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KOFC 108 - Karelin vs Mubango PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sands (ranked 5255 p4p, 408 weight class) and Agustin Benitez (ranked 4395 p4p, 350 weight class). Sands's entrance music is Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green. A fine choice. Bobby Sands 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Sands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez clinches.
A short right from Benitez on the inside.
Benitez is pushing Sands up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benitez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sands is defending well.
Sands is trying to pull guard but Benitez has him pressed against the cage.
Sands jumps into guard, dragging Benitez to the mat.
Sands preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sands preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benitez throws a strike but Sands rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sands postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands postures up.
Benitez is controlling Sands's posture.
Benitez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sands would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Benitez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sands has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benitez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at IC&E Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Benitez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sands's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sands defends well.
Benitez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sands postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benitez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sands, into his guard.
Sands is trying to keep Benitez in close.
Benitez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benitez postures up.
Benitez working some strikes from top position.
Benitez postures up and lands a big shot to Sands's brow.
Sands has momentary wrist control but Benitez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sands avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benitez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benitez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benitez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benitez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benitez drops back looking for a leg! Sands is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sands manages to kick Benitez off! Benitez jumps back into Sands's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benitez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands is trying to keep Benitez in close.
Benitez advances position into side control!
Benitez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Benitez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sands to see if he's OK.
Sands taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sands dodges the ground and pound from Benitez.
A lull in the action here.
Benitez working away.
Benitez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sands looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benitez trying to control the position but Sands is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benitez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sands gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Benitez looking to finish Sands with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sands!
Benitez with a couple of short strikes.
Benitez looking to control but Sands is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sands in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benitez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benitez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sands is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Benitez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sands with a poor takedown
and Benitez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sands won't be happy with that.
Oh Sands is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sands is trying to control Benitez's posture but Benitez avoids it.
Sands seems to have got his legs back now.
Benitez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Benitez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sands knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benitez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Agustin Benitez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benitez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Benitez scores with punches from side control.
Benitez working the ground and pound but Sands is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sands looks calm but he's in trouble here. Benitez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sands is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Benitez lets go of the hold and Sands can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Agustin Benitez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrono Lock (ranked 2393 p4p, 273 weight class) and Jo Boo (ranked 3434 p4p, 362 weight class). Chrono Lock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jo Boo's chin.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chrono Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jo Boo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lock circles away.
Lock is looking to counter punch.
Boo tries to clinch but Lock moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lock.
Boo tries to counter with a clinch but Lock shakes him off and moves away.
Boo gets a clinch.
Boo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boo is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boo.
Boo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boo misses with a knee to the head.
Boo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock tries to work over Boo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boos head.
Lock throws a head punch that misses.
Lock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lock is defending well.
Chrono Lock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo Boo.
Boo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boo is keeping the position for now.
Boo has his feet on Lock's thighs here. He's pushed Lock off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lock screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jo Boo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Bendayho (ranked 3037 p4p, 331 weight class) and Rafe Barrientos (ranked 20894 p4p, 690 weight class). Tomas Bendayho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomas Bendayho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafe Barrientos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bendayho lands the left hand.
Bendayho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrientos with the counter takedown but Bendayho avoids it easily.
Barrientos throws a series of punches but Bendayho avoids them all with ease.
Bendayho moves into the clinch.
Barrientos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bendayho prevents Barrientos from breaking the clinch.
Bendayho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bendayho lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrientos backwards.
Barrientos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bendayho scores with a leg kick.
Barrientos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bendayho slips a jab from Barrientos.
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!
Bendayho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Bendayho catches Barrientos right on the button with a cross.
Bendayho lands a jab to Barrientos's midsection.
Barrientos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bendayho was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrientos.
Barrientos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bendayho wants to clinch.
And Barrientos tries to counter it with a takedown but Bendayho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bendayho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barrientos, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bendayho lands a nice elbow.
Bendayho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrientos manages to break the clinch.
Bendayho throws a head kick that misses.
Bendayho throws a leg kick but Barrientos checks it.
And Barrientos tries to counter it with a takedown but Bendayho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bendayho blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrientos as he connects with a hook.
Tomas Bendayho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bendayho tries to clinch but Barrientos is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Bendayho misses.
A left and a right from Bendayho both land. Nice combination.
Bendayho moves away from the strike by Barrientos.
Bendayho moves away from the strike by Barrientos.
Bendayho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Barrientos manages to circle out of the way.
Barrientos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrientos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Barrientos misses its intended target.
Bendayho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barrientos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barrientos looks to land a right hand but Bendayho moved out of range.
Bendayho throws a big counter combination but Barrientos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bendayho avoids the body shot from Barrientos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho is looking to clinch but Barrientos is avoiding it.
Bendayho moves into the clinch.
A short right from Bendayho on the inside.
Barrientos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bendayho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrientos misses with an elbow strike.
Bendayho struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrientos controls his hands.
Bendayho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrientos backwards.
Bendayho lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Bendayho.
Bendayho lands an uppercut.
Bendayho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bendayho lands a right hand.
Bendayho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrientos's elbow.
Bendayho misses with some punches.
Bendayho pushes off an throws an elbow but Barrientos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bendayho.
Bendayho blocks an uppercut.
Barrientos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bendayho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bendayho misses with a body punch.
Bendayho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bendayho misses with a punch on the inside.
Bendayho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrientos backwards.
Barrientos wants to get back to striking at distance but Bendayho won't allow it.
Bendayho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bendayho lands a nice uppercut.
Bendayho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barrientos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barrientos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bendayho fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bendayho.
Bendayho pushes Barrientos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barrientos blocking some punches.
A short right from Bendayho.
Bendayho scores with a shoulder strike.
Bendayho gets through Barrientos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bendayho lands a left hand.
Bendayho lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos blocking some punches.
Bendayho tries to throw a body punch but Barrientos avoids it by throwing Bendayho back against the cage.
Bendayho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrientos breaks from the clinch.
Tomas Bendayho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrientos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bendayho throws a push kick but Barrientos slaps the foot to one side.
Bendayho digs a good hook to Barrientos's body.
Bendayho cracks Barrientos with a good jab.
Barrientos shoots in for a double leg but Bendayho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Bendayho.
Barrientos is rocked!
Bendayho cracks Barrientos with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Barrientos tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bendayho pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Barrientos is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Bendayho!
A pretty intense looking Tomas Bendayho took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 388 p4p, 61 weight class) and Chase Morgan (ranked 4728 p4p, 565 weight class). Morgan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't Waste My Time - Krept & Konan. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Van Buren.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Buren lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Buren connects with a solid leg kick.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Van Buren jabs at Morgan's body.
Van Buren moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Van Buren with a jab.
Van Buren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Van Buren cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Buren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Van Buren there.
Morgan throws a low kick but Van Buren moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Van Buren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Buren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Van Buren's body. Van Buren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Buren cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Buren thuds his shin into the meat of Morgan's side.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Van Buren dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren lands a body shot.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands with a good body shot.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Van Buren.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Van Buren digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Van Buren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Buren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Buren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Buren scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joost Van Buren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Van Buren lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Van Buren lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
A combination from Van Buren does no damage.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Van Buren is out of range.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Morgan is looking to control Van Buren's arms but Van Buren gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the cage.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Van Buren.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Buren blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Van Buren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Van Buren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Buren lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Buren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morgan looks winded!
Van Buren avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Morgan misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a left hand.
Van Buren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan takes a swing at Van Buren's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Buren is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Buren to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Buren scores with a hook.
Morgan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Van Buren lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan darts in trying to clinch
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Buren slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
Van Buren dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Van Buren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Van Buren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Buren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Buren lands a right hook to the body.
Van Buren lands with a nice body kick.
Van Buren lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Buren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Morgan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Van Buren scores with a hook to the body. Morgan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Van Buren jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Van Buren is out of range.
Van Buren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Van Buren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Buren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Buren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Van Buren shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morgan eats them both and turns towards Van Buren to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan wants to counter with a clinch but Van Buren pushes him away.
Van Buren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Buren.
Van Buren lands a jab to the nose.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Van Buren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morgan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Buren throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Van Buren.
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Buren finish him?
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Buren lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Buren pounces like a tiger and cracks Morgan with a vicious hook! Morgan is down but not out! Van Buren follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Spinks (ranked 1193 p4p, 160 weight class) and Tobias Murphy (ranked 1636 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
We've been hearing reports that Spinks has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Spinks misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spinks closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Spinks throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Spinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinks stalls.
Spinks has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Spinks blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinks lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spinks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spinks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Murphy misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spinks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spinks is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spinks has his back to the cage.
Spinks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murphy smiles and moves away.
Spinks tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy slips a straight right by Spinks.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Spinks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spinks.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spinks.
Tobias Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spinks clinches with his opponent.
Spinks just leaning against Murphy, taking a breather.
Murphy digs a right hand into Spinks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spinks's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Spinks tries to tie him up.
Murphy tries to work over Spinks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks slowing the pace effectively.
Murphy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murphy is working Spinks over against the cage.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spinks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Spinks.
Murphy letting Spinks take a breather here.
Spinks slowing the pace effectively.
Spinks trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spinks into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jackson Spinks.
Murphy moves out of range as Spinks strikes.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Spinks's head but Spinks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spinks tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Spinks lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy lands a jab to Spinks's midsection.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Spinks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Spinks fires out a quick counter leg kick but Murphy just manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spinks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spinks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Spinks.
Murphy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spinks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy jabs at Spinks's body.
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!
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks moves into the clinch.
Spinks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Spinks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy gets through Spinks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Spinks avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spinks.
Spinks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spinks.
A bit of stalling here from Spinks.
Spinks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Spinks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murphy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spinks working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Murphy has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy stuffs the takedown attempt from Spinks. Spinks gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Spinks down.
Murphy digs a good hook to Spinks's body.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spinks rather than just go for the knockout.
Spinks lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Spinks throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tries a quick counter leg kick but Spinks is wise to it.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spinks. That did some damage!
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spinks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Spinks checks it
and Spinks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Murphy tries to roll over but Spinks keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is looking to control Spinks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Murphy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spinks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Spinks trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spinks trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Spinks slips an elbow through the middle.
Spinks prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spinks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spinks trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spinks passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Spinks has control of the leg.
Murphy is trying to stand up here but Spinks is controlling him well.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Spinks.
Spinks lands with a punch from half guard.
Spinks trying to pass the guard but Murphy defending well.
Spinks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spinks thows a huge punch but Murphy dodges it nicely.
Spinks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murphy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spinks.
Spinks wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Spinks throwing shots but Murphy is blocking nicely.
Spinks is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spinks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spinks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murphy tries to roll over but Spinks keeps him under control.
Murphy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spinks.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Spinks from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spinks trying to move into half guard but instead Murphy has managed to sweep!
Spinks throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murphy escapes and throws Spinks's legs to the side, diving into side control!
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 Jackson Spinks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spinks misses with a kick to the body.
Spinks shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Spinks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Spinks's head back.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spinks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spinks jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Spinks avoids it.
Murphy cracks Spinks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy digs a good hook to Spinks's body.
Spinks lands a nice looking body kick.
Spinks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spinks is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy slips under a jab from Spinks.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spinks throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spinks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spinks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spinks 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.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Spinks should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Spinks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spinks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
Spinks tries to advance to mount but Murphy denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Murphy!
Spinks lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murphy hang on?
Spinks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spinks looking to finish with strikes here!
Spinks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Spinks looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Spinks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spinks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spinks goes for an armbar but Murphy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Murphy.
Spinks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spinks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spinks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy won't allow Spinks to sweep him here.
Spinks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson Spinks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy pushing down on Spinks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spinks is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spinks is looking to improve his position.
Spinks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Spinks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobias Murphy.
I think Murphy 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
A very excited looking Tobias Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Estaban Chavez (ranked 1041 p4p, 118 weight class) and Froyo Hoyo (ranked 1563 p4p, 167 weight class). Hoyo has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estaban Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws a hook but Hoyo blocks it.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoyo jabs Chavez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoyo's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoyo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoyo misses with a straight left.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chavez slips under a jab from Hoyo.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick
and Hoyo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Froyo Hoyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoyo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hoyo loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hoyo.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoyo.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Hoyo.
Hoyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Hoyo.
Chavez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hoyo throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chavez lands a nice hook to Hoyo's body. Hoyo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoyo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chavez's head.
Hoyo misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Hoyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chavez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoyo throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo walks into a stiff left hand from Chavez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Hoyo slips the punch.
Hoyo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chavez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Hoyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Hoyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Hoyo throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Hoyo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chavezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Hoyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoyo.
Hoyo looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Chavez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hoyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoyo scores with the left hand. Chavez knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoyo misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Hoyo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoyo! But no joy.
Hoyo misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Chavez throwing a counter right hand but Hoyo manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Hoyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Hoyo throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez slips a jab from Hoyo.
A quick step to the side and Chavez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo thows a leg kick but Chavez checks it
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoyo throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoyo throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Hoyo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoyo loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch.
Hoyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoyo.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoyo's sensitive parts.
Hoyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head.
Hoyo misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Hoyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoyo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hoyo throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Froyo Hoyo 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoyo misses the target.
Hoyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chavez defending well as Hoyo loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Chavez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoyo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Hoyo misses.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez takes one to the chin there.
Hoyo throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo slips a jab from Chavez.
Hoyo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hoyo coming out on top.
Hoyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Hoyo lands with a straight right. Chavez didn't see that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chavez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big left from Hoyo misses.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Hoyo misses.
Hoyo lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Chavez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hoyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez tries to score with a low kick but Hoyo moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Hoyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chavez lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Hoyo finds it's way through Chavez's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoyo.
Hoyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Hoyo moved out of range.
Chavez throws a leg kick
and Hoyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chavez slips under a jab from Hoyo.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Chavez defending well as Hoyo loads up on a big left hand.
Chavez throws a counter high kick but Hoyo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Froyo Hoyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoyo throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyo throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Hoyo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Hoyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chavez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez throws a low kick but Hoyo avoids it.
Hoyo throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoyo's knee momentarily.
Hoyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Hoyo.
Chavez throws a head kick that Hoyo semi-blocks.
It looks like Froyo Hoyo has been cut.
Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Hoyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoyo throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Hoyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hoyo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoyo throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoyo throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyo throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Froyo Hoyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Froyo Hoyo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyo takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Chavez thuds a left hand into Hoyo's body.
Hoyo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Chavez is looking to chop away at Hoyo's legs.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chavez throws a low kick but Hoyo avoids it.
Hoyo misses with a hook.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez moves forwards but Hoyo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoyo looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Hoyo misses.
Hoyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
Hoyo throws a leg kick but Chavez moved away.
Chavez misses with a jab to the body
and Hoyo counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hoyo scores with a nice head shot.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Estaban Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez with a jab.
Hoyo throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Hoyo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoyo missing with a left hand there. Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoyo momentarily.
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!
Hoyo throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Froyo Hoyo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoyo.
Chavez throws a hook but Hoyo avoids it easily.
Hoyo throws a push kick but Chavez slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hoyo throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyo defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoyo avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Hoyo checks it.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoyo.
Hoyo lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Hoyo does it's job there.
Hoyo misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez slips under a jab from Hoyo.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chavez tries to land a front kick but Hoyo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chavez takes a swing at Hoyo's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a hook but Hoyo avoids it easily.
Chavez defending well as Hoyo loads up on a big left hand.
Hoyo throws out a powerful jab.
Chavez throws a jab when Hoyo was well out of range.
Hoyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoyo.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Hoyo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoyo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez lands a body shot.
Chavez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Hoyo counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Froyo Hoyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoyo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Froyo Hoyo!
A very excited looking Froyo Hoyo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garegin Balayan (ranked 756 p4p, 109 weight class) and Settakian Fett (ranked 1135 p4p, 150 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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176 lbs
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25
173 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balayan misses with a looping left.
Fett scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Balayan, right into the meat.
Balayan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Balayan misses with a jab to the body
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balayan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balayan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Fett defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Fett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Balayan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick.
Fett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've been informed that Fett 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.
Fett swings for the body but Balayan moves out of range.
Balayan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Balayan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balayan throws a leg kick
and Fett counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balayan moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Balayan scores with a jab.
Balayan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balayan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fett scores with a nice body kick.
Fett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Balayan.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
Fett misses with a low kick.
Balayan throws a front kick that sends Fett stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett cracks Balayan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balayan throws a lazy uppercut
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fett blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balayan moves away.
Fett works Balayan's body with a nice hook.
Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balayan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fett counters with a nice body shot.
Balayan jabs Fett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balayan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fett finds it's way round the side to connect with Balayan's head.
A jab from Balayan does it's job there.
Balayan connects with a leg kick. Fett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett throws a body shot but no joy.
Balayan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan moves out of range as Fett throws a body kick.
Fett throws a nice head kick!
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balayan moves out of range of the strikes.
Balayan lands a front kick.
Fett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fett misses the shot to the body.
Balayan misses with a leg kick
and Fett counters with a nice body shot.
Balayan throws a body kick that misses.
Fett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Balayan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
and Balayan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Balayan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Fett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Balayan wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Balayan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fett checks the leg kick.
Balayan tries to land a leg kick but Fett saw it coming and moves away.
Balayan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Balayan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Balayan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fett's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balayan misses the body punch
letting Fett counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fett.
Balayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balayan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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 Garegin Balayan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Balayan.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Fett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Balayan.
Balayan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fett throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Balayan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fett lands with a nice body punch.
Fett avoids the head kick by Balayan.
Fett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Balayan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan slips a straight right by Fett.
Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balayan.
Balayan blocks a head kick by Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws the kick towards the body but Balayan avoids it.
Balayan throws a leg kick but Fett moved away.
Fett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balayan rather than just go for the knockout.
Balayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Fett walks into a straight right hand from Balayan.
Fett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Balayan.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fett stuns Balayan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Balayan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balayan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Balayan throws a nice looking combination but Fett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Fett
and Balayan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a jab. Fett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan tries to land a body kick
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Balayan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Balayan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Balayan motions for Fett to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balayan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fett if he has to take too many more of those.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Fett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balayan looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick from Balayan.
Balayan swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fett.
Fett pushes Balayan away with a front kick.
Balayan misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Balayan misses the shot to the body.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balayan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fett wants to slow Balayan down by chopping away at his legs.
Balayan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Fett jabs Balayan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fett cracks Balayan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Balayan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fett finish him?
Balayan is rocked!
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!
Fett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh Balayan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Fett lands a beautiful left hook that drops Balayan. Balayan tries to recover but Fett is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Balayan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
An intense looking Settakian Fett took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 427 p4p, 57 weight class) and Kareem Dennis (ranked 1281 p4p, 169 weight class). Song comes to the cage accompanied by nkoha - Akatsuki. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem Dennis !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song lands with a right hand.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Song as he jumps to the side.
Song works the jab nicely.
Dennis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Song throws a leg kick which misses Dennis 's front leg but catches the back leg as Dennis tries to avoid it.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Song shows good takedown defense.
Dennis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Song lands a body shot.
Song stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Song wants it to stay on the feet.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Dennis .
Song lands with a shot to the body.
No luck for Dennis with that takedown attempt.
Song lands a nice shot that snaps Dennis 's head back.
Dennis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Song counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dennis thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Song avoids it really well and circles away.
A cross from Song lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Song.
Song with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Song is fending him off so far but Dennis persists. Nope, Song circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song lands with an overhand left.
Dennis is rocked!
Dennis feints and as Song raises his hands in defense, Dennis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dennis is still in real trouble! Can Song finish him?
Song has Dennis pulled in close to control his posture.
Dennis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dennis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Song has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dennis but great work by Song.
Dennis seems to have recovered his senses.
Dennis tries to bench press Song off him but Song keeps the position.
The referee asks Song politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Song prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dennis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dennis actively working from the bottom here.
Dennis won't allow Song to pass to mount.
Dennis actively working from the bottom here.
Dennis looking for submissions off his back.
Dennis looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dennis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Song tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dennis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dennis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Song has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Song takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is looking to improve his position but Song isn't that keen on the idea.
Song controlling the position easily from mount.
Dennis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Song looking to control and managing it successfully.
Song continues to stall.
Dennis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song controlling the pace for now.
Dennis can't escape the position.
Dennis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Song controlling from mount.
Dennis tries to reverse the position but Song maintains control.
Dennis regains half guard.
Song content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song 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.
Song connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Song slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennis , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Song looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Song jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Song catches Dennis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dennis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dennis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Song.
Song lands with a hook. Dennis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dennis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Song turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dennis dives in and grabs Song's left leg, looking for a takedown. Song pushes down on Dennis 's head and hops out.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Dennis .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dennis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Song rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dennis 's guard! Nice work there by Song!
Dennis is breathing heavily.
Dennis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dennis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis has an active guard here but Song has managed to pass into half guard.
Song is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Song has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dennis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Song pulls his head out easily.
Song is controlling the pace.
Min-Sik Song overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dennis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Song with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dennis actively working from the bottom here.
Song slows the pace down in half guard.
More hug and hope from Song.
Dennis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dennis looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Song pushes past his half guard into mount!
Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dennis can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song controlling the pace for now.
Dennis working to try and regain half guard.
Song looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dennis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Song sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dennis is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song 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!
Dennis fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Dennis with that takedown attempt.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dennis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Song has control of Dennis 's left arm, preventing Dennis from doing any damage.
Dennis trying to move into half guard but instead Song has managed to sweep!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Song defends it easily.
Dennis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Song is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dennis has his foot on Song's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Song works his way back into a safe position though.
Song might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Song passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Song takes a little break here. Dennis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dennis is looking to regain half guard here but Song keeps moving and retains side control.
Dennis looks to move to half guard but instead Song has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is working to get back to half guard.
Song controlling from mount.
Dennis regains half guard.
Dennis looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Song pushes past his half guard into mount!
Song sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dennis is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Song keeping full guard, as Dennis tries to pass.
Song managing to control the position.
Min-Sik Song is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dennis stops Song from standing up.
Dennis forces his way into half guard.
Dennis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dennis is looking for a kimura but Song is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dennis to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Song has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Song is defending against the submission attempts here by Dennis .
Dennis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Song slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kareem Dennis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennis throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Min-Sik Song.
Well Song has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Min-Sik Song!
After the fight, Min-Sik Song was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 74 p4p, 7 weight class) and Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 864 p4p, 97 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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260 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Kovalev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Morgan has been cut.
Kovalev looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kovalev throws a shot to the body.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kovalev! Morgan is out on his feet! Kovalev rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Morgan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Morgan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kovalev!
Vladimir Kovalev is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Karelin (ranked 307 p4p, 10 weight class) and Christian Mubango (ranked 826 p4p, 26 weight class). Mubango has chosen Jessie J - Bang Bang as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Mubango!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubango shoots in for a double leg but Karelin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karelin scores with a takedown into Mubango's guard.
We've been hearing that Karelin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Karelin stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mubango has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Karelin manages to get his head free but now Mubango has transitioned to an armbar! Karelin grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mubango! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Mubango!
Christian Mubango is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Christian Mubango stared into the camera and said 'I told him pre-fight there's too many tools in my, uh, box but he wanted to find out the hard way- now go hear some real music at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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