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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Trambai (ranked 1371 p4p, 209 weight class) and Andy Shifter (ranked 2050 p4p, 297 weight class). Shifter has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. Andy Shifter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Trambai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shifter ducks under a wild hook from Trambai.
Shifter avoids the head kick by Trambai.
Shifter closes the distance but Trambai moves to the side
and Trambai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trambai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trambai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shifter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shifter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trambai checks it well.
Trambai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter jumps guard.
Shifter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trambai defends it easily.
Shifter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trambai is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shifter has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Trambai should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Shifter has tightened it up now! Trambai should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andy Shifter!
Andy Shifter 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Anti Half Assed (ranked 8328 p4p, 654 weight class) and Atari Kobayashi (ranked 8508 p4p, 664 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Half Assed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atari Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed throws a looping overhand right but Kobayashi ducks down to avoid it.
Kobayashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Half Assed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kobayashi! But no joy.
Half Assed definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Half Assed. That snapped Kobayashi's head back.
Half Assed takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kobayashi.
Half Assed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Half Assed struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobayashi controls his hands.
Half Assed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kobayashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobayashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Half Assed won't allow it.
Kobayashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobayashi.
Half Assed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kobayashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Half Assed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Half Assed.
Half Assed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kobayashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Half Assed.
Kobayashi slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Half Assed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Kobayashi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Half Assed throws a leg kick
and Half Assed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Kobayashi throws out a counter right but Half Assed avoids it with no problem.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Half Assed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kobayashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Half Assed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kobayashi scrambles back to his feet.
Half Assed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Half Assed throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Kobayashi throws a right and a left that Half Assed avoids nicely.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed scores with a nice right hand.
Kobayashi misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kobayashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi throws a lazy right hand but Half Assed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kobayashi slips a straight right by Half Assed.
It seemed like Kobayashi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed misses with a right hand
and Kobayashi counters with a left and a right that stings Half Assed.
Kobayashi throws a shot from downtown. Half Assed moves away and avoids it.
Kobayashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Half Assed misses with a straight left.
Half Assed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kobayashi. Kobayashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kobayashi misses the shot to the body.
Kobayashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobayashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Half Assed throws a jab when Kobayashi was well out of range.
Half Assed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Half Assed misses the target.
Half Assed looks to land a left hand but Kobayashi moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Half Assed misses the target.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Half Assed misses its intended target.
Kobayashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kobayashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Half Assed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Half Assed throws a hook but Kobayashi blocks it.
Kobayashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kobayashi cracks Half Assed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kobayashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Half Assed.
Kobayashi misses with a straight right.
Half Assed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kobayashi's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Half Assed as he connects with a hook.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
Half Assed tries to land a leg kick but Kobayashi saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Kobayashi.
Half Assed defending well as Kobayashi loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kobayashi as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kobayashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Half Assed throws a hook to the side of Kobayashi's head but Kobayashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
Kobayashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Kobayashi misses.
Kobayashi misses with a few strikes there.
Half Assed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kobayashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Half Assed scrambles back to his feet.
Half Assed looks to land a left hand but Kobayashi moved out of range nicely.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Kobayashi moved out of range.
Kobayashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kobayashi throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Half Assed throwing a counter right hand but Kobayashi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kobayashi! But no joy.
Half Assed takes one to the side of the head.
Kobayashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Half Assed.
Half Assed throwing a counter right hand but Kobayashi manages to avoid it.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
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 Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Half Assed cracks Kobayashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kobayashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Kobayashi ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed loads up on a big right hand but Kobayashi slips the punch.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Kobayashi ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobayashi ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kobayashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Kobayashi swings for the body but Half Assed moves out of range.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kobayashi.
Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Half Assed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kobayashi doesn't seem phased though.
Kobayashi lands with a shot to the body.
Half Assed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kobayashi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobayashi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Half Assed connects with a nice looking jab.
Kobayashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobayashi loads up on a big right hand but Half Assed slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Half Assed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kobayashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Half Assed at a distance.
Kobayashi throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Half Assed swings widly with a right hand
and Kobayashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Half Assed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kobayashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Kobayashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Half Assed misses the target.
Half Assed moves forwards but Kobayashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kobayashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Kobayashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Half Assed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Half Assed defending well as Kobayashi loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed cracks Kobayashi with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kobayashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Half Assed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Half Assed staying out of range there.
Kobayashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Half Assed should have avoided that one.
Kobayashi misses the body punch
and Kobayashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobayashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atari Kobayashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Half Assed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobayashi.
Half Assed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kobayashi moves out of range as Half Assed strikes.
Half Assed connects with a crisp jab.
Half Assed throws a combination that misses
and Kobayashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Kobayashi misses.
Kobayashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Half Assed connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kobayashi scrambles back to his feet.
Kobayashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kobayashi back to the cage. Half Assed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot.
It looked like Half Assed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Half Assed throws a right hand that misses
and Kobayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Half Assed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Half Assed.
Kobayashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Half Assed misses with a right hand
and Kobayashi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kobayashi takes a swing at Half Assed's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Half Assed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kobayashi slips under a jab from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Kobayashi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobayashi catches Half Assed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Half Assed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kobayashi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Half Assed momentarily.
The fighters circling - Half Assed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Kobayashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Half Assed moves away.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Kobayashi moves away and avoids it.
Kobayashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Kobayashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Half Assed.
Kobayashi looks to land a left hand but Half Assed moved out of range nicely.
Kobayashi cracks Half Assed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Kobayashi moved out of range.
Kobayashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kobayashi ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Kobayashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Half Assed scores with a nice strike.
Kobayashi loads up on a big right hand but Half Assed slips the punch.
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kobayashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobayashi misses the jab.
Kobayashi looks to land a right hand but Half Assed moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Atari Kobayashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Kobayashi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi connects with a looping right hand.
Kobayashi blocks a jab.
Half Assed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Half Assed with a nice cross.
Half Assed thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Half Assed misses its intended target.
Kobayashi blocks a jab.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Kobayashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Kobayashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Good shot there by Kobayashi.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Kobayashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Half Assed lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kobayashi misses.
Half Assed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kobayashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Half Assed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good shot there by Half Assed.
Kobayashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kobayashi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Half Assed lands with a hook. Kobayashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kobayashi throws an overhand right that lands on Half Assed's shoulder, as Half Assed tries to avoid the shot.
Kobayashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Half Assed misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed dodges the punch combination from Kobayashi.
Half Assed throws a hook but Kobayashi avoids it easily.
Kobayashi checks a leg kick nicely.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Kobayashi saw that one coming.
Kobayashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a poor cross that misses
and Kobayashi counters with a nice body shot.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot.
Kobayashi misses with a two punch combination.
Kobayashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Half Assed's head.
Half Assed throws an off balance right hand
and Kobayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Kobayashi ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed scores with a sloppy right hand. Kobayashi should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Kobayashi coming out on top.
Half Assed scores with a nice strike.
Half Assed cracks Kobayashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kobayashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kobayashi misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Half Assed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kobayashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot.
Half Assed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throws out a loose jab but Kobayashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Half Assed throws a right hand that misses
letting Kobayashi counter with a right hand.
Kobayashi takes a swing at Half Assed's ribcage but misses.
Kobayashi slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Kobayashi staying out of range there.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
Kobayashi tests Half Assed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kobayashi misses.
Kobayashi slips under a jab.
Kobayashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Kobayashi does no damage.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Half Assed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kobayashi is out of range.
Kobayashi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kobayashi throws a shot from downtown. Half Assed moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Kobayashi saw that one coming.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
Half Assed throws a right hand that Kobayashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobayashi also avoids with ease.
Kobayashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Kobayashi is out of range.
Kobayashi throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobayashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Half Assed.
Kobayashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Half Assed has time to react.
Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Half Assed wants to clinch
and Kobayashi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Half Assed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kobayashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anti Half Assed.
I think Half Assed 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atari Kobayashi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Jacobi (ranked 24237 p4p, 826 weight class) and Andre Nagelburg (ranked 22856 p4p, 793 weight class). Elias Jacobi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Nagelburg's chin.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elias Jacobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Nagelburg!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagelburg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobi.
Nagelburg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacobi.
Nagelburg misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobi is looking for a counter combo.
We've been told by Jacobi's head coaches at Vinny’s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jacobi keeps Nagelburg at a distance using the push kick.
Jacobi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jacobi throws a head kick that half lands.
Jacobi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nagelburg.
Jacobi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nagelburg's calf.
Jacobi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nagelburg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jacobi lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagelburg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Jacobi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jacobi throws a leg kick which misses Nagelburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagelburg tries to avoid it.
Nagelburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagelburg throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobi's shoulder, as Jacobi tries to avoid the shot.
Jacobi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nagelburg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobi cracks Nagelburg with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nagelburg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jacobi - the referee stops the clock and Nagelburg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jacobi. Nagelburg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jacobi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jacobi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nagelburg.
Nagelburg lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobi off the cage and back into range.
A solid body kick from Jacobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobi scores with a head kick.
Jacobi throws a nice head kick!
Jacobi throws a combination. Nagelburg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jacobi scores with a head kick. Nagelburg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jacobi lands with a nice body kick.
Jacobi moves out of range as Nagelburg strikes.
Jacobi is looking for a counter combo.
Nagelburg throws a jab when Jacobi was well out of range.
Jacobi throws a head kick that half lands.
Jacobi throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobi lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagelburg is rocked!
Jacobi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagelburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobi finish him?
Jacobi lands a big head kick that sends Nagelburg to the canvas! Jacobi follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Jacobi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Iceman (ranked 5152 p4p, 243 weight class) and Kash Bradford (ranked 5201 p4p, 244 weight class). Kash Bradford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Iceman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kash Bradford!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford drives through and clinches with Iceman against the cage.
Bradford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bradford leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bradford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Iceman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradford to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iceman .
A body shot lands from Bradford.
Bradford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bradford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bradford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iceman backwards.
Bradford leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Bradford.
A body shot lands from Bradford.
Bradford lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Bradford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iceman letting Bradford take a breather here.
Bradford lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradford stalls.
Bradford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Iceman up against the cage.
Bradford receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bradford works on Iceman 's body with a couple of short punches.
Iceman jumps guard but Bradford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Bradford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Bradford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iceman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Iceman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradford.
Iceman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iceman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Iceman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bradford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Iceman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iceman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradford can pounce on him.
Iceman closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Bradford as the two fighters clinch.
Bradford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iceman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradford.
Bradford cracks Iceman with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bradford.
Iceman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Iceman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iceman letting Bradford take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Bradford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradford pushes Iceman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iceman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bradford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bradford scoring well with a low kick there.
Iceman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bradford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradford moves into the clinch.
Bradford lands a left hand.
Bradford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Come on Bradford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bradford lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bradford.
Bradford lands with a light punch inside.
Iceman is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradford has double underhooks.
Iceman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bradford.
Bradford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Bradford has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Still in the clinch, Bradford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradford.
Bradford is struggling to control the position.
Bradford scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bradford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bradford lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kash Bradford 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.
Bradford connects with a jab.
Bradford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Iceman being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Bradford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bradford is looking to slow Iceman down with leg kicks.
Bradford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iceman , pushing him back against the cage.
Bradford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iceman .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford works on Iceman 's body with a couple of short punches.
Bradford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradford avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bradford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradford stalling the fight.
Bradford lands with a right to the head.
Bradford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bradford.
Bradford stalling.
Bradford leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Bradford with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bradford, right into the meat.
Jake Iceman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iceman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradford.
Iceman defending well as Bradford loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford scoring well with a low kick there.
Bradford scores with a decent looking hook.
Iceman throws a right hand that Bradford ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradford also avoids with ease.
Bradford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iceman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Iceman is predictable there
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Iceman backing up. Iceman nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iceman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Iceman misses with a straight right.
Iceman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Iceman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iceman misses with a wild combination.
Bradford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Iceman seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iceman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iceman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bradford throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradford.
Iceman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iceman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Iceman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Iceman misses with a low kick.
Bradford moves into the clinch successfully.
Iceman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Iceman 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bradford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Iceman or not.
Iceman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradford lands with a good body shot.
Iceman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Bradford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Iceman misses with a combination
and Bradford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iceman being controlled against the cage.
Bradford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Bradford.
Bradford gets through Iceman 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradford taking a breather.
The referee calls for Bradford to work.
Kash Bradford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Iceman fails to pull guard.
Bradford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bradford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kash Bradford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Iceman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradford.
Bradford instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Bradford.
A short body shot lands from Bradford as the two fighters clinch.
Iceman tries to break free but Bradford pushes him back against the cage.
Bradford slows down the pace here.
Bradford prevents Iceman from breaking the clinch.
Bradford lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Iceman being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Iceman blocks a jab.
Iceman shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iceman 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford lands a leg kick that knocks Iceman off balance momentarily.
Bradford misses with a hook.
Iceman misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradford counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iceman drives through and clinches with Bradford against the cage.
Bradford is leaning against Iceman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bradford is leaning against Iceman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bradford just leaning against Iceman , taking a breather.
Bradford leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bradford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bradford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Come on Bradford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Good exchange - Bradford coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iceman shoots in and drives through. Bradford sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Iceman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradford cracks Iceman with an open hand slap.
Bradford darts in and clinches Iceman up against the cage.
Bradford controlling the action here for a moment.
Iceman jumps guard but Bradford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bradford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bradford's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford is working Iceman over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Iceman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bradford.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Bradford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bradford stalling.
Bradford has Iceman pushed against the cage.
A short right from Bradford on the inside.
Iceman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford stalling.
Bradford stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
Iceman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradford moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bradford.
Bradford digs a right hand underneath Iceman 's ribcage. Iceman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bradford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradford lands an uppercut.
Bradford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradford lands a body shot.
Bradford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradford stalling in the clinch.
Jake Iceman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iceman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iceman misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kash Bradford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradford 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kash Bradford!
A very excited looking Kash Bradford rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Delwynn McGowan (ranked 23009 p4p, 532 weight class) and Ade Takulai (ranked 23367 p4p, 535 weight class). Ade Takulai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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28
153 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delwynn McGowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ade Takulai!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takulai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGowan misses with a body shot.
McGowan backing away here, and Takulai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGowan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takulai slips under a jab from McGowan.
McGowan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takulai misses with a low kick.
McGowan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takulai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takulai throws a head kick that misses.
Takulai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takulai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by McGowan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takulai throws a leg kick but McGowan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takulai lands a head kick!
McGowan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takulai.
A combination from Takulai does no damage.
McGowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takulai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by McGowan as he checks the leg kick.
Takulai checks a low kick from McGowan.
Takulai feints a counter leg kick.
McGowan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takulai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takulai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McGowan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takulai's calf.
A big left from Takulai misses.
Takulai's coach down at School of Hard Knocks (11 Elite/$930) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Takulai's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ade Takulai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGowan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takulai tries to clinch there but McGowan circles away.
A clash of legs there as Takulai blocks the low kick.
Takulai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delwynn McGowan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takulai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Takulai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Takulai.
A lazy left from McGowan finds it's target.
McGowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGowan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takulai's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGowan lands an overhand right.
Takulai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takulai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGowan scores with a jab. Takulai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGowan lands with a good body shot.
Takulai tries a head kick but it misses.
Takulai tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGowan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takulai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGowan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takulai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGowan.
McGowan blocks a head kick by Takulai.
McGowan throwing a counter right hand but Takulai manages to avoid it.
Takulai tries a head kick but it misses.
Takulai looks winded!
McGowan throws a sloppy head kick and Takulai moves out of range easily.
McGowan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGowan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Takulai throws a head kick but McGowan moves out of range.
McGowan misses the shot to the body.
Takulai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGowan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takulai.
Takulai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGowan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takulai shoots in looking for a takedown. McGowan tries to sprawl out of it but Takulai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGowan thuds his right hand into Takulai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGowan lands the left hand.
Takulai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGowan. McGowan obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGowan checks a leg kick.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
McGowan tests Takulai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Takulai throws a sloppy head kick and McGowan moves out of range easily.
Takulai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
Takulai throws a head kick but McGowan moves out of range.
McGowan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takulai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGowan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takulai throws a lazy body kick
and McGowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Takulai.
McGowan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGowan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takulai's calf.
Sloppy strikes from McGowan. Those never looked like landing.
Takulai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGowan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takulai doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling McGowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Delwynn McGowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ade Takulai.
McGowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takulai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGowan throws a low kick but Takulai moves out of range easily.
Takulai tries a quick counter leg kick but McGowan is wise to it.
McGowan cracks Takulai with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takulai goes for a double leg but McGowan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McGowan continues to drive forward.
Takulai tries a head kick but it misses.
McGowan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takulai.
McGowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takulai on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delwynn McGowan 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.
McGowan misses with a wild combination.
Takulai unleashes a big counter combination but McGowan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Takulai throws a head kick that misses.
McGowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takulai throws a head kick but McGowan moves out of range.
McGowan throws a series of punches but Takulai moves out of range.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGowan.
McGowan misses the shot to the body.
Takulai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takulai has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGowan manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Takulai.
Takulai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takulai throws a push kick but McGowan slaps the foot to one side.
Takulai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken 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!
Takulai wants to slow McGowan down by chopping away at his legs.
McGowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Takulai misses
and McGowan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ade Takulai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takulai is breathing heavily.
Takulai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGowan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takulai's head.
McGowan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takulai wants to clinch up but McGowan keeps it at a distance.
Takulai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takulai closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGowan circles away.
Takulai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takulai throws a sloppy head kick and McGowan moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and McGowan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGowan lands with a hook. Takulai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGowan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takulai is looking to clinch.
McGowan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takulai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takulai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGowan thumps Takulai with a low kick.
McGowan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takulai can do to turn this around?
McGowan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takulai's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowan lunges at Takulai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takulai's hand.
That kick from McGowan tenderised Takulai's leg. Takulai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takulai shoots in but no luck this time.
Takulai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takulai tries to score with a low kick but McGowan moves his leg out of the way.
McGowan scores with a nice strike.
McGowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as McGowan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGowan throws a sloppy head kick and Takulai moves out of range easily.
Takulai slips a jab from McGowan.
Takulai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGowan scores with a jab to the body.
McGowan keeps the fight on the outside.
McGowan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGowan.
Takulai throws a head kick but McGowan moves out of range.
Takulai throws a head kick but McGowan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGowan lands with a shot to the body.
McGowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takulai is trying desperately to land a takedown but McGowan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takulai.
McGowan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takulai throws a sloppy head kick and McGowan moves out of range easily.
McGowan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGowan throws a series of punches but Takulai moves out of range.
Takulai drops his hands momentarily and McGowan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGowan.
Takulai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGowan throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGowan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGowan connects with a leg kick. Takulai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takulai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGowan is fending him off so far but Takulai persists. Nope, McGowan circles away and we're back to standing.
Delwynn McGowan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ade Takulai.
McGowan connects with a jab.
McGowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takulai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takulai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Takulai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGowan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowan tests Takulai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Takulai misses
and McGowan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takulai throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takulai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for McGowan.
McGowan stuns Takulai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGowan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takulai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGowan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - McGowan coming out on top.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGowan.
McGowan blocks a head kick by Takulai.
Takulai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by McGowan.
McGowan throws a right hand that Takulai ducks under and follows up with a left that Takulai also avoids with ease.
McGowan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGowan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takulai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delwynn McGowan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Takulai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGowan lands a leg kick that knocks Takulai off balance momentarily.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
McGowan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by McGowan there.
Takulai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGowan's head.
Takulai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from McGowan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGowan cracks Takulai with a good jab.
Takulai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGowan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGowan. Takulai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takulai takes one to the chin there.
Takulai is looking to clinch but McGowan is avoiding it.
A jab from McGowan finds it's way through Takulai's defenses.
Takulai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takulai tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from McGowan finds it's way through Takulai's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takulai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGowan connects with a looping right hand.
Takulai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGowan can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takulai throws a leg kick
and McGowan counters with an outside leg kick.
McGowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
You can see that Takulai has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
McGowan scores with a shot to the body.
Takulai fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGowan throws a leg kick which misses Takulai's front leg but catches the back leg as Takulai tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McGowan.
McGowan scoring well with a low kick there.
Takulai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGowan avoids the head kick by Takulai.
Takulai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGowan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Takulai scrambles back to his feet.
McGowan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takulai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGowan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGowan scores with a hook.
Takulai throws a head kick but McGowan moves out of range.
McGowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takulai on the side of the head.
McGowan cracks a nice hook into Takulai's ribs.
Delwynn McGowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Takulai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takulai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takulai tries to clinch up.
Takulai closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGowan circles away.
McGowan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takulai under the eye.
Takulai is rocked!
Takulai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGowan to score with a decent uppercut.
Takulai is still on wobbly legs! Can McGowan finish him?
McGowan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGowan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takulai throws a shot from downtown. McGowan moves away and avoids it.
McGowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowan checks a low kick from Takulai.
Nice uppercut lands for McGowan. That snapped Takulai's head back.
Takulai throws a lazy head kick
and McGowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGowan cracks the inside of Takulai's front leg.
McGowan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGowan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takulai has time to react.
Takulai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takulai slips a jab from McGowan.
Takulai tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGowan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by McGowan - just one landing.
McGowan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takulai seems to have recovered his senses.
A right-left combo lands from McGowan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGowan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takulai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takulai misses with a head kick.
McGowan is looking to counter punch.
Takulai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGowan finds it's way round the side to connect with Takulai's head.
Ade Takulai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGowan cracks Takulai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGowan lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGowan with a nice cross.
McGowan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Delwynn McGowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGowan scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Takulai misses
and McGowan counters with a series of strikes. Takulai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takulai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by McGowan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGowan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGowan.
McGowan lands a nice shot that snaps Takulai's head back.
McGowan scores with a jab.
Takulai 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Delwynn McGowan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGowan, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delwynn McGowan!
An out of breath Delwynn McGowan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Lezama (ranked 3907 p4p, 396 weight class) and Stan Sanchez (ranked 7904 p4p, 598 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ramiro Lezama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lezama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez cracks Lezama with a good jab.
No joy there for Lezama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Lezama moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez clobbers Lezama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Lezama counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lezama ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Lezama went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lezama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Lezama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Lezama.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Lezama saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lezama counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Lezama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lezama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Lezama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lezama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination. Lezama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Lezama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Lezama both land. Nice combination.
Lezama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Lezama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lezama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Stan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Lezama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lezama misses with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Lezama attempts a counter takedown but Sanchez avoids it well and moves away.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Lezama went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lezama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lezama is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Lezama avoids it with no problem.
Stan Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lezama tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Lezama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lezama ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lezama defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Lezama.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Lezama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lezama.
Lezama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lezama 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.
Lezama throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Lezama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sanchez tests Lezama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lezama slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a jab when Lezama was well out of range.
Lezama slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Lezama defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lezama doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lezama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lezama is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Lezama feinted with a counter takedown.
Sanchez stalks Lezama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lezama's face. Lezama staggers backwards, shaken.
Lezama slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Lezama's head but Lezama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lezama scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lezama counters with a left to the body.
Lezama avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Lezama seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lezama throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Lezama slips under a jab from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Sanchez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Lezama throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lezama moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lezama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stan Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lezama avoids a kick to the body.
Lezama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Lezama throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Lezama seems unphased.
Lezama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Lezama half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lezama avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Lezama blocks it.
Lezama is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lezama tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Lezama throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Lezama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lezama moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lezama on the side of the head.
Lezama throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Lezama appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lezama blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lezama counters with a straight right hand.
Lezama lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Lezama throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Lezama swinging wildly here.
Lezama moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Lezama avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Lezama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lezama throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Lezama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Lezama was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lezama slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Lezama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Lezama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lezama seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donk. Sanchez catches Lezama right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Lezama knows he should have avoided that one.
Lezama blocks a jab.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lezamas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Lezama ducks down to avoid it.
Lezama appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lezama ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lezama.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lezama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lezama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Lezama saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a hook but Lezama blocks it.
Lezama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Lezama counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Lezama avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Lezama throws a big counter combination but Sanchez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Lezama knows he should have avoided that one.
Lezama blocks a jab.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lezama's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lezama does no damage.
Lezama throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Lezama misses its target.
Lezama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Lezama moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Lezama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lezama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Lezama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Lezama shakes him off and moves away.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lezama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Lezama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lezama throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Lezama moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
It looked like Lezama was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lezama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lezama misses with a wild combination.
Lezama throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lezama counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Lezama wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lezama counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lezama.
Lezama shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lezama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez wants to stand but Lezama is controlling the position.
Lezama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lezama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lezama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lezama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lezama stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him.
Lezama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lezama needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Lezama saw that one coming.
Lezama staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Lezama ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Lezama wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lezama throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanchez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Lezama counters with a nice body shot.
Lezama tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Lezama clinches with his opponent.
Lezama manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Lezama counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stan Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lezama slips under a jab.
Lezama avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Lezama is looking to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch.
Lezama blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lezama misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Lezama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lezama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
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!
Lezama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lezama working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Lezama moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Lezama throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramiro Lezama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez moves out of range as Lezama throws a body kick.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Lezama's shoulder, as Lezama tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lezama went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
As Sanchez looks to move away, Lezama throws a big counter combo but Sanchez just gets out of the way.
Lezama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Aukhadov (ranked 23681 p4p, 707 weight class) and Dragon Griffon (ranked 7924 p4p, 640 weight class). The key to victory for Adlan Aukhadov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adlan Aukhadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dragon Griffon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aukhadov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Aukhadov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Griffon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aukhadov.
Griffon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aukhadov was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffon.
Aukhadov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffon's head.
Griffon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aukhadov throws a head kick that misses.
Aukhadov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aukhadov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aukhadov tries to counter with a takedown but Griffon is quick to defend against it.
Aukhadov lands a head kick!
Griffon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aukhadov defends it nicely.
Griffon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aukhadov swivels and escapes.
Adlan Aukhadov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Griffon.
Griffon looks for the body kick but Aukhadov saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffon throws a sloppy head kick
so Aukhadov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Griffon working for a triangle but Aukhadov defends it easily.
Griffon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Aukhadov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aukhadov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aukhadov is aware though and is defending well.
Aukhadov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Griffon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Griffon working for a triangle but Aukhadov defends it easily.
Griffon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griffon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aukhadov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aukhadov wants to control from the top but Griffon keeps moving.
Griffon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aukhadov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aukhadov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Griffon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aukhadov defends it easily.
Aukhadov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Griffon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aukhadov counters by moving into the clinch.
Aukhadov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffon tries to break free but Aukhadov pushes him back against the cage.
Aukhadov lands an elbow that stopped Griffon in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Aukhadov.
Aukhadov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Griffon's defenses.
Aukhadov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aukhadov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Griffon trying to land knees to the body.
Aukhadov lands an elbow just above Griffon 's eye.
Aukhadov lands an elbow inside that Griffon shrugs off.
Aukhadov lands a damaging elbow.
Aukhadov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aukhadov gets underhooks to prevent Griffon's takedown attempt.
Aukhadov lands an elbow inside that Griffon shrugs off.
Griffon jumps guard but Aukhadov stands there with Griffon around his waist. Griffon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aukhadov lands an elbow inside that Griffon shrugs off.
Griffon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aukhadov's elbow.
Griffon is trying to force a seperation but Aukhadov has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov lands an elbow inside.
Aukhadov lands a damaging elbow.
Aukhadov stops a takedown attempt from Griffon.
Griffon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffon is trying to break the clinch but Aukhadov has him pressed against the cage.
Aukhadov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aukhadov lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Aukhadov.
It looks like Dragon Griffon has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aukhadov.
Aukhadov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Griffon tries to break free but Aukhadov pushes him back against the cage.
Aukhadov lands an elbow just above Griffon 's eye.
Aukhadov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griffon looks winded!
Griffon takes an elbow to the temple.
Aukhadov lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aukhadov.
Griffon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffon wants to get back to striking at distance but Aukhadov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adlan Aukhadov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Griffon'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.
Griffon tries a low kick but Aukhadov avoids it.
Aukhadov lands with a kick to the temple. Griffon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aukhadov tries to sprawl but Griffon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aukhadov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aukhadov.
Aukhadov working for a triangle but Griffon defends it easily.
Aukhadov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffon drops back looking for a leg! Aukhadov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aukhadov manages to kick Griffon off! Griffon jumps back into Aukhadov's guard.
Aukhadov keeping full guard, as Griffon tries to pass.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aukhadov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Aukhadov seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon tries to get to full guard but Aukhadov has control of the leg.
Aukhadov content to control rather than advance.
Aukhadov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aukhadov wants to control but Griffon is keeping him busy.
Griffon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griffon looking for submissions off his back.
Griffon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aukhadov moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griffon is not content to let Aukhadov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aukhadov trying to control the position but Griffon is working away.
Aukhadov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Griffon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Aukhadov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffon can do to turn this around?
Griffon is not content to let Aukhadov control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffon is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Griffon!
Aukhadov controlling the pace for now.
Griffon working to try and regain half guard.
Griffon is trying to escape the mount but Aukhadov keeps good control and instead manages to take Griffon's back.
Good control from Aukhadov.
Griffon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Aukhadov trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Griffon doesn't escape.
Griffon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Aukhadov wants to control but Griffon is keeping busy.
Good control from Aukhadov.
Griffon turns into Aukhadov and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov is pulling down on Griffon's head to control his posture.
Aukhadov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Griffon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aukhadov controlling the position.
Aukhadov is trying to keep Griffon in close.
Griffon tries to free his leg and advance position but Aukhadov is retaining full guard.
Aukhadov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffon won't allow Aukhadov to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aukhadov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Griffon drops back looking for a leg! Aukhadov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aukhadov manages to kick Griffon off! Griffon jumps back into Aukhadov's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aukhadov is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adlan Aukhadov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Griffon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aukhadov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aukhadov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aukhadov wants it to stay on the feet.
Aukhadov lands a high kick!
Griffon dives in for a single leg takedown but Aukhadov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aukhadov scores with a push kick.
Griffon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffon misses with a body shot.
Aukhadov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adlan Aukhadov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragon Griffon.
Aukhadov throws a head kick that misses.
Aukhadov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffon's head.
No luck for Griffon with that takedown attempt.
Aukhadov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffon gets a takedown into half guard.
Adlan Aukhadov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aukhadov trying to control but Griffon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukhadov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Aukhadov gets back to full guard.
Aukhadov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aukhadov wants to control but Griffon is keeping him busy.
Aukhadov trying to control the pace.
Griffon looking for submissions off his back.
Aukhadov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aukhadov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aukhadov trying to control from half guard but Griffon is working away.
Griffon wants to get back to full guard.
Aukhadov is trying to control. Griffon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Griffon tries to roll over but Aukhadov keeps him under control.
Griffon looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov is taking a breather. Griffon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffon wants to improve his position but Aukhadov is controlling well.
Aukhadov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, if Aukhadov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Griffon tries to roll over but Aukhadov keeps him under control.
Aukhadov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Griffon!
Aukhadov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Further stalling from Aukhadov.
Aukhadov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukhadov controlling from the full mount.
Griffon is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Aukhadov has taken his back.
You can see the frustration on Griffon's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Aukhadov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Griffon's body.
Griffon is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aukhadov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Griffon.
I really don't envy Griffon right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adlan Aukhadov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aukhadov 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adlan Aukhadov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucious McVeaney (ranked 5222 p4p, 530 weight class) and Chad Yonic (ranked 5509 p4p, 548 weight class). Lucious McVeaney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucious McVeaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic misses the jab.
McVeaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
McVeaney dives in and grabs Yonic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yonic pushes down on McVeaney's head and hops out.
McVeaney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McVeaney.
McVeaney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yonic manages to circle out of the way.
McVeaney shoots in for a double leg but Yonic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McVeaney fails with a takedown attempt.
Yonic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucious McVeaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McVeaney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yonic defends well and McVeaney ends up having to push Yonic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McVeaney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yonic as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McVeaney napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yonic staying calm.
Yonic trying to control the position but McVeaney is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVeaney is looking to reverse the position.
McVeaney takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but McVeaney keeps working.
McVeaney struggling a bit here.
McVeaney on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McVeaney to see if he's OK.
Yonic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yonic looks up at the clock and then as McVeaney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yonic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McVeaney takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yonic grinds an elbow into McVeaney's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic cracks McVeaney with a big right hand but McVeaney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McVeaney can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic landing a few strikes.
McVeaney wants to control but Yonic postures up.
Yonic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yonic scoring with punches from side control.
Yonic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yonic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic grinds an elbow into McVeaney's temple.
Check out the look on Yonic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yonic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McVeaney some visible discomfort.
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McVeaney to see if he's OK.
McVeaney is rocked!
Yonic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McVeaney's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic working the body and head with strikes.
Oh McVeaney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McVeaney to see if he's OK.
Yonic landing strikes.
Yonic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McVeaney knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McVeaney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McVeaney seems to have got his legs back now.
McVeaney is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic working the ground and pound from side control.
McVeaney wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yonic cracks McVeaney with a big elbow.
McVeaney can't do much from the bottom here.
McVeaney is looking to regain half guard here but Yonic keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic cracks McVeaney with a big right hand but McVeaney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McVeaney pushes Yonic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yonic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yonic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yonic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McVeaney down.
Yonic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yonic wants to control but McVeaney is keeping him busy.
Yonic lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on McVeaney's face as Yonic controls the position.
McVeaney manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yonic's best efforts.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Yonic 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.
Yonic misses with a hook
and McVeaney counters with a nice body kick.
Chad Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVeaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Yonic slaps away a takedown attempt from McVeaney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Yonic misses.
McVeaney slips under a jab from Yonic.
McVeaney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yonic.
Yonic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McVeaney to the ground. Yonic is now in McVeaney's guard.
Yonic being controlled here momentarily.
McVeaney being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic works over McVeaney with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
Yonic is in close to McVeaney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yonic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McVeaney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McVeaney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yonic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
McVeaney is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
Yonic connects with a couple of short punches.
Yonic distracts McVeaney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yonic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yonic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yonic prevents McVeaney from getting back to his feet.
Yonic pushes down on McVeaney's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McVeaney is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to McVeaney's temple.
McVeaney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yonic is working away from the top position though.
Yonic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yonic working the head and body with strikes.
Yonic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yonic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic slips a nice elbow through McVeaney's hands, connecting with McVeaney's forehead.
McVeaney manages to get to full guard.
Yonic connects with a couple of short punches.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yonic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yonic is working McVeaney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McVeaney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yonic trying to control but McVeaney is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic won't allow McVeaney to sweep him here.
Yonic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
McVeaney wants to stand up but Yonic is controlling him.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yonic wants to pass the guard but McVeaney is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yonic postures up and lands a big shot to McVeaney's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McVeaney ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
McVeaney ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
McVeaney is looking to counter the offense by Yonic and move into the clinch.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and McVeaney counters with a two punch combo.
Yonic misses with a hook.
McVeaney appears to be looking for a big counter.
McVeaney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Yonic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McVeaney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yonic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McVeaney to the ground. Yonic is now in McVeaney's guard.
McVeaney wriggles free and stands up.
We've been told by McVeaney's head coaches at Vinny’s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lucious McVeaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McVeaney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
McVeaney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McVeaney tries to clinch up.
Yonic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yonic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McVeaney has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yonic is on him like a limpet, forcing McVeaney back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yonic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McVeaney manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chad Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yonic wants to control from the top but McVeaney keeps moving.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McVeaney keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McVeaney trying to keep a closed guard but Yonic is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McVeaney keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic prevents McVeaney from getting back to his feet.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
McVeaney trying to keep a closed guard but Yonic is proving a slippery customer.
Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McVeaney is looking to stand up but Yonic isn't so interested in that idea.
Yonic cracks McVeaney with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but McVeaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McVeaney trying to control the position.
Yonic distracts McVeaney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic looking to pass the guard.
Yonic scoring with some ground and pound.
McVeaney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yonic is one step ahead there.
Yonic postures up and lands a big shot to McVeaney's brow.
Yonic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yonic working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Yonic working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVeaney is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
Yonic wants to control from the top but McVeaney keeps moving.
Yonic chips away with some ground and pound.
Yonic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yonic trying to control but McVeaney is working from the bottom.
Yonic landing with the ground and pound.
Yonic chips away with some ground and pound.
Lucious McVeaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yonic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McVeaney's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chad Yonic.
Well Yonic 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Yonic!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korean Kimchi (ranked 1246 p4p, 134 weight class) and Robert Bebe (ranked 3349 p4p, 285 weight class). Kimchi's entrance music is BigBang & 2NE1 - Lollipop. A fine choice. Korean Kimchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent 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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Kimchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Bebe!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimchi misses with a looping left.
Bebe shoots in for a double leg but Kimchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kimchi misses the target.
Nice shot by Kimchi.
Kimchi punishes Bebe's body with a nice straight punch.
Kimchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bebe momentarily.
Bebe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bebe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kimchi sees it coming and defends easily.
Bebe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bebe works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimchi tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Kimchi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kimchi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bebe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kimchi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kimchi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kimchi tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bebe trying to control the action but Kimchi is working from the bottom.
Bebe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kimchi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bebe's guard! Nice work there by Kimchi!
Bebe looking for a sweep. Not yet Bebe, not yet.
Bebe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kimchi wants to stand but Bebe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kimchi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bebe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kimchi looking to pass the guard.
Bebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kimchi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kimchi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kimchi wants to get up but he can't break Bebe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimchi is stalling in the full guard.
Bebe has his feet on Kimchi's thighs here. He's pushed Kimchi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kimchi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Bebe!
Robert Bebe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Korean Kimchi spoke after the fight, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eye Crap (ranked 4069 p4p, 436 weight class) and Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 4264 p4p, 453 weight class). Alex Hadley Jr struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eye Crap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Hadley Jr!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Crap misses its intended target.
It seemed like Hadley Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hadley Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Crap thuds his right hand into Hadley Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crap throws a right hand that Hadley Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Hadley Jr also avoids with ease.
Crap blocks a head kick by Hadley Jr.
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crap misses with a few strikes there.
Crap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hadley Jr.
Crap throws a series of punches but Hadley Jr moves out of range.
Hadley Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hadley Jr.
No joy there for Crap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch there but Crap circles away.
Crap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crap tries to bum rush Hadley Jr with a series of wild strikes but Hadley Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley Jr misses with a head kick.
Crap throws a series of punches but Hadley Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Crap misses.
Crap gets tackled into the cage by Hadley Jr. Hadley Jr maintains the clinch.
Hadley Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eye Crap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hadley Jr throws a push kick but Crap slaps the foot to one side.
Eye Crap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crap motions for Hadley Jr to come forward. Crap throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hadley Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Crap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crap throws a leg kick
and Hadley Jr counters with a solid body kick.
We've been told by Crap's head coaches at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crap swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hadley Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crap lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hadley Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Hadley Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crap throws a low kick but Hadley Jr moves out of range easily.
Crap misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Hadley Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr shoots in for a takedown but Crap shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from Crap. Those never looked like landing.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch there but Crap circles away.
Hadley Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Crap misses.
Hadley Jr shoots in but Crap avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eye Crap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Crap connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crap rushes Hadley Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hadley Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crap to keep the fight standing.
Hadley Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hadley Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Crap avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crap fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hadley Jr is out of range.
Hadley Jr walks into a jab.
Crap misses with a few strikes there.
Crap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crap scores with a decent looking hook.
Hadley Jr shoots in for a takedown but Crap shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crap throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Crap misses.
Crap scores with a one two! Hadley Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crap misses with a low kick.
Crap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crap is looking to counter punch.
Crap closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crap lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crap as he jumps to the side.
Crap misses with a wild body shot.
Hadley Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crap as he avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Hadley Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crap throws a nice looking combination but Hadley Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Hadley Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hadley Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Crap.
Crap stuffs the takedown.
Crap seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crap misses with a wild combination.
Hadley Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hadley Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crap connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hadley Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hadley Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hadley Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Crap dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hadley Jr looks to land a body kick but Crap moved away.
Hadley Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crap scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crap throws a good cross that connects.
Crap fails to land with a series of punches.
Hadley Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crap looks to land a combination but Hadley Jr avoids it well.
A big left from Crap misses.
Crap misses with a double jab
and Hadley Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hadley Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye Crap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Crap. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadley Jr moves forwards but Crap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hadley Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crap throws a low kick, looking for Hadley Jr's leg but Hadley Jr calmly moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Hadley Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crap lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hadley Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Crap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hadley Jr wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap misses the jab.
Hadley Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crap.
Crap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hadley Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crap takes a swing at Hadley Jr's ribcage but misses.
Hadley Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crap throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadley Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crap was covering up waiting for the punch and Hadley Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hadley Jr wants to control from the top but Crap keeps moving.
Hadley Jr won't allow Crap to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Crap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crap is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crap manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crap connects with a looping right hand.
Eye Crap is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadley Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Crap sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crap.
Crap misses with a hook
and Hadley Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hadley Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eye Crap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Crap keeps the fight on the outside.
Crap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crap with a jab.
Crap scores with a jab to the body.
Hadley Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Crap. Beautiful body shot.
Crap loads up on a big right hand but Hadley Jr slips the punch.
Crap fails to land with a series of punches.
Crap misses with a leg kick.
Hadley Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr misses with the combination.
Hadley Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hadley Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hadley Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hadley Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Crap is just out of range.
Crap appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crap swinging wildly here.
Hadley Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crap's waist but Crap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hadley Jr off to one side.
Crap went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hadley Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Crap sprawls well. He's pushed Hadley Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hadley Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crap throws a leg kick but Hadley Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crap lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hadley Jr slips a jab and a cross from Crap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Crap dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Crap misses with a body shot.
Hadley Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hadley Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crap circles away quickly and effectively.
Crap throws a big shot that misses.
Hadley Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crap.
Crap scores with a hook.
Crap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hadley Jr can do to turn this around?
Crap shoots in looking for a takedown. Hadley Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Crap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hadley Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hadley Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hadley Jr.
Crap misses with a low kick.
Hadley Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadley Jr moves forwards but Crap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hadley Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crap throws a series of punches but Hadley Jr avoids them all with ease.
Crap tries to land a leg kick but Hadley Jr saw it coming and moves away.
And Hadley Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Crap pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hadley Jr scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crap works Hadley Jr's body with a nice hook.
Hadley Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hadley Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Crap on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hadley Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Crap misses.
Hadley Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crap defends it well.
Hadley Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crap connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hadley Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Hadley Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crap throws a low kick but Hadley Jr moves out of range easily.
Crap missing with a left hand there. Hadley Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crap is looking to score with low kicks.
Hadley Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hadley Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crap throws a big counter combination but Hadley Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good work by Hadley Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crap misses with a series of wild punches.
Crap feints a jab promting Hadley Jr to slip. Crap then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hadley Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hadley Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Crap gets double underhooks and turns Hadley Jr into the cage.
Crap finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadley Jr looks to land a left hand but Crap moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Hadley Jr tenderised Crap's leg. Crap is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hadley Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Crap sprawls well. He's pushed Hadley Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eye Crap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Hadley Jr.
Crap moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hadley Jr is looking to clinch.
Crap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hadley Jr.
Hadley Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hadley Jr moves forwards but Crap connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Crap.
Crap throws a leg kick but Hadley Jr checks it.
Hadley Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hadley Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crap rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hadley Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crap misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hadley Jr misses.
Crap takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Crap.
Crap shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadley Jr defends it nicely.
Alex Hadley Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eye Crap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hadley Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hadley Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eye Crap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crap, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eye Crap!
An out of breath Eye Crap 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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