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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brophy (ranked 3405 p4p, 284 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 4728 p4p, 340 weight class). Ryan Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace darts in and clinches Brophy up against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brophy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smoochie Wallace manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brophy on his heels. He'll look to pass Brophy's guard now, I'm sure.
Smoochie Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brophy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smoochie Wallace lands a couple of digs.
Smoochie Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
Smoochie Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Brophy.
Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smoochie Wallace lands a couple of digs.
Brophy wants to sweep here but Smoochie Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Smoochie Wallace is working Brophy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brophy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Smoochie Wallace distracts Brophy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smoochie Wallace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smoochie Wallace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smoochie Wallace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smoochie Wallace throws a big right hand that misses.
Smoochie Wallace postures up and lands a big shot to Brophy's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smoochie Wallace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brophy is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Brophy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smoochie Wallace loads up on a big left hand. Brophy felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Smoochie Wallace looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Brophy can't hide his disappointment, as Smoochie Wallace celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 351 p4p, 51 weight class) and Arthur Halo (ranked 482 p4p, 71 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Halo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makaki Iii throws a wild body kick that Halo sees coming a mile off.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makaki Iii defends it nicely.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makaki Iii.
Halo feints the counter takedown.
Makaki Iii misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Makaki Iii!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaki Iii is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Halo off and has taken his back!
Halo just trying to survive but Makaki Iii is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Halo rolls, trying to escape but Makaki Iii keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Halo is really stuck here.
Halo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii controlling well, preventing Halo from escaping the position.
Halo trying to control the position but Makaki Iii manages to sink in the hooks.
Makaki Iii is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Halo trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halo wants to escape the position.
Halo trying to control the action but Makaki Iii just sinks the hooks in.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
I really don't envy Halo right now.
Halo trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to break free.
Makaki Iii is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Makaki Iii avoiding Halo 's attempts to control his hands.
Halo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Makaki Iii is staying active.
Makaki Iii controlling the position well here. Halo rolled but Makaki Iii kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Makaki Iii is hanging on to Halo's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Halo trying to control the action but Makaki Iii just sinks the hooks in.
Halo tries to escape the position.
Halo is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Makaki Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by Makaki Iii there.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Halo cracks Makaki Iii with an open hand slap.
Makaki Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Makaki Iii.
We've been told by Makaki Iii's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halo gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Halo tries to pull guard but Makaki Iii forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Halo misses with some punches.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Makaki Iii avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Makaki Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo jumps into guard, dragging Makaki Iii to the mat.
Makaki Iii being controlled here momentarily.
Halo working for a triangle but Makaki Iii defends it easily.
Halo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Makaki Iii stacks Halo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Makaki Iii!
A lull in the action here as Makaki Iii stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo sneaks back into half guard.
Halo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makaki Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Halo wants to control but Makaki Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii prevents Halo from improving his position.
Halo gets back to full guard.
Makaki Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halo keeping full guard, as Makaki Iii tries to pass.
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Makaki Iii defends easily.
Halo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Makaki Iii's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Halo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yancy Makaki Iii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makaki Iii trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Makaki Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makaki Iii blocks a leg kick.
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 Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Makaki Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Makaki Iii connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halo. Halo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makaki Iii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halo will feel that in the morning.
Halo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makaki Iii works the jab nicely.
Makaki Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makaki Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo shoots in but no luck this time.
Halo throws a leg kick
letting Makaki Iii counter with a right hand.
A jab from Halo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
And Halo tries to counter it with a takedown but Makaki Iii pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo tries to clinch but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
That kick from Makaki Iii tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makaki Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Halo tries to move into range but Makaki Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arthur Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries for a takedown but Makaki Iii circles away easily
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makaki Iii sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Makaki Iii lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Makaki Iii.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Halo feints the counter takedown.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makaki Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Makaki Iii - just one landing.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Makaki Iii misses the shot to the body.
Yancy Makaki Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Halo with the counter takedown but Makaki Iii avoids it easily.
Yancy Makaki Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Makaki Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halo misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makaki Iii scores with a push kick.
Halo tries to keep at a distance but Makaki Iii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makaki Iii walks away with a smile on his face. Halo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yancy Makaki Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Halo.
Halo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Makaki Iii counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makaki Iii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halo's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii digs a good body shot into Halo's ribs.
Makaki Iii connects with a looping right hand.
Halo throws a low kick but Makaki Iii moves out of range easily.
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!
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makaki Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makaki Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makaki Iii's waist but Makaki Iii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Halo off to one side.
Makaki Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Halo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Makaki Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makaki Iii 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
A relieved looking Yancy Makaki Iii 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 734 p4p, 97 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 987 p4p, 130 weight class). Mendez has chosen Angelito as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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185 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sklemin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Sklemin takes one to the chin there.
Sklemin is rocked!
Sklemin cracks Mendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Sklemin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez drops Sklemin with a naaaaasty hook - Sklemin is in real trouble here! Mendez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chernokov (ranked 528 p4p, 63 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 318 p4p, 38 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chernokov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud. Probong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bodhi Mandala. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sni Probong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Probong misses the target.
Probong misses with a low kick.
Chernokov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Probong cracks Chernokov with a good jab.
A slow jab from Chernokov misses its intended target.
Probong stuns Chernokov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Probong misses with a left hand
and Chernokov counters with a straight right hand.
Probong lands a jab.
Probong scores with a decent looking hook.
Probong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Probong wants to clinch
and Chernokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernokov takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Probong misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov throws a shot from downtown. Probong moves away and avoids it.
Chernokov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probong.
Probong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Chernokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Probong 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.
Probong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chernokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probong misses with a body kick.
Probong lands with a cross.
Good shot there by Chernokov.
Probong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Probong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov tries for a takedown but Probong circles away easily
and Probong counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chernokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probong cracks a nice hook into Chernokov's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Probong on the side of the head.
Chernokov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Probong throws a sloppy head kick
letting Chernokov counter with a right hand.
Probong with a hook.
Probong digs a good hook to Chernokov's body.
Probong tests Chernokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chernokov checks it well.
Probong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chernokov counters with a nice body shot.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chernokov.
Chernokov backing away here, and Probong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chernokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probong.
Chernokov takes one on the button.
Chernokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probong.
Probong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Probong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Probong. Beautiful body shot.
Chernokov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Probong. Probong obviously looking to wear him down.
Chernokov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Probong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chernokov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Probong misses.
Probong lands with a shot to the body.
Chernokov looks to score with a jab to the body but Probong is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Probong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probong takes one to the side of the head.
Probong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Probong looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernokov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chernokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Probong slips under a jab from Chernokov.
Probong lands a jab to the nose.
Chernokov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chernokov misses with a straight right.
Probong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Probong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Probong misses the shot to the body.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probong throws out the jab.
Chernokov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chernokov throws a shot from downtown. Probong moves away and avoids it.
Probong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chernokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probong thinks about the counter body kick.
Chernokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probong.
Probong lands a lovely overhand right.
Sni Probong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probong misses with a right hand
and Chernokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chernokov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chernokov moves out of range of the strikes.
Probong lands a head shot.
Probong scores with a jab. Chernokov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Probong catches Chernokov right on the button with a cross.
Probong keeps Chernokov at a distance using the push kick.
Chernokov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chernokov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Probong.
Probong avoids the body shot from Chernokov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Probong! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong connects with a solid leg kick.
Probong throws a leg kick
letting Chernokov counter with a right hand.
Probong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chernokov.
It seemed like Probong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Probong scores with a spinning back kick!
Chernokov jabs Probong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Probong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chernokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Probong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Probong misses with a lunging right hand
and Chernokov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Probong missing with a left hand there. Chernokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chernokov misses with a hook. Probong ducked under it nicely.
Probong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chernokov.
Probong misses the shot to the body.
Probong throws a hook but Chernokov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chernokov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Probong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Probong looks to land a combination. Chernokov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Probong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chernokov on the side of the head.
Probong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Probong throws a jab when Chernokov was well out of range.
It looked like Chernokov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Probong.
Probong scores with a jab to the head.
Probong misses with a leg kick
and Chernokov counters with a nice body shot.
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernokov misses with a straight left.
Chernokov staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Probong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Probong.
Probong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Probong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Probong takes a shot to the head.
Probong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Probong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probong.
Chernokov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Probong has him pressed against the cage.
Chernokov is looking to control Probong's arms but Probong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chernokov has his back to the cage.
Probong works on Chernokov's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probong.
Chernokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Probong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chernokov.
Probong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chernokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chernokov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Probong lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chernokov.
Probong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chernokov digs a right hand into Probong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Probong's gas tank.
I was talking to Chernokov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Probong struggles to land a body shot inside as Chernokov controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Probong pushes Chernokov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chernokov tries to throw a body punch but Probong avoids it by throwing Chernokov back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Probong.
Probong breaks the clinch.
Probong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chernokov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Probong slams his shin into Chernokov's torso.
Nice shot by Probong.
Probong thows a leg kick but Chernokov checks it
enabling Chernokov to counter with a crisp jab.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sni Probong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chernokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Probong misses with a body shot
and Chernokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chernokov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probong.
Chernokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernokov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Probong missing with a left hand there. Chernokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chernokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Probong scores with a nice strike.
Sni Probong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Probong scores with the left hand. Chernokov knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Probong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chernokov.
Probong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chernokov ducks right into an uppercut from Probong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong throws a body punch but Chernokov moves out of range.
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernokov throws a right and a left that Probong avoids nicely.
Probong misses with a body kick.
Probong throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chernokov to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Probong.
Chernokov misses with a hook.
Probong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chernokov jabs Probong right on the nose. Probong blinks but takes it well.
Chernokov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Probong.
Probong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Probong lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probong.
Chernokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Chernokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Probong staying out of range there.
Probong misses with a hook.
Chernokov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Probong lands with a nice body kick.
Probong misses with a low kick.
Chernokov blocks a jab.
Chernokov misses with a wild body shot.
Chernokov looks to land a left hand but Probong moved out of range nicely.
Chernokov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Probong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chernokov takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probong. Chernokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Chernokov misses the target.
Probong looks to land a body kick but Chernokov moved away.
Probong throws the left hand but Chernokov avoids the punch easily.
Probong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chernokov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexei Chernokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chernokov manages to avoid it.
Probong throws a low kick but Chernokov moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Chernokov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chernokov misses with a few strikes there.
Probong throws a jab but it's blocked by Chernokov.
Chernokov throwing a counter right hand but Probong manages to avoid it.
Probong scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Probong.
Probong misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong throws a low kick but Chernokov avoids it.
Probong just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernokov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Probong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chernokov misses with a wild body shot.
Chernokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Probong.
Chernokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Probong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Chernokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Probong connects with a solid leg kick.
Chernokov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chernokov walks into a straight right hand from Probong.
Probong scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sni Probong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Probong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sni Probong!
An out of breath Sni Probong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Basaev (ranked 1261 p4p, 43 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 872 p4p, 40 weight class). Liam Gallagher told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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239 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reed Basaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Basaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gallagher doesn't seem phased though.
Gallagher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basaev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
Basaev misses with a low kick.
Basaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gallagher closes the distance and pushes Basaev back into the cage.
Basaev blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basaev.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Basaev.
Gallagher lands a knee to the body.
Basaev cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Basaev throws a head punch that misses.
Gallagher told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Basaev tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Basaev back against the cage.
Basaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basaev lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basaev's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev is pushing Gallagher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Basaev as the two fighters clinch.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher struggles to land a body shot inside as Basaev controls his hands.
Basaev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Basaev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Basaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basaev working aggressively here.
Gallagher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basaev backwards.
Basaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Basaev looking to slow down the pace here.
Basaev has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Basaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basaev tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gallagher misses with an elbow strike.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Basaev throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallagher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Gallagher.
Gallagher thows a leg kick but Basaev checks it
and Basaev counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Basaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Reed Basaev has been cut.
Gallagher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut.
Basaev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Basaev checks a low kick from Gallagher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basaev scores with the left hand. Gallagher knows he should have avoided that one.
Basaev tests Gallagher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
Basaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Basaev is just out of range.
Gallagher 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.
Basaev lands with a straight right. Gallagher didn't see that one coming.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Basaev ducks down to avoid it.
Basaev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Basaev connects with a body shot.
Gallagher misses with a kick to the body.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Basaev moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Basaev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher misses with a hook to the body
and Basaev counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basaev. That's going to slow Gallagher down.
A big right from Gallagher misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basaev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Basaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Basaev cracks Gallagher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Basaev moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Basaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Gallagher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gallagher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallagher defending well as Basaev loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher wants to slow Basaev down by chopping away at his legs.
Basaev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Basaev punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher 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.
Basaev misses with a jab to the body
and Gallagher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Basaev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Basaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Basaev cracks Gallagher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basaev dips to his left and cracks Gallagher with an uppercut!
Gallagher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Basaev counters with a nice body shot.
Gallagher misses the jab.
Basaev throws out a powerful jab.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Basaev misses with a wild body shot.
Basaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basaev.
Basaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Basaev looks to throw the jab but Gallagher is out of range.
Basaev throws a front kick aimed at Gallagher's knee but Gallagher avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gallagher keeps Basaev at a distance using the push kick.
Basaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Basaev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basaev.
Gallagher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gallagher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basaev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Basaev is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gallagher, right into the meat.
Basaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Basaev throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Reed Basaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Basaev slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Basaev.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Basaev.
It seemed like Gallagher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Basaev connects with a body shot.
Basaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Basaev lands a body shot.
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basaev moves away.
Basaev takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Basaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basaev is looking to counter punch.
Liam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basaev scores with a sloppy right hand. Gallagher should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Basaev moves out of range easily.
Gallagher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Basaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basaev looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Basaev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Gallagher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Basaev doesn't seem phased though.
Gallagher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basaev in his tracks.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basaev counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher is looking to clinch.
Basaev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gallagher throws a low kick but Basaev moves out of range easily.
Basaev punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher throws a front kick aimed at Basaev's knee but Basaev avoids it well.
Basaev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Basaev misses with a body shot.
Basaev blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Basaev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
letting Basaev counter with a right hand.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Basaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gallagher.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gallagher. Basaev shrugs it off though.
Gallagher throws a leg kick
and Basaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher defending well as Basaev loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher pushes Basaev away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Basaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher checks a leg kick.
Gallagher counters with a body kick.
Gallagher swings for the body but Basaev moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gallagher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Basaev throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a nice body kick.
Gallagher is looking to slow Basaev down with leg kicks.
Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Gallagher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Basaev there.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallagher moves forwards but Basaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gallagher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gallagher.
Gallagher slips a jab from Basaev.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Reed Basaev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Basaev misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher throws a leg kick which misses Basaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Basaev tries to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Basaev misses the target.
Basaev blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Basaev tests Gallagher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallagher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Basaev misses with a double jab.
Gallagher throws a head kick but Basaev moves out of range.
Basaev lands with a nice body punch.
Basaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Basaev misses.
Gallagher unleashes a big counter combination but Basaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Basaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Basaev takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallagher scores with a hook to the body. Basaev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Gallagher misses with a kick to the body.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Basaev.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Gallagher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Basaev misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming.
Basaev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basaev takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basaev. That did some damage!
Liam Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to clinch but Basaev slips to the side
and Basaev counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Basaev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basaev throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Basaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Basaev.
Gallagher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Basaev counters with a straight right hand.
Basaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Basaev counters with a leg kick.
Basaev cracks Gallagher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basaev throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Basaev punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Basaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Basaev pushes Gallagher away with a front kick.
Basaev misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Gallagher is predictable there
and Basaev counters with a one-two to the body.
Basaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Basaev slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Basaev fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Basaev lands.
Gallagher scores with a three punch combo!
Basaev is looking to land body kicks.
Basaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gallagher has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Basaev.
Basaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gallagher tries to work over Basaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reed Basaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with an elbow strike.
Gallagher swings wildly with an uppercut but Basaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher is leaning against Basaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basaev prevents a body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Gallagher.
Basaev blocks an uppercut.
Basaev blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Basaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Basaev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Basaev!
Reed Basaev 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class) and Marc Spector (ranked 276 p4p, 32 weight class). Fighter comes to the cage accompanied by You Know How I Do It. 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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146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Street Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marc Spector!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
Spector throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fighter works the jab nicely.
Fighter lands with a cross.
Spector dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter. That did some damage!
A left lands for Spector.
Spector checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fighter lands a nice shot that snaps Spector's head back.
Spector throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spector.
Spector throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spector throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fighter.
Jab, jab by Fighter - just one landing.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fighter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spector is out of range and Fighter settles back down.
Fighter misses the jab.
Spector displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fighter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spector attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Spector.
Fighter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spector lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fighter throws a front kick that sends Spector stumbling back into the cage.
Spector instigates a clinch.
Spector throws a head punch that misses.
Spector throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter gets through Spector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Spector.
Spector gets through Fighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spector blocks a body shot from Fighter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spector's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spector can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Spector on the inside.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Street Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter throws an off balance right hand
and Spector counters with a low kick, right behind Fighter 's knee.
Spector connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spector connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fighter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fighter cracks Spector with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spector is looking to slow Fighter down with leg kicks.
Fighter darts in and clinches Spector up against the cage.
Spector blocking some punches.
Spector lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Spector.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Fighter.
Spector works on Fighter's body with a couple of short punches.
Spector lands with a right to the head.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
Spector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spector.
Spector blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Spector.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Spector tries to work over Fighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spector's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
Spector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spector lands with a left to the head.
Fighter blocking some punches.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Spector.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spector.
Fighter tries a body shot but Spector blocks it.
Spector lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Spector lands an uppercut.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spector.
Spector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Spector avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Spector misses with the head strike.
Fighter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but Spector turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Spector.
Spector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
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 Street Fighter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spector throws the kick towards the body but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter misses with a looping right.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Spector.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spector replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fighter blocks it well.
Spector moves in looking to clinch but Fighter pushes him off.
Street Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter moves to clinch but Spector breaks away
and Spector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Fighter throwing a counter right hand but Spector manages to avoid it.
Spector attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spector catches Fighter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter lands a nice shot that snaps Spector's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fighter lands with an uppercut that bounces Spector off the cage and back into range.
Fighter blocks the body kick.
Spector lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spector moves out of range as Fighter throws a body kick.
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!
Fighter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spector on the side of the head.
Spector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector looks to land a body kick but Fighter moved away.
Fighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fighter lands with a good body shot.
Spector looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Fighter is looking to counter punch.
Spector stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fighter.
Fighter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spector. That's going to slow Fighter down.
Spector takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spector tries to clinch up.
Fighter slips under a jab from Spector.
Spector throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fighter digs a good hook to Spector's body.
Spector throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spector pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fighter is out of range and Spector settles back down.
Fighter has been working on his balance at London Fighting Acadamy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Spector.
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!
Fighter connects with the punch.
Spector connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fighter momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter swings for the body but Spector moves out of range.
Spector thinks about the counter body kick.
Spector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Spector.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Spector.
Spector takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spector tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spector keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spector's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fighter under the eye.
Fighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spector throws a leg kick but Fighter moved away.
Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
Spector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spector working aggressively here.
Fighter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Street Fighter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Spector avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter lands a shot to the body.
Spector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spector's elbow.
Spector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Spector avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spector.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Spector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spector working aggressively here.
Spector tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter tries a body shot but Spector blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Spector backwards.
Fighter being controlled against the cage.
Spector blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Fighter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Spector controls his hands.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Spector blocking some punches.
Spector misses with a punch to the body.
Spector can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Spector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter slowing the pace effectively.
Spector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Spector.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Spector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Street Fighter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fighter.
Nice shot by Fighter.
Fighter moves into the clinch successfully.
Fighter jumps into guard, dragging Spector to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter is pulling down on Spector's head to control his posture.
Fighter is working an open guard so Spector takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fighter misses the shot to the body.
Spector flicks out a counter leg kick but Fighter steps away.
Spector on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fighter misses the shot to the body.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Spector does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spector ducks under a wild hook from Fighter.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Fighter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spector misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spector takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Spector is predictable there
and Fighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spector. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fighter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Spector turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spector can do to turn this around?
Fighter wants to land a leg kick but Spector is out of range.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick.
Spector throws a low kick, looking for Fighter's leg but Fighter calmly moves out of range.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fighter cracks Spector with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spector is looking to slow Fighter down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fighter, right into the meat.
Spector avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Fighter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spector counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fighter's knee momentarily.
Fighter slips under a jab from Spector.
Spector throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spector defends it nicely.
Marc Spector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Street Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spector moves out of range as Fighter throws a body kick.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spector will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spector swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fighter cracks Spector with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fighter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spector lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spector walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fighter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spector lands with a nice body punch.
Spector misses with a low kick.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Spector. That snapped Fighter's head back.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spector moves away.
Spector with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spector looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Spector throws a solid leg kick but Fighter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spector.
Fighter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spector.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spector misses with a looping left.
Fighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spector thows a leg kick but Fighter checks it
and Fighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fighter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fighter digs a good hook to Spector's body.
Spector throws a solid leg kick but Fighter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spector.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Fighter.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spector.
Spector takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fighter sizes up Spector with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spector walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fighter.
Fighter throws a body shot but no joy.
Fighter tries to land a front kick but Spector steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spector throws the left hand but Fighter avoids the punch easily.
Fighter pushes Spector away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
Fighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spector tries to keep at a distance but Fighter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Spector controls the action.
Spector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spector has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spector.
A head punch on the inside from Spector fails to land.
A short right from Fighter.
Spector lands an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Street Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Street Fighter!
A relieved looking Street Fighter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Marc Spector stepped up to the mic, saying 'Singh is a beast. I am a huge fan'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pa‘Akea Built (ranked 296 p4p, 35 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 106 p4p, 15 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pa‘Akea Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ungar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Built is out of range and Ungar settles back down.
Built misses with a body kick.
Built misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ungar misses with a body kick.
Ungar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ungar slips a jab from Built.
Built swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ungar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Built misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ungar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
Ungar looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Ungar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ungar looks to land a body kick but Built moved away.
Built keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ungar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheers as Built lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ungar doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ungar.
Ungar misses with a wild body shot.
Ungar tries for a takedown but Built sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Built wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ungar!
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ungar was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Ungar blocks a low kick nicely.
Built 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.
Ungar throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Ungar tries to get set, Built tries to push him back and clinch up but Ungar manages to avoid the attempt.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Built moved away.
Built connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Built pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Ungar.
Built moves away from the strike by Ungar.
Ungar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBuilt.
Pa‘Akea Built is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Built connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ungar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Built as he checks the leg kick.
Built pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ungar is out of range and Built settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built connects with a body shot that sends Ungar's belly button to the back.
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!
Ungar avoids the body shot from Built.
Ungar defending well as Built loads up on a big left hand.
Ungar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ungar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
Built thumps Ungar with a low kick.
Built 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.
Built avoids a kick to the body.
Ungar moves into the clinch.
Ungar lands with a light punch inside.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Built lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Built.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built gets through Ungar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar blocks a body shot from Built.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Built misses with some punches.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Built works on Ungar's body with a couple of short punches.
Ungar blocking some punches.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Built.
Ungar scores with a shot to the side of Built's head.
Ungar pushes Built back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Built scores with a nice short uppercut.
Built blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built cracks Ungar with a nice body shot.
Built misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Built works on Ungar's body with a couple of short punches.
Ungar looks winded!
Ungar misses with some punches.
Ungar misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Built to work.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
Ungar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Built.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Built.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Ungar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pa‘Akea Built dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Built attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Built misses with a jab, cross combination.
Built cracks Ungar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ungar throws a leg kick which misses Built's front leg but catches the back leg as Built tries to avoid it.
Built scores with a jab. Ungar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Built digs a good body shot into Ungar's ribs.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
A clash of legs there as Built blocks the low kick.
Built digs a good hook to Ungar's body.
Ungar misses with a body shot.
Built throws a leg kick but Ungar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Built looks for the body kick but Ungar saw that one coming.
Built tries to score with a low kick but Ungar moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Built.
Built checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar misses with a body kick.
Built misses with a hook.
Built feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ungars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ungar connects with a solid leg kick.
Built throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Ungar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Built throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ungar manages to avoid it.
Ungar misses with a wild body shot.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ungar. That's going to slow Built down.
Ungar misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ungar misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a straight right hand.
Built scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ungar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ungar.
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!
Ungar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Ungar.
Built throws a leg kick
and Ungar counters with an inside leg kick.
Built throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Ungar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Ungar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ungar! But no joy.
Ungar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Built takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Built. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Built.
Ungar checks a low kick from Built.
A shot to the body from Built misses
and Ungar counters with a left to the body.
Built throws an overhand right that lands on Ungar's shoulder, as Ungar tries to avoid the shot.
Built throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Built scores with a body shot.
Ungar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Built has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ungar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Built.
Ungar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Built misses with a body shot.
Built is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Ungar misses.
Built punishes Ungar's body with a nice straight punch.
Built lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ungar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Built scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ungar throws a low kick, looking for Built's leg but Built calmly moves out of range.
Ungar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Built.
Ungar loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
Built lands a body shot.
Built throws out a loose jab but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ungar can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ungar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ungar looks to land a left hand but Built moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Built.
Built takes a swing at Ungar's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Ungar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ungar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Built throws a body kick that misses.
Built cracks Ungar with a good jab.
Ungar is rocked!
Pa‘Akea Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Ungar lands with an uppercut that bounces Built off the cage and back into range.
Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Built jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ungar is still on wobbly legs! Can Built finish him?
Good work by Built as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Built's corner calls for a 1-2. Built obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ungar gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Built gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ungar is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pa‘Akea Built!
During a confident post fight interview, Pa‘Akea Built thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 120 p4p, 21 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 298 p4p, 47 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gum Shoe was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shoe.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shoe.
Shoe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Shoe.
Shoe moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Shoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shoe is out of range and Whyte settles back down.
Shoe 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.
Shoe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
A cross from Shoe lands.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
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!
Shoe stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte is rocked!
Whyte throws a hook but Shoe avoids it easily.
Shoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Whyte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Shoe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shoe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Gum Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte defending well as Shoe loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoe ducks right into an uppercut from Whyte.
Shoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shoe lands a really nice looking cross but Whyte seems unphased.
Whyte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe connects with a solid leg kick.
Shoe misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shoe.
Shoe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Shoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shoe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shoe misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Shoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Shoe swings widly with a right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Shoe misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Shoe misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shoe is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe throws a combination that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shoe swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Shoe does no damage.
Whyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Shoe seems to have recovered his senses.
Whyte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoe defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shoe throws a combination. Whyte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whyte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Shoe moves into range and clinches up with Whyte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Shoe lands a right hand.
Whyte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
Whyte throwing a counter right hand but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Shoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shoe misses with a right hand
and Shoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shoe jabs Whyte right on the nose. Whyte blinks but takes it well.
Shoe misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a low kick, right behind Shoe 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shoe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shoe throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gum Shoe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
Shoe lands with a hook. Whyte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whyte throws a body punch but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shoes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoe connects with a body shot.
Shoe throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shoe looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Shoe avoids it.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whyte!
Shoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shoe misses with a combination
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Shoe.
Shoe thows a leg kick but Whyte checks it
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Shoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoe cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Shoe is predictable there
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Shoe takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shoe misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Shoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shoe scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Whyte scores with a jab. Shoe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shoe lands a head shot.
Shoe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Shoe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shoe. That's going to slow Whyte down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shoe misses with an uppercut
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte moves out of range as Shoe strikes.
Whyte lands a big uppercut and Shoe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shoe looks OK. Whyte waves Shoe back to his feet!
Shoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shoe connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shoe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whyte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoe is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shoe 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.
Shoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shoe lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Shoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whyte.
Shoe connects with a single shot there.
Whyte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shoe scores with a jab.
Shoe thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Whyte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Shoe dips to his left and cracks Whyte with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gum Shoe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shoe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoe throws a wild body kick that Whyte sees coming a mile off.
Shoe with a nice cross.
Shoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shoe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
That kick from Shoe tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whyte connects with a nice cross there... Shoe is looking wobbly and Whyte recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Shoe to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Whyte jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Gum Shoe spoke after the fight, saying 'I will stick to you like glue until I find you and keel yew!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 46 p4p, 8 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 121 p4p, 22 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chikatchawan scores with a nice body kick.
Kocur 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.
Chikatchawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chikatchawan finds it's way round the side to connect with Kocur's head.
A big left from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chikatchawan keeps Kocur at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Kocur misses.
Chikatchawan darts in and clinches Kocur up against the cage.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chikatchawan.
A short right from Chikatchawan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chikatchawan.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Chikatchawan manages to break the clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a front kick aimed at Kocur's knee but Kocur avoids it well.
Chikatchawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight left.
Chikatchawan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kocur blocks a low kick nicely.
Chikatchawan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kocur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Chikatchawan throws the kick towards the body but Kocur avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Chikatchawan moves away from the strike by Kocur.
Nice body kick there by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chikatchawan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kocur. Kocur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a wild body kick that Chikatchawan sees coming a mile off.
Chikatchawan throws a counter high kick but Kocur was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chikatchawan blocks a jab.
A combination from Kocur does no damage.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur scores with a one two! Chikatchawan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chikatchawan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan checks a leg kick.
Chikatchawan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Kocur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chikatchawan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Chikatchawan is predictable there
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocur staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chikatchawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Chikatchawan thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Chikatchawan.
Kocur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chikatchawan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocur. That's going to slow Chikatchawan down.
Kocur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chikatchawan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Chikatchawan scores with a body shot.
Chikatchawan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kocur's head.
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!
Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chikatchawan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocur wants to counter with a clinch but Chikatchawan pushes him away.
Chikatchawan feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Chikatchawan scores with a shot to the body.
Kocur misses with a two punch combination.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Kocur.
Chikatchawan motions for Kocur to come forward. Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chikatchawan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Chikatchawan blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Chikatchawan.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kocur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kocur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chikatchawan checks it well.
Chikatchawan misses with the body kick
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kocur misses.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocur.
Chikatchawan cracks Kocur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Chikatchawan. That snapped Kocur's head back.
Kocur throws a body punch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan throws a counter high kick but Kocur was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur jabs at Chikatchawan's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.
Chikatchawan loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Kocur as he checks the leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the head.
Kocur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kocur checks it well.
Chikatchawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chikatchawan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kocur tries to clinch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with a jab.
Kocur throws a low kick but Chikatchawan moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Chikatchawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chikatchawan. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chikatchawan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chikatchawan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kocur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chikatchawan on the side of the head.
Chikatchawan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Chikatchawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chikatchawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur misses with a looping right.
And Chikatchawan counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Chikatchawan lunges at Kocur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kocur's hand.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chikatchawan.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chikatchawan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chikatchawan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping right.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
An attempted straight right counter from Chikatchawan misses the target.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Chikatchawan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan connects with the punch.
Kocur walks into a jab.
Kocur is looking to slow Chikatchawan down with leg kicks.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Chikatchawan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kocur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chikatchawan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to the nose.
Chikatchawan with a jab.
Kocur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur tries to move into range but Chikatchawan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Chikatchawan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chikatchawan can pounce on him.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Chikatchawan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kocur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Chikatchawan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kocur.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan tried to counter with a leg kick but Kocur avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur lunges at Chikatchawan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chikatchawan's hand.
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur lands with a straight right. Chikatchawan didn't see that one coming.
Chikatchawan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kocur misses with a low kick as Chikatchawan jumps back.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Kocur scores with a nice strike.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur throws a hook but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur misses with a hook. Chikatchawan ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chikatchawan keeps the fight on the outside.
Chikatchawan dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!
Kocur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Chikatchawan's head but Chikatchawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Chikatchawan is out of range.
Chikatchawan looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Chikatchawan tries to clinch but Kocur moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Chikatchawan blocks the leg kick.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chikatchawan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kocur scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook.
Kocur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chikatchawan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan scores with a leg kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Chikatchawan avoids it with no problem.
Chikatchawan staying out of range there.
Chikatchawan thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Chikatchawan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chikatchawan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Chikatchawan throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Chikatchawan.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chikatchawan.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chikatchawan can pounce on him.
Chikatchawan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chikatchawan. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Chikatchawan is wise to it.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chikatchawan.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chikatchawan's sensitive parts.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur motions for Chikatchawan to come forward. Kocur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Chikatchawan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsoko Chikatchawan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chikatchawan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class) and Ramon Gracie (ranked 22 p4p, 5 weight class). Diggs comes to the cage accompanied by KING of the FALL. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie stalls.
I was talking to Diggs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diggs throws an elbow but it misses.
Diggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Diggs pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diggs lands a body shot.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Diggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie is pushing Diggs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ramon Gracie has been cut.
Diggs lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to stall but Diggs uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Diggs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Diggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orlando Diggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramon Gracie.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Diggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Diggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orlando Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diggs throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Diggs avoids it this time.
Diggs lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
Diggs throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs 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.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Diggs keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Diggs digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
A big right from Diggs misses.
Diggs scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Diggs as he connects with a hook.
Diggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Diggs swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diggs!
Diggs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Diggs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diggs thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Diggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diggs throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Diggs didn't expect that.
Diggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diggs is keeping the position for now.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Diggs is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Diggs keeps moving.
Gracie passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Diggs has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Diggs is not content to let Gracie control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie prevents Diggs from improving his position.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diggs looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramon Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie breaks from Diggs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie looking to control but Diggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Diggs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie throwing strikes but Diggs recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Diggs is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Diggs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diggs has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie trying to control but Diggs is working from the bottom.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diggs is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diggs throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Diggs.
A big left from Diggs misses.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Diggs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diggs throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Diggs gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie pushes Diggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diggs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracie can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggs scores with a leg kick.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Diggs throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diggs defends it well.
Diggs cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diggs throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Diggs moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diggs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diggs, who protects the arm well.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Diggs manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Diggs is keeping the position.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gracie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Diggs sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diggs keeps working.
Gracie throwing shots but Diggs is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diggs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diggs defending well though.
Diggs is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Gracie is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diggs is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Orlando Diggs did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggs throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Diggs.
Diggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diggs's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Diggs is working from the bottom.
Diggs keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is fighting to break Diggs's control of his arms but Diggs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diggs holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diggs misses with an uppercut.
Diggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Diggs lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie throws a push kick but Diggs slaps the foot to one side.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Diggs connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Diggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diggs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gracie - the referee stops the clock and Diggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gracie. Diggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gracie thumps Diggs with a low kick.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
Diggs throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diggs lands with a cross.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Diggs sprawls well.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs working a defensive guard here.
Diggs has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gracie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Diggs.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diggs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Diggs is defending well.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diggs is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Orlando Diggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diggs misses with a hook.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diggs is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Diggs misses with a leg kick.
Diggs lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Diggs 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.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Diggs misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs throws out a powerful jab.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Diggs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Diggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diggs throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diggs scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Diggs manages to break the clinch.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Diggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diggs throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Diggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramon Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Diggs takes a shot to the head.
Gracie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Diggs avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Diggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diggs tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Gracie wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Diggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Diggs defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie working away.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Diggs rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Diggs!
Diggs is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diggs defends well.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Diggs from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diggs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Orlando Diggs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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