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IFC MW23 Wilder vs Kisqali PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 8667 p4p, 746 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 8192 p4p, 732 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira Da Silva lands a big head kick that sends Patryk tumbling to the mat! Ferreira Da Silva takes a step backwards and waves Patryk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lukasz Patryk has been cut.
Ferreira Da Silva has Patryk up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Ferreira Da Silva.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Ferreira Da Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Patryk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Patryk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patryk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferreira Da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferreira Da Silva cracks Patryk with a nice body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patryks head.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patryk.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Patryk looks winded!
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patryk backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patryk tries to pull guard but Ferreira Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Patryk drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Ferreira Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferreira Da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patryk is rocked!
Ferreira Da Silva lands a left hand.
Patryk is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira Da Silva finish him?
Patryk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clinched against the cage, Ferreira Da Silva lands a big elbow that drops Patryk! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Patryk is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The defeated Lukasz Patryk had this to say: 'Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron, Shakaron Makaron!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Diaz (ranked 7244 p4p, 686 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 8766 p4p, 748 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Niko Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses the jab.
Muller digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller .
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Muller wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Muller saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muller avoids a kick to the body.
Muller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz slips a jab from Muller .
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz slips under a jab from Muller .
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz 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.
Muller takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Muller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muller takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Muller moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz slips under a jab from Muller .
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muller 's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muller 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jab from Diaz.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Muller moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Muller throws a shot to the body.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Hennig Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Muller moved out of range.
Muller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Muller thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller . Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller is looking to clinch.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Diaz sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Muller staying out of range there.
Niko Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
Muller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz fakes the leg kick and cracks Muller in the body.
Muller takes one to the chin there.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Diaz throws a one two combo.
It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muller in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Muller misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Muller walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz.
Muller takes the fight into the clinch.
Muller lands a left hand.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller .
Muller throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Muller forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Muller lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
Muller lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Muller saw that one coming.
Muller thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Muller blocks the body kick.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Muller swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws the left hand but Muller avoids the punch easily.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller .
Muller misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muller throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Muller avoids it well.
Muller looks to clinch
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Muller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muller misses the body punch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Muller thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Muller tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Muller connects with a body shot.
Muller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaz's head backwards.
Muller gets a clinch.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller .
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Muller there.
Muller defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it.
Diaz lands a jab to Muller 's midsection.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Muller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Muller avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muller pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Muller .
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Muller . Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller misses with some punches.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Muller slips a straight right by Diaz.
Muller misses with a looping left.
Muller misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muller instigates a clinch.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Hennig Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
Diaz defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Muller scores with a nice head shot.
Muller throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A big left from Diaz misses.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller . Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Muller misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Niko Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hennig Muller .
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Diaz!
Niko Diaz very nearly forgot to thank Freebok (85% Laundry) 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Kirby (ranked 5748 p4p, 194 weight class) and En Esch (ranked 5185 p4p, 108 weight class). Esch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). En Esch acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirby throwing a counter right hand but Esch manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Esch.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown but Esch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Esch is looking to clinch but Kirby is avoiding it.
Kirby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esch tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Esch wants to clinch.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirby's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirby blocks an elbow strike from Esch.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby blocks the elbow strike.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Esch misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Esch.
Esch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esch has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
Esch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kirby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kirby seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Esch can turn it around.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirby blocks it with crossed arms.
Esch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Esch lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirby won't want to take too many of those.
We've been hearing reports that Kirby has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Kirby blocks a body shot from Esch.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch lands a knee to the body.
Kirby is trying to push Esch away but Esch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirby takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ruben Kirby has been cut.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Kirby is blocking nicely.
Esch lands a nice knee to the body.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch misses with a body punch.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esch has Kirby pressed against the cage, preventing Kirby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Kirby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Esch is controlling the position.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby wants to break free but Esch has control.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kirby tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
Esch lands an elbow just above Kirby 's eye.
Kirby tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
Kirby avoiding damage as Esch throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kirby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esch looks to clinch
and Kirby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kirby cracks Esch with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esch. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esch throws a right and a left that Kirby avoids nicely.
Kirby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Esch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esch moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esch clinches up with Kirby and pushes him back against the cage.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
En Esch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Kirby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esch.
Nice uppercut lands for Kirby. That snapped Esch's head back.
Kirby lands with a cross.
Esch instigates a clinch.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
En Esch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esch swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esch scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Esch.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
Esch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esch prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Esch avoids them all with ease.
Esch is looking to clinch.
Esch throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirby misses its target.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirby throws a right and a left that Esch avoids nicely.
Esch tries to clinch there but Kirby circles away.
Ruben Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Esch closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Kirby.
Esch dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
En Esch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esch wants to clinch.
Kirby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esch on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch moves to clinch but Kirby breaks away
and Kirby counters with a right hand to the body.
Esch is looking to clinch.
Kirby tries to bum rush Esch with a series of wild strikes but Esch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esch circles away quickly and effectively.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Kirby misses its target.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Esch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esch takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
Kirby wants to break free but Esch has control.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a right and a left that Esch avoids nicely.
Kirby works Esch's body with a nice hook.
Esch tries to clinch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Esch tries to clinch up.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Kirby there.
Kirby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esch moves to clinch but Kirby breaks away
and Kirby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Esch thinking.
A jab from Kirby misses.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirby is looking to counter punch.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirby circles away.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esch clinches.
Kirby tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Kirby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Kirby'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. This is the final round!
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Esch looks to move away, Kirby throws a big counter combo but Esch just gets out of the way.
Esch gets a clinch.
Esch misses with a knee strike.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirby.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kirby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Esch misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Esch fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch misses with an elbow over the top.
Esch prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Esch has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esch.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but Kirby blocks with his arms.
Kirby avoiding damage as Esch throws knees to the body.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esch struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Esch throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch scores with a knee to the head.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esch prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Esch.
Esch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Esch.
Kirby wants to break free but Esch has control.
Kirby blocks an elbow strike.
Esch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirbys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirby is looking to break free of the clinch but Esch has double underhooks.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Esch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch is controlling him.
Esch tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break free.
Esch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Esch with a knee to the head.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Esch tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Esch back against the cage.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
Esch keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
En Esch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Esch!
En Esch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Turkey (ranked 2859 p4p, 108 weight class) and Bob Snapp (ranked 3230 p4p, 118 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wild Turkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Snapp!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turkey .
Turkey slips a jab from Snapp.
Turkey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turkey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Bob Snapp has been cut.
Turkey misses with a left hand
letting Snapp counter with a right hand.
Snapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snapp throws a shot from downtown. Turkey moves away and avoids it.
Snapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Turkey counters with a body kick that stops Snapp in his tracks momentarily.
Snapp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Turkey misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Snapp misses.
Turkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snapp with a hook.
Snapp missing with a left hand there. Turkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snapp throws an off balance right hand
and Turkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snapp throws a right hand that misses
and Turkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Snapp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapp swings widly with a right hand
and Turkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkey thumps Snapp with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turkey , right into the meat.
Turkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Snapp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turkey looks to land a left hand but Snapp moved out of range nicely.
Snapp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wild Turkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Snapp.
Jab from Snapp.
Snapp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Turkey .
Turkey ducks under a wild hook from Snapp.
Snapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turkey with a nice cross.
Snapp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Snapp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Snapp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turkey .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turkey counters with a nice body shot.
Snapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Turkey misses its target.
Turkey misses with a looping left.
Turkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snapp.
Turkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snapp slips under a jab from Turkey .
Snapp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turkey scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Snapp.
Turkey takes a swing at Snapp's ribcage but misses.
Snapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Turkey counters with a low kick, right behind Snapp 's knee.
Snapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turkey misses with a body shot.
Snapp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Snapp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turkey fails to land with a series of punches.
Snapp walks into a straight right hand from Turkey .
Turkey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turkey throws a solid leg kick but Snapp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turkey .
Turkey swings widly with a right hand
and Snapp counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Snapp is just out of range.
Snapp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Turkey .
Turkey lands with a hook. Snapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turkey misses with a body shot.
Snapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkey .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snapp throws a jab when Turkey was well out of range.
Turkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Snapp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snapp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Snapp throws a hook to the side of Turkey 's head but Turkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turkey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snapp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snapp avoids the body shot from Turkey .
Turkey lands a nice hook to Snapp's body. Snapp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snapp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turkey to score with a decent uppercut.
Turkey thuds a left hand into Snapp's body.
Turkey throws a shot from downtown. Snapp moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turkey works the jab nicely.
Turkey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wild Turkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Snapp's cut.
That's time! Turkey 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snapp takes one on the button.
Snapp digs a good hook to Turkey 's body.
Snapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turkey counters with a nice body shot.
Turkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snapp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turkey cracks a nice hook into Snapp's ribs.
Turkey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snapp can do to turn this around?
Turkey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkey lands a glancing blow to the side of Snapp's head.
A slow jab from Turkey misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snapp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Snapp counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkey swings for the body but Snapp moves out of range.
Turkey missing with a left hand there. Snapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turkey throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapp throws a lazy right hand but Turkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snapp dips to his left and cracks Turkey with an uppercut!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Snapp might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Turkey has got the better of the exchanges.
Snapp cracks Turkey with a good jab.
Snapp throws a big shot that misses.
Snapp moves away from the strike by Turkey .
Snapp swings widly with a right hand
and Turkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snapp throws a big shot that misses.
Turkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snapp.
Snapp throws a lazy right hand but Turkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turkey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Snapp throws a lazy uppercut
letting Turkey counter with a right hand.
Snapp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snapp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turkey slips a jab from Snapp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snapp takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Turkey .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snapp swings widly with a right hand
and Turkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Snapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turkey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snapp is breathing heavily.
Turkey throws a lazy right hand but Snapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turkey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snapp misses with a hook
letting Turkey counter with a right hand.
Snapp takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bob Snapp's cut even more.
Turkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turkey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Snapp punishes Turkey 's body with a nice straight punch.
Turkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snapp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snapp misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Turkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Snapp defending well as Turkey loads up on a big left hand.
Snapp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Snapp scrambles back to his feet.
Turkey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snapp.
The fighters circling - Snapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turkey misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Snapp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turkey looks to throw the jab but Snapp is out of range.
Turkey misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Snapp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turkey slips under a jab.
Turkey is looking to counter punch.
Snapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snapp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapp misses with a right hand
and Turkey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Turkey .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snapp! But no joy.
Turkey connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Turkey .
Snapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snapp throws an off balance right hand
and Turkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snapp misses with a looping left.
Turkey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turkey misses with a right hand
and Snapp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turkey takes one on the button.
Turkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Snapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Turkey .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wild Turkey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Snapp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Turkey scores with a jab to the head.
Turkey throws a body punch but Snapp moves out of range.
Snapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snapp drops his hands momentarily and Turkey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snapp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turkey counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Snapp misses its intended target.
Snapp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Snapp throws a looping overhand right but Turkey ducks down to avoid it.
Snapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turkey counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snapp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turkey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snapp throws out the jab.
Turkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snapp.
Turkey lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapp swings widly with a right hand
and Turkey counters with a straight right hand.
Turkey throws a leg kick which misses Snapp's front leg but catches the back leg as Snapp tries to avoid it.
Snapp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turkey finds it's way round the side to connect with Snapp's head.
Snapp is rocked!
Turkey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Snapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Turkey finish him?
Snapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turkey is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Turkey shuts the power down on Snapp. Lights out, game over! Turkey is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wild Turkey !
During a confident post fight interview, Wild Turkey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Bob Snapp stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will receive no damage to my body that will be long-lasting for a small, insignificant amount of cash. I'm getting paid well underneath what a professional boxer would. So in no means ever will I sustain long-lasting damage for a small paycheck. Never will that happen.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1904 p4p, 233 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 2279 p4p, 259 weight class). Diame Jr has chosen Get It On The Floor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diame Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diame Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rijn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Rijn cracks Diame Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diame Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rijn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Rijn scores with the left hand. Diame Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Diame Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Van Rijn, looking for a takedown. Diame Jr pushes Van Rijn against the cage but Van Rijn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Rijn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diame Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diame Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diame Jr is working for a kimura but Van Rijn is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Rijn trying to control but Diame Jr postures up.
Van Rijn is in trouble now - Diame Jr has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn is desperately trying to improve his position but Diame Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Rijn tries to lock up and control but Diame Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diame Jr fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diame Jr manages to capitalize on a mistake by Van Rijn to take his back!
Van Rijn 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.
You can see the frustration on Van Rijn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Diame Jr controls the action.
Diame Jr is cranking Van Rijn's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Van Rijn! He's tightened the choke and Van Rijn is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dumba Diame Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dumba Diame Jr waved his t-shirt featuring Riner Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sascha Koniezko (ranked 1074 p4p, 158 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 2514 p4p, 346 weight class). Koniezko comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sascha Koniezko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koniezko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennedy as he avoids it easily.
Koniezko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy counters with a right hand to the body.
Koniezko cracks Kennedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kennedy misses with a hook
and Koniezko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koniezko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koniezko moves out of range of the body kick.
Koniezko swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koniezko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy is trying to improve his position.
Kennedy wants to control but Koniezko postures up.
Kennedy is looking to reverse the position.
Kennedy is still trying to improve position.
Kennedy wants to control but Koniezko postures up.
Kennedy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep. Koniezko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koniezko in particular looking to stall.
Kennedy actively working from the bottom here.
Kennedy trying to control here.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Koniezko has control of the leg.
Kennedy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kennedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Kennedy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koniezko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koniezko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kennedy has his foot on Koniezko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koniezko works his way back into a safe position though.
Koniezko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Koniezko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniezko shoots in looking for a takedown but Kennedy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koniezko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kennedy thinks about the counter body kick.
Koniezko checks a leg kick.
Koniezko misses with a wild combination.
Koniezko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Koniezko rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the cage.
Kennedy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koniezko has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Koniezko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koniezko.
Koniezko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy thumps Koniezko with a low kick.
Koniezko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniezko wants to clinch but Kennedy slips to the side
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kennedy swings for the body but Koniezko moves out of range.
Koniezko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koniezko.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniezko misses with a wild combination.
Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sascha Koniezko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koniezko tries for a takedown but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sascha Koniezko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Kennedy is predictable there
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniezko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koniezko misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sascha Koniezko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kennedy stuffs the takedown attempt from Koniezko. Koniezko gets slowly back to his feet.
Kennedy scores with a head kick.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Koniezko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Koniezko moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Koniezko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koniezko moves away from the strike by Kennedy.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Koniezko tries to sprawl out of it but Kennedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koniezko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Kennedy tries to get set, Koniezko tries to push him back and clinch up but Kennedy manages to avoid the attempt.
Koniezko takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Sascha Koniezko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that Koniezko sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy misses with a jab to the body
letting Koniezko counter with a right hand.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koniezko rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniezko jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kennedy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koniezko looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kennedy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch combination from Koniezko misses.
Koniezko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koniezko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koniezko drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniezko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kennedy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koniezko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koniezko stands and steps away. Kennedy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Koniezko gets a double leg takedown into Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennedy has a closed guard, preventing Koniezko from standing up.
Kennedy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koniezko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kennedy trying to keep a closed guard but Koniezko is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniezko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Koniezko tries to stand but Kennedy is controlling from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koniezko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koniezko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koniezko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koniezko misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Koniezko.
Kennedy punishes Koniezko's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koniezko lands a head shot.
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koniezko misses with a takedown attempt - Kennedy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koniezko throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Kennedy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koniezko swivels and escapes.
Koniezko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koniezko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koniezko tries to clinch 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 Sascha Koniezko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Koniezko with that takedown attempt.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
Koniezko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Koniezko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koniezko is fending him off so far but Kennedy persists. Nope, Koniezko circles away and we're back to standing.
Koniezko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Koniezko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Koniezko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koniezko works over Kennedy's head and body with a nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koniezko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Koniezko.
Sascha Koniezko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koniezko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koniezko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koniezko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Koniezko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kennedy back to the cage. Koniezko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koniezko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Koniezko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sascha Koniezko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koniezko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy controlling the position.
Koniezko regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kennedy's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Still in half guard, Kennedy seems content to control.
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!
Koniezko won't allow Kennedy to pass to mount.
Kennedy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koniezko sees it coming and defends easily.
Kennedy working Koniezko over with strikes.
Koniezko tries to kick Kennedy off but Kennedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniezko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennedy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koniezko taking some punishment here, with Kennedy in his half guard.
Koniezko tries to kick Kennedy off but Kennedy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kennedy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koniezko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kennedy controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kennedy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kennedy is working for a kimura but Koniezko is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kennedy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sascha Koniezko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kennedy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koniezko is able to avoid easily.
Koniezko moves into the clinch.
Kennedy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kennedy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sascha Koniezko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koniezko 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sascha Koniezko!
After the fight, Sascha Koniezko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willie McCoy (ranked 1881 p4p, 230 weight class) and Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 1669 p4p, 203 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Iron. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
McCoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCoy won't be happy with that.
McCoy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McCoy trying to hold on to Azevedo's head to control him but Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo wants to pass the guard but McCoy is defending well.
Azevedo prevents McCoy from improving his position.
McCoy manages to get to full guard.
Azevedo throws an elbow that misses. McCoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Azevedo's guard. Nice move by McCoy!
McCoy wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo trying to control the position.
McCoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Azevedo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCoy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Azevedo wants to sweep here but McCoy controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Azevedo's head.
McCoy controlling from the top position.
Azevedo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Azevedo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McCoy controlling the position well.
Azevedo tries to pass to full mount but McCoy defends it.
McCoy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
Azevedo prevents McCoy from standing back up.
McCoy tries to roll over but Azevedo keeps him under control.
McCoy keeping hold of Azevedo's head, controlling as best he can.
McCoy wants to improve his position but Azevedo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McCoy won't allow Azevedo to pass to mount.
McCoy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Azevedo is looking to advance position but McCoy won't allow it.
Azevedo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McCoy wants to improve his position but Azevedo is controlling well.
Azevedo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azevedo is working for a submission of some sort.
McCoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Azevedo throwing strikes from guard but McCoy blocks nicely.
Azevedo wants to pass the guard but McCoy is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCoy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Azevedo manages to get himself to full guard.
Azevedo trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luiz Correia Azevedo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azevedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo.
McCoy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azevedo eats them both and turns towards McCoy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Luiz Correia Azevedo has been cut.
McCoy throws out a powerful jab.
McCoy moves into range and clinches up with Azevedo.
McCoy wants the takedown. Azevedo is fighting it off but McCoy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Azevedo's guard against the cage.
McCoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Azevedo has wrist control.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing McCoy from controlling successfully.
McCoy postures up and lands a big shot to Azevedo's brow.
Azevedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCoy trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo tries to get to full guard but McCoy has control of the leg.
Willie McCoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azevedo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCoy stands up over Azevedo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Azevedo wants to sweep here but McCoy controlling him for the moment.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing McCoy from controlling successfully.
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Azevedo.
Azevedo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCoy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Azevedo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Azevedo.
Azevedo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Azevedo working away.
Azevedo works to advance to full mount. McCoy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McCoy is controlling an arm, preventing Azevedo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
McCoy is trying desperately to improve position.
McCoy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo works his foot free and advances to mount.
McCoy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Azevedo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McCoy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Azevedo wants to take his opponent's back but McCoy doesn't allow it.
McCoy tries to hold on but Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo looking to finish with strikes here!
McCoy wants to control but Azevedo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is controlling an arm, preventing Azevedo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Azevedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Azevedo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McCoy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McCoy and Azevedo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Azevedo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McCoy!
Azevedo wants to finish this one by submission but McCoy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Azevedo.
McCoy tries to hold on but Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo throwing strikes here but McCoy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McCoy wants to hold on but Azevedo pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luiz Correia Azevedo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luiz Correia Azevedo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Azevedo shoots in looking for a takedown. McCoy tries to sprawl out of it but Azevedo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCoy misses with the combination.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt - McCoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McCoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Azevedo. Azevedo gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like McCoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Willie McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Correia Azevedo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - McCoy scores with a four punch combination!
McCoy lunges at Azevedo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azevedo's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Azevedo shoots and misses
and McCoy counters with a series of strikes that sends Azevedo to the canvas! McCoy follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Azevedo is rocked!
McCoy gets to his feet and stands over Azevedo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Azevedo felt that one! McCoy unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Azevedo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie McCoy!
Willie McCoy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 2254 p4p, 258 weight class) and Wolfgang Lee Roth (ranked 2689 p4p, 304 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wolfgang Lee Roth!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee Roth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee Roth moves into the clinch.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee Roth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee Roth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee Roth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee Roth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee Roth's head.
Lee Roth misses the jab.
Lee Roth misses with a few strikes there.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee Roth under the eye.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Lee Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee Roth backwards.
Lee Roth is rocked!
Walker pushes Lee Roth against the cage. Walker is working some dirty boxing. Walker pushes off with a quick right hook! Lee Roth goes down! Lee Roth tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Walker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Walker!
A victorious Johnny Walker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 1213 p4p, 30 weight class) and Greg Bell (ranked 715 p4p, 30 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Bell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit takes the fight into the clinch.
Biscuit lands a nice uppercut.
Biscuit lands a knee to the head.
Biscuit goes for a takedown attempt but Bell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biscuit manages to avoid it.
Biscuit keeps the fight on the outside.
Biscuit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Biscuit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit avoids the head kick by Bell.
Biscuit scores with a nice right hand.
Bell tries to move into range but Biscuit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit tries to improve position but can't.
Bell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Biscuit rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bell's guard! Nice work there by Biscuit!
Biscuit with a nice head shot there.
Bell working a defensive guard here.
Bell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Biscuit connects with a couple of short punches.
Bell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biscuit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Biscuit wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biscuit 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.
Biscuit trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Biscuit's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Biscuit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bell's head.
Bell is looking for a triangle but Biscuit pushes his legs off easily.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biscuit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell wants to sweep here but Biscuit controlling him for the moment.
Biscuit postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Biscuit postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Biscuit distracts Bell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biscuit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biscuit advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell is not content to let Biscuit control the position.
Biscuit thows a huge punch but Bell dodges it nicely.
Biscuit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biscuit trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
Biscuit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biscuit.
Bell has hold of Biscuit's hands but Biscuit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Biscuit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Biscuit trying to control from half guard but Bell is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Biscuit connects with a nice short shot to Bell's temple.
Biscuit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Biscuit is looking for a kimura here.
Biscuit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Biscuit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bell sees it coming and defends easily.
Biscuit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Biscuit shoots for a double leg takedown but Bell sprawls well. He's pushed Biscuit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bell! But no joy.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Biscuit closes the distance and pushes Bell back into the cage.
Biscuit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell prevents the takedown attempt.
Biscuit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Biscuit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Biscuit just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Biscuit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Biscuit goes for a takedown attempt but Bell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schmorgen Biscuit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Bell misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Biscuit slips the punch.
Bell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bell wants to clinch up but Biscuit keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Biscuit.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Biscuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biscuit connects with a nice looking jab.
Biscuit jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt - Biscuit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bell misses the body punch
and Biscuit counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Biscuit are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Biscuit tries for a kimura but Bell is defending well.
Biscuit tries to advance to mount but Bell denies him.
Biscuit is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bell tries to buck Biscuit off but Biscuit is having none of it.
Biscuit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Biscuit tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biscuit.
Biscuit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bell trying to hold on to Biscuit's head to control him but Biscuit postures up.
Biscuit wants to control but Bell is keeping him busy.
Bell wants to control but Biscuit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Biscuit looks to land a strike but Bell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biscuit distracts Bell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biscuit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biscuit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Biscuit trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bell is trying to control the position but Biscuit postures up.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Bell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schmorgen Biscuit 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!
Biscuit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bell's waist but Bell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biscuit off to one side.
Biscuit clinches.
Biscuit landing knees to the head.
Biscuit can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Biscuit.
Biscuit lands a left hand.
Biscuit lands with a short shot to the head.
Biscuit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
Biscuit lands a nice knee to the body.
Bell is fighting off a takedown attempt but Biscuit is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bell to the mat. Bell regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell managing to control the position.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Biscuit from controlling successfully.
Biscuit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Biscuit throws an elbow that misses. Bell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biscuit's guard. Nice move by Bell!
Bell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Biscuit looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Biscuit looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Biscuit!
Biscuit tries to move to mount but Bell blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Biscuit trying to control the position but Bell is working away.
Bell is looking for a sweep.
Biscuit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Biscuit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Biscuit working the ground and pound but Bell is defending the strikes.
Bell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Biscuit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell tries to improve position but can't.
Bell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bell defending against the ground and pound.
Bell is trying to control Biscuit's posture but Biscuit avoids it.
Biscuit connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bell some visible discomfort.
Bell is looking to reverse the position.
Biscuit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bell, who protects the arm well.
Schmorgen Biscuit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here as Biscuit stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face as Biscuit controls the position.
Bell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Greg Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biscuit trying to control the position but Bell is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schmorgen Biscuit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biscuit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmorgen Biscuit!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Schmorgen Biscuit made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxson Wilder (ranked 393 p4p, 62 weight class) and Ribociclib Kisqali (ranked 1533 p4p, 221 weight class). Ribociclib Kisqali has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaxson Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ribociclib Kisqali!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kisqali.
Wilder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Wilder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kisqali.
Kisqali slips a jab and a cross from Wilder.
Kisqali misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisqali misses the target.
Kisqali avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Wilder moves into the clinch.
Kisqali tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder misses with a body punch.
Wilder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Kisqali.
Still in the clinch, Kisqali scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Jaxson Wilder has been cut.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder tries to break the clinch but Kisqali is controlling the position.
Wilder lands a nice uppercut.
Wilder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kisqali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kisqali misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisqali wants to break free but Wilder has control.
Kisqali lands a body shot.
Wilder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kisqali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Kisqali avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the cage.
Kisqali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kisqali.
Kisqali misses with a body punch.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Kisqali.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kisqali.
Kisqali misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kisqali.
Wilder stalling the fight.
Kisqali misses with a body punch.
Kisqali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kisqali tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Kisqali back against the cage.
Kisqali tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Kisqali back against the cage.
Kisqali throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilder working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kisqali.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kisqali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Kisqali stalling in the clinch.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Kisqali.
Wilder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kisqali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kisqali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder scores with a shot to the side of Kisqali's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder misses with a punch on the inside.
Kisqali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kisqali misses with the head strike.
Kisqali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kisqali throws a head punch that misses.
Kisqali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wilder seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kisqali can turn it around.
Kisqali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kisqali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kisqali blocks an uppercut.
Kisqali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Kisqali avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kisqali.
Wilder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kisqali blocks a body shot from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kisqali.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kisqali.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kisqali tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Kisqali back against the cage.
Kisqali letting Wilder take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Wilder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kisqali tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Kisqali back against the cage.
Kisqali blocking some punches.
Kisqali breaks the clinch.
Wilder clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kisqali.
Kisqali lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisqali.
A jab from Kisqali misses.
Wilder throwing a counter right hand but Kisqali manages to avoid it.
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisqali throws out the jab.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kisqali throws an off balance right hand
and Wilder counters with a left to the body.
Kisqali misses with a body shot.
Kisqali with a nice cross.
Wilder moves out of range as Kisqali strikes.
Kisqali swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kisqali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kisqali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Kisqali throws a right hand that misses
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisqali. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder misses with a hook
and Kisqali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kisqali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ribociclib Kisqali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaxson Wilder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Kisqali ducks down to avoid it.
Kisqali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kisqali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Wilder scores with a one two! Kisqali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kisqali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Kisqali lands the left hand.
Wilder tests Kisqali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kisqali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kisqali lands a big right hand that sends Wilder crashing to the mat! Kisqali stays standing though and waves Wilder back to his feet!
Kisqali just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder with a nice cross.
Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Kisqali lands a big uppercut and Wilder crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wilder looks OK. Kisqali waves Wilder back to his feet!
Wilder is rocked!
Jaxson Wilder's cut is getting worse.
Wilder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kisqali lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Wilder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Kisqali is out of range.
Kisqali avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Kisqali throws a shot to the body.
Wilder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilder seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Kisqali.
A big left from Kisqali misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wilder misses its target.
Kisqali misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Kisqali misses with the combination.
Wilder walks into a left hand.
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kisqali.
A jab from Kisqali finds it's way through Wilder's defenses.
Jaxson Wilder's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilder misses with the combination.
Kisqali closes the distance and pushes Wilder back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wilder.
Wilder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kisqali backwards.
Kisqali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Kisqali.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Wilder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kisqali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Kisqali.
Jaxson Wilder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kisqali can't find room to land a body shot as Wilder controls the action.
Wilder pushes Kisqali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kisqali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kisqali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kisqali swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kisqali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kisqali misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder pushes Kisqali back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kisqali.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Kisqali lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Kisqali lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Jaxson Wilder's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wilder is looking to break free of the clinch but Kisqali has double underhooks.
Kisqali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kisqali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilder is keeping busy.
Kisqali takes a shot to the head.
Kisqali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kisqali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Wilder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kisqali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder is looking to counter punch.
Kisqali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Kisqali throws a right hand that Wilder ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilder also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kisqali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Kisqali.
Wilder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilder closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kisqali.
A nice left hand lands by Wilder.
Kisqali has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.
Kisqali looking to stall.
Kisqali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder misses with a body punch.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Kisqali controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Kisqali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ribociclib Kisqali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaxson Wilder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kisqali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Wilder.
Kisqali missing with a left hand there. Wilder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kisqali misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Kisqali there.
Kisqali throws out a powerful jab.
Kisqali punishes Wilder's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilder moves out of range as Kisqali strikes.
A jab from Kisqali misses.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Kisqali.
Wilder sizes up Kisqali with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kisqali throws a shot from downtown. Wilder moves away and avoids it.
Kisqali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisqali misses with a body punch
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Kisqali throws a right hand that misses
enabling Wilder to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilder lands a glancing blow to the side of Kisqali's head.
Wilder punishes Kisqali's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilder moves out of range of the strikes.
Kisqali throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Wilder slips a straight right by Kisqali.
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kisqali throws out the jab.
Wilder tries to counter by clinching up but Kisqali breaks away and moves out of range.
Kisqali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
A swing and a miss from Kisqali.
Kisqali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kisqali misses with a hook
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kisqali needs to keep his hands up - Wilder had a free shot at his head there.
Wilder scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Kisqali.
Jaxson Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kisqali throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kisqali at a distance.
Kisqali lands a nice hook to Wilder's body. Wilder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisqali throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Kisqali misses.
Wilder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kisqali misses with a hook.
Kisqali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaxson Wilder's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ribociclib Kisqali!
Our winner, Ribociclib Kisqali, 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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