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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Murray (ranked 7278 p4p, 450 weight class) and Zeke Zooralangui (ranked 23292 p4p, 496 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Zooralangui!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Zeke Zooralangui has been cut.
Zooralangui fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murray is looking for a counter combo.
Zooralangui misses with a takedown attempt - Murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zooralangui shoots in and gets a takedown into Murray's guard.
Murray trying to keep a closed guard but Zooralangui is proving a slippery customer.
Zooralangui controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zooralangui postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray wants to sweep here but Zooralangui controlling him for the moment.
Zooralangui works over Murray with some ground and pound from guard.
Murray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murray is looking for a triangle but Zooralangui pushes his legs off easily.
Murray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui cracks Murray with a solid left hand.
Zooralangui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zooralangui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zooralangui engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zooralangui wanted to stand there but Murray had control of the position.
Zooralangui connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Murray looking for a guillotine here but Zooralangui defends easily.
Zooralangui thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murray working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murray scores with a push kick.
Zooralangui shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zooralangui's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eddie Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Zooralangui.
Murray is looking to clinch but Zooralangui is avoiding it.
Zooralangui rushes Murray and presses him up against the cage.
Zooralangui stalling in the clinch but Murray improves position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray has Zooralangui pressed against the cage, preventing Zooralangui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zooralangui tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Eddie Murray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeke Zooralangui's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eddie Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zooralangui swats away the attempt to clinch by Murray.
Zooralangui on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray. Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands with a slapping head kick.
Murray moves in looking to clinch but Zooralangui pushes him off.
Murray wants to clinch.
Zooralangui drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murray defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zooralangui throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murray tries to clinch up but Zooralangui circles away and keeps his distance.
Zooralangui goes for a double leg but Murray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murray continues to drive forward.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Zooralangui and move into the clinch.
Zooralangui fails with the takedown.
Zooralangui shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murray napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Murray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zooralangui decides to stand up, so the ref orders Murray to his feet.
Zooralangui should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zooralangui shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
Murray throws a quick counter head kick but Zooralangui was just out of range.
Eddie Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Zooralangui.
Murray tries to clinch but Zooralangui is having none of it.
Zooralangui gets a double leg takedown into Murray's guard.
Zooralangui cracks Murray with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zooralangui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zooralangui stands and steps away. Murray gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zooralangui. That did some damage!
Zooralangui with a poor takedown
and Murray counters with a low kick, right behind Zooralangui 's knee.
Zooralangui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zooralangui keeps the fight on the outside.
Zooralangui wants to counter the offense by Murray and move into the clinch position.
Zooralangui instigates a clinch.
Murray is looking to control Zooralangui's arms but Zooralangui gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.
Murray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zooralangui is keeping busy.
Zooralangui wants to take the fight to the mat but Murray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murray looking to stall.
Zooralangui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zooralangui managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray trying to control the position but instead, Zooralangui has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murray into the cage.
Murray wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Zooralangui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeke Zooralangui's cut.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murray gets caught napping as Zooralangui dives in and scores a takedown. Murray manages to retain guard.
Murray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zooralangui lands a couple of digs.
Zooralangui with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zooralangui stands and steps away. Murray gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zooralangui closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murray to the mat! Murray manages to get full guard.
Zooralangui content to stall in guard here.
Zooralangui wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Zooralangui tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Zooralangui trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zooralangui.
Zooralangui pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murray. Zooralangui shrugs it off though.
Zooralangui sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murray lands with a slapping head kick.
Zooralangui doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murray counters with a one-two to the body.
Zooralangui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Murray lands but Zooralangui takes it in his stride.
Zooralangui clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Zooralangui has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Eddie Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Zooralangui.
Zooralangui jumps guard but Murray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zooralangui jumps guard but Murray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zooralangui can't get the takedown.
Zooralangui avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zooralangui managing to block the knees to the body from Murray.
Zooralangui jumps guard but Murray stands there with Zooralangui around his waist. Zooralangui gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Murray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murray connects with a knee to the head.
Zooralangui is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray is trying to maintain a safe position but Zooralangui gets an underhook and turns Murray into the cage.
Murray looking to stall.
Zooralangui jumps guard but Murray stands there with Zooralangui around his waist. Zooralangui gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Murray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winks (ranked 5038 p4p, 523 weight class) and Willy Boly (ranked 22756 p4p, 720 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Boly!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Winks is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Winks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Harry Winks has been cut.
Winks lands an overhand right.
Winks lands a jab to Boly's midsection.
Harry Winks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Winks.
Winks misses the jab.
Boly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winks connects with a body shot that sends Boly's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Winks. That snapped Boly's head back.
Winks swings for the body but Boly moves out of range.
Boly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Boly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boly is rocked!
It looks like Willy Boly has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boly walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Boly limp body while Winks jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Winks!
After the fight, Harry Winks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Green (ranked 3533 p4p, 461 weight class) and Billy Hope (ranked 4001 p4p, 511 weight class). Hope is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. Tom Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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216 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hope!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Green shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hope as he avoids it easily.
Hope throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Hope has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Green thows a leg kick but Hope checks it
and Hope counters with a big head kick but Green shrugs it off.
A big left from Hope misses.
Hope throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Green.
Hope lands with an overhand left.
Hope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope weaves into range and cracks Green right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Green goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Hope is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Hope!
Billy Hope managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 5329 p4p, 515 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 4376 p4p, 448 weight class). Aiu BangYou will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva Jr scores with a hook.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
BangYou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BangYou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BangYou tries to land a front kick but Silva Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
BangYou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva Jr.
A jab from Silva Jr finds it's way through BangYou's defenses.
BangYou moves out of range of the strikes.
BangYou slips a straight right by Silva Jr.
BangYou throws the left hand but Silva Jr avoids the punch easily.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
and BangYou counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BangYou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr 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.
BangYou misses with a straight right.
BangYou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva Jr's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
BangYou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts BangYou, as that shot connected.
Silva Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva Jr drops his hands momentarily and BangYou takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva Jr misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for BangYou. That snapped Silva Jr's head back.
BangYou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Silva Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BangYou takes one to the chin there.
BangYou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BangYou slips a jab from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but BangYou ducks down to avoid it.
Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BangYou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BangYou lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BangYou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BangYou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
BangYou throws a sloppy head kick and Silva Jr moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Silva Jr.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr slips a jab from BangYou.
BangYou throws out a powerful jab.
BangYou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
BangYou lands with a shot to the body.
BangYou clinches with his opponent.
BangYou tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva Jr avoids the damage to the body.
BangYou misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as BangYou throws knees to the body.
BangYou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
BangYou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva Jr is defending well for now.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from BangYou.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou trying to land knees to the body.
BangYou missing with knees to the body.
Silva Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from BangYou.
Silva Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but BangYou has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but BangYou holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
BangYou lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva Jr won't want to take too many of those.
BangYou tries to stall but Silva Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BangYou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva Jr fails to land.
BangYou tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silva Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but BangYou has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou blocks an uppercut.
BangYou working Silva Jr over with knees to the body.
Silva Jr is breathing heavily.
BangYou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
BangYou tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BangYou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and BangYou duly obliges.
It looks like Anderson Silva Jr has been cut.
Silva Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by BangYou.
Silva Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BangYou.
Silva Jr misses with a left hand
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by BangYou - just one landing.
BangYou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
BangYou thows a left - swing and a miss!
BangYou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva Jr throws out the jab.
Silva Jr loads up on a big right hand but BangYou slips the punch.
BangYou steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silva Jr.
Anderson Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
BangYou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BangYou misses the jab.
A combination from BangYou does no damage.
BangYou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva Jr's head.
Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr takes one to the chin there.
Silva Jr lands with a shot to the body.
BangYou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by BangYou.
Silva Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva Jr digs a good hook to BangYou's body.
BangYou is looking to clinch.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut. BangYou saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
BangYou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr scores with a shot to the body.
BangYou is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by BangYou.
Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by BangYou.
Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but BangYou is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silva Jr.
BangYou is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BangYou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aiu BangYou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva Jr misses with an uppercut
and BangYou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BangYou scores with a hook to the body. Silva Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BangYou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and BangYou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by BangYou.
BangYou swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from BangYou does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a good cross that connects.
BangYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr misses with a lunging right hand
letting BangYou counter with a right hand.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr blocks a jab.
BangYou moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BangYou slips a jab from Silva Jr.
BangYou takes the fight into the clinch.
BangYou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
BangYou struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva Jr controls his hands.
Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but BangYou uses good head movement to avoid it.
BangYou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr prevents a body shot from BangYou.
Silva Jr misses with some punches.
BangYou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but BangYou won't allow it.
BangYou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva Jr.
BangYou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva Jr.
BangYou tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silva Jr is trying to break the clinch but BangYou has him pressed against the cage.
Silva Jr working aggressively here.
BangYou lands with a left to the head.
BangYou misses with a punch to the body.
BangYou lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from BangYou - that landed with a thud.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as BangYou throws knees to the body.
Silva Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but BangYou won't allow it.
BangYou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
BangYou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silva Jrs head.
Silva Jr breaks the clinch.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a hook but BangYou avoids it easily.
BangYou throws a body shot but no joy.
BangYou slips under a jab.
Silva Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
BangYou steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. BangYou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva Jr throws out a loose jab but BangYou uses good head movement to avoid it.
BangYou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva Jr throws out a loose jab but BangYou uses good head movement to avoid it.
BangYou works the jab nicely.
Silva Jr 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.
BangYou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva Jr at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silva Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BangYou.
It seemed like BangYou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
BangYou throws a right hand that Silva Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva Jr also avoids with ease.
BangYou lunges at Silva Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva Jr's hand.
Silva Jr throws a front kick aimed at BangYou's knee but BangYou avoids it well.
BangYou stuns Silva Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Silva Jr dips to his left and cracks BangYou with an uppercut!
Silva Jr throws the left hand but BangYou avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Silva Jr's head but Silva Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BangYou.
BangYou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva Jr throwing a counter right hand but BangYou manages to avoid it.
Silva Jr misses with a hook
letting BangYou counter with a right hand.
BangYou avoids the body shot from Silva Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Silva Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Silva Jr.
BangYou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BangYou connects with a high kick.
Nice body punch from Silva Jr.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Silva Jr's head but Silva Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BangYou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva Jr under the eye.
A big right from Silva Jr misses.
Silva Jr misses the jab.
Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
BangYou misses with a head kick.
Silva Jr slips under a jab.
Silva Jr misses with a hook. BangYou ducked under it nicely.
BangYou connects with a right hand. Silva Jr shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou throws a jab when Silva Jr was well out of range.
Silva Jr with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou misses with a body shot.
It looked like Silva Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
BangYou scores with a jab to the body.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of BangYou's head but BangYou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Silva Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. BangYou doesn't seem phased though.
Silva Jr throws a hook but BangYou avoids it easily.
BangYou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
BangYou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and BangYou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva Jr scores with a jab.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
and BangYou counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. BangYou does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Silva Jr misses.
BangYou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - BangYou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Silva Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva Jr misses with a straight right.
BangYou blocks a jab.
Silva Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before BangYou can pounce on him.
Silva Jr misses with a hook. BangYou ducked under it nicely.
Silva Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
BangYou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BangYou misses with a lunging right hand
and BangYou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BangYou is looking to slow Silva Jr down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but BangYou circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BangYou lands a jab.
Aiu BangYou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva Jr slips under a jab from BangYou.
BangYou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva Jr throws an overhand right that lands on BangYou's shoulder, as BangYou tries to avoid the shot.
Silva Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
BangYou only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Anderson Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Silva Jr catches BangYou right on the button with a cross.
Silva Jr throws a looping overhand right but BangYou ducks down to avoid it.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
BangYou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva Jr in his tracks.
Silva Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BangYou lands with a nice combination. Silva Jr backs away looking to recover.
BangYou misses with a combination
and Silva Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiu BangYou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well BangYou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiu BangYou!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Rinaldi (ranked 24468 p4p, 159 weight class) and Conor Ward (ranked 24214 p4p, 168 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Rinaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Ward!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi misses with a takedown
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jeff Rinaldi has been cut.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward lands a jab to the nose.
Rinaldi looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Rinaldi shoots in but no luck this time.
Rinaldi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rinaldi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice jab there from Ward.
Ward gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ward is looking for a triangle but Rinaldi pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward wants to sweep here but Rinaldi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward has his foot on Rinaldi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rinaldi works his way back into a safe position though.
Ward looking for a guillotine here but Rinaldi defends easily.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rinaldi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ward wants to control but Rinaldi passes easily into half guard.
Ward controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rinaldi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
Rinaldi is trying to control. Ward wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ward tries to get to full guard but Rinaldi has control of the leg.
Rinaldi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rinaldi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rinaldi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ward has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rinaldi has managed to get both his arms back between Ward's legs - danger averted.
Rinaldi preventing the sweep.
Ward throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rinaldi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ward has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rinaldi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ward has tightened it up now! Rinaldi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Conor Ward!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene Tunney (ranked 2888 p4p, 347 weight class) and Mitsu Nagai (ranked 3599 p4p, 417 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Tunney !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsu Nagai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunney cracks Nagai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nagai tries to land a leg kick but Tunney saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Tunney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Tunney misses.
Nagai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tunney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nagai throws out a leg kick but Tunney moves out of range and Nagai only half commits.
Tunney throwing a counter right hand but Nagai manages to avoid it.
Nagai misses with a leg kick
and Nagai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tunney throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagai.
Nagai jabs Tunney right on the nose. Tunney blinks but takes it well.
Tunney lands a nice looking body shot.
Nagai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tunney throws the left hand but Nagai avoids the punch easily.
Tunney throws a hook to the side of Nagai's head but Nagai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagai blocks a jab.
Nagai looks to land a body kick but Tunney moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagai tries to work over Tunney 's front leg with a kick but Tunney checks it.
The fighters circling - Tunney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tunney misses with a double jab
and Nagai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tunney 's knee momentarily.
Nagai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tunney . That did some damage!
Tunney moves out of range as Nagai throws a body kick.
Mitsu Nagai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tunney misses with a hook. Nagai ducked under it nicely.
Nagai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nagai jabs at Tunney 's body.
Nagai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tunney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagai looks for the body kick but Tunney saw that one coming.
Tunney throws the left hand but Nagai avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tunney .
Nagai is rocked!
Crack! Tunney connects with the perfect overhand right and Nagai falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tunney !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gene Tunney !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 466 p4p, 58 weight class) and Power Shark (ranked 1226 p4p, 146 weight class). Ribbler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Religion - Infected. Power Shark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shark throws the left hand but Ribbler avoids the punch easily.
Ribbler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribbler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shark throws out the jab.
Shark throws a jab but it's blocked by Ribbler.
A slow jab from Shark misses its intended target.
Shark swings widly with a right hand
and Ribbler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shark misses with an uppercut.
Shark misses with a straight right.
Ribbler throws a shot to the body.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut
and Shark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribbler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ribbler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ribbler ducks under a wild hook from Shark.
Shark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shark there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ribbler misses with a two punch combination.
Ribbler throws a lazy uppercut
and Shark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shark throws a lazy right hand but Ribbler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribbler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ribbler counters with a one-two to the body.
Shark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribbler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ribbler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ribbler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shark defending against the ground and pound.
Shark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ribbler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shark is looking to regain half guard here but Ribbler keeps moving and retains side control.
Ribbler in side control, throwing shots but Shark defends.
Ribbler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shark parries the strikes from Ribbler easily there. Ribbler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shark to escape.
Ribbler trying to control the position but Shark is working away.
Ribbler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shark, who protects the arm well.
Ribbler tries for a kimura but Shark is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ribbler.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ribbler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ribbler off and has taken his back!
Ribbler wants to escape the position.
Ribbler rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ribbler tries to roll over but Shark keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler is working hard here to advance position.
Ribbler actively working from the bottom here.
Shark is looking to take a break and control but Ribbler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shark prevents Ribbler from improving his position.
Shark is thwarting Ribbler's attempts to control the position.
Shark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ribbler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibbe Ribbler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shark throws out a powerful jab.
Shark throws out a loose jab but Ribbler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Shark misses.
Ribbler staying out of range there.
Ribbler throwing a counter right hand but Shark manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Ribbler. Those never looked like landing.
Shark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ribbler misses with a wild combination.
Shark 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.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
Shark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ribbler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribbler somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark staying out of range there.
Shark misses with a looping right.
It looked like Ribbler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribbler staying out of range there.
Ribbler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power Shark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark lands with a straight right. Ribbler didn't see that one coming.
Shark staying out of range there.
Ribbler misses with a hook
and Shark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribbler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribbler was well out of range. Poor timing from Shark.
Shark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribbler manages to avoid it.
A big right from Shark misses.
Ribbler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ribbler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ribbler throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Shark finds it's target.
Ribbler misses with a straight right.
Ribbler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shark.
Shark lands with an uppercut that bounces Ribbler off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbler misses the target.
Ribbler misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark throws a hook but Ribbler avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ribbler.
Ribbler ducks under a wild hook from Shark.
Shark misses with a looping right.
Shark throws a hook to the side of Ribbler's head but Ribbler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ribbler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ribbler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribbler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ribbler takes a swing at Shark's ribcage but misses.
Shark looks to land a right hand but Ribbler moved out of range.
A big right from Ribbler misses.
Shark throws a body punch but Ribbler moves out of range.
Ribbler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shark on the side of the head.
Ribbler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shark misses with an uppercut. Ribbler saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ribbler scores with a body shot.
Ribbler misses with a shot to the body
and Shark counters with a straight right hand.
Ribbler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shark moves away.
A jab from Shark misses.
Shark missing with a left hand there. Ribbler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shark throws out a powerful jab.
Ribbler is looking to clinch.
Shark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ribbler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ribbler throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Shark.
Shark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Power Shark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark throws out a loose jab but Ribbler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribbler as he connects with a hook.
Ribbler cracks Shark with a good jab.
Ribbler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shark.
Ribbler gets a double leg takedown into Shark's guard.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ribbler wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
Ribbler advances position into side control!
Ribbler is chipping away with strikes.
Ribbler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Power Shark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shark looks to throw the jab but Ribbler is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ribbler staying out of range there.
Ribbler lands with a good body shot.
Ribbler slips a jab from Shark.
Ribbler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ribbler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shark takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ribbler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ibbe Ribbler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shark is looking to reverse the position.
Ribbler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ribbler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler trying to control the action but Shark is working from the bottom.
Ribbler working the ground and pound.
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.
The strikes coming from Ribbler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ribbler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shark is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ribbler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shark is avoiding damage well.
Ribbler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ribbler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ribbler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shark is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler trying to control the position but Shark is working away.
Shark wants to control but Ribbler postures up.
Ribbler misses with the ground and pound.
Ribbler tries to score with some ground and pound. Shark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ribbler advances nicely into full mount.
Ribbler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ribbler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shark can do to turn this around?
Ribbler thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler scoring with strikes but Shark is staying in there.
Shark is rocked!
Ribbler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribbler loads up with a big shot that hurts Shark! He's pulled Ribbler in close but Ribbler has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Shark survive? More strikes from Ribbler and Shark is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ibbe Ribbler!
Ibbe Ribbler retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Ibbe Ribbler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Power Shark spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 770 p4p, 105 weight class) and Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 642 p4p, 88 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy wants to clinch up but Pinkman keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinkman misses its target.
Pinkman moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinkman lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurmy throws a combination that misses
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman lunges at Nurmy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmy's hand.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Nurmy.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Nurmy blocks an uppercut.
Nurmy can't find room to land a body shot as Pinkman controls the action.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pinkman after a bit of a struggle.
Nurmy working aggressively here.
Nurmy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman digs a right hand underneath Nurmy's ribcage. Nurmy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Pinkman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmys head.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
Nurmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Pinkman is leaning against Nurmy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Nurmy.
Nurmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike.
Pinkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinkman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmy.
Jesse Pinkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalabib Nurmy.
Pinkman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinkman.
A short uppercut from Pinkman.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Good body shot from Pinkman.
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinkman cracks Nurmy with a nice body shot.
Nurmy looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmy is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Nurmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinkman finish him?
Pinkman pushes Nurmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinkman lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nurmy to his knees! Pinkman keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Jesse Pinkman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zain Retherford (ranked 2221 p4p, 218 weight class) and Herbert Burns (ranked 2423 p4p, 228 weight class). Burns has chosen Marcelo D2 Claudia - Desabafo Deixa Eu Dizer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zain Retherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herbert Burns!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retherford cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Retherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Retherford tries to avoid it but Burns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Retherford to the ground. Retherford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Retherford throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns fails with the takedown
and Retherford counters with a straight right hand.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Retherford is looking to counter punch.
Zain Retherford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Burns.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Retherford is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Retherford circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Retherford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Retherford connects with a looping right hand.
Retherford 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.
Retherford fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Burns sprawls well initially but Retherford persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Burns has hold of Retherford's hands but Retherford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Burns wants to control the action here but instead Retherford manages to pass to full mount!
Burns really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A big strike lands for Retherford! That's really hurt Burns and he's turned his back - Retherford keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Retherford jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zain Retherford!
Zain Retherford decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Herbert Burns had this to say: 'I will be back stronger and my next opponent better watch out! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Dodd (ranked 2958 p4p, 391 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 2638 p4p, 357 weight class). Fred Dodd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Dodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dodd cracks Thunder with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dodd misses the jab.
Dodd throws a shot from downtown. Thunder moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Dodd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dodd throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Dodd throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Dodd.
A nice combination there by Dodd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Dodd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dodd. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder throws out a counter right but Dodd avoids it with no problem.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dodd.
Fred Dodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Dodd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Dodd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thunder throws a body punch but Dodd moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Dodd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dodd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dodd. Those never looked like landing.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dodd takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Fred Dodd has been cut.
Jab, jab by Thunder - just one landing.
Dodd throws a right hand that misses
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dodd throws a big counter combination but Thunder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thunder sizes up Dodd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dodd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thunder in his tracks.
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!
Thunder lands the left hand.
Dodd drops his hands momentarily and Thunder takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thunder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dodd throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Dodd fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder throws a low kick, looking for Dodd's leg but Dodd calmly moves out of range.
Thunder is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dodd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Thunder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dodd's hands.
Thunder takes a swing at Dodd's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dodd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Dodd. Those never looked like landing.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
Dodd moves away from the strike by Thunder.
Dodd looks to throw the jab but Thunder is out of range.
Dodd misses with a double jab.
Thunder unleashes a big counter combination but Dodd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodd is just out of range.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
Thunder ducks right into an uppercut from Dodd.
Dodd blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodd misses with an uppercut. Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder scores with a body shot.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Dodd.
Dodd tries to move into range but Thunder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Thunder lands a jab to the head.
Dodd closes the distance and clinches.
Dodd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dodd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodd is just out of range.
Dodd throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder lands a right hook to the body.
Thunder throws a body punch but Dodd moves out of range.
Dodd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder misses with a double jab
and Dodd counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Jushin Thunder's cut even more.
Dodd slips a jab from Thunder.
Thunder takes a swing at Dodd's ribcage but misses.
Dodd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Thunder does it's job there.
Fred Dodd's cut is getting worse.
Dodd jabs Thunder to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thunder lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Thunder.
Thunder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dodd swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thunder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jushin Thunder will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dodd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder avoids the body shot from Dodd.
Nice defenses there by Thunder.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dodd missing with a left hand there. Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jushin Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
Dodd cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodd.
A cross from Dodd lands.
Dodd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodd slips under a jab from Thunder.
Thunder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dodd.
Thunder closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dodd's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Dodd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dodd doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Dodd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dodd is looking to counter punch.
Dodd walks into a stiff left hand from Thunder.
Dodd throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thunder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dodd has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dodd cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Dodd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dodd throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dodd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
As Thunder looks to move away, Dodd throws a big counter combo but Thunder just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodd avoids the head kick by Thunder.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Dodd coming out on top.
Dodd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dodd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dodd has him pressed against the cage.
Dodd misses with a punch on the inside.
Dodd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Dodd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Dodd prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.
Dodd slowing the pace effectively.
Thunder lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dodd fails to land.
Dodd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dodd misses with a looping right.
Dodd moves forwards but Thunder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dodd catches Thunder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The cut above Jushin Thunder's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dodd swinging wildly here.
Thunder let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thunder throws a jab when Dodd was well out of range.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Dodd saw that one coming.
Dodd throwing a counter right hand but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Dodd throws a shot from downtown. Thunder moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thunder! But no joy.
Dodd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.
A shot to the liver by Dodd. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dodd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunder walks into a jab.
Thunder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dodd doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunder throws a hook but Dodd avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Dodd misses its target.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dodd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dodd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Fred Dodd will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dodd misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dodd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dodd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunder throws the left hand but Dodd avoids the punch easily.
Dodd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dodd blocks a jab.
Dodd wants to clinch up but Thunder keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Thunder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dodd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunder's hands.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Dodd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dodd throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dodd throws a body shot but no joy.
Dodd backing away here, and Thunder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dodd moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd looks to land a left hand but Thunder moved out of range nicely.
Fred Dodd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Dodd's head but Dodd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunder plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fred Dodd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.
Dodd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A countering left hand to the body from Thunder misses.
Dodd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunder lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dodd is rocked!
Dodd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Dodd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Fred Dodd's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dodd tries to get into range but Thunder steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Dodd! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Thunder scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jushin Thunder!
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pop
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RATING
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