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OFC: Blood Night LI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 1799 p4p, 241 weight class) and Olaf Frost (ranked 2055 p4p, 266 weight class). Ragnar Danneskjöld has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
24 - 22 - 0 |
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36
204 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olaf Frost!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld takes one on the button.
Danneskjöld is looking to clinch but Frost is avoiding it.
Frost has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danneskjöld lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frost tries to clinch up
and Danneskjöld counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Danneskjöld tries to free his leg and advance position but Frost is retaining full guard.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Danneskjöld from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjöld is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Frost is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Danneskjöld stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld advances position into side control!
We've been hearing good reports from Danneskjöld's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Danneskjöld taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost is trying to improve his position.
Danneskjöld swings around for an armbar but Frost sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Danneskjöld's guard.
Frost stopping the sweep attempt from Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld is trying to keep Frost in close.
Frost stopping the sweep attempt from Danneskjöld.
Frost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld looking to control.
Danneskjöld looking for a sweep. Not yet Danneskjöld, not yet.
Danneskjöld is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frost is not content to let Danneskjöld control the position.
Danneskjöld not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Danneskjöld is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Danneskjöld is pressing down on Frost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frost is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost pushes Danneskjöld off looking to stand but Danneskjöld dives back in and keeps control.
Frost trying to hold on to Danneskjöld's head to control him but Danneskjöld postures up.
Frost is trying to stand up here but Danneskjöld is controlling him well.
Danneskjöld sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Danneskjöld is trying to control. Frost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danneskjöld controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Frost is looking to control Danneskjöld's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frost avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Danneskjöld has his takedown stuffed
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danneskjöld takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danneskjöld shoots for a double leg takedown but Frost sprawls well. He's pushed Danneskjöld's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danneskjöld throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frost's waist but Frost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danneskjöld off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Danneskjöld back into the cage.
A short right from Danneskjöld on the inside.
Danneskjöld taking a breather.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Danneskjöld goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frost prevents it.
Frost pushes Danneskjöld back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frost misses with a body punch.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Frost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danneskjöld is breathing heavily.
Danneskjöld misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danneskjöld looks for a takedown but Frost sprawls well.
Danneskjöld shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Frost trying to control the position but instead, Danneskjöld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frost into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Danneskjöld is working for takedown but Frost is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost cracks Danneskjöld with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjöld cracks Frost with a nice body shot.
Danneskjöld tightens his grip and picks Frost up, before dumping him to the ground. Frost manages to land in guard.
Frost is looking to stand up but Danneskjöld isn't so interested in that idea.
Danneskjöld wants to pass the guard but Frost is keeping the position.
Frost is looking for a triangle but Danneskjöld pushes his legs off easily.
Danneskjöld postures up in Frost's guard and throws a big left but Frost blocks it.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost is trying to keep Danneskjöld in close.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Danneskjöld is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Danneskjöld is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danneskjöld passes Frost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Danneskjöld is stalling here. Frost is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Danneskjöld seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Frost has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Frost advances nicely into full mount.
Frost sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Danneskjöld gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost seems to be looking for submissions.
Danneskjöld gets full guard.
Frost cracks Danneskjöld with a solid left hand.
Frost must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjöld bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frost's guard.
Danneskjöld in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Danneskjöld from controlling successfully.
Frost wants to get back to his feet but Danneskjöld is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Danneskjöld is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Danneskjöld trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danneskjöld is controlling him.
Danneskjöld forces his way into half guard.
Danneskjöld works his way into full mount!
Frost really wants to buck Danneskjöld off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danneskjöld avoids the attempt from Frost to control.
Danneskjöld tries to control but Frost wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Olaf Frost will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danneskjöld feints and as Frost raises his hands in defense, Danneskjöld changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ragnar Danneskjöld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danneskjöld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danneskjöld's guard.
Danneskjöld working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Frost tries to free his leg and advance position but Danneskjöld is retaining full guard.
Danneskjöld looking for a sweep. Not yet Danneskjöld, not yet.
Frost throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost wants to control from the top but Danneskjöld keeps moving.
Frost wants to pass the guard but Danneskjöld is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost forces his way into half guard.
Danneskjöld wants to control but Frost is keeping busy.
Danneskjöld is not content to let Frost control the position.
Danneskjöld tries to get to full guard but Frost has control of the leg.
Frost content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Danneskjöld is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Frost's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Frost's back!
Danneskjöld throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld thows a strike but Frost uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Frost as he ends up in Danneskjöld 's guard!
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjöld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost won't allow Danneskjöld to sweep him here.
Danneskjöld being controlled here, momentarily.
Danneskjöld keeping full guard, as Frost tries to pass.
Frost is looking to work some ground and pound but Danneskjöld has wrist control.
Frost won't allow Danneskjöld to sweep him here.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position.
Frost trying to control the position from guard on top but Danneskjöld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnar Danneskjöld has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld trying to keep a closed guard but Frost is proving a slippery customer.
Frost looking to pass the guard.
Frost trying to control but Danneskjöld is working from the bottom.
Danneskjöld is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danneskjöld had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frost defends it easily.
Danneskjöld working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frost.
Olaf Frost is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Frost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danneskjöld works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Frost's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frost lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danneskjöld circles away quickly and effectively.
Danneskjöld fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frost avoids it really well and circles away.
Frost is looking for the big counter here.
Frost leaves Danneskjöld with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danneskjöld shoots for a double leg takedown but Frost sprawls well. He's pushed Danneskjöld's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnar Danneskjöld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjöld misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Frost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frost winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Olaf Frost!
A relieved looking Olaf Frost thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Ragnar Danneskjöld stepped up to the mic, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 1126 p4p, 121 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 1164 p4p, 125 weight class). Halleck kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Simple Minds - Changeling. 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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158 lbs
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143 lbs
28 - 18 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck throws out a powerful jab.
Halleck throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
Halleck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halleck swats away the attempt to clinch by Paquette.
Paquette cracks Halleck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halleck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paquette throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Halleck counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquette pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Halleck lands a lovely overhand right.
Halleck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halleck tries to clinch up but Paquette circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Paquette.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halleck.
Paquette misses the jab.
Paquette cracks Halleck with an open hand slap.
Paquette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Halleck is out of range.
Halleck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paquette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Halleck closes the distance and pushes Paquette back into the cage.
Halleck prevents a body shot from Paquette.
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Paquette controls his hands.
Halleck pulls guard effortlessly.
Paquette trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halleck's guard.
Halleck wants to sweep but no luck.
Paquette slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paquette tries to free his leg and advance position but Halleck is retaining full guard.
Paquette must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halleck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paquette's guard.
Halleck postures up.
Paquette is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Halleck stays in close to Paquette's body and controls the position.
Halleck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paquette's guard.
Halleck is pressing down on Paquette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paquette is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette tries to get to full guard but Halleck has control of the leg.
Paquette controlling the position for now.
Halleck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Halleck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paquette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paquette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paquette wants to get back to his feet.
Halleck slips a nice elbow through Paquette's hands, connecting with Paquette's forehead.
Paquette gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throwing strikes but missing.
Halleck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paquette is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halleck trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.
Paquette bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halleck's guard.
Halleck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paquette is looking to stand up but Halleck won't let him.
Halleck keeping moving, preventing Paquette from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halleck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paquette moves into range and clinches up with Halleck.
Halleck lands a hook that snaps the head of Paquette backwards.
Halleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Paquette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paquette works on Halleck's body with a couple of short punches.
Paquette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paquette swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halleck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paquette lands a nice uppercut.
Halleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Paquette.
Halleck tries to pull guard but Paquette holds him up against the cage and eventually Halleck drops back down to his feet.
Halleck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halleck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paquette can do to turn this around?
Paquette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halleck's elbow.
Paquette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halleck fails with the takedown
and Paquette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halleck slips a jab and a cross from Paquette.
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halleck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halleck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette misses with a hook. Halleck ducked under it nicely.
Paquette staying out of range there.
Halleck ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
letting Paquette counter with a right hand.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halleck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paquette.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paquette throws a lazy head kick
and Halleck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halleck scores with the left hand. Paquette knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halleck is defended easily by Paquette.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gurney Halleck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paquette misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halleck staying out of range there.
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Paquette is out of range.
Paquette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Halleck thuds his right hand into Paquette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paquette ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Paquette misses the shot to the body.
Paquette staying out of range there.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Halleck counters with a nice uppercut.
Paquette gets caught napping as Halleck dives in and scores a takedown. Paquette manages to retain guard.
Halleck wants to pass the guard but Paquette is keeping the position.
Paquette has Halleck pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck works over Paquette with some ground and pound from guard.
Paquette wants to stand up but Halleck is controlling him.
Paquette trying to keep a closed guard but Halleck is proving a slippery customer.
Halleck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paquette is looking to stand up but Halleck isn't so interested in that idea.
Gurney Halleck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Halleck with that takedown attempt.
Halleck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paquette lands with a slapping head kick.
Halleck is rocked!
Halleck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paquette clinches up with Halleck and pushes him back against the cage.
Paquette working aggressively here.
Halleck jumps guard.
Halleck is trying to control the position but Paquette postures up.
Paquette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halleck wants to sweep but no luck.
Halleck keeping moving, preventing Paquette from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Odell Paquette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halleck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halleck tries to clinch up but Paquette circles away and keeps his distance.
Halleck scores with a sloppy right hand. Paquette should have avoided that one.
Halleck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Paquette did well to prevent Halleck getting side control.
Halleck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paquette defending well though.
Paquette controlling the position well.
Paquette is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halleck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halleck's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck manages to reverse the position and now he's in Paquette's guard. Nice work there by Halleck.
Halleck postures up in Paquette's guard and throws a big left but Paquette blocks it.
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!
Halleck trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette is wriggling around but Halleck manages to pass to half guard.
Halleck seems to be working for a kimura but Paquette defends the submission attempt.
Halleck thows a huge punch but Paquette dodges it nicely.
Halleck wants to free his trapped foot but Paquette is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Paquette taking some punishment here, with Halleck in his half guard.
Halleck looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paquette kicks Halleck off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halleck.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halleck manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halleck is defended easily by Paquette.
Paquette staying out of range there.
Paquette swats away the attempt to clinch by Halleck.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquette connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette tests Halleck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halleck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Halleck misses with a hook. Paquette ducked under it nicely.
Halleck looks to score with a jab to the body but Paquette is just out of range.
Paquette misses with an uppercut
and Halleck counters with a straight right hand.
Paquette takes a swing at Halleck's ribcage but misses.
Paquette misses with a left hand
and Halleck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paquette misses with a straight right.
Paquette ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Halleck is out of range.
Halleck wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Paquette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws a hook but Paquette avoids it easily.
Paquette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halleck.
Halleck is looking to counter punch.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paquette throws a big shot that misses.
Halleck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halleck throws a jab when Paquette was well out of range.
Halleck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paquette.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Halleck moved out of range.
Halleck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halleck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paquette throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halleck counters with a nice body shot.
Halleck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paquette on the side of the head.
Paquette jabs Halleck right on the nose. Halleck blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halleck, as that shot connected.
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 Gurney Halleck.
I think Halleck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Odell Paquette!
In defeat, Gurney Halleck stepped up to the mic, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Kincaid (ranked 1452 p4p, 196 weight class) and Ricky Steamboat (ranked 2719 p4p, 331 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kincaid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to REM - Orange Crush. Steamboat has chosen Migos- Bad and Bouje as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Steamboat!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid thumps Steamboat with a low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Steamboat.
Kincaid explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ricky Steamboat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid feints and then cracks Steamboat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steamboat down.
Steamboat fails with the takedown
and Kincaid counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.
Steamboat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reuben Kincaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Steamboat.
Kincaid scores with a jab. Steamboat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kincaid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steamboat with the counter takedown but Kincaid avoids it easily.
Steamboat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steamboat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steamboat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Kincaid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steamboat. That did some damage!
Steamboat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kincaid as Steamboat shoots in.
Kincaid catches Steamboat napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Steamboat to the canvas!
Steamboat is rocked!
We've been hearing good reports from Kincaid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid is looking to stand up but Steamboat won't let him.
Kincaid stands up from Steamboat's guard - Kincaid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steamboat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kincaid circles away.
Steamboat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kincaid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steamboat looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kincaid.
Steamboat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kincaid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Kincaid.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Steamboat controls the action.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Steamboat.
Kincaid is leaning against Steamboat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat avoiding damage as Kincaid throws knees to the body.
Kincaid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steamboat takes an elbow to the temple.
Kincaid works on Steamboat's body with a couple of short punches.
Kincaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steamboats head.
Kincaid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincaid clinches with his opponent.
Kincaid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid has Steamboat pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kincaid.
Kincaid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steamboat.
Steamboat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kincaid tries to work over Steamboat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kincaid breaks from the clinch.
Kincaid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steamboat fails with the takedown
and Kincaid lands a stunning uppercut that sends Steamboat to the mat!
Steamboat is still in real trouble! Can Kincaid finish him?
It looks like Ricky Steamboat has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid trying to control the pace.
Steamboat seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat wants to get back to full guard but Kincaid has passed into side control.
Steamboat stops Kincaid from passing to mount.
Kincaid decides to stand back up. Kincaid steps back and let's Steamboat get back to his feet.
Kincaid lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steamboat shoots in looking for a takedown but Kincaid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steamboat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kincaid fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steamboat just manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steamboat.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kincaid! Steamboat is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reuben Kincaid!
Reuben Kincaid managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Ricky Steamboat was interviewed post fight and said 'Good win to for my opponent will be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 612 p4p, 87 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 1268 p4p, 165 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Enforcer. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Johnsson moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Johnsson.
Johnsson cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnsson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnsson is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Johnsson avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Johnsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnsson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnsson's calf.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Johnsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnsson.
A lazy left from Johnsson finds it's target.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Johnsson misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson tries to move into range but Johnsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson moves out of range as Johnsson strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Johnsson's ribs.
Anderson tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsson throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnsson.
Crunch! Johnsson slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Johnsson.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gunnar Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnsson feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Johnsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Johnsson moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnsson.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Johnsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnsson dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnar Johnsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson jabs Johnsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arn Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnsson swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson motions for Johnsson to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson wants to slow Johnsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Johnsson's head but Johnsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Johnsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson with a jab.
Johnsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnsson. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Johnsson avoids it well.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Johnsson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson rushes Johnsson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Arn Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnsson's face.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Anderson tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson pushes Johnsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnsson is wise to it.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnsson misses with a looping left.
Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnsson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Johnsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Johnsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Johnsson slips the punch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Johnsson keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnsson. That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Johnsson lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnsson!
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnsson lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arn Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Johnsson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Johnsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnsson lands a body shot.
Johnsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Nice body punch from Johnsson.
Johnsson checks a leg kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnsson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a hook but Johnsson avoids it easily.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
And Johnsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Anderson blocks it.
Johnsson throws a good cross that connects.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnsson off balance momentarily.
Johnsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnsson cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnsson is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 351 p4p, 44 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 399 p4p, 49 weight class). Built comes to the cage accompanied by Skills. 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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145 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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built misses with a body shot.
Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver's calf.
Silver tries to clinch there but Built circles away.
Built moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Built takes the fight into the clinch.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver prevents a body shot from Built.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Built definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built lands an elbow that stopped Silver in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Built fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Built presses Silver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Built.
Built lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Built scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Built's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Built blocks an uppercut.
Built gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Built tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Built tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Built softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Built pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Built working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Silver.
Built makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Built.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a hook to the side of the head.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Built lands with a left to the head.
Silver working aggressively here.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Built breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Built fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Silver.
Built attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends Built's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Built throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Built under the eye.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Built pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Built throws a nice outside leg kick.
Built scores with a leg kick.
Built throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silver misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely.
Built moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Built.
Built is looking to wear down Silver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Built connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Built is looking to score with low kicks.
Silver tries a quick counter leg kick but Built is wise to it.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's time! Built's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Built feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Built lands with a good body shot.
Built thuds his shin into the meat of Silver's side.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Built is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Built there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Built slips under a jab from Silver.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Maui Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Built to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Built.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Built moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
Built cracks Silver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver has closed the distance and engaged Built in a clinch.
Built working aggressively here.
Built softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Built works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Silver is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silver misses with some punches.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built blocking some punches.
Built gets control of Silver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Built will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Built holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Built is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maui Built is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silver slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Built's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Built is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Built's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silver working away.
Silver trying to control the position but Built is working away.
Built struggling a bit here.
Silver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silver wants to stand but Built is controlling his arm.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Built to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Built as he connects with a hook.
Built misses with a body shot.
Silver throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Built lands an overhand right.
Built slips under a jab from Silver.
Built checks a leg kick.
Silver clinches up with Built and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A leg kick checked by Silver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
A jab from Silver does it's job there.
Built checks the leg kick.
Built appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Built counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Built.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
A nice right hand lands inside from Built.
Silver working aggressively here.
Maui Built has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silver in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver working aggressively here.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver working aggressively here.
Built successfully pulls guard.
Built has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving.
Silver trying to stand up but can't free himself from Built's guard.
Built will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Built keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Built trying to keep a closed guard but Silver is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Built connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nathan Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Built.
Built attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built motions for Silver to come forward. Built throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Built throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Built.
Silver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Built walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
Silver takes one on the button.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Built slips a jab from Silver.
Built throws a front kick that sends Silver stumbling back into the cage.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Built clinches with his opponent.
Built blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Built looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver tries to circle away but Built has him pinned against the cage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silver smiles and moves away.
Built buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maui Built showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Built, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maui Built!
An out of breath Maui Built thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 702 p4p, 99 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 749 p4p, 103 weight class). Stenger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
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26
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Stenger.
Aoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stenger moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Stenger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stenger slips a jab from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a combination
and Stenger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenger misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Stenger.
Aoki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stenger thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Stenger slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Stenger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Stenger's head coaches at Dark Corner that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Stenger avoids them all with ease.
Stenger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stenger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Stenger.
As Stenger backs off Aoki throws a huge counter combo but Stenger manages to avoid it all.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Stenger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stenger circles away quickly and effectively.
Stenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Aoki works the jab nicely.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenger can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a hook.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenger moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stenger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki tries to break free but Stenger pushes him back against the cage.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger misses with some punches.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Stenger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stenger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stenger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decent striking displayed by Aoki there.
Stenger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stenger scrambles back to his feet.
Stenger connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenger is just out of range.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Stenger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stenger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Stenger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aoki to score with a decent uppercut.
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stenger counters with a thumping low kick.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Stenger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aoki throws a lazy head kick
and Stenger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Stenger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stenger lands a head shot.
Stenger clinches up with Aoki and pushes him back against the cage.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
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 Aksel Stenger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stenger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stenger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aoki in his tracks.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stenger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stenger.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stenger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stenger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Stenger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Stenger.
Stenger appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stenger moves away from the strike by Aoki.
An attempted straight right counter from Stenger misses the target.
Stenger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aoki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stenger cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stenger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stenger throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki shapes to counter with a head kick.
Aoki throws an off balance right hand
and Stenger counters with a stiff right hand.
Aoki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Stenger is out of range.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stenger throwing a counter right hand but Aoki manages to avoid it.
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!
Aoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Stenger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Stenger's shoulder, as Stenger tries to avoid the shot.
Stenger jabs at Aoki's body.
Aoki connects with a jab.
Stenger connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger lands a slapping body shot.
A nice combination there by Aoki.
A shot to the body from Aoki misses
and Stenger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aoki's knee momentarily.
Stenger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aoki has time to react.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Stenger moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Nice body punch from Stenger.
Stenger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stenger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aoki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stenger throws a sloppy body shot
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Stenger digs a good body shot into Aoki's ribs.
Stenger dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Loki Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki lands a slapping body shot.
Aoki walks into a jab.
Stenger is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Aoki misses with a jab to the body
and Stenger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stenger misses with a straight left.
Stenger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stenger counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenger counters with a good low kick that Aoki was not able to check.
Stenger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Stenger there.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stenger scores with a nice head shot.
Stenger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Stenger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stenger, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Aoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Stenger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aoki swings for the body but Stenger moves out of range.
Aoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenger.
Aoki throws a right hand that Stenger ducks under and follows up with a left that Stenger also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stenger backs up against the cage.
Stenger throws a leg kick
enabling Aoki to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Stenger moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Stenger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Aoki misses.
Stenger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aoki manages to circle out of the way.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stenger.
Stenger cracks Aoki with a good jab.
Stenger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body punch from Stenger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stenger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
Stenger throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
Stenger throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stenger scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stenger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenger 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
Aksel Stenger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 832 p4p, 125 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 419 p4p, 64 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic. Justice has chosen Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justice connects with the punch.
Coleman moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Coleman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coleman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Justice.
Coleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coleman moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Coleman tries to land a body kick
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coleman slips under a jab.
Coleman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justice's head backwards.
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Justice.
Justice cracks Coleman with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman slips a jab from Justice.
Coleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Coleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
Coleman lands a front kick.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice avoids the head kick by Coleman.
Coleman backing away here, and Justice unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice avoids the head kick by Coleman.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Coleman tries to counter by clinching up but Justice breaks away and moves out of range.
Coleman looks to land a combination. Justice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Coleman does it's job there.
Justice lands a nice shot that snaps Coleman's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justice throws a leg kick but Coleman moved away.
Coleman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Coleman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Coleman settles back down.
Coleman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coleman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justice forces Coleman back against the cage and clinches.
Justice lands with a right to the head.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Coleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
The referee is keeping an eye on Justice - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman is defending well for now.
Coleman misses with a body punch.
Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Coleman's leg but Coleman calmly moves out of range.
Coleman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Greg Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice punishes Coleman's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Coleman throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Coleman lands with a kick to the temple. Justice shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Coleman 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.
Justice avoids a kick to the body.
Justice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coleman's hands.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Coleman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Justice.
Coleman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Justice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coleman lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coleman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Justice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Justice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coleman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Coleman misses with a hook to the body
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice misses with a wild combination.
A leg kick checked by Coleman.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Justice.
Coleman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coleman scrambles back to his feet.
Coleman tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coleman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 Greg Coleman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Coleman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justice's head.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Coleman misses.
Justice blocks the body kick.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Justice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Justice avoids the body shot from Coleman.
Coleman thows a leg kick but Justice checks it
and Justice counters with a nice leg kick.
Justice dips to his left and cracks Coleman with an uppercut!
Justice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Coleman.
Coleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Justice.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Greg Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman scores with the left hand. Justice knows he should have avoided that one.
Coleman scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
Justice wants to slow Coleman down by chopping away at his legs.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coleman.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Justice!
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice lands with a straight right. Coleman didn't see that one coming.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Justice throws a leg kick but Coleman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coleman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coleman is out of range and Justice settles back down.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Coleman saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Coleman.
Coleman misses with a hook to the body
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice misses with a low kick as Coleman jumps back.
Coleman feints a jab promting Justice to slip. Coleman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Justice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Justice catches Coleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justice wants to land a leg kick but Coleman is out of range.
Coleman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Coleman misses with a straight right.
Justice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Coleman as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Coleman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donk. Justice catches Coleman right on the button with a cross.
Justice moves out of range as Coleman strikes.
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
Justice scores with the left hand. Coleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coleman tries to land a body kick
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Justice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coleman. Coleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman throwing a counter right hand but Justice manages to avoid it.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman misses with a kick to the body.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Coleman's leg but Coleman calmly moves out of range.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
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!
Coleman drives through and clinches with Justice against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coleman fails to land.
Justice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice lands a nice knee to the body.
Justice stalling the fight.
Justice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justice has Coleman pushed against the cage.
Justice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coleman up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coleman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coleman moves into the clinch.
Justice lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Justice.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Justice avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Justice digs a good body shot into Coleman's ribs.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Coleman checks it.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Coleman.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.
Justice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice sizes up Coleman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justice! But no joy.
Justice lands with a straight right. Coleman didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coleman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Justice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Coleman loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Justice blocks a jab.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coleman.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Justice cracks Coleman with a good jab.
Justice thuds his right hand into Coleman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coleman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coleman slips under a jab from Justice.
Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Coleman misses with a looping left.
Justice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Coleman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justice's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coleman momentarily.
Coleman throws a body kick that misses.
Justice lands a two punch combo.
Coleman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coleman.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coleman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
A solid body kick from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a right hand
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coleman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman swinging wildly here.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Justice.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Coleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justice.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coleman blocks a low kick nicely.
Justice cracks Coleman with an open hand slap.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman lands a jab to the head.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Justice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Justice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coleman misses with a straight right.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Justice throws a leg kick but Coleman checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Justice scores with a jab.
Justice throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Justice.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
A very excited looking Johnny Justice 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 221 p4p, 32 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 394 p4p, 60 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gilas misses the jab.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gilas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gilas misses with a low kick.
Gray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Gilas shoots in.
And Gray counters with a quick kick to the body but Gilas blocks it.
Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gilass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gilas throws a leg kick
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neil Gilas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Gilas.
A clash of legs there as Gray blocks the low kick.
Gilas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gray lands with a hook. Gilas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray gets caught napping as Gilas dives in and scores a takedown. Gray manages to retain guard.
Gray manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas is looking to land body kicks.
Gray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gilas doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gilas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gilas is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Gilas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Gilas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilas. That did some damage!
Gray throws out a leg kick but Gilas moves out of range and Gray only half commits.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Gilas.
A low kick from Gilas is predictable there
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gilas misses with the body kick
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilas throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akoni Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gilas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilas.
Gray connects with a right hand. Gilas shakes it off.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Jab from Gray.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Gray cracks Gilas with an open hand slap.
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gilas's calf.
Gray cracks Gilas with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Gilas throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gilas scoring well with a low kick there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Gilas politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gilas prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gilas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gilas scoring with punches from side control.
Gray wants to control but Gilas postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Gray is trying to control Gilas's posture but Gilas avoids it.
Gilas lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas working away.
Gray sneaks back into half guard.
Gray is not content to let Gilas control the position.
Gilas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gray looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gilas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gray is trying to stand back up but Gilas is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray 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.
Gilas feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gilas scores with a shot to the body.
Gilas misses with a straight right.
Gilas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Gilas slips the punch.
Gray darts in and clinches Gilas up against the cage.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilas controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Gilas.
Gilas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Gray working aggressively here.
A short left from Gilas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilas tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray breaks from the clinch.
Gilas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gilas tries to score with a low kick but Gray moves his leg out of the way.
Gilas feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gilas slips under a jab from Gray.
Gilas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gilas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gilas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gilas throws a chopping leg kick but Gray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Gray misses.
Gilas wants to counter with a clinch but Gray pushes him away.
Gilas fakes the leg kick and cracks Gray in the body.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Gilas slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Gilas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gilas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
A big right from Gilas misses.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray lands a jab to the head.
Gilas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gray checks a low kick from Gilas.
Gilas staying out of range there.
Gilas staying out of range there.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gilas misses with a leg kick.
Gray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Gilas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gray blocks the low kick.
Gilas misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a body kick.
Gilas instigates a clinch.
Gilas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilas.
Gray misses with some punches.
A short left from Gray.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gilas up against the cage.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gilas prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gray.
Gilas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gilas. Gilas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gilas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Gilas controls the action.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Gilas is out of range.
Gilas scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gray throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gilas avoids it.
Gilas throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray tries to move into range but Gilas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gilas. That's going to slow Gray down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neil Gilas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilas can pounce on him.
Gilas tries to clinch up.
Gray slips a straight right by Gilas.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Gray looks to land a left hand but Gilas moved out of range nicely.
Gilas throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gilas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray blocks a jab.
Gilas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gilas is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas slips under a jab from Gray.
Gilas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilas works the jab nicely.
Gray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook
and Gilas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gray thinking.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilas works the jab nicely.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Gilas.
Gilas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray throws a leg kick but Gilas checks it.
Gilas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gilas lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Nice uppercut there from Gray.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gilas.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Gilas
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Gray.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gilas.
Gray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gilas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gilas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gilas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gilas misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gilas misses.
Gilas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gray lands a nice hook to Gilas's body. Gilas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gray checks a low kick from Gilas.
Gray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray lands a head shot.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Gilas.
A low kick from Gilas is predictable there
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gilas.
Gray moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilas.
Gilas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gilas misses with a looping right.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gilas tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
As Gilas backs away, Gray returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gilas connects with a leg kick. Gray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Gilas's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Gray. No joy for Gilas on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a solid leg kick.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilas manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gilas - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray takes a swing at Gilas's ribcage but misses.
Gilas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gilas misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gray lands with a straight right. Gilas didn't see that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gilas.
Gray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gray cracks the inside of Gilas's front leg.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray scores with a jab to the head.
Gilas fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Akoni Gray.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akoni Gray!
In his post fight interview, Akoni Gray started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 62 p4p, 2 weight class) and Eyeam Yurmommy (ranked 107 p4p, 5 weight class). Shamrock comes into the arena with One Winged Angel by The Black Mages blaring out of the sound system. Yurmommy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Galantis. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148 lbs
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135 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eyeam Yurmommy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock throws a body punch but Yurmommy moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Yurmommy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurmommy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yurmommy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yurmommy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shamrock to the ground. Yurmommy is now in Shamrock's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yurmommy trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock pushes Yurmommy off and gets back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurmommy moves away.
Yurmommy lands an overhand right.
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!
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurmommy.
Yurmommy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock digs a good hook to Yurmommy's body.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Yurmommy's body.
Yurmommy moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yurmommy under the eye.
Shamrock jabs at Yurmommy's body.
Decent striking displayed by Shamrock there.
Yurmommy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yurmommy under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yurmommy is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Yurmommy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurmommy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yurmommy cracks Shamrock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yurmommy throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yurmommy under the eye.
Shamrock scores with a hook.
Yurmommy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock lands with a right hand.
Shamrock lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Yurmommy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurmommy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Yurmommy looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Yurmommy's body.
Shamrock clinches.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
A short right from Yurmommy on the inside.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Yurmommy can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurmommy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Yurmommy has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Yurmommy.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yurmommy gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yurmommy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurmommy misses with the head strike.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurmommy's elbow.
Yurmommy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Yurmommy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurmommy has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Yurmommy is working Shamrock over against the cage.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Yurmommy avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yurmommy.
Yurmommy pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yurmommy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shamrock has managed to get both his arms back between Yurmommy's legs - danger averted.
Yurmommy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shamrock defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to get up but he can't break Yurmommy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yurmommy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shamrock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yurmommy on the ground.
Shamrock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yurmommy walks into a left hand.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Yurmommy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Yurmommy throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock 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.
Yurmommy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Yurmommy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yurmommy drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yurmommy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Yurmommy moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Yurmommy down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Yurmommy down.
Shamrock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Yurmommy's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurmommy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Yurmommy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. Yurmommy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurmommy has closed the distance and engaged Shamrock in a clinch.
Yurmommy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock is leaning against Yurmommy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Yurmommy controls the action.
Yurmommy looking for a takedown.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Yurmommy avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Yurmommy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yurmommy.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Yurmommy avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yurmommy misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Yurmommy.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Yurmommy controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Yurmommy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shamrock is defending well.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yurmommy lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Yurmommy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eyeam Yurmommy.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yurmommy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Yurmommy's belly button to the back.
Yurmommy moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yurmommy, as that shot connected.
Yurmommy throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Yurmommy.
Shamrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Yurmommy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yurmommy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Yurmommy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yurmommy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Yurmommy is out of range.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Yurmommy moved out of range.
Yurmommy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurmommy takes one on the button.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock lands with a good body shot.
Yurmommy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yurmommy tries to move into range but Shamrock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shamrock throws a one two combo.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Yurmommy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shamrock thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yurmommy blocks a jab.
Yurmommy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good work by Yurmommy as he checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Yurmommy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range as Yurmommy strikes.
Yurmommy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurmommy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock cracks the inside of Yurmommy's front leg.
Yurmommy avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Donk. Shamrock catches Yurmommy right on the button with a cross.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Yurmommy slips the punch.
Shamrock cracks Yurmommy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yurmommy misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Yurmommy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Yurmommy's head back.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock wants to slow Yurmommy down by chopping away at his legs.
Yurmommy avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yurmommy misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Yurmommy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yurmommy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yurmommy misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Yurmommy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yurmommy throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock cracks Yurmommy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yurmommy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Yurmommy counters with a straight right hand.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yurmommys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yurmommy throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurmommy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Yurmommy persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Yurmommy moves out of range.
Yurmommy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yurmommy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yurmommy lands with a shot to the body.
Yurmommy lands a jab to the head.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Yurmommy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shamrock defending well as Yurmommy loads up on a big left hand.
Yurmommy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yurmommy lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yurmommy throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks a jab.
Yurmommy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock tests Yurmommy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yurmommy has time to react.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Yurmommy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of range as Yurmommy strikes.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Yurmommy up against the cage.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yurmommy can do to turn this around?
Yurmommy lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurmommy gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Yurmommy blocks it.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Yurmommy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yurmommy.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yurmommy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Yurmommy blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yurmommy fails to land.
Yurmommy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yurmommy counters with a left and a right that hurts Shamrock! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Yurmommy jumps into full mount!
Shamrock is rocked!
Yurmommy moves to take his opponent's back.
Oh Shamrock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yurmommy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Yurmommy looking for the choke from the back.
Shamrock seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurmommy keeps control of the position easily here as Shamrock tries to buck him off.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurmommy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Shamrock has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yurmommy controls the position.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Yurmommy is looking for the choke from the back position but Shamrock is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyeam Yurmommy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yurmommy. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yurmommy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yurmommy moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Yurmommy is out of range.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurmommy.
Yurmommy shoots in but Shamrock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Shamrock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yurmommy.
Shamrock lands with a straight right. Yurmommy didn't see that one coming.
Yurmommy moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yurmommy walks into a left hand.
Yurmommy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Yurmommy misses with a wild body shot.
Yurmommy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock digs a good body shot into Yurmommy's ribs.
Yurmommy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yurmommy connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Yurmommy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurmommy missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yurmommy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock works Yurmommy's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Yurmommy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock works Yurmommy's body with a nice hook.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Yurmommy should have avoided that one.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yurmommy's head backwards.
Yurmommy drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Yurmommy.
Yurmommy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Yurmommy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yurmommy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shamrock's half guard.
Yurmommy is keen to just control but Shamrock is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to stand.
Yurmommy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yurmommy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yurmommy prevents Shamrock from standing back up.
Shamrock trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Yurmommy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yurmommy down.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurmommy.
It seemed like Yurmommy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Yurmommy moved out of range.
Yurmommy throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Yurmommy misses with a hook.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Yurmommy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yurmommy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock had his way with Eyeam Yurmommy in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shamrock wants to land a leg kick but Yurmommy is out of range.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurmommy.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yurmommy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Yurmommy ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
A little jabbing left from Yurmommy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Yurmommy should have avoided that one.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurmommy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yurmommy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yurmommy slips under a jab.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Yurmommy moves away and avoids it.
Yurmommy misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Yurmommy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurmommy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurmommy.
Yurmommy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurmommy.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Yurmommy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yurmommy down.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eyeam Yurmommy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Yurmommy ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurmommy misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurmommy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yurmommy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock lands a jab to the nose.
Yurmommy throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yurmommy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Yurmommy misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Yurmommy. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Yurmommy looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Yurmommy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yurmommy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yurmommy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Yurmommy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurmommy throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Yurmommy misses its intended target.
Yurmommy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurmommy.
Shamrock feints and then cracks Yurmommy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yurmommy down.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Yurmommy moves out of range.
It seemed like Yurmommy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock works Yurmommy's body with a nice hook.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Shamrock lands.
Shamrock tries to score with a low kick but Yurmommy moves his leg out of the way.
Despite the aggression on Yurmommy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yurmommy moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Yurmommy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yurmommy throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
In his post fight interview, Nick Shamrock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Eyeam Yurmommy spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel sleepy, I am going to bed.'.
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