.
Curry throws a lazy uppercut
and Force cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curry was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Force.
Curry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Force connects with a solid leg kick.
Curry throws a leg kick but Force sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Force is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Force uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry misses the shot to the body.
Force misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curry 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.
Curry drops Force with a beautiful combination! Force stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Curry is looking for the KO!
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Force staying out of range there.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Force was well out of range. Poor timing from Curry.
A telegraphed right hand from Force misses the target.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Force ducks down to avoid it.
Force throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Force.
Curry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Force is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Curry.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Curry swings for the body but Force moves out of range.
Curry has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Curry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Force manages to break the clinch.
Curry misses with a body shot.
Curry with a jab.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Force misses with a straight right.
Curry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steph Curry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Curry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Force counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Force tries to counter it with a takedown but Curry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good leg kick by Curry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curry throws a hook but Force avoids it easily.
Curry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Force checks a leg kick.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Force.
Curry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curry scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Force checks the leg kick.
Force gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Force misses with a lunging right hand
and Curry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Force thinking.
Curry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Force can do to turn this around?
Force misses with a hook to the body
and Curry counters with a crisp right hand that drops Force! Curry lets Force back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Force is rocked!
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!
Curry cracks Force on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Force falls backwards against the cage. Curry follows up with more strikes that drop Force to his knees. Curry keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Force! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steph Curry!
Steph Curry was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between De Bruyne (ranked 190 p4p, 27 weight class) and Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 231 p4p, 34 weight class). Bruyne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Sarkisyan has chosen Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Sarkisyan.
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarkisyan.
A counter left hand to the body from Bruyne misses its target.
Sarkisyan checks the leg kick.
Sarkisyan swinging wildly here.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Sarkisyan checks it.
Sarkisyan scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruyne.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook to the body
and Sarkisyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarkisyan looks to land a right hand but Bruyne moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisyan misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Sarkisyan slams his shin into Bruyne's torso.
The crowd cheers as Sarkisyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruyne doesn't seem phased though.
Sarkisyan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarkisyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarkisyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruyne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarkisyan.
Nice defenses there by Bruyne.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sarkisyan throws an off balance right hand
and Bruyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Bruyne misses.
Aharon Sarkisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarkisyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sarkisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sarkisyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruyne's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Bruyne.
Bruyne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sarkisyan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarkisyan.
Bruyne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruyne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sarkisyan just manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisyan cracks Bruyne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarkisyan misses with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with an uppercut. Bruyne saw that one coming.
Sarkisyan misses with a looping right.
Sarkisyan throws a hook to the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sarkisyan throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Sarkisyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan scores with a jab to the head.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruyne on the side of the head.
Bruyne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruyne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarkisyan moves out of range as Bruyne strikes.
Sarkisyan throws a low kick but Bruyne moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bruyne misses the target.
Bruyne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sarkisyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sarkisyan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bruyne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Sarkisyan misses.
Bruyne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bruyne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sarkisyan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruyne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarkisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruyne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sarkisyan lands with a shot to the body.
Sarkisyan throws a head kick that misses.
Sarkisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Sarkisyan keeps Bruyne at a distance using the push kick.
Sarkisyan cracks the inside of Bruyne's front leg.
Bruyne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sarkisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aharon Sarkisyan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruyne staying out of range there.
Bruyne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aharon Sarkisyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarkisyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bruyne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruyne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sarkisyan throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bruyne misses the target.
Bruyne scores with a head kick.
Sarkisyan is rocked!
It looks like Aharon Sarkisyan has been cut.
Sarkisyan misses with a leg kick
and Bruyne rattles Sarkisyan with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Sarkisyan tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bruyne dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Sarkisyan stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). De Bruyne!
Post fight, an emotional De Bruyne said 'Peel Steel, you absolutely suck'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karol Mirowski (ranked 85 p4p, 9 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 70 p4p, 8 weight class). Mirowski comes into the arena with Mercy blaring out of the sound system. Ricard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vibe Killer. 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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146 lbs
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Mirowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard throws an off balance right hand
and Mirowski counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Mirowski's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt - Mirowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricard shoots in but no luck this time.
Mirowski thuds his right hand into Ricard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ricard moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirowski.
Ricard avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Ricard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirowski in his tracks.
Mirowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Mirowski checks a leg kick.
Ricard lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mirowski misses.
Mirowski scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ricard.
Mirowski misses with a straight right.
Mirowski misses with a low kick.
Mirowski misses with a looping left.
Ricard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard swings for the body but Mirowski moves out of range.
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
A jab from Mirowski misses.
Ricard throws a front kick aimed at Mirowski's knee but Mirowski avoids it well.
Mirowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mirowski misses with a low kick.
Mirowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mirowski throws a big shot that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ricard.
The fighters circling - Ricard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard misses with a hook
and Mirowski counters with a left to the body.
A left lands for Mirowski.
Ricard lands a leg kick that knocks Mirowski off balance momentarily.
Ricard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mirowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Ricard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard cracks Mirowski with a nice body shot.
Mirowski is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Mirowski.
Ricard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirowski.
Mirowski throws out a leg kick but Ricard moves out of range and Mirowski only half commits.
Ricard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mirowski with a nice cross.
Ricard scores with a three punch combo!
Mirowski thuds his right hand into Ricard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mirowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ricard cracks Mirowski with an open hand slap.
Mirowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mirowski slips under a jab from Ricard.
A left lands for Ricard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski misses with a leg kick
and Ricard counters with a nice body shot.
Mirowski misses with a wild body shot.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mirowski.
Ricard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Karol Mirowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricard scores with a three punch combo!
Ricard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ricard throws a chopping leg kick but Mirowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mirowski slips under a jab.
Mirowski connects with a right hand. Ricard shakes it off.
Ricard misses with a hook to the body
and Mirowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricard's sensitive parts.
Mirowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ricard throws the kick towards the body but Mirowski avoids it.
Mirowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirowski looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Mirowski throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mirowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mirowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mirowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mirowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Mirowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ricard controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard is trying to control. Mirowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Karol Mirowski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Mirowski lands a nice hook to Ricard's body. Ricard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ricard moves out of range as Mirowski strikes.
Ricard throws a low kick but Mirowski moves out of range easily.
Mirowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Mirowski lands a head shot.
Ricard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mirowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mirowski throws a good cross that connects.
Ricard slips a jab from Mirowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard lands with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ricard. Mirowski shrugs it off though.
Ricard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Mirowski. Beautiful body shot.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Mirowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mirowski as Ricard shoots in.
Mirowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karol Mirowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Ricard as he connects with a hook.
Ricard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirowski's sensitive parts.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirowski.
Mirowski scores with a jab. Ricard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mirowski slips under a jab from Ricard.
Mirowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Ricard misses with a hook.
Mirowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ricard is able to avoid easily.
Mirowski 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.
Ricard blocks a jab.
Mirowski walks into a left hand.
Ricard tries to land a leg kick but Mirowski saw it coming and moves away.
Ricard lunges at Mirowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mirowski's hand.
Ricard slips under a jab.
Ricard changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Mirowski looks to land a right hand but Ricard moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard works the jab nicely.
Mirowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mirowski misses with a leg kick
and Ricard counters with a single leg into guard. Mirowski didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ricard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mirowski is controlling Ricard's posture.
Ricard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ricard being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mirowski wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mirowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ricard.
Mirowski tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Ricard slips a jab and a cross from Mirowski.
Mirowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard cracks Mirowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ricard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mirowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Ricard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Mirowski keeps moving.
Ricard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mirowski as he avoids it easily.
Ricard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Mirowski slips under a jab from Ricard.
Ricard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mirowski is out of range and Ricard settles back down.
Ricard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Mirowski - just one landing.
Mirowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Ricard cracks Mirowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirowski punishes Ricard's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Mirowski throws a nice looking combination but Ricard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Mirowski as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Ricard scores with a jab. Mirowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mirowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Mirowski is retaining full guard.
Mirowski pulls Ricard in close to prevent any damage.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mirowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Mirowski keeps moving.
Ricard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ricard preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses
and Mirowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Mirowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirowski jabs Ricard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mirowski throws a right hand that Ricard ducks under and follows up with a left that Ricard also avoids with ease.
Ricard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Ricard blocks the leg kick.
Ricard cracks Mirowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirowski wants to slow Ricard down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Ricard. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Mirowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ricard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Mirowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Mirowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ricard.
Ricard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mirowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ricard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ricard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mirowski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ricard is in Mirowski's guard.
Ricard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mirowski keeping full guard, as Ricard tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control but Mirowski is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard looking to sit in guard and control but Mirowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirowski controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Farboleous Ricard.
I think Ricard 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karol Mirowski!
Karol Mirowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 19 p4p, 3 weight class). Goodman comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'riley. Tyrone Jones has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones punishes Goodman's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrone Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Goodman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Goodman's shoulder, as Goodman tries to avoid the shot.
Goodman is looking to slow Tyrone Jones down with leg kicks.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyrone Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Goodman off balance momentarily.
Goodman checks a leg kick.
Goodman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Tyrone Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Goodman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tyrone Jones connects with a body shot that sends Goodman's belly button to the back.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrone Jones.
Goodman is looking to land body kicks.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrone Jones's calf.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Goodman lands with a cross.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goodman clobbers Tyrone Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Tyrone Jones blocks a leg kick.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goodman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Goodman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Tyrone Jones didn't see that one coming.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones digs a good hook to Goodman's body.
Goodman lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyrone Jones off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but Goodman avoids it.
Goodman blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tyrone Jones motions for Goodman to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyrone Jones. Goodman shrugs it off though.
Goodman slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyrone Jones looks for the body kick but Goodman saw that one coming.
It looked like Goodman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Goodman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goodman throws a hook but Tyrone Jones blocks it.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
That kick from Tyrone Jones tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Tyrone Jones's head but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodman.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman lands an overhand right.
Goodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodman, right into the meat.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Goodman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goodman.
Goodman lands a front kick.
Goodman checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick, looking for Goodman's leg but Goodman calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goodman tries to land a front kick but Tyrone Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Goodman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goodman slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Goodman works the jab nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goodman - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goodman momentarily.
Tyrone Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goodman circles away quickly and effectively.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Tyrone Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyrone Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It appears Goodman was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tyrone Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goodman defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman wants to slow Tyrone Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyrone Jones throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Goodman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Goodman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones blocks a leg kick.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Tyrone Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman pushes Tyrone Jones away with a front kick.
Goodman lands the left hand.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
Goodman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goodman blocks a jab.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones feints a jab promting Goodman to slip. Tyrone Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goodman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Goodman slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Goodman avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones works Goodman's body with a nice hook.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lunges at Tyrone Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrone Jones's hand.
Tyrone Jones drops his hands momentarily and Goodman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
A jab from Tyrone Jones finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook.
Tyrone Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyrone Jones connects with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Jab from Goodman.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
Goodman throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Goodman misses.
Goodman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goodman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Goodman off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick, looking for Goodman's leg but Goodman calmly moves out of range.
Goodman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goodman under the eye.
Tyrone Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrone Jones is looking to chop away at Goodman's legs.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Goodman slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut
and Goodman counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrone Jones. That snapped Goodman's head back.
Goodman scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrone Jones there.
Tyrone Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goodman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Tyrone Jones finds it's target.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
It looked like Goodman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goodman.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goodman lands a jab to Tyrone Jones's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice combination. Goodman backs away looking to recover.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Goodman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goodman connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Jones cracks Goodman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Tyrone Jones thumps Goodman with a low kick.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Goodman half committed to a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping right.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Goodman swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Nice shot by Tyrone Jones.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyrone Jones, right into the meat.
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Goodman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyrone Jones should have avoided that one.
Tyrone Jones clobbers Goodman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones moves away from the strike by Goodman.
Tyrone Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goodman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyrone Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
A jab from Goodman misses.
Goodman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyrone Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Goodman in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodman.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman 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 Tyrone Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrone Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrone Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Goodman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Tyrone Jones finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Goodman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodman is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Tyrone Jones does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Goodman is wise to it.
Tyrone Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Goodman counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodman.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Goodman slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Goodman tenderised Tyrone Jones's leg. Tyrone Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tyrone Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goodman.
Goodman misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab lands there for Tyrone Jones.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Goodman avoids the punch easily.
Goodman lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goodman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyrone Jones lands a head shot.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman slips a jab and a cross from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodman.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Goodman slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
A shot to the liver by Goodman. Beautiful body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
Tyrone Jones dips to his left and cracks Goodman with an uppercut!
Goodman 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.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
It seemed like Tyrone Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones really dominated that round.
That's time! Goodman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Tyrone Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodman lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrone Jones off balance momentarily.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Goodman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodman.
Goodman moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Goodman misses.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goodman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tyrone Jones takes a step back to recover.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a kick to the body.
Goodman cracks Tyrone Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goodman thuds his shin into the meat of Tyrone Jones's side.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Goodman's head.
Goodman throws a jab when Tyrone Jones was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a left to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman 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 Tyrone Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrone Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrone Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goodman. That's going to slow Tyrone Jones down.
Tyrone Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Goodman throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Goodman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Goodman avoids them all with ease.
Goodman connects with a leg kick. Tyrone Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrone Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
Goodman tried to counter with a leg kick but Tyrone Jones avoided it.
Tyrone Jones works the jab nicely.
Goodman throws a body kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Goodman should have avoided that one.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Donk. Goodman catches Tyrone Jones right on the button with a cross.
Goodman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrone Jones off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyrone Jones.
Goodman tried to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick
and Goodman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyrone Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Goodman moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Goodman tenderised Tyrone Jones's leg. Tyrone Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyrone Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goodman's hands.
Goodman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodman.
Tyrone Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goodmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goodman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Goodman.
Goodman cracks Tyrone Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick
and Tyrone Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goodman throws a low kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range easily.
Tyrone Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goodman tries to land a front kick but Tyrone Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goodman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyrone Jones on the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Goodman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goodman down.
Nice uppercut lands for Goodman. That snapped Tyrone Jones's head back.
Tyrone Jones thuds a left hand into Goodman's body.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Goodman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goodman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodman sizes up Tyrone Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrone Jones. That snapped Goodman's head back.
Goodman defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Goodman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goodman tries to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman connects with a jab.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Goodman avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Goodman feints a jab promting Tyrone Jones to slip. Goodman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tyrone Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Goodman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrone Jones's calf.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Tyrone Jones blocks the body kick.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it well.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Goodman's ribs.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Goodman throws a chopping leg kick but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goodman misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodman. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Tyrone Jones throws out a counter right but Goodman avoids it with no problem.
Tyrone Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goodman moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Tyrone Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Goodman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goodman throwing a counter right hand but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyrone Jones has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones is looking to chop away at Goodman's legs.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Goodman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Goodman's front leg with a kick but Goodman checks it.
Goodman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Goodman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyrone Jones is out of range and Goodman settles back down.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Goodman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyrone Jones's calf.
Goodman throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodman blocks the leg kick.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Goodman's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tyrone Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman 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 Tyrone Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrone Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goodman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone Jones.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyrone Jones checks a leg kick.
Goodman tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saul Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyrone Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goodman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goodman missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goodman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
A jab from Tyrone Jones finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russell Tyrone Jones.
Well Tyrone Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
A less than humble Russell Tyrone Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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