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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Solomons (ranked 3947 p4p, 400 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 2007 p4p, 242 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfie Solomons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch scores with a sloppy right hand. Solomons should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Snitch.
Snitch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Solomons tries to work over Snitch's front leg with a kick but Snitch checks it.
Snitch clinches up against the cage.
Solomons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solomons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solomons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solomons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snitch stalling.
Snitch taking a breather.
Snitch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomons tries a body shot but Snitch blocks it.
Snitch trying to land knees to the body.
Snitch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Solomons regains guard immediately.
Solomons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Snitch dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Solomons will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Snitch tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Snitch controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Snitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Solomons is looking for a sweep.
Solomons stops Snitch from passing to mount.
Snitch controlling the position.
Solomons is trying to improve his position.
Snitch working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch happy to just control the position for now.
Snitch passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Solomons!
Snitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Solomons tries to lock up and control but Snitch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snitch controlling from mount.
It looks like Snitch might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snitch tries to push Solomons's head away but Solomons is holding on tight.
Solomons is trying to stand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Solomons working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snitch throws a one two combo.
Solomons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snitch misses with an uppercut. Solomons saw that one coming.
Solomons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snitch misses with a straight left.
Donk. Solomons catches Snitch right on the button with a cross.
Solomons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solomons tries to sprawl but Snitch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snitch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomons is looking to improve his position.
Snitch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jon Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Solomons wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Solomons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snitch avoids the body shot from Solomons.
Snitch defending well as Solomons loads up on a big left hand.
Snitch throws a body shot but no joy.
Snitch lands a really nice looking cross but Solomons seems unphased.
Snitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solomons throws an off balance right hand
and Snitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomons misses with a body shot.
Solomons takes one to the side of the head.
Solomons throws a body shot but no joy.
Solomons throws a hook to the side of Snitch's head but Snitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Solomons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snitch.
Snitch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Solomons is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomons misses with a left hand
and Snitch rattles Solomons with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Solomons tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Snitch dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Solomons stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Snitch!
Our winner, Jon Snitch, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 2352 p4p, 226 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 2137 p4p, 211 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Puno.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Puno 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.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Puno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allen cracks Puno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen slips a straight right by Puno.
Puno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puno slips under a jab from Allen.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
It seemed like Puno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Puno misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puno! But no joy.
Allen throws a leg kick but Puno checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Good exchange - Puno coming out on top.
Puno has managed to clinch.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Puno misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Puno.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Puno controls the action.
Puno blocking some punches.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen prevents a body shot from Puno.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Puno pushes Allen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Puno.
Allen wants to stall.
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puno scores with a shoulder strike.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puno.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen lands a nice shot that snaps Puno's head back.
Puno loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Puno misses with a straight left.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Puno to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen shoots in but Puno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puno.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Puno 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.
Allen is rocked!
It looks like Lamar Allen has been cut.
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puno throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Allen. Allen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Allen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Allen slowing the pace effectively.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Puno.
Allen prevents a body shot from Puno.
Puno throws a head punch that misses.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lamar Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Puno clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puno closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Puno on the inside.
Allen working aggressively here.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Puno leaning against his opponent.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puno.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Puno tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Allen or not.
A short uppercut from Puno.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allen tries to work over Puno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Puno.
Puno tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Puno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Allen prevents a body shot from Puno.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puno looking to slow down the pace here.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puno wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Puno struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Allen takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Allen defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamar Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen lunges at Puno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puno's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puno.
Puno moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puno.
Puno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Puno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puno gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puno cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puno backwards.
Puno lands a body shot.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Puno lands with a light punch inside.
Puno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Puno digs a right hand into Allen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allen's gas tank.
Puno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Puno off the cage and back into range.
Puno 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.
Puno throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Puno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen digs a good hook to Puno's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Puno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Puno tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Puno blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen tries to circle away but Puno has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puno as Allen tries to tie him up.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Puno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lamar Allen's cut.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Puno wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Puno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Allen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puno momentarily.
A jab lands there for Allen.
Puno with a jab.
Allen walks into a left hand.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamar Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Allen stuns Puno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen tries to bum rush Puno with a series of wild strikes but Puno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Puno.
Puno throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno lands with a shot to the body.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
A jab from Puno does it's job there.
Puno swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Allen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puno doesn't seem phased though.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
Puno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen slips a jab from Puno.
Allen throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Puno misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Puno moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Puno gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puno misses with some punches.
Allen digs a right hand into Puno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puno's gas tank.
Allen throws a head punch that misses.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Allen taking a breather.
Allen tries a body shot but Puno blocks it.
Puno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puno tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Puno misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno is leaning against Allen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allen pushes Puno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Puno controls his hands.
Puno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen presses Puno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allen tries to stall but Puno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manny Puno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puno.
Puno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puno tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Good body shot from Puno.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Puno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puno's elbow.
Puno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Puno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen prevents a body shot from Puno.
Puno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Puno misses with a punch to the body.
Allen looking to stall.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puno lands with a left to the head.
Puno working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Puno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puno 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darragh Kelly (ranked 2127 p4p, 210 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 1633 p4p, 168 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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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Darragh Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mawe shoots in and gets a takedown into Kelly's guard.
Mawe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mawe is one step ahead there.
Kelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mawe is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mawe uses it to pass to side control.
Mawe scores with punches from side control.
Kelly trying to remain calm as Mawe controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mawe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mawe's best efforts.
Kelly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Mawe is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kelly wants to control but Mawe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly trying to get back to full guard but Mawe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mawe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mawe tries to control but Kelly wriggling away.
Kelly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kelly wants to control from the top but Mawe keeps moving.
Kelly is posturing up here but Mawe has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kelly tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kelly has to tap! Slick submission there by Mawe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Watsz Mawe!
A very excited looking Watsz Mawe rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 1033 p4p, 110 weight class) and Ibrahim Mamu Melamies (ranked 949 p4p, 100 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jazz Cartier - Dead or Alive. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibrahim Mamu Melamies!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melamies tries to clinch up.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melamies avoids the body shot from Carter.
Melamies throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melamies! But no joy.
Carter takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Melamies throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melamies throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Melamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melamies.
Carter misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Melamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melamies loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Melamies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melamies.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melamies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter is looking to wear down Melamies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Melamies wants to clinch.
Melamies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Melamies saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Melamies throws a body kick that misses.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Melamies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melamies ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Melamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Melamies checks a low kick from Carter.
Melamies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melamies.
Carter swings for the body but Melamies moves out of range.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Melamies moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
A short left from Melamies.
Melamies misses with the head strike.
Melamies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Melamies avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melamies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Melamies lands a nice uppercut.
Melamies avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Melamies won't allow it.
Melamies misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melamies has him pressed against the cage.
Melamies lands a shoulder strike.
Melamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melamies backwards.
Melamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melamies prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Melamies moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter tries to move into range but Melamies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter takes a swing at Melamies's ribcage but misses.
Melamies throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melamies tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melamies throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Melamies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Melamies throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.
Melamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Melamies on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melamies takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Melamies throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melamies wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Melamies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melamies tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melamies lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Melamies.
Melamies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Melamies as he connects with a hook.
Melamies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Melamies throws a shot to the body.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melamies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Melamies misses the shot to the body.
Melamies misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Melamies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carter.
Carter tries to advance to mount but Melamies denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Melamies some visible discomfort.
Melamies wants to control but Carter postures up.
Carter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carter trying to control the action but Melamies is working from the bottom.
Carter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carter cracks Melamies with a big elbow.
Melamies is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Melamies's legs.
Melamies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Melamies takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Melamies is looking for a sweep.
Melamies felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Carter working the ground and pound but Melamies is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter trying to control the action but Melamies is working from the bottom.
Carter cracks Melamies with a big elbow.
Carter in side control, throwing shots but Melamies defends.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melamies keeps working.
Carter decides to stand back up. Carter steps back and let's Melamies get back to his feet.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Melamies.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melamies, as that shot connected.
Melamies lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melamies.
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Melamies. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Melamies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melamies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melamies tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melamies throws an off balance right hand
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melamies moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Melamies.
A big right from Carter misses.
Melamies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melamies misses with a punch to the body.
Melamies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter gets through Melamies's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter prevents a body shot from Melamies.
Melamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
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 Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melamies.
Carter lands a head shot.
Melamies misses the shot to the body.
Carter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melamies moves away.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Melamies finds it's target.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melamies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melamies throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Melamies. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Melamies misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melamies throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter moves out of range as Melamies throws a body kick.
Carter throws a body punch but Melamies moves out of range.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melamies.
Melamies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Melamies does no damage.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melamies.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melamies.
Melamies with a nice cross.
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Carter scores with the left hand. Melamies knows he should have avoided that one.
Carter lands with a shot 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!
Melamies misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Melamies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melamies scores with a jab to the body.
Melamies misses with a straight left.
Melamies looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Melamies.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melamies.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Melamies scores with a nice strike.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Melamies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melamies connects with the punch.
A head kick from Melamies lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Carter blocks a jab.
Melamies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Melamies throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter misses with a hook.
Carter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Melamies's head but Melamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Melamies lands with a right hand.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Melamies misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melamies on the side of the head.
Melamies closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter wants a takedown but no success here.
Melamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter tries for a takedown but Melamies manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Melamies.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melamies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Melamies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Melamies is controlling the position.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melamies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter tries for a takedown but Melamies manages to get underhooks.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melamies backwards.
Melamies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Melamies can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Melamies swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melamies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Melamies misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melamies 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Mamu Melamies!
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 1712 p4p, 217 weight class) and Erick Darko (ranked 1267 p4p, 160 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys . Darko has chosen S.C.O.S.A - Flatbush Zombies as his entrance music. Erick Darko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Erick Darko!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCain staying out of range there.
Darko doesn't manage to clinch there - McCain circles away.
An inside leg kick from McCain misses.
Darko throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
Darko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McCain misses with a looping right.
McCain tries to clinch up but Darko circles away and keeps his distance.
McCain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
McCain throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
Darko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good shot there by Darko.
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and McCain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCain.
And Darko tries to counter it with a takedown but McCain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCain was covering up waiting for the punch and Darko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain seems keen to control Darko's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCain keeping full guard, as Darko tries to pass.
McCain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Darko stops McCain from standing up.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darko trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
Darko postures up in McCain's guard and throws a big left but McCain blocks it.
Darko throws a big elbow that misses.
Darko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darko stands up over McCain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McCain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Darko's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCain's guard.
Darko stopping the sweep attempt from McCain.
McCain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCain is on top in guard.
Darko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCain's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain is controlling Darko's posture.
Darko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCain wants to get back to his feet but Darko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCain controlling Darko's posture.
McCain is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Darko prevents McCain from getting back to his feet.
Darko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCain is trying to control the position but Darko postures up.
McCain pulls Darko in close to prevent any damage.
Darko trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
McCain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McCain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lucas McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCain circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCain throws a wild body kick that Darko sees coming a mile off.
McCain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice cross by McCain.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darko just manages to avoid it.
No joy there for McCain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and McCain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko misses with a hook.
Darko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCain is trying to defend but Darko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Darko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McCain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Darko misses with an uppercut. McCain saw that one coming.
McCain closes the distance and pushes Darko back into the cage.
Darko misses with some punches.
Darko pulls guard effortlessly.
Darko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCain defends it easily.
McCain wants to stand but Darko is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain stands up and waves to Darko to follow him.
McCain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erick Darko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain misses with a looping left.
Darko scores with a shot to the body.
McCain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCain misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCain clinches up with Darko and pushes him back against the cage.
McCain has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Darko struggles to land a body shot inside as McCain controls his hands.
Darko working aggressively here.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darko takes a shot to the head.
Darko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCain blocking some punches.
McCain blocks a body shot from Darko.
McCain works on Darko's body with a couple of short punches.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Darko controls the action.
Darko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darko misses with some punches.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McCain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
McCain misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darko is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCain.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko working aggressively here.
Darko has McCain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McCain looking to slow down the pace here.
McCain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darkos head.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Darko throws a head punch that misses.
McCain misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCain.
McCain manages to break the clinch.
McCain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCain moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Darko throws a body shot but no joy.
Darko lunges at McCain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCain's hand.
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and McCain counters with a straight right hand.
Lucas McCain is winning the standup battle so far.
McCain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
McCain lands with a good body shot.
McCain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.
McCain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darko moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain blocks a body shot from Darko.
Darko misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain stalling in the clinch but Darko improves position.
McCain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darko wants a takedown but no success here.
McCain lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
McCain just leaning against Darko, taking a breather.
A short left from McCain.
Darko blocks a body shot from McCain.
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCain lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darko misses with the head strike.
McCain scores with a hook to the body.
Darko has a couple of punches blocked by McCain.
McCain blocks an uppercut.
McCain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCain misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Darko avoids the head kick by McCain.
McCain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Darko 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.
McCain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darko throws a combination that misses
and McCain counters with a solid body kick.
McCain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko looks to land a right hand but McCain moved out of range.
McCain dodges the punch combination from Darko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCain as he avoids it easily.
McCain clinches up with Darko and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucas McCain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Darko gets through McCain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCain lands with a short shot to the head.
McCain lands a hook that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
McCain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko is rocked!
Darko blocks a body shot from McCain.
Darko is still on wobbly legs! Can McCain finish him?
McCain avoiding damage.
Darko works on McCain's body with a couple of short punches.
Darko blocks a body shot from McCain.
Darko misses with some punches.
McCain working aggressively here.
Darko tries a body shot but McCain blocks it.
McCain working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from McCain.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darko's elbow.
Darko seems to have recovered his senses.
Darko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko blocking some punches.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darko has McCain pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Darko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McCain tumbling to the mat - Darko dives into McCain's guard.
McCain is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from McCain - that landed with a thud.
Darko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by McCain.
McCain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCain is leaning against Darko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from McCain.
McCain lands with a short shot to the head.
McCain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from McCain.
McCain breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
McCain slips under a jab.
McCain thinks about countering with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCain.
McCain tries to land a front kick but Darko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darko misses with an uppercut. McCain saw that one coming.
Darko cracks McCain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCain as he avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCain.
Darko tries to clinch but McCain is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko cracks McCain with an open hand slap.
McCain slips under a jab.
McCain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darko.
McCain is looking to counter the offense by Darko and move into the clinch.
McCain sends Darko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McCain is motioning to the referee to let Darko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McCain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darko closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCain counters with a big right hand! Oh Darko is in trouble here! McCain follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas McCain!
Lucas McCain made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kev Wooten (ranked 844 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tony Clifton (ranked 832 p4p, 110 weight class). Wooten comes to the cage accompanied by Gods gonna cut you down- Johnny Cash. Clifton has chosen Tony Clifton on the Fantastic Miss Piggy Show as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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159 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kev Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clifton connects with a leg kick. Wooten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clifton!
Wooten swings widly with a right hand
and Clifton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clifton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooten throws a head kick but Clifton moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Clifton.
Wooten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Wooten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clifton throws a right hand that misses
and Wooten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clifton thinking.
Tony Clifton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clifton thumps Wooten with a low kick.
Wooten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clifton manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton swings for the body but Wooten moves out of range.
Wooten misses with a wild combination.
Clifton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clifton's corner calls for a 1-2. Clifton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Clifton misses with a right hand
and Wooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clifton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wooten doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Clifton.
Clifton fakes the leg kick and cracks Wooten in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton lands with a right hand.
Clifton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clifton scores with a jab. Wooten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Wooten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooten is rocked!
Wooten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Wooten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Clifton! Wooten is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Clifton!
Our winner, Tony Clifton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Wallstrom (ranked 1133 p4p, 127 weight class) and Sendou Kitano (ranked 759 p4p, 75 weight class). Wallstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Millencolin/ Kemp. Kitano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Taeko Ohnuki - 4:00 AM kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Wallstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sendou Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallstrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kitano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallstrom throws a hook to the side of Kitano's head but Kitano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wallstrom scores with a jab to the head.
Wallstrom throws the kick towards the body but Kitano avoids it.
Kitano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Wallstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallstrom, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallstrom.
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Kitano tries to throw a body punch but Wallstrom avoids it by throwing Kitano back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano misses with a punch to the body.
Wallstrom misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kitano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kitano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallstrom.
Kitano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano lands a nice uppercut.
Wallstrom lands a shoulder strike.
Wallstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kitano landing knees to the body.
Wallstrom is breathing heavily.
Kitano lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Bjorn Wallstrom has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Wallstrom has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Nice body punch from Kitano.
Good body shot from Kitano.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kitano obliges.
Kitano scores with a shot to the side of Wallstrom's head.
A nice left hand lands by Kitano.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallstrom is working for takedown but Kitano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kitano misses with a body punch.
Wallstrom working aggressively here.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kitano.
A shot in the inside from Kitano.
Kitano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kitano.
Kitano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallstrom misses with some punches.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kitano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Kitano.
Wallstrom is rocked!
Kitano lands with a left to the head.
Oh Wallstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kitano throws 2 knees - Wallstrom can't escape Kitano's clinch. As Wallstrom tries to escape again Kitano whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Wallstrom's gum shield and as Wallstrom falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sendou Kitano!
In his post fight interview, Sendou Kitano 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 805 p4p, 114 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 464 p4p, 74 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stein's choice of entrance music: Red - Falling Sky. Frank Stein has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror Of The Island throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Terror Of The Island tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from The Terror Of The Island.
Stein avoids the body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
Stein takes one to the chin there.
The Terror Of The Island ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Stein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Terror Of The Island throws a right hand that misses
and Stein makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein misses with an uppercut.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Terror Of The Island was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Terror Of The Island rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Stein counter with a right hand.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to wear down Stein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stein misses with a straight left.
Stein lands a glancing blow to the side of The Terror Of The Island's head.
Nice body punch from The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Terror Of The Island with a body shot.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stein misses with a leg kick.
The Terror Of The Island 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.
The Terror Of The Island lands a right hook to the body.
The Terror Of The Island jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Terror Of The Island. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein closes the distance and pushes The Terror Of The Island back into the cage.
Stein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stein lands an elbow just above The Terror Of The Island 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Terror Of The Island's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stein lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Terror Of The Island fails to land.
Stein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stein has a couple of punches blocked by The Terror Of The Island.
Stein lands an elbow inside that The Terror Of The Island shrugs off.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a punch to the body.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stein lands an elbow inside that The Terror Of The Island shrugs off.
The Terror Of The Island breaks from the clinch.
Stein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Terror Of The Island has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stein.
Stein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot
and Stein counters with a big head kick but The Terror Of The Island shrugs it off.
Stein slips under a jab.
Stein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stein dips to his left and cracks The Terror Of The Island with an uppercut!
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein throws a jab when The Terror Of The Island was well out of range.
The Terror Of The Island throwing a counter right hand but Stein manages to avoid it.
Stein has closed the distance and engaged The Terror Of The Island in a clinch.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Terror Of The Island creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein blocks a body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a punch 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!
The Terror Of The Island is trying to break free.
Stein throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Terror Of The Island.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Terror Of The Island manages to break the clinch.
The Terror Of The Island swings widly with a right hand
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kromog The Terror Of The Island has been cut.
The Terror Of The Island ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island throws out a powerful jab.
The Terror Of The Island lands the left hand.
The Terror Of The Island loads up on a big right hand but Stein slips the punch.
The Terror Of The Island lunges at Stein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stein's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kromog The Terror Of The Island will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Stein.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hook but Stein avoids it easily.
Stein is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stein lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Stein misses.
The Terror Of The Island throws a lazy uppercut
and Stein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Terror Of The Island throws an overhand right that lands on Stein's shoulder, as Stein tries to avoid the shot.
The Terror Of The Island misses the body punch
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
Kromog The Terror Of The Island is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from The Terror Of The Island misses the target.
Stein is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - The Terror Of The Island throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stein misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island lands with a shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a nice looking jab.
The Terror Of The Island's corner calls for a 1-2. The Terror Of The Island obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Terror Of The Island swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Stein.
The Terror Of The Island avoids the body shot from Stein.
The Terror Of The Island throwing a counter right hand but Stein manages to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island misses the shot to the body.
Stein flicks out a counter leg kick but The Terror Of The Island steps away.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on The Terror Of The Island's shoulder, as The Terror Of The Island tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from The Terror Of The Island on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stein tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Terror Of The Island fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stein manages to avoid it.
Stein jabs The Terror Of The Island to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein looks to land a right hand but The Terror Of The Island moved out of range.
The Terror Of The Island checks a leg kick nicely.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a shot to the body
and Stein counters by clinching up.
The Terror Of The Island lands a right hand.
The Terror Of The Island has a couple of punches blocked by Stein.
Stein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frank Stein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Terror Of The Island escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Stein.
The Terror Of The Island swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stein.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by The Terror Of The Island. Beautiful body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a body shot.
Stein tries to land a front kick but The Terror Of The Island steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for The Terror Of The Island, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stein throws a body kick that misses.
The Terror Of The Island lands a right hook to the body.
The Terror Of The Island moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island throws a series of punches but Stein avoids them all with ease.
Stein counters with a body kick.
The Terror Of The Island throws a lazy uppercut
and The Terror Of The Island takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Terror Of The Island tests Stein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stein slips a straight right by The Terror Of The Island.
Stein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stein scores with the left hand. The Terror Of The Island knows he should have avoided that one.
Stein lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Terror Of The Island's sensitive parts.
Stein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Terror Of The Island to score with a decent uppercut.
The Terror Of The Island looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a nice right hand.
Stein swings for the body but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Stein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The Terror Of The Island jabs Stein right on the nose. Stein blinks but takes it well.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Terror Of The Island throws a sloppy body shot
and The Terror Of The Island takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Terror Of The Island works the jab nicely.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Terror Of The Island stuns Stein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Terror Of The Island digs a good hook to Stein's body.
Stein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stein moves out of range as The Terror Of The Island strikes.
The Terror Of The Island fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stein manages to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a single shot there.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from The Terror Of The Island misses
and Stein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Terror Of The Island. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stein throws a head kick that misses.
Stein lands with a kick to the temple. The Terror Of The Island shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Terror Of The Island looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stein looks to clinch
letting The Terror Of The Island counter with a right hand.
Stein moves into range and clinches up with The Terror Of The Island.
Stein lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a punch to the body.
Stein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Terror Of The Island seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stein can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.
Stein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Stein.
The Terror Of The Island blocks an elbow strike from Stein.
The Terror Of The Island's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stein is looking to clinch but The Terror Of The Island is avoiding it.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
Stein throws out a counter right but The Terror Of The Island avoids it with no problem.
Stein throws out a leg kick but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range and Stein only half commits.
The Terror Of The Island takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Terror Of The Island moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stein lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein lands a jab to the nose.
The Terror Of The Island lands with an uppercut that bounces Stein off the cage and back into range.
The Terror Of The Island cracks Stein with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Terror Of The Island lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Terror Of The Island throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stein doesn't manage to clinch there - The Terror Of The Island circles away.
It looked like The Terror Of The Island was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stein.
Stein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stein clinches up with The Terror Of The Island and pushes him back against the cage.
The Terror Of The Island lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island blocking some punches.
Stein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Terror Of The Island lands a hook that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
The Terror Of The Island stalling against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Terror Of The Island has a couple of punches blocked by Stein.
The Terror Of The Island tries to throw a body punch but Stein avoids it by throwing The Terror Of The Island back against the cage.
Stein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for The Terror Of The Island to work.
Stein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Terror Of The Island takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Stein.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a punch to the body.
The Terror Of The Island lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Stein.
I think Stein 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 531 p4p, 73 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 215 p4p, 26 weight class). Yes Man Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Aldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanchez avoided it.
Aldo swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldo.
Sanchez wants to counter with a clinch but Aldo pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Aldo shrugs it off though.
Sanchez connects with the punch.
Aldo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Aldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Aldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aldo checks it well.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Sanchez cracks Aldo with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Aldo sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
As Sanchez backs away, Aldo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aldo really felt that one!
Aldo cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sanchez - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Aldo's ribcage. Aldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Sanchez tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks it.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Aldo taking a breather.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Aldo.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Aldo's side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez takes one to the chin there.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Aldo shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo scores with a hook.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Sanchez works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Anderson Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.
Aldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Aldo.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
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 nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Our winner, Yes Man Sanchez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 108 p4p, 11 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 425 p4p, 51 weight class). Escobar Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn moves out of range as Escobar Chavez throws a body kick.
Penn scores with a jab. Escobar Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar Chavez misses the target.
Escobar Chavez delivers a nice body kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn lands the left hand.
Penn throws a hook but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez instigates a clinch.
Escobar Chavez 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.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Penn throws a head kick but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Penn scores with a hook.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar Chavez to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar Chavez.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn lands with a hook. Escobar Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Escobar Chavez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez instigates a clinch.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn 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.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Escobar Chavez drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
A big left from Penn misses.
A left lands for Escobar Chavez.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Escobar Chavez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
Escobar Chavez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Penn counters with a nice leg kick.
Penn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn throws a hook but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar Chavez. That did some damage!
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Penn tries to bum rush Escobar Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reco Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn with a jab.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
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.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penn walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez tried to counter with a leg kick but Penn avoided it.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
As Penn backs away, Escobar Chavez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Penn lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Escobar Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
enabling Escobar Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Escobar Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar Chavez blocks the body kick.
Penn cracks Escobar Chavez with a good jab.
Escobar Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Escobar Chavez cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Come on Penn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Penn.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penn sizes up Escobar Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Escobar Chavez if he has to take too many more of those.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escobar Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Escobar Chavez throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar Chavez walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn throws a series of punches but Escobar Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Penn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobar Chavez up against the cage.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Penn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Penn backs away, Escobar Chavez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Escobar Chavez wants to clinch.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez clinches with his opponent.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the button.
Penn defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Escobar Chavez is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Escobar Chavez gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn tries to break free but Escobar Chavez pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar Chavez.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Penn blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn is rocked!
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar Chavez finish him?
Escobar Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Escobar Chavez clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn misses with the combination.
Escobar Chavez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar Chavez.
Penn avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Escobar Chavez - that will leave a mark!
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escobar Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar Chavez. That snapped Penn's head back.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobar Chavez up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Escobar Chavez keeps him there for the moment.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Penn misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Escobar Chavez presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar Chavez won't allow it.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Penn prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Escobar Chavez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez connects with a right hand. Penn shakes it off.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Penn swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn throws a right hand that Escobar Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar Chavez also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ramon Escobar Chavez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Escobar Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar Chavez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar Chavez's head.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn throws a series of punches but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Penn.
Escobar Chavez lands with an overhand left.
Escobar Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar Chavez lands a head shot.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Penn misses with a looping right.
Escobar Chavez clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab from Escobar Chavez.
That kick from Escobar Chavez tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Escobar Chavez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Reco Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn scores with the left hand. Escobar Chavez knows he should have avoided that one.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right hand.
Escobar Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Escobar Chavez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
It appears Escobar Chavez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Penn.
Escobar Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Escobar Chavez.
Penn lands a front kick.
Escobar Chavez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Escobar Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar Chavez.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Penn takes one on the button.
Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Penn working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escobar Chavez has him pressed against the cage.
Penn pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramon Escobar Chavez.
Well Escobar Chavez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Ramon Escobar Chavez, 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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pop
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A | B |
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FIGHT
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