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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Usko Matonen (ranked 5058 p4p, 214 weight class) and Ruben Rivera (ranked 4473 p4p, 192 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ruben Rivera was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ruben Rivera!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matonen connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
Matonen lands with an overhand left.
Matonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Matonen saw it coming and moves away.
Matonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a good, hard body kick but Matonen shrugs it off.
Matonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matonen misses with a left hand
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matonen. That did some damage!
Rivera slips a jab from Matonen.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera looks to throw a body kick
letting Matonen counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Matonen.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Matonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Matonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Matonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Matonen throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera pushes Matonen away with a front kick.
A head kick from Rivera lands but Matonen takes it in his stride.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Matonen is avoiding it.
Matonen looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Matonen swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matonen misses with the combination.
Matonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Matonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Matonen.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Matonen scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matonen.
Matonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matonen dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Matonen on the inside.
Matonen is trying to pull guard but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Matonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Matonen blocks it.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera letting Matonen take a breather here.
Matonen looking to stall.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Matonen tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Matonen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matonen stalling in the clinch but Rivera improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matonen is breathing heavily.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Matonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matonen is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
Matonen fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Matonen in a clinch.
Matonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Matonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matonen is looking to control Rivera's arms but Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matonen has his back to the cage.
Matonen taking a breather.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Matonen is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Matonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Matonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Matonen tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Matonen jumps guard but Rivera stands there with Matonen around his waist. Matonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rivera smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Matonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera moves out of range as Matonen strikes.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matonen, as that shot connected.
Matonen scores with a body shot.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Matonen there.
Matonen sizes up Rivera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Matonen.
Matonen lands with an overhand left.
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!
Matonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Matonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matonen misses with a body shot.
Rivera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Matonen.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Matonen moved away.
Usko Matonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera clinches up with Matonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Matonen blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Matonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matonen.
Matonen jumps into guard, dragging Rivera to the mat.
Matonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rivera's guard.
Matonen looking to pass the guard.
Rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Matonen wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Matonen from controlling successfully.
Rivera is looking to stand up but Matonen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back 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 Usko Matonen 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!
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matonen.
Matonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riveras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rivera defending well as Matonen loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Matonen.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Matonen.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Matonen sees coming a mile off.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
Matonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Matonen pushes him off.
Matonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matonen tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Matonen blocks the low kick.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Matonen lands a nice shot that snaps Rivera's head back.
Matonen misses with a straight left.
Matonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with the body kick
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Matonen circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Matonen misses the target.
Rivera slips a straight right by Matonen.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Matonen misses with an uppercut.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen fails to pull guard.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matonen.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usko Matonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera tries to clinch but Matonen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Matonen throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera 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.
Matonen connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
And Matonen counters with a quick kick to the body but Rivera blocks it.
Matonen cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Matonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Matonen misses the target.
Rivera is looking to slow Matonen down with leg kicks.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera is trying to counter with his kicks.
Matonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Matonen throws a one two combo.
Matonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera pushes Matonen away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Matonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matonen gets control of Rivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matonen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matonen trying to control the position.
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 Usko Matonen.
I think Matonen 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sanchez (ranked 2359 p4p, 227 weight class) and Rad Dood (ranked 2662 p4p, 244 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Where is My Mind? by Pixies. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
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152 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rad Dood!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Dood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Dood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dood slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dood.
Sanchez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dood slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Dood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dood.
Dood with the counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Dood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Dood against the cage.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dood's defenses.
It looks like Rad Dood has been cut.
Dood tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dood fails to land.
Sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Dood working aggressively here.
Dood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dood throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dood stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Dood throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dood.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dood, as that shot connected.
Dood lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez cracks Dood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Dood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanchez defends it well.
Dood throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanchez rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Dood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dood wants to take a breather but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Dood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dood wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez pulls Dood in close to prevent any damage.
Dood wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dood is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dood is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dood from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez has his foot on Dood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dood works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dood from controlling successfully.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Dood defends it easily.
Dood throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rad Dood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dood.
And Dood tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Dood feints the counter takedown.
Dood swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steve Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dood can do to turn this around?
Sanchez throws a jab when Dood was well out of range.
Sanchez wants to slow Dood down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Dood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Dood lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Dood blocks a jab.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dood.
Dood moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Dood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Dood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dood.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez throws a hook but Dood avoids it easily.
Dood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Dood counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Dood.
Dood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Dood lands with a nice body punch.
Dood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Dood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanchez moves out of range as Dood strikes.
Dood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Dood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dood scores with a body shot.
Dood misses the shot to the body.
Dood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Dood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Dood seems unphased.
Dood 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.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Dood moves out of range.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Dood.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dood defends it easily.
Dood postures up.
Dood is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dood is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dood avoid being mounted?
Sanchez passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Dood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dood tries to improve position but can't.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rad Dood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dood scores with a jab.
Dood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Dood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above Dood 's eye.
Dood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dood's brow.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dood struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Dood stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dood backwards.
Sanchez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Dood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Sanchez slows down the pace here.
Steve Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Dood blocking some punches.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez is pushing Dood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dood blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dood's face.
Dood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanchez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dood can turn it around.
Dood blocks an elbow strike.
Rad Dood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dood.
Dood jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Dood around his waist. Dood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Dood has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Dood blocks it.
Dood stalling against the cage.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dood is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Dood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Dood is out of range.
Dood drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dood from controlling successfully.
Dood drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dood jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rad Dood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez working for a triangle but Dood defends it easily.
Steve Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dood postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Sanchez!
Our winner, Steve Sanchez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Barron (ranked 4609 p4p, 538 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 1786 p4p, 251 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drew Barron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alzate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barron. Barron obviously looking to wear him down.
Barron throws a head kick that misses.
Alzate appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alzate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barron manages to avoid it.
Alzate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barron misses with a wild combination.
Barron thows a leg kick but Alzate checks it
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barron looks to land a right hand but Alzate moved out of range.
Alzate avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barron rushes Alzate and presses him up against the cage.
Barron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alzate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alzate.
We've been informed that Alzate has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barron blocking some punches.
Barron misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barron manages to break the clinch.
Alzate is looking to land body kicks.
Barron plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alzate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barron. Barron circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barron throws a head kick but Alzate moves out of range.
Barron plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Alzate motions for Barron to come forward. Alzate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alzate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Barron misses
and Barron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alzate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alzate, pushing him back against the cage.
Barron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barron misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barron working aggressively here.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barron breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Barron.
Barron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Alzate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barron on the side of the head.
Barron throws a lazy head kick
and Alzate counters with a stiff right hand.
Barron is rocked!
Barron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Barron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alzate knocks out Barron with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Alzate before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Alzate picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niko Alzate!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 2861 p4p, 380 weight class) and Brian Baker (ranked 3030 p4p, 392 weight class). Aokison comes to the cage accompanied by Caroline. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Aokison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Aokison feints and as Baker raises his hands in defense, Aokison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aokison chips away with some ground and pound.
Aokison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aokison taking a breather here.
Baker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aokison has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker trying to remain calm as Aokison controls from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baker tries to improve position but can't.
Baker being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison working the ground and pound from side control.
Baker is trying to improve his position.
Aokison scoring with punches and elbows.
Baker is looking to reverse the position.
Aokison content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Aokison creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is looking to reverse the position.
Aokison takes a little break here. Baker wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
Baker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
Baker seems a little lost for a moment, as Aokison dominates the positioning.
Baker is trying to buck Aokison off.
Aokison controlling from side mount.
Aokison is chipping away with strikes.
Baker tries to buck Aokison off but Aokison is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison working the ground and pound from side control.
Aokison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aokison slows the pace down.
Baker taking a bit of punishment here - Aokison scoring with strikes.
Baker felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Baker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aokison's best efforts.
Aokison controlling the action here.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Aokison is looking to advance position but Baker won't allow it.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Aokison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aokison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aokison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Aokison wants to pass the guard but Baker is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison stalling.
Baker tries to roll over but Aokison keeps him under control.
Baker is trying to stand up here but Aokison is controlling him well.
Baker trying to control from the bottom.
Baker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aokison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aokison connects with a couple of short punches.
Baker looking for a sweep. Not yet Baker, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aokison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aokison stops Baker from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker misses with the combination.
Aokison wants to clinch.
Baker gets caught flat footed, as Aokison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aokison preventing the sweep.
Aokison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Aokison content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison is pushing down on Baker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baker is fighting to maintain full guard but Aokison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aokison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aokison prevents Baker from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison not doing much here.
Aokison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Baker for as long as he can get away with.
Aokison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baker is trying to get back to full guard.
Baker is looking to control Aokison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baker avoid being mounted?
Aokison prevents Baker from standing back up.
Baker is looking to improve his position.
Aokison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aokison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baker is looking to improve his position.
Aokison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baker is trying to maintain the position but Aokison is very close to passing his half guard.
Aokison lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aokison prevents Baker from improving his position.
Aokison stalling.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison winds up and cracks Baker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baker is trying to stand back up but Aokison is controlling him
Aokison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aokison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aokison slows the pace down in half guard.
Aokison lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
Aokison is thwarting Baker's attempts to control the position.
Aokison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Baker is trying to get back to full guard.
Aokison keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aokison continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baker is trying to stand back up but Aokison is controlling him
Baker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aokison gets tackled into the cage by Baker. Baker maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Aokison dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker tries to clinch up.
Aokison tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baker manages to circle out of the way.
Aokison forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Aokison is trying to pull guard but Baker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aokison tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baker.
It looks like Ryu Aokison has been cut.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Aokison controls his hands.
Aokison tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Aokison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aokison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker is trying to push Aokison away but Aokison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Aokison blocks it.
Aokison tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Aokison blocks with his arms.
Aokison is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Aokison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Aokison avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Aokison blocks an uppercut.
Aokison misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aokison no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aokison has control of Baker's left arm, preventing Baker from doing any damage.
Aokison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baker's guard.
Baker has momentary wrist control but Aokison slips an elbow through the middle.
Aokison controlling from the top position.
Baker controls Aokison momentarily but Aokison frees himself.
Aokison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Baker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baker is looking for a triangle but Aokison pushes his legs off easily.
Ryu Aokison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison passes Baker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aokison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Aokison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Aokison has control of the leg.
Aokison slows the pace down in half guard.
Baker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aokison passes to full mount!
Aokison avoids the attempt from Baker to control.
Aokison content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to hold on but Aokison postures up.
Baker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aokison controlling from mount.
Aokison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aokison controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Aokison.
Aokison with good strikes from the mount here!
Aokison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aokison controlling his opponent.
Baker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison controlling from mount.
Baker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aokison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Aokison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aokison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Aokison!
Ryu Aokison tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 1927 p4p, 94 weight class) and David Dickinson (ranked 4065 p4p, 177 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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134 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, David Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson closes the distance and clinches.
Dickinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dickinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hollywood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hollywood blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson can't get the takedown.
Dickinson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hollywood uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollywood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dickinson is trying to control the position but Hollywood postures up.
Hollywood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hollywood tries to free his leg and advance position but Dickinson is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollywood trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson has his foot on Hollywood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hollywood works his way back into a safe position though.
Hollywood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hollywood should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dickinson has tightened it up now! Hollywood should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Dickinson!
David Dickinson very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1147 p4p, 55 weight class) and Tomas Lindberg (ranked 2242 p4p, 106 weight class). Lindberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by At The Gates - The Book of Sand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks tests Lindberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Fairbanks misses.
Lindberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairbanks throws a jab when Lindberg was well out of range.
Lindberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairbanks misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
Lindberg slips a jab from Fairbanks.
Nice straight punches there by Fairbanks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands a really nice looking cross but Lindberg seems unphased.
Nice shot lands for Lindberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desmond Fairbanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairbanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fairbanks looks to land a left hand but Lindberg moved out of range nicely.
Fairbanks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lindberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lindberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fairbanks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fairbanks misses with a wild body shot.
Lindberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairbanks throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fairbanks misses with a straight left.
Lindberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fairbanks.
A little jabbing left from Lindberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fairbanks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lindberg swinging wildly here.
Fairbanks takes one on the button.
Lindberg misses the jab.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the head.
Tomas Lindberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairbanks is looking to counter punch.
Lindberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fairbanks ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Lindberg ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lindberg throws a series of punches but Fairbanks moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fairbanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindberg.
Lindberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairbanks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
Fairbanks throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lindberg counter with a right hand.
Lindberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairbanks lands a head shot.
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Fairbanks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands with a shot to the body.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
Lindberg throws a hook but Fairbanks avoids it easily.
Fairbanks takes one on the button.
Fairbanks misses with a jab to the body
and Lindberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fairbanks works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fairbanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fairbanks slips a jab and a cross from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Lindberg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fairbanks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
Fairbanks slips under a jab.
Fairbanks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lindberg. Lindberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Lindberg avoids it easily.
Fairbanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lindberg connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairbanks.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fairbanks misses the target.
Lindberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairbanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Lindberg catches Fairbanks right on the button with a cross.
Fairbanks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fairbanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a nice hook to Fairbanks's body. Fairbanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by Lindberg.
Fairbanks lands with a right hand.
Lindberg connects with a body shot that sends Fairbanks's belly button to the back.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Fairbanks ducks down to avoid it.
Lindberg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lindberg slips a jab from Fairbanks.
Lindberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fairbanks with a body shot.
Fairbanks defending well as Lindberg loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairbanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindberg.
Fairbanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomas Lindberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Lindberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lindberg moves out of range as Fairbanks strikes.
Lindberg slips under a jab.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Lindberg avoids it easily.
Lindberg throws out a powerful jab.
Fairbanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindberg.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the side of Lindberg's head but Lindberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairbanks misses with a looping right.
Fairbanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairbanks throws the left hand but Lindberg avoids the punch easily.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Fairbanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindberg slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairbanks.
Lindberg misses with an uppercut.
Fairbanks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lindberg throws a hook but Fairbanks avoids it easily.
Fairbanks ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Fairbanks takes a swing at Lindberg's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a hook. Lindberg ducked under it nicely.
Lindberg lands a slapping body shot.
Fairbanks misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fairbanks lands a nice shot that snaps Lindberg's head back.
Lindberg throws a right hand that Fairbanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairbanks also avoids with ease.
Lindberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks moves out of range as Lindberg strikes.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Fairbanks throws an overhand right that lands on Lindberg's shoulder, as Lindberg tries to avoid the shot.
Lindberg looks to throw the jab but Fairbanks is out of range.
Lindberg misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbanks moves away from the strike by Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindberg misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg takes a swing at Fairbanks's ribcage but misses.
Lindberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fairbanks throws a shot from downtown. Lindberg moves away and avoids it.
Lindberg unleashes a big counter combination but Fairbanks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lindberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
Fairbanks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fairbanks throws out a loose jab but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fairbanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Lindberg avoids it easily.
Fairbanks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindberg at a distance.
Fairbanks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Lindberg misses.
Lindberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairbanks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lindberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fairbanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks shoots for a double leg takedown but Lindberg sprawls well. He's pushed Fairbanks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fairbanks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindberg scores with a body shot.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Fairbanks ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Fairbanks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Fairbanks has a takedown stuffed.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fairbanks throws a jab when Lindberg was well out of range.
Lindberg defending well as Fairbanks loads up on a big left hand.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairbanks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Fairbanks misses the target.
Lindberg throws a nice looking combination but Fairbanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Fairbanks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fairbanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Lindberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindberg ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Lindberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lindberg leaves Fairbanks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Fairbanks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Fairbanks throws a series of punches but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbanks.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lindberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fairbanks misses the shot to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a looping right.
Lindberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lindberg lands with a straight right. Fairbanks didn't see that one coming.
Fairbanks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks lands with an uppercut that bounces Lindberg off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomas Lindberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fairbanks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lindberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fairbanks tries for a takedown but Lindberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
Fairbanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lindberg misses with a looping left.
Fairbanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairbanks connects with a crisp jab.
Fairbanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good shot there by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Lindberg catches Fairbanks right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbanks missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fairbanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindberg is just out of range.
Lindberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lindberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lindberg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fairbanks doesn't seem phased though.
Lindberg lands with a hook. Fairbanks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fairbanks with a hook.
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairbanks is just out of range.
Fairbanks lunges at Lindberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lindberg's hand.
Lindberg is rocked!
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut.
Lindberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairbanks finish him?
Lindberg avoids the body shot from Fairbanks.
A right-left combo lands from Lindberg.
Lindberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Lindberg lands an overhand right.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
Lindberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lindberg connects with a right hand. Fairbanks shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindberg defending well as Fairbanks loads up on a big left hand.
Fairbanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindberg.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Desmond Fairbanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindberg cracks a nice hook into Fairbanks's ribs.
Lindberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Lindberg connects with a body shot that sends Fairbanks's belly button to the back.
Fairbanks misses with a hook. Lindberg ducked under it nicely.
Lindberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lindberg works Fairbanks's body with a nice hook.
Fairbanks misses with a looping left.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fairbanks misses the jab.
Fairbanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindberg throws out the jab.
Lindberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lindberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fairbanks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A lazy left from Lindberg finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fairbanks misses the target.
Fairbanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a shot from downtown. Lindberg moves away and avoids it.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairbanks at a distance.
Lindberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fairbanks swings for the body but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg slips a jab from Fairbanks.
Lindberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lindberg misses with a hook.
Lindberg throws a hook to the side of Fairbanks's head but Fairbanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairbanks misses with a looping right.
Fairbanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairbanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fairbanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Fairbanks misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Lindberg avoids it easily.
Fairbanks misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindberg with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Fairbanks.
Lindberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairbanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut. Lindberg saw that one coming.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Lindberg avoids it easily.
Lindberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fairbanks with a body shot.
Lindberg throws an overhand right that lands on Fairbanks's shoulder, as Fairbanks tries to avoid the shot.
Lindberg cracks Fairbanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the side of Lindberg's head but Lindberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Fairbanks finds it's target.
Fairbanks lands a right hook to the body.
Fairbanks looks to throw the jab but Lindberg is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Lindberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lindberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tomas Lindberg!
Our winner, Tomas Lindberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Vilson (ranked 294 p4p, 38 weight class) and Roger Dawson (ranked 1090 p4p, 133 weight class). Vilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Haiti Voodoo Music. Junior Vilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson misses with a looping left.
Vilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vilson scores with a leg kick.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Vilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vilson - that will leave a mark!
Dawson throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Vilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dawson throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Vilson. Beautiful body shot.
Vilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dawson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilson is looking to land body kicks.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Vilson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Roger Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Dawson misses.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson throws a sloppy body shot
and Vilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dawson misses with a straight left.
Vilson 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.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vilson punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
Vilson lands a right hook to the body.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson jabs Dawson right on the nose. Dawson blinks but takes it well.
Dawson scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson lands a nice looking body kick.
Dawson misses with a looping right.
Vilson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Vilson cracks Dawson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilson blocks a jab.
Vilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dawson digs a good body shot into Vilson's ribs.
Dawson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dawson cracks a nice hook into Vilson's ribs.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dawson missing with a left hand there. Vilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawson throws a hook but Vilson blocks it.
Dawson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dawson's head.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson digs a good body shot into Vilson's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Vilson.
Vilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawson is just out of range.
Vilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dawson misses with a jab to the body
and Vilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Vilson.
Vilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dawson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick from Vilson lands but Dawson takes it in his stride.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
letting Vilson counter with a right hand.
Dawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vilson misses with a body kick.
Vilson pushes Dawson away with a front kick.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Vilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vilson counters with a leg kick.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dawson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Vilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vilson cracks Dawson with an open hand slap.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawson.
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dawson scores with a punch to the head.
Dawson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Dawson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vilson, right into the meat.
Vilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Vilson scores with a hook.
A jab from Dawson misses.
Dawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
Dawson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vilson lands a jab.
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Vilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dawson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vilson.
Vilson lands a really nice looking cross but Dawson seems unphased.
Dawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vilson lunges at Dawson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dawson's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Dawson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dawson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawson digs a good hook to Vilson's body.
Dawson moves away from the strike by Vilson.
Dawson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a nice leg kick.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but Vilson ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson throwing a counter right hand but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Vilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Vilson - just one landing.
Vilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dawson takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Dawson catches Vilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dawson misses with a body shot
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dawson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vilson has got the better of the exchanges.
Vilson lands a right hook to the body.
Dawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vilson lands a jab.
Dawson scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of Vilson's head but Vilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawson loads up on a big right hand but Vilson slips the punch.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Vilson.
Dawson slips a straight right by Vilson.
Dawson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vilson thuds his right hand into Dawson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
Vilson throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Vilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vilson slips under a jab from Dawson.
Vilson throws a body punch but Dawson moves out of range.
Vilson dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Vilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vilson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dawson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson scores with a kick to the body.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
Dawson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vilson slips a straight right by Dawson.
Vilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilson.
Vilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawson misses with a shot to the body
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
Dawson connects with a right hand. Vilson shakes it off.
Vilson looks for the body kick but Dawson saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Dawson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vilson with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilson jabs Dawson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawson misses with a left hand
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Vilson does it's job there.
Dawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson pushes Dawson away with a front kick.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dawson throws an off balance right hand
and Vilson counters with a low kick, right behind Dawson 's knee.
Vilson moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
Dawson cracks Vilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Vilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dawson throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Vilson thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Vilson misses with a body kick.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dawson misses with a looping left.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Vilson scores with a jab. Dawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vilson counters with a low kick, right behind Dawson 's knee.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
Dawson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Junior Vilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson misses with a looping left.
Vilson thows a body kick. Dawson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dawson looks to throw the jab but Vilson is out of range.
Dawson takes a swing at Vilson's ribcage but misses.
Vilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dawson tries to move into range but Vilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Vilson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dawson's head backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Vilson there.
Dawson throws a body punch but Vilson moves out of range.
Vilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson drops his hands momentarily and Vilson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Vilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Vilson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson tries to land a front kick but Dawson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roger Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vilson - that will leave a mark!
Vilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vilson throws a front kick that sends Dawson stumbling back into the cage.
Vilson lands with a good body shot.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Dawson.
Dawson throws a lazy right hand but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Vilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Vilson.
Vilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawson at a distance.
Dawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dawson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vilson.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawson manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vilson.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.
Good exchange - Vilson coming out on top.
Dawson misses with an uppercut
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vilson can pounce on him.
Vilson lands an overhand right.
Dawson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vilson clobbers Dawson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawson's hands.
Vilson slips a straight right by Dawson.
Vilson is looking to slow Dawson down with leg kicks.
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!
Dawson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson avoids the body shot from Vilson.
Vilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vilson lands a leg kick that knocks Dawson off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of Vilson's head but Vilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dawson.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vilson counters with a nice body kick.
Dawson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dawson.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson swings widly with a right hand
and Vilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawson throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Vilson thuds his right hand into Dawson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vilson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Vilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vilson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Vilson!
A victorious Junior Vilson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 150 p4p, 20 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 636 p4p, 71 weight class). Fighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Know How I Do It. Mike McLaughlin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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24
148 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Street Fighter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McLaughlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLaughlin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McLaughlin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fighter sizes up McLaughlin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McLaughlin misses with a double jab.
Fighter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McLaughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Fighter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McLaughlin moves out of range as Fighter strikes.
Fighter cracks McLaughlin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fighter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McLaughlin checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLaughlin! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by McLaughlin.
As Fighter backs off McLaughlin throws a huge counter combo but Fighter manages to avoid it all.
Fighter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McLaughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fighter swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Fighter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fighter throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Fighter jabs McLaughlin right on the nose. McLaughlin blinks but takes it well.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but McLaughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
Fighter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fighter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McLaughlin doesn't seem bothered though.
Fighter looks to throw the jab but McLaughlin is out of range.
McLaughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws out a loose jab but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Street Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a hook
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaughlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Fighter.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but McLaughlin ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and McLaughlin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McLaughlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fighter connects with a single shot there.
Fighter misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Fighter does it's job there.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
Fighter lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a body kick that misses.
Fighter throws a poor cross that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a body kick that stops Fighter in his tracks momentarily.
Fighter throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
McLaughlin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fighter's hands.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
McLaughlin lands with a right hand.
It looks like Street Fighter has been cut.
McLaughlin looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Fighter looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fighter misses with a hook.
McLaughlin feints a counter leg kick.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter misses with a kick to the body.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaughlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter misses with a low kick.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter misses with a hook. McLaughlin ducked under it nicely.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fighter tests McLaughlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from McLaughlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of McLaughlin's head but McLaughlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighter connects with a body shot that sends McLaughlin's belly button to the back.
McLaughlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McLaughlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fighter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLaughlin has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Street Fighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Street Fighter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Fighter.
Fighter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
McLaughlin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fighter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McLaughlin moves forwards but Fighter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crunch! Fighter slams his shin into McLaughlin's torso.
An inside leg kick from Fighter misses.
McLaughlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fighter misses with a hook
and McLaughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McLaughlin momentarily.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
A little jabbing left from McLaughlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter misses with a body shot
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Fighter.
Fighter wants to land a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from McLaughlin misses.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
Fighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin staying out of range there.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLaughlin can do to turn this around?
Fighter looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
McLaughlin unleashes a big counter combination but Fighter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fighter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McLaughlin is able to avoid easily.
Fighter connects with an inside leg kick.
McLaughlin throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLaughlin 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.
McLaughlin misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighter, right into the meat.
McLaughlin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fighter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McLaughlin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fighter has got the better of the exchanges.
Fighter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McLaughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
McLaughlin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Fighter ducks down to avoid it.
Fighter throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLaughlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fighter throws a solid leg kick but McLaughlin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fighter.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
Fighter is looking to land body kicks.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
McLaughlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fighter tried to score with a low kick but McLaughlin checks it.
Fighter throws out a leg kick but McLaughlin moves out of range and Fighter only half commits.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLaughlin walks into a straight right hand from Fighter.
McLaughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighter shoots for a double leg takedown but McLaughlin sprawls well. He's pushed Fighter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McLaughlin misses the jab.
McLaughlin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fighter thows a leg kick but McLaughlin checks it
and McLaughlin counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a series of punches but Fighter moves out of range.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Fighter throws a solid leg kick but McLaughlin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fighter.
Fighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Fighter.
Fighter is looking to slow McLaughlin down with leg kicks.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
Fighter lands with an overhand left.
Fighter scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on McLaughlin's shoulder, as McLaughlin tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Street Fighter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Street Fighter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fighter catches McLaughlin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McLaughlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McLaughlin.
Fighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fighter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fighter misses with a left hand
and McLaughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighter scores with a jab.
McLaughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter slips a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin avoids a kick to the body.
Fighter slips a jab from McLaughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter keeps McLaughlin at a distance using the push kick.
Fighter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fighter lands a head shot.
Jab, jab by Fighter - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Fighter misses
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow McLaughlin down.
Fighter punishes McLaughlin's body with a nice straight punch.
McLaughlin checks a low kick from Fighter.
And McLaughlin responds with a good body kick, but Fighter manages to step out the way in time.
Fighter with a lazy takedown attempt
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter looks to land a body kick but McLaughlin moved away.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fighter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLaughlin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fighter lands with a straight right. McLaughlin didn't see that one coming.
Fighter cracks McLaughlin with an open hand slap.
Fighter throws a push kick but McLaughlin slaps the foot to one side.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fighter.
Fighter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fighter looks to land a body kick but McLaughlin moved away.
A little jabbing left from McLaughlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fighter throws a lazy right hand but McLaughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLaughlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Fighter throws a leg kick but McLaughlin sees it coming and moves out of range.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaughlin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Fighter.
Fighter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLaughlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLaughlin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fighter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fighter cracks the inside of McLaughlin's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
McLaughlin slips a jab from Fighter.
McLaughlin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fighter misses with a hook to the body
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Street Fighter clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Street Fighter'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.
Fighter throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
Fighter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Fighter misses.
Fighter throws a predictable looking body shot
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLaughlin cracks Fighter with an open hand slap.
Fighter is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Fighter.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Fighter.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLaughlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin slips a jab from Fighter.
Fighter catches McLaughlin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLaughlin connects with the punch.
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaughlin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! McLaughlin has cracked Fighter with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! McLaughlin lands another huge swinging hook and Fighter tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Fighter, before McLaughlin can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin is the new featherweight champion!
Mike McLaughlin 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.
Street Fighter was interviewed post fight and said '109'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seo Dae Young (ranked 406 p4p, 17 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 690 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seo Dae Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dae Young thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body.
Dae Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Dae Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dae Young jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Dae Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dae Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dae Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Dae Young moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Dae Young throws a big shot that misses.
Dae Young tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dae Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dae Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
Dae Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Dae Young's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dae Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Ragnarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ragnarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Dae Young moved out of range nicely.
Dae Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Dae Young clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dae Young gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dae Young blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Dae Young.
Dae Young throws a head punch that misses.
Dae Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dae Young.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Seo Dae Young has been cut.
Dae Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Dae Young.
Dae Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dae Young lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dae Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson gets through Dae Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dae Youngs head.
Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dae Young is rocked!
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Dae Young blocks an uppercut.
Dae Young tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Dae Young back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dae Young.
Dae Young is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dae Young backwards.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Oh Dae Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson pushes Dae Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dae Young backwards.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dae Young with a big uppercut! Dae Young tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dae Young to the mat! Dae Young covers up and Ragnarsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
Bjorn Ragnarsson is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hillary Trump (ranked 124 p4p, 5 weight class) and Josh Turner (ranked 582 p4p, 27 weight class). Turner has chosen Next Episode by Dr. Dre as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Josh Turner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Turner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trump. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Trump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Josh Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Trump misses its intended target.
Trump clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trump swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Trump misses.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trump.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trump defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Trump connects with a single shot there.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Trump lands a glancing blow to the side of Turner's head.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trump loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Trump has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turner lands an elbow inside that Trump shrugs off.
Turner misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Trump scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trump definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner slows down the pace here.
Turner is looking to control Trump's arms but Trump gets an underhook and turns him. Now Turner has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Turner can't break the clinch.
Trump prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Trump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Trump lands with a short shot to the head.
Trump breaks the clinch.
Turner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Turner wants to control but Trump is keeping him busy.
Trump struggling a bit here.
Trump is not content to let Turner control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is looking to regain half guard here but Turner keeps moving and retains side control.
Turner trying to control the action but Trump is working from the bottom.
Turner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trump keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Trump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trump tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trump is trying to control Turner's posture but Turner avoids it.
Trump is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turner is trying to move to mount but Trump reverses beautifully and ends up in Turner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Trump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hillary Trump dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trump throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Trump throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trump.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hillary Trump is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner digs a good body shot into Trump's ribs.
Trump swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner with the counter takedown but Trump avoids it easily.
Trump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trump swivels and escapes.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trump swivels and escapes.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws the left hand but Trump avoids the punch easily.
Turner swings for the body but Trump moves out of range.
Trump cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Trump takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Trump misses its target.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a jab when Trump was well out of range.
Trump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner motions for Trump to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trump on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trump throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Trump misses its intended target.
Trump slips under a jab.
Trump misses with a hook.
Hillary Trump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Trump.
Trump throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump slips under a jab from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Jab from Trump.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trump misses with a straight right.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trump defends it well.
Trump takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trump tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turner lands in his opponent's guard.
Josh Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Turner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trump's head.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump trying to control the position here.
Trump keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Trump seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turner is sitting in close to Trump's body. Trump has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Turner is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Turner is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Trump.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hillary Trump!
Hillary Trump retains his bantamweight title!
A less than humble Hillary Trump 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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