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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Son Of A (ranked 6253 p4p, 416 weight class) and Test Seven (ranked 3353 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Son Of A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Test Seven!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven connects with a body shot.
Of A plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of A swinging wildly here.
Seven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Seven. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Of A, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seven throws out a counter right but Of A avoids it with no problem.
Seven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Of A looks for a takedown but Seven sprawls well.
Seven dodges the punch combination from Of A.
Of A throws a head kick that misses.
Of A cracks Seven with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of A, pushing him back against the cage.
Of A misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seven.
We've been hearing reports that Of A has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A right hand to the body from Seven.
Of A looking to stall.
Seven presses Of A against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of A.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Of A stalling in the clinch but Seven improves position.
A right hand to the body from Seven.
Of A is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Seven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seven lands a shoulder strike.
Seven pushes Of A back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Of A working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Seven as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Seven lands a nice shot to the body.
Seven lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Seven.
Seven lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seven.
Seven is working Of A over against the cage.
Seven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Of A backwards.
Of A's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Seven.
Seven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Seven.
Seven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seven scores with a shot to the side of Of A's head.
Of A is rocked!
Seven swings wildly with an uppercut but Of A uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Of A is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seven swings wildly with an uppercut but Of A uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of A tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seven misses with a punch on the inside.
Seven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Seven swings wildly with an uppercut but Of A uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of A seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Seven.
Nice body punch from Seven - that landed with a thud.
Seven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seven scores with a shoulder strike.
Seven lands a right hand.
Seven pushes Of A against the cage. Seven is working some dirty boxing. Seven pushes off with a quick right hook! Of A goes down! Of A tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Seven moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Seven!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 3200 p4p, 130 weight class) and Byron Tipton (ranked 4463 p4p, 179 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Tipton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe with a jab.
Monroe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tipton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monroe throws a body punch but Tipton moves out of range.
Monroe connects with the punch.
Monroe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tipton staying out of range there.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tipton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monroe misses with a left hand
enabling Tipton to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Monroe.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tipton manages to avoid it.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Tipton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiptons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tipton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tipton working hard to break the clinch.
Monroe keeps control of Tipton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tipton is looking to break free of the clinch but Monroe has double underhooks.
Monroe works on Tipton's body with a couple of short punches.
Tipton is trying to break the clinch but Monroe is controlling him.
Tipton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I was talking to Monroe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tipton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe connects with a jab.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Tipton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Monroe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tipton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monroe throws an off balance right hand
and Tipton 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.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tipton's hands.
A shot to the liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tipton was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tipton under the eye.
Monroe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Tipton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipton gets tackled into the cage by Monroe. Monroe maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tipton - that landed with a thud.
Tipton lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monroe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tipton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Tipton lands an elbow inside.
Tipton manages to break the clinch.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monroe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monroe connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tipton slips under a jab.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to bum rush Tipton with a series of wild strikes but Tipton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tipton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Tipton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Tipton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Tipton counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ricky Monroe has been cut.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Tipton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Tipton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Tipton throws a fast counter high kick but Monroe manages to duck under it in time.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tipton! But no joy.
Tipton drops his hands momentarily and Monroe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Monroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Monroe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe scores with a nice head shot.
Tipton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tipton moves forwards but Monroe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a poor cross that misses
and Tipton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Tipton moved out of range.
Monroe backing away here, and Tipton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe misses with an uppercut
and Tipton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Monroe takes a swing at Tipton's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tipton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe lunges at Tipton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tipton's hand.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tipton can do to turn this around?
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tipton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tipton moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tipton was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
It seemed like Tipton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Monroe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tipton on the side of the head.
Monroe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Monroe scores with the left hand. Tipton knows he should have avoided that one.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Tipton ducks down to avoid it.
Tipton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a jab. Tipton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monroe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe misses with a combination
and Tipton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Monroe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tipton.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tipton in his tracks.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monroe, as that shot connected.
Monroe stalks Tipton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tipton's face. Tipton staggers backwards, shaken.
Tipton is rocked!
Good exchange - Monroe coming out on top.
Tipton is still on wobbly legs! Can Monroe finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tipton.
Monroe lunges at Tipton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tipton's hand.
Monroe lands a glancing blow to the side of Tipton's head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Monroe! Tipton is backing up but he can't get away as Monroe lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tipton and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricky Monroe!
A victorious Ricky Monroe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Byron Tipton was interviewed post fight and said 'I know I am only 24, but I am retiring. Obviously I dont have what it takes to become a champion, there is no reason to put my body at harm for something that I suck at.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 2428 p4p, 236 weight class) and Matsuda Taro (ranked 1547 p4p, 167 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Saibot.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saibot throws a series of strikes that have Taro backpedaling.
Taro 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.
Saibot lands with a right hand.
Taro's corner calls for a 1-2. Taro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taro looks for the body kick but Saibot saw that one coming.
Saibot scores with a nice strike.
Saibot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taro misses with an uppercut.
Matsuda Taro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taro throws a right hand that Saibot ducks under and follows up with a left that Saibot also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
and Taro counters with a low kick, right behind Saibot 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Saibot.
Taro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot scores with a leg kick.
Taro throws an overhand right that lands on Saibot's shoulder, as Saibot tries to avoid the shot.
Saibot drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taro sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taro.
Taro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taro.
Saibot wants to clinch but Taro slips to the side
and Taro counters with an outside leg kick.
Saibot misses with the combination.
Taro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saibot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Saibot looking to sit in guard and control but Taro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saibot throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Taro escapes and throws Saibot's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot tries to buck Taro off but Taro is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is trying to work for a sweep but Taro has mounted him!
Saibot tries to hold on but Taro postures up.
Saibot can't escape the position.
Saibot has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Taro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saibot is trying desperately to improve position.
Saibot is trying to reverse the position but instead Taro has taken his back - oops!
Saibot wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is working hard here to advance position.
Saibot rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Taro prevents Saibot from improving his position.
Saibot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Saibot is looking for a triangle here but Taro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Saibot is looking for a sweep.
Taro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saibot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taro trying to control the position but Saibot is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot tries to bench press Taro off him but Taro keeps the position.
Saibot is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Saibot tries to roll over but Taro keeps him under control.
Saibot gets back to full guard.
Saibot controls Taro momentarily but Taro frees himself.
Saibot is adopting a defensive guard.
Saibot looking for a sweep. Not yet Saibot, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noob Saibot will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taro with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Taro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice straight punches there by Taro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taro.
Saibot cracks the inside of Taro's front leg.
Saibot ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
Saibot shoots in looking for a takedown but Taro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saibot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A left and a right from Saibot both land. Nice combination.
Saibot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Taro.
Taro scores with a punch to the head.
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saibot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saibot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taro misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saibot checks a leg kick.
Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saibot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taro feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsuda Taro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taro throws a looping overhand right but Saibot ducks down to avoid it.
Taro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saibot, as that shot connected.
Taro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saibot 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.
Taro throws a body punch but Saibot moves out of range.
Saibot connects with a leg kick. Taro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saibot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taro.
Taro scores with a kick to the body.
Taro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saibot. That did some damage!
Taro slips a straight right by Saibot.
Saibot lands with an uppercut that bounces Taro off the cage and back into range.
Saibot works Taro's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saibot blocks a low kick nicely.
Taro misses with a body kick.
Taro keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses with a straight right.
Taro misses with a looping right.
Taro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taro connects with a looping right hand.
Taro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Saibot misses.
Saibot throws a lazy uppercut
and Taro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Taro ducks down to avoid it.
Noob Saibot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saibot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taro as he jumps to the side.
Taro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saibot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saibot slips under a jab from Taro.
Taro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saibot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saibot scores with a three punch combo!
Taro looks to land a right hand but Saibot moved out of range.
Taro misses the jab.
Saibot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saibot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saibot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taro circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noob Saibot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taro misses with a two punch combination.
Saibot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Saibot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Taro misses.
Saibot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taro swinging wildly here.
Saibot throws a body punch but Taro moves out of range.
Taro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saibot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Taro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Taro misses.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Taro throws the left hand but Saibot avoids the punch easily.
Taro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saibot.
Saibot shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Saibot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Saibot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saibot swings for the body but Taro moves out of range.
Taro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taro keeps Saibot at a distance using the push kick.
Saibot lands a head kick. Taro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taro punishes Saibot's body with a nice straight punch.
Taro lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taro feints a jab promting Saibot to slip. Taro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saibot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Saibot moved out of range.
Taro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saibot manages to avoid it.
Taro scores with a nice right hand.
Saibot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matsuda Taro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Saibot misses with a lunging right hand
and Taro counters with a good low kick that Saibot was not able to check.
Taro misses with a wild combination.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot throws a big shot that misses.
Taro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saibot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
Saibot misses with a body shot.
Taro looks to land a body kick but Saibot moved away.
Taro throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot ducks right into an uppercut from Taro.
Taro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saibot throws out the jab.
Taro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taro throws out a leg kick but Saibot moves out of range and Taro only half commits.
Saibot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro moves out of range as Saibot strikes.
Taro misses with a right hand
and Saibot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taro throws a series of strikes that have Saibot backpedaling.
Saibot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taro misses with a hook. Saibot ducked under it nicely.
Taro throws a looping overhand right but Saibot ducks down to avoid it.
Taro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saibot if he has to take too many more of those.
Taro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saibot.
Taro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saibot.
Saibot dives in and grabs Taro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taro pushes down on Saibot's head and hops out.
Taro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saibot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saibot checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot cracks Taro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saibot misses with a leg kick
and Taro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Saibot misses.
The crowd cheers as Saibot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taro doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot takes a swing at Taro's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Taro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saibot throws a leg kick
and Taro counters with a series of strikes. Saibot will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taro scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Taro.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taro.
Saibot misses with an uppercut. Taro saw that one coming.
Taro looks to land a body kick but Saibot moved away.
Nice defenses there by Taro.
Jab by Taro.
Matsuda Taro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taro lands with a shot to the body.
Saibot walks into a straight right hand from Taro.
Taro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saibot. Taro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saibot takes a swing at Taro's ribcage but misses.
Taro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saibot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saibot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taro tries to avoid it but Saibot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taro to the ground. Taro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Taro ducks down to avoid it.
Saibot takes one to the chin there.
Saibot walks into a stiff left hand from Taro.
Taro throws the left hand but Saibot avoids the punch easily.
Saibot appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taro throws a push kick but Saibot slaps the foot to one side.
Saibot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Taro - just one landing.
Taro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saibot.
Saibot throws a head kick that misses.
Saibot slips under a jab.
Saibot drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taro wants to sweep here but Saibot controlling him for the moment.
Taro keeping moving, preventing Saibot from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot landing with the ground and pound.
Taro is pulling down on Saibot's head. It's preventing any offense from Saibot, at least for the moment.
Taro keeping moving, preventing Saibot from controlling successfully.
Saibot throws a strike but Taro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taro trying to control but Saibot is working from the bottom.
Saibot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taro defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsuda Taro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taro 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsuda Taro!
Matsuda Taro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ysengrin (ranked 2370 p4p, 226 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 2511 p4p, 234 weight class). Ysengrin comes to the cage accompanied by Cheeky Nandos. 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
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ysengrin swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson misses with a body kick.
Ysengrin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crimson looks to throw the jab but Ysengrin is out of range.
Ysengrin dips to his left and cracks Crimson with an uppercut!
Crimson 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.
Crimson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ysengrin counters with a straight right hand.
Crimson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crimson tries to clinch but Ysengrin moves out of range.
Crimson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ysengrin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ysengrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ysengrin throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Ysengrin blocks with his arms.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ysengrin.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson lands a shot to the body.
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ysengrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson blocks an uppercut.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson scores with a hook to the body.
Ysengrin is breathing heavily.
Crimson lands a nice shot to the body.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Ysengrin blocks with his arms.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Ysengrin controls the action.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Ysengrin blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crimson.
Ysengrin trying to land knees to the body.
Crimson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ysengrin blocking some punches.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson pushes Ysengrin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ysengrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ysengrin misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crimson lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ysengrin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ysengrin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson lands a left hand.
Ysengrin is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
Oh Ysengrin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crimson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ysengrin fails to land.
Ysengrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson drops Ysengrin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ysengrin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Crimson dips a shoulder and cracks Ysengrin with a mighty uppercut! Ysengrin falls back against the cage and Crimson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ysengrin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Crimson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Culver Crimson!
A very excited looking Culver Crimson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 1362 p4p, 160 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 794 p4p, 91 weight class). Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoppe on the side of the head.
Hoppe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Zealot defends well and Hoppe ends up having to push The Zealot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Zealot tries to keep at a distance but Hoppe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoppe blocking some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hoppe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Zealot is pressed up against the cage. Hoppe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Zealot down to the mat. The Zealot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Zealot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Zealot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Zealot throws a nice looking combination but Hoppe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Zealot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoppe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Zealot is not content to let Hoppe control the position.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hoppe thows a huge punch but The Zealot dodges it nicely.
The Zealot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoppe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Zealot is just riding it out for now. Hoppe eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Zealot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoppe.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoppe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Zealot defending well though.
Hoppe tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Zealot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hoppe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Zealot's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoppe.
Hoppe slips a nice elbow through The Zealot's hands, connecting with The Zealot's forehead.
The Zealot is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoppe.
Hoppe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Zealot defends it well.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Zealot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe slips a nice elbow through The Zealot's hands, connecting with The Zealot's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe throwing shots but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
The Zealot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoppe.
The Zealot is refusing to be controlled, as Hoppe sits in half guard.
Hoppe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoppe working over The Zealot with some ground and pound. The Zealot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoppe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Zealot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Zealot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hoppe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoppe working over The Zealot with some ground and pound. The Zealot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Zealot blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoppe.
Hoppe tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Zealot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Zealot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hoppe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Zealot to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Zealot wants to get back to his feet but Hoppe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hoppe throws an elbow that misses. The Zealot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoppe's guard. Nice move by The Zealot!
Hoppe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Zealot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Zealot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hoppe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Zealot is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Hermann Hoppe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hoppe darts in looking for a takedown but The Zealot gets double underhooks and turns Hoppe into the cage.
The Zealot loads up on a big right hand but Hoppe slips the punch.
Hoppe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Zealot to the ground. Hoppe is now in The Zealot's guard.
Hoppe stands up over The Zealot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hoppe wants to control from the top but The Zealot keeps moving.
Hoppe throwing strikes from guard but The Zealot blocks nicely.
Hoppe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoppe throws an elbow that misses. The Zealot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoppe's guard. Nice move by The Zealot!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Zealot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoppe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Zealot passes into half guard.
Hoppe trying to hold on to The Zealot's head to control him but The Zealot postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe is looking to improve his position.
It looks like The Zealot is going to stand back up.
Hoppe actively working from the bottom here.
The Zealot stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hoppe to get to his feet.
That's two 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.
The Zealot swinging wildly here.
Hoppe feints the counter takedown.
Masada The Zealot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoppe is looking to clinch.
Hoppe shoots in for a double leg but The Zealot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Hoppe looks to move away, The Zealot throws a big counter combo but Hoppe just gets out of the way.
Hoppe tries to clinch but The Zealot moves out of range.
The Zealot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoppe throws a strike but The Zealot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Zealot stopping the sweep attempt from Hoppe.
Hoppe is still trying to improve position.
Hoppe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Zealot defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot wants to get up but he can't break Hoppe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hoppe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hoppe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Zealot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hoppe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoppe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Zealot trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoppe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Zealot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoppe controls The Zealot momentarily but The Zealot frees himself.
The Zealot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoppe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Zealot has managed to get both his arms back between Hoppe's legs - danger averted.
Hoppe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoppe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Zealot manages to get himself to full 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 Masada The Zealot will probably get the nod.
That's time! The Zealot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The Zealot misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Zealot misses with a straight right.
The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by The Zealot as he connects with a hook.
The Zealot gets tackled into the cage by Hoppe. Hoppe maintains the clinch.
Hoppe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Zealot after a bit of a struggle.
Hoppe drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Zealot pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Zealot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Zealot scores with a jab.
Hoppe shoots for a takedown but The Zealot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Masada The Zealot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Good standup being displayed there by The Zealot as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoppe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hoppe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoppe postures up in The Zealot's guard and throws a big left but The Zealot blocks it.
Hoppe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hoppe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoppe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Zealot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoppe.
Hoppe trying to control but The Zealot is working from the bottom.
Hoppe lands a couple of elbows.
Hoppe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoppe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Zealot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoppe.
Hoppe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hans Hermann Hoppe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoppe throwing strikes from guard but The Zealot blocks nicely.
The Zealot wants to stand but Hoppe is controlling the position.
Hoppe wants to control from the top but The Zealot keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoppe pushing down on The Zealot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hoppe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Zealot's head.
Hoppe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoppe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Zealot taking some punishment here, with Hoppe in his half guard.
Hoppe wants to take a breather but The Zealot is having none of it.
Hoppe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoppe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Zealot to regain full guard.
Hoppe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoppe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoppe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoppe passes into half guard.
The Zealot is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hoppe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoppe throwing shots but The Zealot is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoppe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoppe wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Zealot keeps working.
Hoppe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoppe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoppe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hoppe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Zealot defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Hermann Hoppe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoppe 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Hermann Hoppe!
A less than humble Hans Hermann Hoppe misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 513 p4p, 61 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 345 p4p, 47 weight class). Ragnar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shook Ones II. 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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192 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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186 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sigfridsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sigfridsson staying out of range there.
Sigfridsson tries to work over Ragnar's front leg with a kick but Ragnar checks it.
Ragnar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ragnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sigfridsson lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sigfridsson tries to land a leg kick but Ragnar saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.
We've been informed that Ragnar 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfridsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sigfridsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ragnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnar misses the jab.
Ragnar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sigfridsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ragnar throws a push kick but Sigfridsson slaps the foot to one side.
A solid body kick from Ragnar.
Sigfridsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sigfridsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Sigfridsson misses.
Ragnar lands a jab.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar pushes Sigfridsson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ragnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnar.
Nice body punch from Sigfridsson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfridsson has Ragnar pressed against the cage.
Ragnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnar.
Ragnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
Sigfridsson managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnar.
Ragnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfridsson controls the action.
Ragnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnar lands a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Ragnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnar misses with a body punch.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnar misses with a hook.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Sigfridsson misses with a low kick.
Ragnar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ragnar takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson tried to score with a low kick but Ragnar checks it.
A slow jab from Ragnar misses its intended target.
As Ragnar backs away, Sigfridsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sigfridsson on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson moves forwards but Ragnar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Sigfridsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnar.
Sigfridsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a hook.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Sigfridsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sigfridsson misses with a body kick.
Ragnar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ragnar.
Sigfridsson misses with a double jab
and Ragnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigfridsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
A countering left hand to the body from Ragnar misses.
A big left from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar scores with a kick to the body.
Sigfridsson pushes Ragnar away with a front kick.
Sigfridsson throws a front kick aimed at Ragnar's knee but Ragnar avoids it well.
Ragnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sigfridsson misses with an uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sigfridsson thinking.
Ragnar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sigfridsson checks a low kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sigfridsson throwing a counter right hand but Ragnar manages to avoid it.
Ragnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigfridsson throws a shot from downtown. Ragnar moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar thuds a left hand into Sigfridsson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar slips a straight right by Sigfridsson.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson is looking to chop away at Ragnar's legs.
Sigfridsson misses with a low kick.
Ragnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sigfridsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnar.
Sigfridsson throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Ragnar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnar tests Sigfridsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sigfridsson misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnar. Sigfridsson shrugs it off though.
Sigfridsson moves out of range as Ragnar strikes.
Sigfridsson catches Ragnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnar needs to keep his hands up - Sigfridsson had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ragnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson cracks the inside of Ragnar's front leg.
Ragnar lands with a right hand.
Sigfridsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Ragnar coming out on top.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the body
and Sigfridsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Sigfridsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sigfridsson to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Sigfridsson misses.
Nice shot by Ragnar.
Sigfridsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnar is able to avoid easily.
Ragnar tests Sigfridsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sigfridsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ragnar.
Sigfridsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ragnar jabs Sigfridsson right on the nose. Sigfridsson blinks but takes it well.
A shot to the body from Sigfridsson misses
and Ragnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigfridsson is rocked!
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnar throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Sigfridsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnar misses with a looping right.
Sigfridsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnar avoided it.
Sigfridsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but Ragnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Sigfridsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ragnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Ragnar follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ragnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Sigfridsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnar throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Sigfridsson misses.
Ragnar delivers a nice body kick.
Ragnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Sigfridsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigfridsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sigfridsson under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sigfridsson.
Ragnar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ragnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnar - that will leave a mark!
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
Sigfridsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Ragnar.
Sigfridsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab by Ragnar.
Nice body kick there by Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Ragnar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sigfridsson doesn't seem phased though.
Sigfridsson throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigfridsson's sensitive parts.
Sigfridsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sigfridsson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar 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.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Sigfridsson moves away and avoids it.
Sigfridsson throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Ragnar thinks about the counter body kick.
A jab from Ragnar finds it's way through Sigfridsson's defenses.
Ragnar misses with a hook. Sigfridsson ducked under it nicely.
Ragnar takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar dips to his left and cracks Sigfridsson with an uppercut!
Sigfridsson misses with a low kick.
Sigfridsson throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnar cracks Sigfridsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Sigfridsson tenderised Ragnar's leg. Ragnar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benjamin Sigfridsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ragnar - just one landing.
Sigfridsson takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson checks a low kick from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sigfridsson drops his hands momentarily and Ragnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sigfridsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragnar dips to his left and cracks Sigfridsson with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Sigfridsson misses.
Ragnar takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sigfridsson.
Ragnar connects with the punch.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnar scores with a spinning back kick!
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnar there.
Ragnar cracks Sigfridsson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sigfridsson falls backwards against the cage. Ragnar follows up with more strikes that drop Sigfridsson to his knees. Ragnar keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sigfridsson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnar!
A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 342 p4p, 40 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 634 p4p, 77 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ridgeway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Forgotten War. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ridgeway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kinshaw looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kinshaw sizes up Ridgeway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kinshaw lands a jab to the head.
Kinshaw throws a body kick that misses.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the body kick from Ridgeway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinshaw. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ridgeway slips under a jab.
Ridgeway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kinshaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridgeway looks for the body kick but Kinshaw saw that one coming.
Ridgeway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kinshaw is out of range and Ridgeway settles back down.
Kinshaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Ridgeway.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway looks to land a right hand but Kinshaw moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kinshaw, as that shot connected.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the leg kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway jabs Kinshaw right on the nose. Kinshaw blinks but takes it well.
Kinshaw throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ridgeway, as that shot connected.
Ridgeway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kinshaw misses the jab.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. Kinshaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kinshaw's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kinshaw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ridgeway - the referee stops the clock and Kinshaw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ridgeway. Kinshaw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ridgeway motions for Kinshaw to come forward. Ridgeway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw dips to his left and cracks Ridgeway with an uppercut!
Kinshaw loads up on a big right hand but Ridgeway slips the punch.
Ridgeway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kinshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ridgeway crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kinshaw - the referee stops the clock and Ridgeway gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kinshaw. Ridgeway manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Kinshaw misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lunges at Kinshaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kinshaw's hand.
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Kinshaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ridgeway checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ridgeway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway backing away here, and Kinshaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kinshaw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut. Kinshaw saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ridgeway 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 Kinshaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kinshaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kinshaw throws out a counter right but Ridgeway avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ridgeway 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 Kinshaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kinshaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ridgeway dips to his left and cracks Kinshaw with an uppercut!
Ridgeway misses with a low kick as Kinshaw jumps back.
Ridgeway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kinshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ridgeway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kinshaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Ridgeway's head.
Good leg kick by Ridgeway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Kinshaw misses.
Ridgeway jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ridgeway.
Kinshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a chopping leg kick but Kinshaw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
Kinshaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kinshaw looks for the body kick but Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Kinshaw.
A head kick misses from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Kinshaw checks it.
A head kick misses from Kinshaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinshaw.
Ridgeway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kinshaw is out of range.
Kinshaw throws out a counter right but Ridgeway avoids it with no problem.
Ridgeway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ridgeway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinshaw misses with a head kick.
Ridgeway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Kinshaw sees coming a mile off.
Ridgeway misses the jab.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick but Ridgeway sees it coming and moves out of range.
It appears Ridgeway was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ridgeway throws a hook but Kinshaw avoids it easily.
Ridgeway looks for the body kick but Kinshaw saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kinshaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kinshaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ridgeway.
Kinshaw misses with a low kick as Ridgeway jumps back.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick but Ridgeway moved away.
A left lands for Kinshaw.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
A little jabbing left from Kinshaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ridgeway lands with an overhand left.
Kinshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kinshaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ridgeway.
Kinshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ridgeway tries to counter by clinching up but Kinshaw breaks away and moves out of range.
Kinshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway stuns Kinshaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Kinshaw.
Ridgeway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinshaw can do to turn this around?
Kinshaw jabs Ridgeway right on the nose. Ridgeway blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Kinshaw blocks the leg kick.
Kinshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinshaw moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Kinshaw slips under a jab.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the body.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinshaw throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that misses.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway cracks Kinshaw with a good jab.
Ridgeway throws an overhand right that lands on Kinshaw's shoulder, as Kinshaw tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway checks the leg kick.
Mathew Ridgeway is winning the standup battle so far.
Ridgeway throws a low kick, looking for Kinshaw's leg but Kinshaw calmly moves out of range.
Kinshaw scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway looks to land a body kick but Kinshaw moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws a low kick but Ridgeway moves out of range easily.
Kinshaw throws the kick towards the body but Ridgeway avoids it.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Ridgeway looks to land a right hand but Kinshaw moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Ridgeway.
Kinshaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ridgeway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kinshaw scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Ridgeway misses.
Kinshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
A punch lands to the side of Kinshaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kinshaw in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kinshaw throws a head kick but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Kinshaw moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Kinshaw blocks the leg kick.
Kinshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Ridgeway tries to work over Kinshaw's front leg with a kick but Kinshaw checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Kinshaw moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Kinshaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kinshaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ridgeway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Kinshaw.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinshaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw moves out of range of the body kick from Ridgeway.
Nice shot by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a nice strike.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kinshaw checks it well.
Kinshaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kinshaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ridgeway.
Kinshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ridgeway blocks a leg kick.
Jab by Kinshaw.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Kinshaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinshaw tries to avoid it.
Ridgeway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kinshaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ridgeway avoids the head kick by Kinshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway scores with a nice head shot.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ridgeway.
Kinshaw misses with a hook.
Kinshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Ridgeway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.
It looks like Ridgeway has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Kinshaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinshaw down.
A jab from Ridgeway misses.
Kinshaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kinshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinshaw. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinshaw slips under a jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a leg kick
and Kinshaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ridgeway tries to land a front kick but Kinshaw steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinshaw manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ridgeway finds it's way through Kinshaw's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinshaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ridgeway throws a hook but Kinshaw blocks it.
Ridgeway throws a series of punches but Kinshaw avoids them all with ease.
Ridgeway throws a shot from downtown. Kinshaw moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Ridgeway misses.
Kinshaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kinshaw lands the left hand.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Kinshaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a left hand
and Kinshaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ridgeway is looking to land body kicks.
Kinshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Kinshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinshaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ridgeway throws a chopping leg kick but Kinshaw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kinshaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Kinshaw's head but Kinshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ridgeway. That's going to slow Kinshaw down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kinshaw might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ridgeway has got the better of the exchanges.
Ridgeway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kinshaw is out of range and Ridgeway settles back down.
Ridgeway thuds a left hand into Kinshaw's body.
Kinshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Ridgeway moves out of range easily.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Ridgeway lands.
Kinshaw throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinshaw is just out of range.
Kinshaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinshaw checks the leg kick.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut.
Kinshaw tries a quick counter leg kick but Ridgeway is wise to it.
Kinshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway slips a jab from Kinshaw.
Ridgeway lands a front kick.
Kinshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinshaw moves away.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinshaw has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ridgeway.
Kinshaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Kinshaw.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Kinshaw's front leg.
Kinshaw misses with a looping left.
Ridgeway scores with a decent looking hook.
Kinshaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ridgeway 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 Kinshaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kinshaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kinshaw misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Kinshaw's front leg.
Kinshaw throws out a leg kick but Ridgeway moves out of range and Kinshaw only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinshaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Kinshaw's front leg.
Ridgeway throws a lazy right hand but Kinshaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ridgeway dips to his left and cracks Kinshaw with an uppercut!
Ridgeway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kinshaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ridgeway punishes Kinshaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Ridgeway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kinshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kinshaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kinshaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinshaw takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ridgeway staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
A telegraphed right hand from Kinshaw misses the target.
Ridgeway avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a shot from downtown. Kinshaw moves away and avoids it.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Kinshaw strikes.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kinshaw misses.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.
Ridgeway slips under a jab from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Kinshaw jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kinshaw misses with a body kick.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Kinshaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinshaw tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kinshaw misses its intended target.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Kinshaw saw it coming and moves away.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but Kinshaw moves out of range easily.
Kinshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Kinshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Ridgeway cracks a nice hook into Kinshaw's ribs.
Mathew Ridgeway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ridgeway cracks Kinshaw with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinshaw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kinshaw looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
Kinshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kinshaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kinshaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kinshaw there.
A low kick from Ridgeway is predictable there
and Kinshaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Kinshaw off balance momentarily.
A jab from Ridgeway misses.
Kinshaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ridgeway defending well as Kinshaw loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kinshaw if he has to take too many more of those.
Karter Kinshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good work by Kinshaw as he checks the leg kick.
Kinshaw is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kinshaw tries to move into range but Ridgeway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Ridgeway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ridgeway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 71 p4p, 14 weight class) and Dan Hendrix (ranked 2465 p4p, 282 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hendrix !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix with a poor takedown
and Wrexham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wrexham leaves Hendrix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hendrix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wrexham , pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendrix .
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix .
Hendrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
Hendrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrexham misses with a low kick.
Hendrix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendrix tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrexham defends well and Hendrix ends up having to push Wrexham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyler Wrexham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hendrix .
Wrexham scores with a shot to the body.
Hendrix tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wrexham defends well and Hendrix ends up having to push Wrexham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendrix drops his hands momentarily and Wrexham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hendrix fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Hendrix off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Wrexham .
Wrexham slips a jab and a cross from Hendrix .
Wrexham leaves Hendrix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wrexham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hendrix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wrexham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wrexham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hendrix .
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham sets himself, and Hendrix steps forward looking for the clinch! Wrexham avoids it this time.
Dan Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham lunges at Hendrix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hendrix 's hand.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wrexham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hendrix is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wrexham cracks a nice hook into Hendrix 's ribs.
Hendrix with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Wrexham counter with a right hand.
Hendrix is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrexham finish him?
Wrexham throws a front kick aimed at Hendrix 's knee but Hendrix avoids it well.
Hendrix seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wrexham . Wrexham obviously looking to wear him down.
Hendrix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wrexham lands an overhand right.
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hendrix wants to counter with a clinch but Wrexham pushes him away.
Wrexham catches Hendrix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix clinches up against the cage.
Hendrix blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Hendrix has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wrexham after a bit of a struggle.
Hendrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrexham .
Wrexham scores with a shot to the side of Hendrix 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hendrix is trying to pull guard but Wrexham has him pressed against the cage.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix is trying to drag Wrexham to the mat but Wrexham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wrexham swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix jumps guard.
Hendrix seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wrexham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hendrix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wrexham slips under a jab from Hendrix .
Wrexham throwing a counter right hand but Hendrix manages to avoid it.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wrexham as he avoids it easily.
Wrexham punishes Hendrix 's body with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix clinches with his opponent.
Hendrix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrexham is keeping busy.
Hendrix has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wrexham is trying to keep an underhook but Hendrix manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wrexham kicks Hendrix off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Wrexham tries to keep at a distance but Hendrix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hendrix jumps guard.
Wrexham wants to stand but Hendrix has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wrexham stands up and waves to Hendrix to follow him.
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wrexham sprawls well. Wrexham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hendrix gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hendrix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wrexham feints and then cracks Hendrix 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Wrexham connects with a leg kick. Hendrix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyler Wrexham is winning the standup battle so far.
Hendrix has his takedown stuffed
and Wrexham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hendrix ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hendrix is defended easily by Wrexham .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham lands the left hand.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix closes the distance and pushes Wrexham back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Hendrix avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
Hendrix blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
Hendrix blocking some punches.
Wrexham pushes Hendrix back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendrix controls his hands.
Hendrix tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyler Wrexham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hendrix .
Wrexham pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendrix goes for a takedown attempt but Wrexham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendrix shoots in for a takedown but Wrexham shows good takedown defense.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham misses with a hook.
Hendrix throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrexham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hendrix blocks a jab.
Hendrix has his takedown stuffed
and Wrexham counters with a left to the body.
Hendrix with a poor takedown
and Wrexham counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hendrix ! Wrexham lets Hendrix back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wrexham slaps away a takedown attempt from Hendrix , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix has his takedown stuffed
and Wrexham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hendrix thinking.
Hendrix takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hendrix checks a leg kick.
Wrexham misses with a two punch combination.
Hendrix wants to counter the offense by Wrexham and move into the clinch position.
Wrexham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hendrix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hendrix .
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham lands a body punch.
Hendrix tries to circle away but Wrexham has him pinned against the cage.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendrix 's elbow.
Hendrix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrexham .
Tyler Wrexham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a big uppercut that drops Hendrix ! More strikes from Wrexham and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hendrix lies dazed against the cage as Wrexham celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Wrexham !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vee (ranked 253 p4p, 29 weight class) and Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 716 p4p, 79 weight class). Vee comes to the cage accompanied by Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan. Tiddlywinks has chosen The Seinfeld Intro as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiddlywinks throws a leg kick but Vee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vee misses with a hook. Tiddlywinks ducked under it nicely.
Vee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiddlywinks.
Vee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiddlywinks throws the kick towards the body but Vee avoids it.
Tiddlywinks throws a jab when Vee was well out of range.
Vee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tiddlywinks misses with a head kick.
Vee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee moves out of range as Tiddlywinks strikes.
Tiddlywinks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiddlywinks looks to land a body kick but Vee moved away.
Vee misses the jab.
Vee missing with a left hand there. Tiddlywinks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiddlywinks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiddlywinks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiddlywinks moves forwards but Vee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiddlywinks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vee lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Tiddlywinks scores with a head kick.
It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee rushes Tiddlywinks and presses him up against the cage.
Tiddlywinks wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Tiddlywinks.
Vee struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiddlywinks controls his hands.
Vee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vee lands a right hand.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
Vee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vee throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiddlywinks.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiddlywinks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiddlywinks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vee throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee has a couple of punches blocked by Tiddlywinks.
Vee throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vee misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vee lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiddlywinks backwards.
Vee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiddlywinks backwards.
Vee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiddlywinks backwards.
Vee scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Vee.
Vee lands with a short shot to the head.
Vee is working Tiddlywinks over against the cage.
Vee lands a nice uppercut.
Tiddlywinks is rocked!
Tiddlywinks looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tiddlywinks with a big uppercut! Tiddlywinks tries to clinch up but Vee pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tiddlywinks to the mat! Tiddlywinks covers up and Vee unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Vee!
Brandon Vee took some time post fight to say the following; 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
In defeat, Roger Tiddlywinks stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want icecream mom'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 75 p4p, 10 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 207 p4p, 28 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Kenway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenway misses with a low kick as Lester jumps back.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Edward Kenway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway avoids a kick to the body.
Kenway 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.
A big right from Lester misses.
Nice shot by Kenway.
Nice body kick there by Kenway.
Kenway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Kenway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danga de danga de dang - Kenway scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Kenway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lester wants to land a leg kick but Kenway is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a low kick, looking for Lester's leg but Lester calmly moves out of range.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway misses with a double jab.
And Lester responds with a good body kick, but Kenway manages to step out the way in time.
Kenway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester throws a push kick but Kenway slaps the foot to one side.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Kenway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lester takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kenway thows a body kick. Lester tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenway.
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Kenway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
Kenway walks into a left hand.
Lester takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenway.
A telegraphed right hand from Lester misses the target.
Kenway digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Nice shot by Kenway.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Nice jab there from Kenway.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Lester 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.
Lester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kenway to score with a decent uppercut.
Kenway throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester throws a front kick that sends Kenway stumbling back into the cage.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Kenway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kenway wants to land a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
A big right from Lester misses.
Kenway lands a body shot.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Kenway slips under a jab.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenway.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Kenway scores with a push kick.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester thuds his shin into the meat of Kenway's side.
Lester slips a jab from Kenway.
Kenway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenway.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester throws the kick towards the body but Kenway avoids it.
Lester has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kenway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab by Lester.
Lester moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lester.
Kenway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenway scores with a jab to the body.
Lester misses with a jab to the body
and Kenway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Kenway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenway scores with a leg kick.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Lester moved away.
Lester has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kenway.
Kenway moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Lester avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Lester 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.
Kenway looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Lester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Lester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kenway lands with a straight right. Lester didn't see that one coming.
Edward Kenway is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Crunch! Lester slams his shin into Kenway's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Kenway cracks Lester with a good jab.
Lester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenway checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Lester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Kenway moved out of range nicely.
Kenway throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Lester throws a fast counter high kick but Kenway manages to duck under it in time.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lester might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kenway has got the better of the exchanges.
Lester defending well as Kenway loads up on a big left hand.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Kenway feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
Lester misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Kenway lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenway connects with the punch.
That's two 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!
Kenway cracks Lester with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a jab to the body
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a head kick.
Lester throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway scores with a jab.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Lester misses.
Lester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenway stuns Lester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lester crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kenway - the referee stops the clock and Lester gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kenway. Lester manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenway finds it's way round the side to connect with Lester's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Lester.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Lester moved away.
Kenway walks into a straight right hand from Lester.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenway throws a wild body kick that Lester sees coming a mile off.
Lester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Kenway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenway.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Kenway misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Kenway is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lester throws a body punch but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lester doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenway lands with a slapping head kick.
Kenway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenway on the side of the head.
Lester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lester takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenway scores with a shot to the body.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. Lester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kenway throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenway.
Lester avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester 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.
Lester has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lester throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenway counters with an outside leg kick.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Kenway has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Lester misses its intended target.
Lester misses with a left hand
and Kenway counters with a good, hard body kick but Lester shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenway misses the target.
Kenway tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lester.
Lester lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kenway was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kenway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lester lands a jab.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Kenway is looking to counter punch.
Kenway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lester finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenway's head.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Lester throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Lester's leg. Lester is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester 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.
Kenway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenway blocks the body kick.
Kenway throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway misses with a hook.
Lester pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenway throws a body kick that misses
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenway.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway misses with a hook
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenway loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kenway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kenway keeps Lester at a distance using the push kick.
Lester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lester checks a leg kick.
Lester doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenway lands an overhand right.
Kenway digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lester has time to react.
Kenway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
Lester checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lester.
Lester throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Lester throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kenway throws a wild body kick that Lester sees coming a mile off.
Kenway avoids a kick to the body.
Kenway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kenway works Lester's body with a nice hook.
Kenway throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kenway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lester misses with a hook
and Kenway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester looks for the body kick but Kenway saw that one coming.
Kenway moves out of range of the leg kick from Lester.
Kenway throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
Kenway lands with a cross.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Kenway is looking to counter punch.
Lester checks the leg kick.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenway scores with the left hand. Lester knows he should have avoided that one.
Kenway motions for Lester to come forward. Kenway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway scores with the left hand. Lester knows he should have avoided that one.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Lester jabs Kenway right on the nose. Kenway blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester staying out of range there.
Kenway throws an off balance right hand
and Lester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway looks for the body kick but Lester saw that one coming.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenway as he connects with a hook.
Lester checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Lester.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Lester looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lester throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kenway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lester takes a step back to recover.
Kenway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body kick from Kenway.
Kenway lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
Lester sizes up Kenway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kenway tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Lester moves out of range as Kenway throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kenway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lester doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester lands with a cross.
Kenway misses with a straight right.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Lester misses with the body kick
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Kenway is predictable there
and Lester counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenway's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenway.
A left lands for Lester.
An inside leg kick from Kenway misses.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lester slips under a jab from Kenway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway with a jab.
Lester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
Kenway throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Kenway walks into a jab.
Lester jabs Kenway right on the nose. Kenway blinks but takes it well.
Kenway lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenway connects with a crisp jab.
Lester moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Lester doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kenway throws a head kick but Lester moves out of range.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenway off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway had his way with Moe Lester in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kenway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway lands a really nice looking cross but Lester seems unphased.
Lester misses with a jab to the body
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kenway misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenway.
Kenway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenway keeps Lester at a distance using the push kick.
Kenway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.
Kenway scores with a shot to the body.
Lester tries to move into range but Kenway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway stuns Lester with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kenway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lester swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway lands a nice looking body kick.
Lester tries to land a leg kick but Kenway saw it coming and moves away.
Lester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenway scores with a three punch combo!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lester checks a leg kick.
Lester takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Kenway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenway at a distance.
Kenway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Lester there.
Kenway moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab by Lester.
Lester scores with a hook.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway connects with a nice looking jab.
Lester moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Kenway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lester finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenway's head.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
Kenway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lester throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Kenway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kenway moves out of range as Lester throws a body kick.
Lester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lester throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenway!
Kenway connects with a body shot that sends Lester's belly button to the back.
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Kenway.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kenway crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lester - the referee stops the clock and Kenway gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lester. Kenway manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Kenway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kenway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kenway lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
Lester throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Kenway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lester throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kenway has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Kenway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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