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OFC 347: Camacho vs Barathian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matel Huchkov (ranked 3102 p4p, 266 weight class) and Khalil Mack (ranked 3440 p4p, 291 weight class). Mack comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rapamycin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Matel Huchkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khalil Mack's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalil Mack!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Huchkov dodges the punch combination from Mack.
Huchkov lands with a cross.
Huchkov bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mack! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mack is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huchkov gets to his feet and stands over Mack, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mack felt that one! Huchkov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mack from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matel Huchkov!
Matel Huchkov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 1842 p4p, 227 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 1843 p4p, 228 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Enforcer. Comanche Todd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arn Anderson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Todd.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson cracks Todd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Todd working aggressively here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anderson 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.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Todd misses with some punches.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Todd lands a left hand.
Todd managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd lands a right hand.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Todd.
Todd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Todd's head.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A short left from Anderson.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Todd 's eye.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Todd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Anderson.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Todd takes a shot to the head.
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Todd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Todd is rocked!
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Todd blocks it with crossed arms.
Todd takes a shot to the head.
Oh Todd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Todd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
Todd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Todd avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Todd.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Todd.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Todd digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Todd lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Todd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Todd misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Todd.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Todd blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Todd lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Todd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Comanche Todd's cut.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson pounces like a tiger and cracks Todd with a vicious hook! Todd is down but not out! Anderson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arn Anderson!
After winning the bout, Arn Anderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 1881 p4p, 240 weight class) and Henry Marquet (ranked 2518 p4p, 304 weight class). Huia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Poi E - Patea Maori Club. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hone Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Marquet!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Huia. That snapped Marquet's head back.
Marquet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huia.
Huia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Huia backs off Marquet throws a huge counter combo but Huia manages to avoid it all.
Huia cracks Marquet with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Marquet falls to his knees and Huia doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hone Huia!
Hone Huia 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 1511 p4p, 192 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 1119 p4p, 152 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by IAMX - Happiness. Payne has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne gets tackled into the cage by Putin. Putin maintains the clinch.
Payne managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Payne avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Payne tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Payne dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payne.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Payne prevents a body shot from Putin.
Payne lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putin throws an elbow but misses.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Payne.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin has managed to clinch.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Payne stalks Putin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Putin's face. Putin staggers backwards, shaken.
Payne lands the left hand.
Payne lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payne punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Payne digs a good hook to Putin's body.
Payne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Putin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne lands with a hook. Putin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Putin is rocked!
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Payne has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Putin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Payne scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payne ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Putin out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Payne!
A relieved looking Max Payne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 1611 p4p, 208 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 1803 p4p, 233 weight class). Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. Loki Aoki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pieter Daan Mostert's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostert pushes Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Mostert throws a head punch that misses.
Mostert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mostert misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Aoki is looking for the big counter here.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Mostert.
Mostert gets a clinch.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Mostert won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki gets underhooks to prevent Mostert's takedown attempt.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
Aoki tries to circle away but Mostert has him pinned against the cage.
Mostert has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert misses with some punches.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Mostert's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mostert misses with the head strike.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Mostert struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Mostert drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aoki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aoki throws a left and a right that both miss
so Mostert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mostert throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aoki is pulling down on Mostert's head. It's preventing any offense from Mostert, at least for the moment.
Mostert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki controls Mostert momentarily but Mostert frees himself.
Mostert won't allow Aoki to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mostert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aoki told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mostert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mostert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mostert drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aoki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aoki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aoki!
Aoki tries to move to mount but Mostert blocks the move with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mostert tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
Aoki wants to control but Mostert is keeping him busy.
Aoki happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mostert is not content to let Aoki control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostert regains half guard.
Mostert tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mostert manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mostert 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.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Mostert keeps moving.
Mostert working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Mostert.
Mostert is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
Mostert keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostert working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aoki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mostert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mostert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mostert is working Aoki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mostert passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mostert in side control, throwing shots but Aoki defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mostert wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aoki, who protects the arm well.
Mostert lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pieter Daan Mostert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mostert shoots in and drives through. Aoki sprawls well.
Mostert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Aoki lands with a right hand.
Mostert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mostert walks into a jab.
Aoki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Mostert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mostert attempts a counter takedown but Aoki avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands a left and a right that send Mostert crashing to the mat, dazed. Aoki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mostert is rocked!
It looks like Pieter Daan Mostert has been cut.
Aoki catches Mostert with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Mostert forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Loki Aoki!
In his post fight interview, Loki Aoki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Salgado (ranked 1576 p4p, 174 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 1464 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salgado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Salgado.
Salgado scores with a jab. Boone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Robert Boone has been cut.
Francisco Salgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Salgado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salgado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salgado wants to clinch up but Boone keeps it at a distance.
Boone throws a big counter head kick but Salgado avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Boone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salgado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Salgado as he connects with a hook.
Salgado lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Boone.
A jab from Salgado misses.
Salgado has managed to clinch.
Salgado has Boone pressed against the cage, preventing Boone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boone wants to get back to striking at distance but Salgado won't allow it.
Boone avoids the elbow strike from Salgado, against the cage.
Boone breaks the clinch.
Salgado scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salgado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boone misses with a double jab.
Salgado lands with a hook. Boone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boone is rocked!
Boone is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Salgado doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Boone crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Boone's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Salgado!
Francisco Salgado tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kroblur (ranked 392 p4p, 58 weight class) and Akoni Gray (ranked 603 p4p, 86 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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196 lbs
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210 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a leg kick which misses Kroblur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kroblur tries to avoid it.
Matt Kroblur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kroblur stalks Gray and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gray's face. Gray staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kroblur swings widly with a right hand
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray throws a jab when Kroblur was well out of range.
Kroblur moves away from the strike by Gray.
Kroblur is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kroblur misses with a head kick.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kroblur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Kroblur throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Kroblur counters with a left and a right that stings Gray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroblur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
Kroblur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur misses with a few strikes there.
Kroblur walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Kroblur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kroblur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kroblur scrambles back to his feet.
Kroblur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kroblur swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Kroblur.
Kroblur misses with a looping right.
Gray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Kroblur slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Kroblur shoots in.
It seemed like Gray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray avoids the head kick by Kroblur.
Despite the aggression on Gray's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gray slips under a jab from Kroblur.
Kroblur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kroblur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kroblur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kroblur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kroblur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kroblur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akoni Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kroblur misses with a looping left.
Gray was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kroblur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kroblur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Kroblur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroblur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gray feints and then cracks Kroblur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kroblur down.
A big left from Kroblur misses.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Kroblur throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Kroblur scores with a nice head shot.
Gray slips under a jab from Kroblur.
Kroblur throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Kroblur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Kroblur.
Kroblur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kroblur throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray counters with a good, hard body kick but Kroblur shrugs it off.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Kroblur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a head kick that misses
and Gray counters with a thumping low kick.
Kroblur is breathing heavily.
Kroblur throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kroblur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kroblur throws a head kick that misses.
Kroblur digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Gray swings for the body but Kroblur moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kroblur.
Gray misses with a body kick.
Kroblur misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Gray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Kroblur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akoni Gray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akoni Gray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kroblur misses with a double jab
and Gray counters with an inside leg kick.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Kroblur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kroblur misses with a few strikes there.
Kroblur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kroblur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kroblur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gray.
Kroblur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kroblur is looking to land body kicks.
Matt Kroblur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kroblur moves away.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kroblur.
Gray throws a leg kick which misses Kroblur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kroblur tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur thuds a left hand into Gray's body.
Kroblur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kroblur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray punishes Kroblur's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray is looking to slow Kroblur down with leg kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Gray scores with a four punch combination!
Kroblur swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gray counters with a monster head kick that knocks Kroblur out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 264 p4p, 34 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 701 p4p, 89 weight class). Kriel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
178 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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28
181 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kriel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Kriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Johnsson lands with an overhand left.
Kriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Kriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kriel misses the jab.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Kriel in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kriel.
Johnsson cracks Kriel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kriel to stand back up!
Kriel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Kriel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnsson with a body shot.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnsson finish him?
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Johnsson cracks Kriel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kriel falls to his knees and Johnsson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Johnsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 162 p4p, 26 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 326 p4p, 44 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Deadwood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
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35
193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baker has time to react.
Baker defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Baker wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Baker wants to land a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Hawk takes one to the chin there.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Hawk.
Baker lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker with a hook.
Hawk misses with a straight right.
Baker throws a lazy body kick
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk lands with an uppercut that bounces Baker off the cage and back into range.
Baker tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baker throws a front kick that sends Hawk stumbling back into the cage.
Hawk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Baker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawk doesn't seem phased though.
Hawk throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Baker checks a leg kick nicely.
Baker scores with a kick to the body.
Hawk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker.
Hawk cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker lands with a cross.
Hawk clobbers Baker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Hawk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawk is looking to chop away at Baker's legs.
Baker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Hawk.
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawk throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Baker slams his shin into Hawk's torso.
Baker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Hawk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawk fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker connects with a single shot there.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Baker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hawk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Baker is out of range.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Baker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hawk.
Baker cracks Hawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hawk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Hawk seems unphased.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baker.
Baker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Baker defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Baker avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker lands a front kick.
Baker lands with a hook. Hawk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baker scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker scores with a nice body kick.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hawk does it's job there.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Baker.
Baker with a hook.
Hawk throws a push kick but Baker slaps the foot to one side.
Baker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baker throws a head kick that Hawk semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Baker.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Baker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baker scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baker cracks the inside of Hawk's front leg.
Baker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
Baker cracks the inside of Hawk's front leg.
Baker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hawk.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Hawk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk avoids a kick to the body.
Hawk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawk under the eye.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Baker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker lands with an overhand left.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Baker throws a front kick aimed at Hawk's knee but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk misses with a right hand
and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Hawk lands a right hand.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Hawk looks to land a body kick but Baker moved away.
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Hawk.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a jab.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baker moves away from the strike by Hawk.
That kick from Hawk tenderised Baker's leg. Baker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawk should have avoided that one.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker scores with the left hand. Hawk knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Baker.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker scores with a one two! Hawk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baker.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baker is out of range and Hawk settles back down.
A head kick misses from Baker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker lands the left hand.
Baker scores with a spinning back kick!
Hawk lands a body shot.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Baker checks it.
Hawk scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker lands a head kick. Hawk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baker connects with a leg kick. Hawk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baker lands a front kick.
Baker throws a head kick that Hawk semi-blocks.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Baker.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Baker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawk is out of range and Baker settles back down.
Hawk tries to counter with a takedown but Baker is quick to defend against it.
Baker scores with a kick to the body.
Hawk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Baker only half commits.
Baker slips a jab from Hawk.
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker. Baker obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawk lands a body shot.
Hawk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baker tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
Baker throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baker.
Nice straight punches there by Baker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Baker delivers a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baker. Hawk shrugs it off though.
Baker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Baker!
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Hawk misses.
Baker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Baker.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Baker is looking to land body kicks.
Humphrey Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker keeps Hawk at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Baker.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baker checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker works the jab nicely.
Good shot there by Baker.
Hawk scores with a nice head shot.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawk should have avoided that one.
Baker connects with a jab.
Baker feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Baker jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
Baker delivers a nice body 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!
A head kick misses from Baker.
Hawk tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Thomas Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Hawk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawk finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker is rocked!
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawk finish him?
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Baker.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker tries to counter with a clinch but Hawk shakes him off and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baker wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
A cross from Baker lands.
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humphrey Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Camacho (ranked 31 p4p, 6 weight class) and Max Barathian (ranked 337 p4p, 45 weight class). Barathian has chosen Anderswelt - Schandmaul 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Barathian.
Camacho scores with a nice right hand.
Camacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Camacho's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barathian throws a lazy right hand but Camacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camacho tries to clinch but Barathian moves out of range.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Barathian.
A solid leg kick lands there for Camacho.
Camacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barathian clinches.
Barathian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Barathian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Camacho's defenses.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Barathian.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Barathian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian tries to stall but Camacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho stalling in the clinch but Barathian improves position.
Barathian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Camacho blocking some punches.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian lands with a short shot to the head.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Barathian controls the action.
Barathian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Camacho blocks it with crossed arms.
Barathian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barathian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barathian connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hector Camacho has been cut.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Camacho tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho avoiding damage as Barathian throws knees to the body.
Camacho is trying to stall.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho wants to clinch up but Barathian keeps it at a distance.
Hector Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barathian misses with the body kick
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barathian takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barathian tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho is looking to counter the offense by Barathian and move into the clinch.
Barathian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camacho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camacho is looking to clinch.
Camacho lands a leg kick that knocks Barathian off balance momentarily.
Camacho tries to clinch up but Barathian circles away and keeps his distance.
Barathian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camacho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Camacho scores with a body shot.
Barathian scores with a jab.
Barathian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barathian misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho works Barathian's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Barathian takes one on the button.
Camacho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barathian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barathian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barathian scores with a push kick.
A big left from Barathian misses.
Barathian misses with a head kick.
Barathian lands a right hook to the body.
Barathian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Barathian counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barathian has closed the distance and engaged Camacho in a clinch.
Barathian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Camacho avoids it.
Barathian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho stalling in the clinch but Barathian improves position.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the head but Camacho blocks with his arms.
Barathian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barathian keeps control of Camacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barathian trying to stall but Camacho improves his position.
Barathian slows down the pace here.
Barathian tries to throw a body punch but Camacho avoids it by throwing Barathian back against the cage.
Barathian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barathian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camacho is keeping busy.
Barathian lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Barathian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Camacho's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barathian lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho misses with a leg kick
and Barathian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barathian misses with a body shot.
Camacho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Barathian.
Camacho tries to counter with a takedown but Barathian is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barathian. Camacho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Camacho tried to counter with a leg kick but Barathian avoided it.
Barathian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Camacho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian throws a hook but Camacho blocks it.
Camacho throws a leg kick
and Barathian counters with a right hand to the body.
Barathian staying out of range there.
Barathian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Camacho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barathian sprawls well initially but Camacho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian pushes Camacho off and gets back to his feet.
Barathian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camacho thuds his right hand into Barathian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Barathian is just out of range.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Barathian saw that one coming.
Barathian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Camacho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Barathian there.
Camacho instigates a clinch.
Camacho avoiding damage as Barathian throws knees to the body.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Barathian misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barathian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barathian is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho delivers a nice body kick.
Barathian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barathian scores with a head kick.
Max Barathian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barathian misses with a straight right.
Barathian connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho looks to clinch
and Barathian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max Barathian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barathian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Camacho moves away from the strike by Barathian.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barathian doesn't seem bothered though.
Barathian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barathian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Barathian there.
Barathian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camacho counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barathian is breathing heavily.
Camacho drops an elbow to the side of Barathian's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barathian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barathian is trying to maintain the position but Camacho is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Camacho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Camacho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barathian's head.
Barathian trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Camacho lands a nice short elbow.
Barathian manages to get to full guard.
Camacho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barathian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barathian trying to keep a closed guard but Camacho is proving a slippery customer.
Barathian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camacho's guard.
Camacho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Camacho controlling Barathian's posture.
Barathian wants to control from the top but Camacho keeps moving.
Barathian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Barathian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hector Camacho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camacho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camacho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barathian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Camacho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barathian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camacho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barathian throws out a counter right but Camacho avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Barathian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Camacho connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho blocks a head kick by Barathian.
Camacho throws a combination that misses
and Barathian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camacho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barathian.
Barathian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Barathian.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barathian lands a nice shot that snaps Camacho's head back.
Barathian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camacho.
Camacho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches up with Barathian, looking for a takedown. Camacho pushes Barathian against the cage but Barathian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barathian gets a clinch.
Camacho scores with a hook to the body.
Camacho has Barathian pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Barathian.
Barathian is trying to stall.
Max Barathian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barathian working aggressively here.
Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho is looking to chop away at Barathian's legs.
Barathian throws a series of punches but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barathian! But no joy.
Barathian throws a sloppy head kick
and Camacho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Barathian.
Barathian throws a lazy right hand but Camacho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barathian lands with a kick to the temple. Camacho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Camacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barathian's head backwards.
Camacho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barathian loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a kick to the body
and Barathian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Camacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barathian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Camacho.
Barathian is rocked!
Camacho walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Barathian drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Camacho swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Barathian's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Camacho!
Hector Camacho retains his lightweight title!
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