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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moe Bang (ranked 3261 p4p, 348 weight class) and Nick Dalton (ranked 5860 p4p, 523 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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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dalton.
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dalton cracks Bang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Bang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dalton's guard.
Dalton pushes Bang off and gets back to his feet.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Bang avoids the head kick by Dalton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Dalton. That snapped Bang's head back.
Dalton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moe Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bang moves away.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Bang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dalton in his tracks.
Dalton stuffs the takedown.
Dalton tries to clinch up.
Bang feinted with a counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Dalton. Beautiful body shot.
Bang cracks Dalton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bang 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.
Bang takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bang blocks the leg kick.
Dalton looks to throw the jab but Bang is out of range.
Bang feinted with a counter takedown.
Bang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Bang throws a body punch but Dalton moves out of range.
Bang moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDalton.
Bang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dalton is fending him off so far but Bang persists. Nope, Dalton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dalton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dalton! But no joy.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dalton fails to land with a series of punches.
Dalton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bang swings for the body but Dalton moves out of range.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dalton tries to land a front kick but Bang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dalton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang tries to move into range but Dalton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bang misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Dalton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dalton.
Bang misses with a hook.
Dalton lands a leg kick that knocks Bang off balance momentarily.
Dalton tries to sprawl but Bang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bang stops Dalton from getting back to his feet.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bang 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.
Bang with the ground and pound but Dalton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bang controls the pace.
Bang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bang won't allow Dalton to get back to his feet.
Bang throws a big elbow that misses.
Bang stands up over Dalton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dalton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dalton being controlled here, momentarily.
Dalton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton lands with an uppercut that bounces Bang off the cage and back into range.
Bang walks into a stiff left hand from Dalton.
Bang looks to land a left hand but Dalton moved out of range nicely.
Dalton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dalton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dalton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dalton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang throws an overhand right that lands on Dalton's shoulder, as Dalton tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Dalton, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dalton! But no joy.
Bang dives in for a single leg takedown but Dalton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bang fails with the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dalton. That's going to slow Bang down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dalton 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.
Bang tries for a takedown but Dalton circles away easily
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bang.
Bang dives in and scores a takedown into Dalton's guard.
Bang is pushing down on Dalton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dalton is fighting to maintain full guard but Bang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bang drops an elbow to the side of Dalton's head.
Dalton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dalton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton wants to get back to his feet.
Bang is just content to waste time from the top position. Dalton takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bang throwing strikes from guard but Dalton blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moe Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bang wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Bang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang stops Dalton from standing up.
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.
Bang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bang cracks Dalton with a solid left hand.
Bang trying to control but Dalton is working from the bottom.
Bang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bang passes Dalton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dalton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bang.
Bang with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a strike but Dalton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dalton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dalton prevents Bang from getting back to his feet.
Bang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bang is nestled in close to Dalton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dalton wants to get back to his feet.
Bang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bang is trying to control the action in half guard but Dalton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dalton defending well though.
Bang winds up and cracks Dalton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bang thows a huge punch but Dalton dodges it nicely.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bang looks to land a strike but Dalton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bang throws a strike but Dalton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bang managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Bang dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bang swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalton.
Bang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dalton lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Dalton scores with a leg kick.
Dalton tries to clinch but Bang is having none of it.
Bang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but Dalton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton instigates a clinch.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dalton struggles to land a body shot inside as Bang controls his hands.
Bang lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dalton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dalton or not.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bang turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bang manages to end up in side control.
Dalton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bang in side control, throwing shots but Dalton defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bang throws an elbow but Dalton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Bang crashes against the mat.
Dalton tries to escape but Bang is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Bang.
Bang tries to score with some ground and pound. Dalton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dalton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Bang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dalton keeps working.
Dalton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bang.
Dalton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bang misses with the ground and pound.
Dalton is trying to buck Bang off.
Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Dalton is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bang throws an elbow but Dalton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dalton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dalton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bang connects with a decent elbow.
Dalton parries the strikes from Bang easily there. Bang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dalton to escape.
Bang taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nick Dalton.
I think Dalton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick Dalton!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 2318 p4p, 86 weight class) and Maximillian Lydon (ranked 3172 p4p, 115 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Lydon!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Lê lands with a hook. Lydon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lydon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lê sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Lydon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lê's head.
Lê moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lê defending well as Lydon loads up on a big left hand.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lydon misses with a two punch combination.
Lê scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lê keeps the fight on the outside.
Lê connects with an inside leg kick.
Lê takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lydon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lê. Lê circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lydon slips under a jab.
Lydon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lê.
Lydon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lê cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lydon staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon misses with a hook to the body
and Lê counters with a body kick that stops Lydon in his tracks momentarily.
Lê thuds his right hand into Lydon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lê misses with a straight left.
Lydon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lê bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lê moves out of range of the strikes.
Lê throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lydon on the side of the head.
Lê uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lydon.
Lê scores with the left hand. Lydon knows he should have avoided that one.
Lydon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lê throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lydon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lê cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lydon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon tries to clinch but Lê moves out of range.
Lydon drops his hands momentarily and Lê takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lydon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lydon takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lydon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lê.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lê lands a body shot.
Quân Lê is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lê scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lydon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lê sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lê scores with a body shot.
Lydon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lê is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lydon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lê was well out of range. Poor timing from Lydon.
Lê rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lê takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lê throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lydon misses with a body shot.
Lydon misses the jab.
Lê misses with a straight left.
Lê avoids the body shot from Lydon.
Lydon fails with a takedown attempt.
Lê is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lê connects with a nice looking jab.
Lê scores with a sloppy right hand. Lydon should have avoided that one.
Lydon connects with a single shot there.
Lê lands with a hook. Lydon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê throws a leg kick which misses Lydon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lydon tries to avoid it.
Lydon 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.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lydon.
Lydon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lê lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lydon's sensitive parts.
Lê lands with a cross.
Lydon misses with a looping right.
A big right from Lydon misses.
Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
Lydon misses with a looping left.
Lydon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lê. Lê obviously looking to wear him down.
Lydon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lê.
Lê bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lydon throws a lazy uppercut
and Lê cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê keeps Lydon at a distance using the push kick.
Lydon throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it.
Lydon moves in looking to clinch but Lê pushes him off.
Lê throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lydon throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Lydon misses with a lunging right hand
and Lê counters with a nice leg kick.
Lydon throws a hook to the side of Lê's head but Lê sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lê uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lydon.
Lydon shoots in for a double leg but Lê sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lydon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lê half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lê on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lydon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lê walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lydon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lê connects with a right hand. Lydon shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lê lands with a kick to the temple. Lydon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lydon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lydon lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lê.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, jab by Lydon - just one landing.
Lê connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lê avoids the body shot from Lydon.
Lydon looks to land a right hand but Lê moved out of range.
Quân Lê is winning the standup battle so far.
Lê avoids the body shot from Lydon.
Lê buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lydon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lê lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lydon backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lydon or perhaps it was just good defense by Lê, which made it look bad.
A slow jab from Lydon misses its intended target.
Lê swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lê swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lydon misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
It looked like Lê wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lê jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lydon throws a body punch but Lê moves out of range.
Lê cracks Lydon with a good jab.
Lê listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Lydon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Lê takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Lê.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lydon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lê connects with a jab.
Lê slips a jab from Lydon.
Lydon misses with a right hand
and Lê counters with a stiff right hand.
Lydon is rocked!
Lê scores with a sloppy right hand. Lydon should have avoided that one.
Lydon is still on wobbly legs! Can Lê finish him?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lê.
Lydon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lê lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lê gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lê throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lê's corner calls for a 1-2. Lê obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lê doesn't manage to clinch there - Lydon circles away.
Lê is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lydon can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Lê.
Lê scores with a push kick.
Lydon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lê is looking to counter punch.
Lê slips a jab from Lydon.
Lydon misses with a right hand
and Lê counters with a leg kick.
Lydon misses with a body shot.
Lê thuds his right hand into Lydon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lydon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lydon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lê, as that shot connected.
Lê steps in with a hook that catches Lydon right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lê follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lydon looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quân Lê!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 1432 p4p, 170 weight class) and Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1647 p4p, 193 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Buzzard saw that one coming.
Buzzard throws out a counter right but Gravas avoids it with no problem.
Buzzard throws out a powerful jab.
Buzzard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buzzard swinging wildly here.
Buzzard wants to land a leg kick but Gravas is out of range.
Buzzard checks a low kick from Gravas .
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gravas thinks about countering with a body kick.
Buzzard fakes the leg kick and cracks Gravas in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas throws a jab when Buzzard was well out of range.
Gravas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravas moves out of range as Buzzard strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Gravas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Buzzard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Buzzard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buzzard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been informed that Buzzard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A telegraphed right hand from Buzzard misses the target.
Gravas throws the kick towards the body but Buzzard avoids it.
Buzzard unleashes a big counter combination but Gravas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A cross from Buzzard lands.
Gravas thuds his shin into the meat of Buzzard's side.
Buzzard misses with a low kick.
Gravas throws a leg kick which misses Buzzard's front leg but catches the back leg as Buzzard tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Gravas , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buzzard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buzzard lands a leg kick that knocks Gravas off balance momentarily.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gravas swings for the body but Buzzard moves out of range.
Buzzard slips a straight right by Gravas .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buzzard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gravas .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzzard throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Gravas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buzzard can pounce on him.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Buzzard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buzzard.
Buzzard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gravas misses with a double jab
and Buzzard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buzzard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buzzard throws a head kick that misses.
Gravas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buzzard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Buzzard moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravas . That did some damage!
Buzzard throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravas .
Buzzard throws a nice head kick!
Buzzard throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas is looking to counter with head kicks.
Buzzard lands with a shot to the body.
Gravas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buzzard.
Buzzard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
Buzzard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buzzard.
Buzzard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Buzzard. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gravas .
Buzzard scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas walks into a straight right hand from Buzzard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gravas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Gravas .
A quick step to the side and Gravas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buzzard lands a head shot.
Gravas motions for Buzzard to come forward. Gravas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buzzard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gravas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Buzzard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gravas walks into a jab.
Sir Anthony Buzzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzzard lands a nice hook to Gravas 's body. Gravas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Buzzard misses with the combination.
Gravas is looking to counter punch.
Gravas throws a push kick but Buzzard slaps the foot to one side.
Gravas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buzzard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard 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.
Buzzard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buzzard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravas counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravas cracks Buzzard with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Buzzard looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gravas finish him?
Buzzard is rocked!
Gravas slips under a jab.
Gravas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Buzzard is still on wobbly legs! Can Gravas finish him?
Buzzard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas staying out of range there.
Sir Anthony Buzzard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Buzzard to the canvas! Buzzard doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gravas keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas !
Our winner, Latka Gravas , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Sir Anthony Buzzard stepped up to the mic, saying 'KO Power, '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Hiko (ranked 1235 p4p, 55 weight class) and Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 3195 p4p, 130 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eerkilaa's choice of entrance music: Welcome People. Toni Eerkilaa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toni Eerkilaa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eerkilaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiko moves forwards but Eerkilaa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Hiko lands with an uppercut that bounces Eerkilaa off the cage and back into range.
Hiko misses with a hook.
Hiko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Eerkilaa to the ground. Hiko is now in Eerkilaa's guard.
Eerkilaa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiko misses with a wild combination.
Hiko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hiko ducks under a wild hook from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Eerkilaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiko.
Eerkilaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Eerkilaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aki Hiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eerkilaa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko stops Eerkilaa from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hiko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hiko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Eerkilaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eerkilaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiko.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eerkilaa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hiko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hiko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hiko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eerkilaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko looking to sit in guard and control but Eerkilaa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eerkilaa prevents Hiko from getting back to his feet.
Hiko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eerkilaa preventing the sweep.
Hiko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hiko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiko pulls Eerkilaa in close to prevent any damage.
Hiko wants to sweep here but Eerkilaa controlling him for the moment.
Hiko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eerkilaa's guard.
Hiko throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hiko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiko.
Hiko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hiko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eerkilaa's head.
Hiko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hiko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hiko landing with the ground and pound.
Eerkilaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aki Hiko'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.
Hiko moves away from the strike by Eerkilaa.
Hiko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eerkilaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hiko ducks under a wild hook from Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eerkilaa throws a lazy body kick
and Hiko counters with a single leg into guard. Eerkilaa didn't expect that.
Hiko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hiko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiko trying to control but Eerkilaa is working from the bottom.
Hiko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eerkilaa can do to turn this around?
Hiko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hiko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eerkilaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hiko is looking to work some ground and pound but Eerkilaa has wrist control.
Hiko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hiko throws a big elbow that misses.
Hiko throws a big right hand that misses.
Hiko throws a big elbow that misses.
Eerkilaa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hiko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hiko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eerkilaa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hiko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hiko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa keeping moving, preventing Hiko from controlling successfully.
Hiko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hiko throws an elbow that misses. Eerkilaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hiko's guard. Nice move by Eerkilaa!
Eerkilaa wants to stand but Hiko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eerkilaa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aki Hiko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eerkilaa won't allow Hiko to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko is striking from the bottom but Eerkilaa uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hiko is trying to stand back up but Eerkilaa is controlling him
Hiko is trying to maintain the position but Eerkilaa is very close to passing his half guard.
Hiko trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Eerkilaa manages to pass to mount!
Hiko is looking to improve his position but Eerkilaa isn't that keen on the idea.
Hiko wants to control but Eerkilaa is having none of it.
Eerkilaa prevents Hiko from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Eerkilaa wants to control the pace but Hiko is squirming around nicely.
Hiko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hiko 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.
Hiko postures up and lands a big shot to Eerkilaa's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiko chips away with some ground and pound.
Hiko throwing strikes but missing.
Hiko chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aki Hiko's cut.
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!
Hiko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hiko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eerkilaa wants to clinch up but Hiko keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hiko is defended easily by Eerkilaa.
Eerkilaa misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eerkilaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiko is out of range.
Hiko shoots in looking for a takedown. Eerkilaa tries to sprawl out of it but Hiko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eerkilaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eerkilaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hiko's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Hiko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiko misses with a kick to the body
and Eerkilaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eerkilaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hiko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hiko is looking to take a break and control but Eerkilaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hiko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hiko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Toni Eerkilaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko laying and praying for a moment but Eerkilaa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hiko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eerkilaa defending well though.
Hiko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hiko throwing shots but Eerkilaa is blocking nicely.
Hiko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eerkilaa defending well though.
Hiko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eerkilaa's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eerkilaa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiko.
Hiko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hiko raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko with the ground and pound from mount.
Hiko drops a big elbow. That's hurt Eerkilaa! More shots from Hiko and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aki Hiko!
Aki Hiko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Hymen (ranked 1406 p4p, 67 weight class) and Rocky McColgan (ranked 3096 p4p, 69 weight class). Hymen comes into the arena with Mean Mothrfucker Blues blaring out of the sound system. McColgan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Gael kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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274 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Buster Hymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocky McColgan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymen gets tackled into the cage by McColgan. McColgan maintains the clinch.
Hymen tries to break free but McColgan pushes him back against the cage.
McColgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hymen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from McColgan.
McColgan tries a body shot but Hymen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hymen.
McColgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hymen is trying to force a seperation but McColgan has the dominant position.
Hymen swings wildly with an uppercut but McColgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but McColgan has double underhooks.
McColgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hymen working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hymen tries to circle away but McColgan has him pinned against the cage.
McColgan keeps control of Hymen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McColgan.
Hymen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hymen 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.
Hymen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hymen throws a hook but McColgan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan scores with a punch to the head.
McColgan tries to clinch but Hymen is having none of it.
Hymen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McColgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McColgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hymen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McColgan has him pressed against the cage.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but McColgan has double underhooks.
Hymen can't break the clinch.
Hymen tries to break free but McColgan pushes him back against the cage.
Hymen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McColgan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hymen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McColgan clinches with his opponent.
McColgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McColgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hymen misses with some punches.
Hymen tries to circle away but McColgan has him pinned against the cage.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but McColgan has him pressed against the cage.
Hymen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hymen trying to stall but McColgan improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hymen being controlled against the cage.
Hymen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McColgan has Hymen pressed against the cage, preventing Hymen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McColgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McColgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hymen tries to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling the position.
McColgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hymen breaks from the clinch.
McColgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hymen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Hymen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McColgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hymen moves away.
McColgan moves into the clinch.
Hymen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hymen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen throws an off balance right hand
and McColgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Hymen walks into a jab.
McColgan clinches with his opponent.
Hymen misses with some punches.
Hymen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McColgan moves into range and clinches up with Hymen.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling him.
McColgan leaning against his opponent.
Hymen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from McColgan.
Hymen breaks the clinch.
McColgan instigates a clinch.
McColgan'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.
Hymen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McColgan wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hymen misses with a body shot.
It seemed like McColgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hymen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McColgan instigates a clinch.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hymen blocking some punches.
Hymen is trying to break free.
Hymen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McColgan tries to clinch up.
Hymen throws a counter high kick but McColgan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Hymen. Those never looked like landing.
McColgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McColgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky McColgan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hymen ducks under a wild hook from McColgan.
Hymen circles away from the clinch attempt
and McColgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hymen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McColgan avoids the head kick by Hymen.
McColgan scores with a spinning back kick!
McColgan moves in looking to clinch but Hymen pushes him off.
No joy there for Hymen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - McColgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McColgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hymen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McColgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hymen lands an uppercut.
McColgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McColgan.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but McColgan has double underhooks.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
McColgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hymen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hymen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McColgan has him pressed against the cage.
Rocky McColgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hymen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling him.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but McColgan has him pressed against the cage.
Hymen breaks the clinch.
McColgan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hymen scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McColgan moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from McColgan.
McColgan slowing the pace effectively.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
McColgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hymen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McColgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McColgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hymen backwards.
McColgan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hymen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McColgan fails to land.
McColgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McColgan lands a right hand.
McColgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hymen working aggressively here.
McColgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McColgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hymen.
Hymen is trying to break free.
Hymen being controlled against the cage.
McColgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hymen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hymen manages to break the clinch.
McColgan jabs Hymen right on the nose. Hymen blinks but takes it well.
McColgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McColgan has Hymen up against the cage in a clinch.
McColgan can't find room to land a body shot as Hymen controls the action.
McColgan lands an uppercut.
McColgan stalling the fight.
Hymen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by McColgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymen manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by McColgan as he connects with a hook.
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!
McColgan drops Hymen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hymen looks back up at him and smiles so McColgan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hymen is rocked!
Hymen misses the jab.
McColgan forces Hymen back against the cage and clinches.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but McColgan has double underhooks.
McColgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McColgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McColgan misses with a punch on the inside.
McColgan slowing the pace effectively.
McColgan lands with a light punch inside.
McColgan lands a left hand.
McColgan misses with a body punch.
A short right from McColgan on the inside.
Good body shot from McColgan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky McColgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
McColgan moves in looking to clinch but Hymen pushes him off.
Hymen throws a sloppy head kick and McColgan moves out of range easily.
Rocky McColgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McColgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hymen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McColgan clinches up with Hymen and pushes him back against the cage.
Hymen letting McColgan take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McColgan as Hymen tries to tie him up.
McColgan slows down the pace here.
A short right from McColgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McColgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hymen can't break the clinch.
Hymen is looking to break free of the clinch but McColgan has double underhooks.
Hymen manages to break the clinch.
McColgan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McColgan duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan scores with a jab to the head.
McColgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hymen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hymen is looking to counter with head kicks.
McColgan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hymen finds it's way round the side to connect with McColgan's head.
McColgan is looking to clinch.
Hymen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hymen misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from McColgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McColgan has Hymen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hymen wants to get back to striking at distance but McColgan won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McColgan.
Hymen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McColgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hymen backwards.
McColgan lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from McColgan.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling him.
McColgan throws a head punch that misses.
McColgan lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hymen tries to circle away but McColgan has him pinned against the cage.
Hymen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hymen is trying to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling him.
Hymen has a couple of punches blocked by McColgan.
Hymen is trying to force a seperation but McColgan has the dominant position.
McColgan tries to stall but Hymen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McColgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hymen tries to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling the position.
McColgan stalling.
McColgan keeps control of Hymen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hymen lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, McColgan scores with a nice short uppercut.
McColgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hymen blocks an uppercut.
McColgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McColgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hymen tries to break the clinch but McColgan is controlling the position.
Hymen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for McColgan.
McColgan lands a nice shot to the body.
McColgan prevents Hymen from breaking the clinch.
McColgan lands a right hand.
McColgan controlling the action here for a moment.
Hymen is trying to force a seperation but McColgan has the dominant position.
A short right from McColgan.
Hymen misses with the head strike.
Hymen misses with some punches.
Buster Hymen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McColgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from McColgan.
A nice left hand lands by McColgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymen wants to get back to striking at distance but McColgan won't allow it.
A short uppercut from McColgan.
McColgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hymen backwards.
McColgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McColgan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hymen's efforts to push away.
Hymen tries to throw a body punch but McColgan avoids it by throwing Hymen back against the cage.
McColgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Hymen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McColgan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hymen with a big uppercut! Hymen tries to clinch up but McColgan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hymen to the mat! Hymen covers up and McColgan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocky McColgan!
Post fight, Rocky McColgan stared into the camera and said 'AMERICA MOTHER FUCKER '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1342 p4p, 128 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 1324 p4p, 127 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Singh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Singh blocks a jab.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelianenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelianenko! But no joy.
Singh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
Singh misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Singh throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Singh misses.
It seemed like Emelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Singh's head but Singh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Singh misses its target.
Singh connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Gattsu Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Singh scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands with a cross.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Singh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattsu Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko jabs Singh right on the nose. Singh blinks but takes it well.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a right hand.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Singh slips the punch.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Singh's head backwards.
Singh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Singh off the cage and back into range.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Singh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Singh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Singh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh cracks Emelianenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Singh slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Singh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Singh throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh misses with a hook.
Singh throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Singh scores with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh is looking to counter punch.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Emelianenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Singh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Singh catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Singh misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gattsu Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh misses with a hook.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Singh.
Emelianenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Singh throwing a counter right hand but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Singh.
Singh throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Yuvraj Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
An attempted straight right counter from Singh misses the target.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Singh with a nice cross.
Singh jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko is looking for the big counter here.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Singh shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Singh takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuvraj Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gattsu Emelianenko!
Gattsu Emelianenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 425 p4p, 44 weight class) and Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 915 p4p, 92 weight class). Arones comes into the arena with Lonely is the night blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sokolov. Beautiful body shot.
Arones walks into a straight right hand from Sokolov.
It looks like Gabriel Arones has been cut.
Arones misses with a hook
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
Sokolov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sokolov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sokolov misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Arones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sokolov looks to land a left hand but Arones moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Arones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Jab by Arones.
Sokolov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arones.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones takes a swing at Sokolov's ribcage but misses.
Sokolov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sokolov misses with a hook. Arones ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Arones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sokolov.
Arones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arones connects with a body shot.
Sokolov throws a body punch but Arones moves out of range.
A left and a right from Arones both land. Nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arones.
It looks like Konstantin Sokolov has been cut.
Arones misses with a double jab.
Sokolov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arones with a body shot.
Sokolov scores with a jab. Arones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
Arones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokolov finds it's way round the side to connect with Arones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Sokolov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Arones misses.
Arones lands with a good body shot.
Sokolov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sokolov misses with a straight left.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
Arones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arones dives in and grabs Sokolov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sokolov pushes down on Arones's head and hops out.
Sokolov scores with a sloppy right hand. Arones should have avoided that one.
Gabriel Arones's cut is getting worse.
Sokolov misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov cracks Arones with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Arones misses.
Sokolov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arones is looking to wear down Sokolov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sokolov throws an off balance right hand
letting Arones counter with a right hand.
Arones throws a shot from downtown. Sokolov moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Sokolov.
Arones scores with a jab. Sokolov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sokolov connects with a right hand. Arones shakes it off.
Sokolov connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sokolov.
Arones is rocked!
Arones throws an off balance right hand
and Sokolov counters with a right hand from hell and Arones is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Sokolov!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Sokolov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 1006 p4p, 157 weight class) and Xafan Kong (ranked 459 p4p, 71 weight class). Aokison's entrance music is Caroline. A fine choice. Kong has chosen Demon's Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong throws a shot from downtown. Aokison moves away and avoids it.
Kong throws a body punch but Aokison moves out of range.
Aokison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aokison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aokison lands an elbow inside.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aokison looking for a takedown.
Kong lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aokison digs a right hand underneath Kong's ribcage. Kong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Kong - that landed with a thud.
Kong lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kong.
Aokison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Aokison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison being controlled here, momentarily.
Kong pushing down on Aokison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kong wants to stand but Aokison has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aokison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kong is working away from the top position though.
Kong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Aokison wants to control but Kong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aokison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Aokison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kong stays in close to Aokison's body and controls the position.
Kong wants to pass the guard but Aokison is keeping the position.
Kong stays in close to Aokison's body and controls the position.
Kong stopping the sweep attempt from Aokison.
Kong controlling from the top position.
Aokison is pulling down on Kong's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Aokison moved out of range nicely.
Aokison drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kong sprawls and moves away.
Aokison throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aokison misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Kong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aokison throws a body punch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aokison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aokison moves away.
Kong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aokison.
Kong feints a counter leg kick.
Aokison is looking to land body kicks.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Aokison moved out of range nicely.
Aokison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kong takes one on the button.
Aokison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison avoids the body shot from Kong.
Aokison scores with a hook.
Xafan Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aokison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kong'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!
Aokison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aokison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aokison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aokison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aokison dips to his left and cracks Kong with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Kong.
Aokison is looking to land body kicks.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xafan Kong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aokison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aokison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aokison connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aokison swings for the body but Kong moves out of range.
Aokison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.
Kong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aokison lands a jab.
Aokison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aokison throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aokison takes one on the button.
It looks like Ryu Aokison has been cut.
Kong thumps Aokison with a low kick.
Aokison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aokison looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Aokison dives in and scores a takedown into Kong's guard.
Kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong is pulling down on Aokison's head. It's preventing any offense from Aokison, at least for the moment.
Aokison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison wants to pass the guard but Kong is keeping the position.
Kong trying to control the position here.
Aokison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison is trying to ground and pound but Kong uses the momentary lack of control by Aokison to regain half guard.
Kong controlling the position well.
Aokison is trying to control the action in half guard but Kong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aokison.
Kong is looking to improve his position.
Kong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aokison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kong defending well though.
Aokison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong trying to hold on to Aokison's head to control him but Aokison postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong is controlling Aokison's trapped leg to prevent Aokison from advancing to side control.
Aokison is trying to control. Kong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aokison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aokison's back!
Kong is trying to stick to Aokison's back but Aokison is turning into Kong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aokison.
Aokison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aokison stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
Kong has control of Aokison's left arm, preventing Aokison from doing any damage.
Aokison connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison lands a couple of digs.
Kong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryu Aokison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aokison tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
Aokison trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison stopping the sweep attempt from Kong.
Kong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aokison postures up.
Aokison throws an elbow that misses. Kong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aokison's guard. Nice move by Kong!
Aokison working a defensive guard here.
Kong forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryu Aokison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryu Aokison's cut.
That's time! Aokison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Aokison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kong!
Kong dodges the ground and pound from Aokison.
Aokison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aokison trying to control the position but Kong is working away.
Kong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aokison.
Kong is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong sneaks back into half guard.
Aokison tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aokison wants to control but Kong is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aokison.
Kong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kong.
Kong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Aokison from controlling successfully.
Kong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kong wants to sweep here but Aokison controlling him for the moment.
Aokison 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.
Aokison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aokison working away.
Kong is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison in the domination position with Kong hanging on.
Kong tries to bench press Aokison off him but Aokison keeps the position.
Kong prevents Aokison from improving position.
Aokison working the ground and pound but Kong is defending the strikes.
Aokison throws an elbow but Kong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kong can't do much from the bottom here.
Aokison tries for a kimura but Kong is defending well.
Kong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong stops Aokison from passing to mount.
Aokison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A lull in the action here as Aokison stalls from top position.
What's Kong going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Kong throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Aokison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aokison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong blocks a jab.
Aokison lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
Ryu Aokison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Aokison misses
and Kong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Aokison.
Aokison throws a big shot that misses.
Aokison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kong scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aokison.
Aokison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong thuds his shin into the meat of Aokison's side.
Kong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aokison is defended easily by Kong.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xafan Kong.
I think Kong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xafan Kong!
In his post fight interview, Xafan Kong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Ryu Aokison spoke after the fight, saying 'This would not happen in Japan. Pit Bull Development sells the best prodcucts!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 141 p4p, 16 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 730 p4p, 83 weight class). Wesson comes to the cage accompanied by In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Salvador misses.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Wesson.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Wesson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wesson misses.
Salvador attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick from Salvador lands but Wesson takes it in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wesson.
Wesson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wesson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salvador throws a looping overhand right but Wesson ducks down to avoid it.
Wesson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salvador lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wesson cracks Salvador with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Salvador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wesson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson moves out of range as Salvador throws a body kick.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Wesson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salvador only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wesson throws the left hand but Salvador avoids the punch easily.
Salvador connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wesson. Wesson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salvador dips to his left and cracks Wesson with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Wesson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salvador 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.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
Salvador was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wesson throws a body punch but Salvador moves out of range.
Wesson 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.
Salvador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesson lands with a kick to the temple. Salvador shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvador cracks Wesson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salvador misses with a looping left.
Wesson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wesson thuds his shin into the meat of Salvador's side.
Salvador takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvador with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salvador throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wesson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Salvador blocks a jab.
Salvador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Salvador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Salvador is out of range.
Salvador paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Wesson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salvador at a distance.
Salvador misses the jab.
Wesson scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Wesson. That snapped Salvador's head back.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salvador throws a low kick but Wesson moves out of range easily.
Salvador with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson throws a head kick but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador pushes Wesson up against the cage in a clinch.
Salvador makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wesson tries to pull guard but Salvador forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wesson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wesson lands with a short shot to the head.
Salvador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wesson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wesson can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wesson scores with a shot to the side of Salvador's head.
Salvador tries to land a knee to the head but Wesson blocks with his arms.
Salvador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wesson.
Salvador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wesson backwards.
Salvador misses with some punches.
Wesson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salvador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salvador with a knee to the head.
Salvador lands a shoulder strike.
Salvador misses with the head strike.
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wesson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wesson misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvador can't find room to land a body shot as Wesson controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salvador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Salvador fails to land.
Salvador tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvador misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Salvador will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Salvador clinches up against the cage.
Wesson is trying to break free.
Wesson breaks the clinch.
Salvador throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Salvador. Beautiful body shot.
Salvador tries to clinch up.
Wesson lands a nice looking body kick.
Wesson misses with a leg kick.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Wesson.
Salvador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salvador wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Salvador on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salvador tries to clinch up.
It looked like Wesson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wesson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvador throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salvador pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salvador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvador.
Salvador connects with a high kick.
Salvador takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wesson throws a push kick but Salvador slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Wesson finds it's target.
Salvador throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salvador throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Salvador tries to land a leg kick but Wesson saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Wesson looks to land a body kick but Salvador moved away.
Wesson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wesson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salvador.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick
and Wesson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvador slips under a jab.
Salvador throws a nice looking combination but Wesson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wesson throwing a counter right hand but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Salvador throws a low kick but Wesson moves out of range easily.
Salvador throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Salvador.
Wesson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Salvador tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wesson is able to avoid easily.
Wesson scores with a leg kick.
Salvador works the jab nicely.
Salvador misses with a right hand
and Wesson counters with a stiff right hand.
Salvador walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wesson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dean Wesson is winning the standup battle so far.
Salvador steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Wesson lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador lands a jab to Wesson's midsection.
Salvador works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salvador uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Salvador lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wesson throws out a loose jab but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvador throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Wesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvador throws out the jab.
Wesson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Salvador, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salvador has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wesson.
Salvador misses with an uppercut. Wesson saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Salvador.
Wesson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvador throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wesson's head.
Wesson throws a big shot that misses.
Wesson connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesson.
Wesson moves out of range as Salvador strikes.
Salvador lands with an uppercut that bounces Wesson off the cage and back into range.
Salvador blocks a jab.
Wesson misses with a low kick as Salvador jumps back.
Salvador throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wesson.
Wesson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Wesson misses.
Wesson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wesson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Salvador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salvador doesn't manage to clinch there - Wesson circles away.
Wesson throws a body kick that misses.
Salvador takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salvador misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Salvador will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Salvador.
Salvador tries a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Salvador pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salvador tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Wesson swings widly with a right hand
and Salvador counters with a head kick. That will keep Wesson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A big left from Wesson misses.
Wesson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salvador cracks Wesson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wesson missing with a left hand there. Salvador was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wesson swats away the attempt to clinch by Salvador.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wesson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salvador - the referee stops the clock and Wesson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salvador. Wesson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salvador throws an overhand right that lands on Wesson's shoulder, as Wesson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wesson - that will leave a mark!
Wesson feints and then cracks Salvador's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salvador down.
Salvador looks to clinch
letting Wesson counter with a right hand.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvador.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wesson.
Wesson checks a low kick from Salvador.
Salvador moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wesson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salvador throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvador takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvador with a hook.
Wesson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wesson slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Wesson.
Wesson is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvador scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws a leg kick which misses Salvador's front leg but catches the back leg as Salvador tries to avoid it.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Salvador's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wesson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salvador. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salvador.
Wesson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson tried to score with a low kick but Salvador checks it.
Salvador tries a head kick but it misses.
Wesson throws a body kick that misses.
Wesson lands with a cross.
A solid body kick from Wesson.
A good leg kick by Wesson.
Salvador walks into a straight right hand from Wesson.
Wesson needs to keep his hands up - Salvador had a free shot at his head there.
Wesson throws a wild body kick that Salvador sees coming a mile off.
Wesson misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wesson misses.
Salvador misses the jab.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Salvador.
Wesson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salvador will feel that in the morning.
Wesson slips under a jab.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvador darts in and clinches Wesson up against the cage.
Wesson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvador scores with a shoulder strike.
Wesson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salvador throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.
Wesson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salvador misses with an uppercut.
Salvador throws a right hand that Wesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesson also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Wesson.
Wesson throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson lands a jab to Salvador's midsection.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvador has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salvador there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wesson lands a leg kick that knocks Salvador off balance momentarily.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Wesson.
Salvador lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Wesson misses the target.
Wesson throws the kick towards the body but Salvador avoids it.
Salvador throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson cracks Salvador with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wesson swings widly with a right hand
and Salvador counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice cross by Wesson.
Salvador just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wesson loads up on a big right hand but Salvador slips the punch.
Wesson lands a body shot.
Salvador tries to clinch but Wesson moves out of range.
Salvador moves into the clinch.
Salvador lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Wesson.
Salvador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wesson.
George Salvador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salvador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wesson breaks the clinch.
Wesson scores with the left hand. Salvador knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Salvador catches Wesson right on the button with a cross.
Salvador looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salvador.
Salvador swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wesson.
Wesson looks to throw a body kick
and Salvador cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Wesson throws a head kick but Salvador moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvador throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wesson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wesson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wesson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Salvador to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvador displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wesson throws out the jab.
Wesson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wesson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wesson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Wesson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salvador ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wesson throws a hook but Salvador avoids it easily.
Salvador avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salvador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Salvador misses.
Salvador connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wesson's hands.
A good leg kick by Salvador.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesson lands a head kick!
Salvador steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Salvador looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wesson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Salvador is out of range.
Salvador ducks right into an uppercut from Wesson.
A head kick misses from Wesson.
Salvador swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wesson throws a lazy right hand but Salvador sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a shot to the body
and Salvador counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wesson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Salvador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wesson wants to get back to striking at distance but Salvador won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Salvador.
Salvador lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Salvador cracks Wesson with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvador.
Salvador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wesson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Salvador as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Salvador.
Salvador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salvador lands a body punch.
Wesson prevents a body shot from Salvador.
Salvador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador scores with a hook to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salvador.
Salvador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wesson backwards.
Salvador tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wesson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salvador scores with a shoulder strike.
Salvador misses with some punches.
Wesson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wesson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvador keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salvador throws a right hand that Wesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesson also avoids with ease.
Salvador tries a low kick but Wesson avoids it.
Wesson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wesson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salvador finds it's way round the side to connect with Wesson's head.
Salvador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wesson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wesson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSalvador.
Salvador avoids the head kick by Wesson.
Wesson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wesson throws the left hand but Salvador avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Wesson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salvador lands a nice looking body shot.
Wesson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wesson avoids the body shot from Salvador.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Wesson keeps it at a distance.
Salvador jabs Wesson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salvador 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.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wesson defending well as Salvador loads up on a big left hand.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador has Wesson up against the cage in a clinch.
Salvador misses with a knee strike.
Salvador misses with a punch to the body.
Salvador softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wesson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Salvador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wessons head.
Wesson is trying to pull guard but Salvador has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson tries to circle away but Salvador has him pinned against the cage.
Salvador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wesson's elbow.
Wesson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wesson breaks from the clinch.
Salvador sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wesson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson tries to work over Salvador's front leg with a kick but Salvador checks it.
Wesson misses with a shot to the body
and Salvador counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salvador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador throws a hook but Wesson avoids it easily.
Wesson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wesson throws a jab when Salvador was well out of range.
Wesson misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvador throws a head kick that Wesson semi-blocks.
Wesson throws a body kick that misses
and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salvador misses with a looping right.
A cross from Salvador lands.
Salvador throws a hook but Wesson avoids it easily.
Wesson scores with a hook to the body. Salvador takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salvador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wesson.
Salvador throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salvador blocks a jab.
Salvador throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wesson.
Salvador throws a hook but Wesson blocks it.
Wesson throws the kick towards the body but Salvador avoids it.
Wesson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salvador on the side of the head.
Salvador scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salvador lands with a nice body kick.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesson misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvador counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wesson throws a sloppy body shot
and Salvador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salvador throws a lazy right hand but Wesson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George Salvador is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson looks to land a right hand but Salvador moved out of range.
Wesson throws a push kick but Salvador slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses.
Salvador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wesson.
Salvador throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salvador connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Wesson keeps it at a distance.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses
and Salvador counters with a stiff right hand.
Wesson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wesson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wesson throws a hook but Salvador blocks it.
Salvador swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wesson.
Salvador tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Salvador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salvador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Salvador!
George Salvador is the new middleweight champion!
George Salvador bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Dean Wesson spoke after the fight, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kvame Zulu (ranked 399 p4p, 41 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 577 p4p, 61 weight class). Zulu's entrance music is Big Badaboom. A fine choice. Honda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kvame Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zulu counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Honda goes for a double leg but Zulu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zulu continues to drive forward.
Honda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honda throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zulu was covering up waiting for the punch and Honda finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Honda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zulu controlling the position.
Honda throws a big right hand that misses.
Zulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Zulu, not yet.
Honda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Honda throwing strikes from guard but Zulu blocks nicely.
Zulu pulls Honda in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda throws an elbow that misses. Zulu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Honda's guard. Nice move by Zulu!
Zulu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Honda has an active guard here but Zulu has managed to pass into half guard.
Honda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Honda trying to control but Zulu postures up.
Zulu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Honda trying to get back to full guard but Zulu takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zulu controlling the position easily from mount.
Zulu'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.
Honda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zulu controlling from the full mount.
Further stalling from Zulu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Honda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zulu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Zulu controlling from the full mount.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Honda misses the body punch
and Zulu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Honda really felt that one!
Honda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda has his takedown stuffed
and Zulu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kvame Zulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Honda.
Honda looks winded!
Honda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zulu counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zulu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Honda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Edmond Honda's cut even more.
Zulu lands a jab to Honda's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kvame Zulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmond Honda's cut.
That's time! Zulu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Honda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Honda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Zulu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zulu lands a front kick.
Honda throws a poor cross that misses
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Edmond Honda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zulu thumps Honda with a low kick.
Zulu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edmond Honda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu stuns Honda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zulu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zulu connects with a single shot there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edmond Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kvame Zulu!
A victorious Kvame Zulu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Edmond Honda stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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