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OFC: Blood Night LIV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Judd (ranked 3733 p4p, 306 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 9405 p4p, 491 weight class). Judd comes to the cage accompanied by I take it up the ass - by lil wayne. Cronos has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
30 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
Judd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judd misses with a left hand
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Cronos slips a jab from Judd.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Eugene Judd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd throws a combination that misses
and Judd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cronos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judd.
Judd throws a front kick that sends Cronos stumbling back into the cage.
Judd throws a leg kick but Cronos checks it.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Judd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Judd connects with a body shot.
Cronos throws a hook to the side of Judd's head but Judd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judd scores with a leg kick.
Cronos dips to his left and cracks Judd with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cronos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cronos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronos.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd swinging wildly here.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Cronos.
Cronos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Judd throws a leg kick but Cronos checks it.
Judd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cronos.
Judd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
Judd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judd throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Judd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cronos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cronos blocks the body kick.
Judd scores with a nice strike.
Cronos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Judd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cronos throws a one two combo.
Judd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cronos throws a sloppy body shot
and Judd counters with a left and a right that stings Cronos.
Judd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cronos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judd was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronos.
Cronos staying out of range there.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Judd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Judd lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd moves out of range as Cronos strikes.
Judd throws a right hand that Cronos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cronos also avoids with ease.
Judd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judd throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
Judd misses with a body shot
and Cronos counters with a good, hard body kick but Judd shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judd.
Judd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eugene Judd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cronos missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judd throws a hook to the side of Cronos's head but Cronos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judd misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Judd misses its intended target.
Judd wants to land a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
Judd lands a leg kick that knocks Cronos off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judd throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Cronos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judd ducks under a wild hook from Cronos.
Cronos swings for the body but Judd moves out of range.
Judd swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.
Judd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Judd.
Judd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cronos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cronos misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd misses with a body shot.
Cronos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Judd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Judd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Judd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cronos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Judd!
Cronos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cronos moves away from the strike by Judd.
Judd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Judd is looking to clinch.
Judd throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judd moves out of range as Cronos throws a body kick.
Cronos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cronos misses with the combination.
Cronos lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Judd misses with a kick to the body
and Cronos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judd throws a right hand that Cronos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cronos also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cronos. Those never looked like landing.
Cronos misses with a wild combination.
Judd appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cronos moves out of range as Judd strikes.
Judd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judd throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Cronos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cronos. Judd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judd throws a hook but Cronos blocks it.
Cronos with the counter takedown but Judd avoids it easily.
Cronos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Judd throws a looping overhand right but Cronos ducks down to avoid it.
Judd misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos throws out a counter right but Judd avoids it with no problem.
Judd misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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!
Cronos shoots in and bounces Judd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Judd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cronos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Judd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd wants to sweep but no luck.
Cronos trying to control but Judd is working from the bottom.
Cronos won't allow Judd to sweep him here.
Judd wants to stand up but Cronos is controlling him.
Cronos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cronos won't allow Judd to sweep him here.
Cronos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Judd, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judd.
Cronos looks to land a left hand but Judd moved out of range nicely.
Judd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cronos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judd takes one on the button.
Judd throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Judd.
Cronos tests Judd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cronos keeps the fight on the outside.
Judd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cronos.
As Cronos backs away, Judd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cronos works over Judd's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Judd.
Judd scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Cronos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cronos throws a head kick that misses.
Cronos looks to throw the jab but Judd is out of range.
Cronos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cronos back to the cage. Judd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice jab there from Judd.
Cronos tries to bum rush Judd with a series of wild strikes but Judd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judd throws a hook but Cronos avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judd. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cronos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judd.
A head kick from Judd lands but Cronos takes it in his stride.
Judd misses with a two punch combination.
Judd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cronos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judd throws a sloppy head kick
and Cronos counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd throws out a leg kick but Cronos moves out of range and Judd only half commits.
Judd catches Cronos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eugene Judd is winning the standup battle so far.
Judd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos blocks a leg kick.
Judd takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Judd misses with a straight left.
Judd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Cronos.
Cronos moves out of range of the strikes.
Judd misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Cronos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cronos scores with a body shot.
Cronos misses with a wild body shot.
Judd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cronos manages to avoid it.
Cronos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Judd throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
A combination from Cronos does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Cronos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cronos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Judd.
Judd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cronos works over Judd's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cronos scores with a head kick. Judd tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Judd throws a series of punches but Cronos moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cronos misses.
No joy there for Cronos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cronos moves out of range as Judd strikes.
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judd.
Cronos misses with a few strikes there.
Judd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Judd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cronos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judd fails to land with a series of punches.
Cronos throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cronos takes a swing at Judd's ribcage but misses.
Judd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Judd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd misses with a hook. Cronos ducked under it nicely.
Cronos thinks about the counter body kick.
Cronos misses with a double jab.
Judd wants to land a leg kick but Cronos is out of range.
Cronos throws a big counter head kick but Judd avoids it with no problem.
Cronos misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Judd.
Cronos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cronos moves out of range of the strikes.
Judd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cronos is out of range and Judd settles back down.
Cronos throws a jab but it's blocked by Judd.
Judd misses with an uppercut. Cronos saw that one coming.
Judd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cronos checks it well.
Cronos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judd throws a right hand that Cronos ducks under and follows up with a left that Cronos also avoids with ease.
Judd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Judd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cronos back to the cage. Judd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronos slips a jab from Judd.
Cronos throws a counter combo.
Cronos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judd.
Cronos blocks a jab.
Judd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cronos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Judd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Judd wants to get back to his feet but Cronos is dominant here and he's now got Judd's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Judd.
Cronos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Well, with Cronos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Judd is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd is trying to break free.
Cronos working for the choke.
Judd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cronos looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Judd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Judd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Judd!
A very excited looking Eugene Judd rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Jose Cronos had this to say: 'You never know how a career is going to end in this sport. Before stepping foot in the cage tonight, I told myself I have another Title run in me. But now I leave the cage tonight, with a career behind me. Thanks for the memories!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 3582 p4p, 301 weight class) and Brian Fantana (ranked 2011 p4p, 201 weight class). Morrowind comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Brian Fantana has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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144 lbs
22 - 10 - 2 |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Brian Fantana!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantana tries for a takedown but Morrowind circles away easily
and Morrowind counters with a straight right hand.
Fantana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrowind manages to avoid it.
Morrowind misses with a wild body shot.
Morrowind cracks Fantana with an open hand slap.
Morrowind throws a body punch but Fantana moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fantana.
Fantana gets a double leg takedown into Morrowind's guard.
Fantana being controlled here momentarily.
Fantana is stalling in the full guard.
Fantana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrowind is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrowind scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morrowind swings for the body but Fantana moves out of range.
Fantana misses with a double jab.
Morrowind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fantana moves away.
Morrowind scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morrowind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantana misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Morrowind - just one landing.
Fantana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrowind walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrowind.
Fantana misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrowind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrowind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fantana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throws a shot from downtown. Morrowind moves away and avoids it.
Morrowind fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fantana on the side of the head.
Fantana lands with a hook. Morrowind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantana cracks Morrowind with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morrowind looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morrowind looks to land a left hand but Fantana moved out of range nicely.
Fantana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morrowind manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrowind slaps away a takedown attempt from Fantana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iko Morrowind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Fantana.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morrowind.
Fantana connects with a body shot that sends Morrowind's belly button to the back.
Morrowind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fantana.
Fantana drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morrowind defends it well.
Fantana misses with a body shot.
Morrowind lands with a nice combination. Fantana backs away looking to recover.
Morrowind lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrowind stuffs the takedown.
Morrowind takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrowind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morrowind will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantana with the counter takedown but Morrowind avoids it easily.
Morrowind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrowind takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantana throws a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Morrowind.
Fantana is rocked!
Morrowind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Morrowind knocks Fantana out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iko Morrowind!
A relieved looking Iko Morrowind 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levan Revazshvili (ranked 1703 p4p, 250 weight class) and Rafael Cortez (ranked 3385 p4p, 450 weight class). Revazshvili comes to the cage accompanied by Georgia National Anthem. Cortez has chosen Wake Me Up as his entrance music. Rafael Cortez looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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219 lbs
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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
24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
Cortez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Revazshvili scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Revazshvili cracks Cortez with an uppercut from hell and Cortez crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Revazshvili's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
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!
Revazshvili content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cortez is rocked!
That has opened up Rafael Cortez's cut even more.
Revazshvili has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Revazshvili controlling from the top position.
Cortez is still in real trouble! Can Revazshvili finish him?
Revazshvili wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Revazshvili controls from within his opponent's guard.
Revazshvili cracks Cortez with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili works over Cortez with some ground and pound from guard.
Revazshvili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Revazshvili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Revazshvili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Revazshvili lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The cut above Rafael Cortez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Revazshvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Revazshvili is working hard here to advance position.
Revazshvili throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili distracts Cortez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rafael Cortez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rafael Cortez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Levan Revazshvili!
After the fight, Levan Revazshvili was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 1894 p4p, 223 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 1804 p4p, 216 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin wants to clinch.
McCullen throws a head kick but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin rushes McCullen and presses him up against the cage.
Voronin scores with a shot to the side of McCullen's head.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as McCullen controls his hands.
McCullen trying to stall but Voronin improves his position.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen wants to get back to striking at distance but Voronin won't allow it.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin tries a body shot but McCullen blocks it.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
McCullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McCullen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Voronin can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by McCullen.
McCullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voronin takes the fight into the clinch.
McCullen blocks an uppercut.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen prevents a body shot from Voronin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCullen's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Voronin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin has closed the distance and engaged McCullen in a clinch.
McCullen is trying to break free.
McCullen leaning his opponent against the cage.
McCullen blocking some punches.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCullen takes a shot to the head.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronin.
McCullen tries to stall but Voronin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Voronin lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but McCullen avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
McCullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin lands a left hand.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin tries a body shot but McCullen blocks it.
McCullen blocking some punches.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Voronin.
McCullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
McCullen takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but McCullen avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCullen backwards.
McCullen prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but McCullen avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCullen's elbow.
McCullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
McCullen blocks an uppercut.
McCullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen'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.
McCullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a hook
and McCullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin connects with a body shot that sends McCullen's belly button to the back.
Voronin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCullen blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
McCullen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Voronin up against the cage.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCullen lands a jab-cross combination.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCullen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voronin.
McCullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
McCullen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voronin throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCullen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
Voronin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voronin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin tries to close the distance and clinch but McCullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voronin scores with a hook.
Sam McCullen is winning the standup battle so far.
McCullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voronin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voronin connects with an inside leg kick.
Voronin moves out of range as McCullen strikes.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCullen ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
McCullen thinks about countering with a head kick.
McCullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voronin throws out the jab.
McCullen moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
Voronin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCullen misses with a looping right.
McCullen 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.
Voronin scores with a sloppy right hand. McCullen should have avoided that one.
Voronin drives through and clinches with McCullen against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen tries to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin working aggressively here.
I was talking to McCullen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Voronin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCullens head.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Voronin.
Voronin lands a right hand.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCullen breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin closes the distance and clinches.
McCullen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voronin is keeping busy.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Nice body punch from Voronin - that landed with a thud.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as McCullen controls his hands.
Voronin cracks McCullen with a nice body shot.
McCullen prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin prevents a body shot from McCullen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Voronin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen scores with a body shot.
McCullen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
Voronin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCullen, pushing him back against the cage.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voronin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCullen's efforts to push away.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCullen backwards.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
Voronin misses with some punches.
McCullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin jabs McCullen right on the nose. McCullen blinks but takes it well.
Voronin scores with a body shot.
Voronin tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voronin looks to land a left hand but McCullen moved out of range nicely.
McCullen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voronin throws a hook but McCullen avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronin lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronin feints and then cracks McCullen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCullen down.
McCullen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Voronin.
Voronin lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCullen lands with a good body shot.
McCullen cracks a nice hook into Voronin's ribs.
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCullen drops his hands momentarily and Voronin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCullen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Voronin.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but McCullen ducks down to avoid it.
Voronin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Voronin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voronin throws a series of strikes that have McCullen backpedaling.
Voronin tries to clinch but McCullen is having none of it.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lunges at McCullen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCullen's hand.
McCullen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voronin's hands.
Voronin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid body kick from Voronin.
Voronin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sam McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voronin scores with a hook to the body.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andriy Voronin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCullen is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns McCullen into the cage.
McCullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCullen gets through Voronin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by McCullen.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but McCullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCullen's elbow.
McCullen breaks the clinch.
McCullen takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin doesn't manage to clinch there - McCullen circles away.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
McCullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
McCullen throws a hook to the side of Voronin's head but Voronin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voronin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Voronin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Voronin 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sam McCullen was interviewed post fight and said 'Respect to my opponent. No excuses. I will learn from this fight and come back stronger. Thank you to the fans I appreciate the support and I will be a champion again I know it.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 820 p4p, 104 weight class) and Frank Murdock (ranked 735 p4p, 89 weight class). Stenger comes to the cage accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Murdock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Flashbacks to 'Nam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger throws out a powerful jab.
Murdock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stenger staying out of range there.
Stenger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murdock tries to clinch but Stenger is having none of it.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stenger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Stenger misses.
Stenger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Murdock misses.
Murdock avoids the body shot from Stenger.
Murdock 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.
Stenger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frank Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Murdock throws a leg kick
letting Stenger counter with a right hand.
Murdock misses with an uppercut
and Stenger counters with a straight right hand.
Stenger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murdock's head.
It looks like Frank Murdock has been cut.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Murdock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Stenger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stenger throws a body shot but no joy.
Murdock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stenger on the side of the head.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenger misses with a head kick.
Stenger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Stenger misses with a wild body shot.
Murdock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenger misses with a straight left.
Stenger swats away the attempt to clinch by Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stenger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murdock somewhat.
Aksel Stenger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murdock.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Stenger wants to slow Murdock down by chopping away at his legs.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body. Stenger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stenger scoring well with a low kick there.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Stenger moves away and avoids it.
Stenger tries to work over Murdock's front leg with a kick but Murdock checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Stenger.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches up with Stenger, looking for a takedown. Murdock pushes Stenger against the cage but Stenger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stenger tries to counter by clinching up but Murdock breaks away and moves out of range.
Murdock scores with a decent looking hook.
Stenger dips to his left and cracks Murdock with an uppercut!
Murdock lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stenger.
Murdock cracks Stenger with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murdock throws a combination that misses
and Stenger counters with a series of strikes. Murdock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murdock walks into a jab.
Stenger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Murdock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Stenger lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Stenger misses the target.
Stenger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murdock in his tracks.
Murdock misses with a takedown attempt - Stenger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stenger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murdock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stenger has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger cracks the inside of Murdock's front leg.
Stenger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Murdock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Stenger.
Murdock throws a hook but Stenger avoids it easily.
Murdock connects with a jab.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Murdock.
Stenger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murdock under the eye.
Good shot there by Stenger.
Murdock fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stenger tries to move into range but Murdock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murdock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stenger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murdock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stenger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murdock's knee momentarily.
Stenger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murdock's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Stenger.
Murdock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murdock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stenger is looking to clinch.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stenger but Stenger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aksel Stenger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murdock.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murdock shoots for a takedown but Stenger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stenger missing with a left hand there. Murdock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murdock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenger can pounce on him.
Murdock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock swings for the body but Stenger moves out of range.
Stenger is looking to counter the offense by Murdock and move into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Stenger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murdock throws the left hand but Stenger avoids the punch easily.
Stenger slips a jab from Murdock.
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock cracks Stenger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Stenger.
Murdock throws a right hand that misses
and Stenger counters with a nice leg kick.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stenger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Murdock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdock tries for a takedown but Stenger circles away easily
and Stenger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenger misses with a straight right.
Murdock throws out a counter right but Stenger avoids it with no problem.
Murdock misses with a straight right.
Murdock checks a low kick from Stenger.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
Murdock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murdock misses the body punch
and Stenger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger tries a low kick but Murdock avoids it.
It seemed like Murdock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stenger slips a straight right by Murdock.
Stenger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murdock under the eye.
Stenger throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Stenger stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Stenger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murdock. Stenger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Stenger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murdock manages to circle out of the way.
Murdock lands a glancing blow to the side of Stenger's head.
A big right from Murdock misses.
Stenger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murdock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stenger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock misses with a shot to the body
and Stenger counters with a low kick, right behind Murdock 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Stenger is looking to counter punch.
Murdock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stenger lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murdock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aksel Stenger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murdock throws a hook to the side of Stenger's head but Stenger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stenger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stenger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murdock misses with a straight left.
Stenger scores with a nice right hand.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Stenger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murdock can do to turn this around?
Murdock takes one to the chin there.
Murdock misses with a takedown attempt
letting Stenger counter with a right hand.
Aksel Stenger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murdock.
A shot to the body from Murdock misses
and Stenger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stenger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murdock throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aksel Stenger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stenger lands a right hook to the body.
Stenger is looking to slow Murdock down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murdock misses with a body shot
and Stenger counters with a low kick, right behind Murdock 's knee.
Murdock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenger ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Murdock takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Stenger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murdock doesn't seem phased though.
Murdock with a poor takedown
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Stenger lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
Our winner, Aksel Stenger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 994 p4p, 128 weight class) and Kyle Sackrider (ranked 1134 p4p, 146 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
18 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Sackrider!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackrider ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Sackrider appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sackrider avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damballah moves into range and clinches up with Sackrider.
We've been informed that Sackrider has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Damballah blocking some punches.
Sackrider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackrider lands a hook that snaps the head of Damballah backwards.
Damballah is trying to pull guard but Sackrider turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sackrider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackrider scores with the left hand. Damballah knows he should have avoided that one.
Sackrider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Damballah cracks Sackrider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Damballah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sackrider counters with a low kick, right behind Damballah 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Damballah throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sackrider was covering up waiting for the punch and Damballah finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sackrider manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sackrider moves away from the strike by Damballah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackrider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackrider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackrider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damballah just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackrider scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackrider, as that shot connected.
Damballah is rocked!
Sackrider scores with a body shot.
Oh Damballah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damballah shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah seems to have got his legs back now.
Damballah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sackrider drops Damballah with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sackrider follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Sackrider!
After winning the bout, Kyle Sackrider 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 493 p4p, 77 weight class) and Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 519 p4p, 80 weight class). Naranbaatar has chosen Batzorig Vaanchig as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naranbaatar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maneno throws out a loose jab but Naranbaatar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar jabs Maneno right on the nose. Maneno blinks but takes it well.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick that misses.
Naranbaatar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naranbaatar lands the left hand.
Naranbaatar lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Naranbaatar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Maneno - just one landing.
It looks like Tarkhan Naranbaatar has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Naranbaatar.
Maneno throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Naranbaatar to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar misses with the body kick
and Maneno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naranbaatar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Naranbaatar defending well as Maneno loads up on a big left hand.
Maneno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar lands a nice shot that snaps Maneno's head back.
Naranbaatar throws a body punch but Maneno moves out of range.
Naranbaatar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naranbaatar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maneno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maneno checks a leg kick nicely.
Maneno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Naranbaatar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naranbaatar misses with a looping left.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno tests Naranbaatar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maneno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naranbaatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Maneno misses.
Naranbaatar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maneno throws a hook but Naranbaatar blocks it.
Naranbaatar misses with a wild body shot.
Naranbaatar looks to throw the jab but Maneno is out of range.
Naranbaatar throws the kick towards the body but Maneno avoids it.
Naranbaatar tries to land a front kick but Maneno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Naranbaatar's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno misses with a body shot
and Naranbaatar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maneno!
Naranbaatar tries for a kimura but Maneno is defending well.
Maneno is pushing Naranbaatar's head away, looking to escape. Naranbaatar manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Naranbaatar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Naranbaatar prefers to stall for the moment though.
Naranbaatar is trying to get an arm triangle but Maneno is defending well.
Naranbaatar controlling from side mount.
Naranbaatar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Naranbaatar swings around for an armbar but Maneno sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Naranbaatar's guard.
Maneno wants to get up but he can't break Naranbaatar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar looking to control.
Maneno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maneno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Naranbaatar, up you get!
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick
and Maneno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Naranbaatar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Naranbaatar's body.
Maneno throws a right hand that misses
and Naranbaatar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Naranbaatar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Naranbaatar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Naranbaatar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Naranbaatar takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiku Maneno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Naranbaatar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Maneno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Naranbaatar's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maneno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maneno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naranbaatar takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Maneno jabs at Naranbaatar's body.
Naranbaatar throws a hook to the side of Maneno's head but Maneno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naranbaatar moves out of range as Maneno strikes.
Maneno works Naranbaatar's body with a nice hook.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Naranbaatar is just out of range.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno throws a hook to the side of Naranbaatar's head but Naranbaatar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Naranbaatar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno digs a good hook to Naranbaatar's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naranbaatar lands a nice hook to Maneno's body. Maneno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Naranbaatar slips under a jab from Maneno.
Naranbaatar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Naranbaatar loads up on a big right hand but Maneno slips the punch.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naranbaatar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Naranbaatar is just out of range.
Naranbaatar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Naranbaatar works the jab nicely.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naranbaatar misses with a hook
and Maneno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naranbaatar thinking.
Maneno takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naranbaatar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maneno takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar with a jab.
Maneno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naranbaatar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Naranbaatar lands with a hook. Maneno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Maneno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naranbaatar can do to turn this around?
Maneno lands with an overhand left.
Naranbaatar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maneno momentarily.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Maneno coming out on top.
A jab from Naranbaatar finds it's way through Maneno's defenses.
Naranbaatar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naranbaatar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno throws a hook but Naranbaatar blocks it.
Naranbaatar thuds his right hand into Maneno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Naranbaatar jabs Maneno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maneno scores with a jab to the body.
Naranbaatar misses the shot to the body.
Naranbaatar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naranbaatar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maneno but Maneno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
A big left from Maneno misses.
Maneno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naranbaatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naranbaatar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
Naranbaatar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maneno throws a jab when Naranbaatar was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maneno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maneno moves out of range as Naranbaatar throws a body kick.
Maneno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maneno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naranbaatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naranbaatar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maneno finds it's way round the side to connect with Naranbaatar's head.
Maneno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Naranbaatar moved out of range nicely.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Naranbaatar scores with the left hand. Maneno knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naranbaatar slips a straight right by Maneno.
Good exchange - Naranbaatar coming out on top.
Maneno lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
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!
Naranbaatar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naranbaatar lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Naranbaatar.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Maneno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Naranbaatar digs a good hook to Maneno's body.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar blocks a jab.
Naranbaatar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Naranbaatar misses with a shot to the body
and Maneno counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Naranbaatar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naranbaatar manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar scores with a spinning back kick!
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Naranbaatar slips the punch.
Naranbaatar scores with a decent looking hook.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno catches Naranbaatar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maneno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Naranbaatar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a hook but Maneno avoids it easily.
Maneno lands with an uppercut that bounces Naranbaatar off the cage and back into range.
Naranbaatar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Naranbaatar scores with a four punch combination!
A lazy left from Maneno finds it's target.
That has opened up Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut even more.
Maneno missing with a left hand there. Naranbaatar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naranbaatar moves away from the strike by Maneno.
Naranbaatar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naranbaatar.
Maneno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Naranbaatar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maneno swings widly with a right hand
and Naranbaatar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naranbaatar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Naranbaatar is just out of range.
Naranbaatar misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Maneno.
Maneno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maneno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Naranbaatar misses with a low kick.
Naranbaatar has a takedown stuffed.
Naranbaatar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Naranbaatar as he connects with a hook.
Naranbaatar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maneno throws a sloppy body shot
and Naranbaatar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naranbaatar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Naranbaatar takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar throws a nice looking combination but Maneno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maneno blocks a leg kick.
Maneno ducks under a wild hook from Naranbaatar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Naranbaatar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Naranbaatar throws a lazy uppercut
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Naranbaatar misses
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Naranbaatar. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno misses with a hook.
Maneno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Naranbaatar.
Nice straight punches there by Maneno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maneno.
Naranbaatar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Naranbaatar showed some decent athleticism there.
Maneno kicks Naranbaatar off and gets back to his feet.
Naranbaatar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Naranbaatar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chiku Maneno.
Well Maneno 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
After winning the bout, Chiku Maneno 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 664 p4p, 78 weight class) and Tobias Marshall (ranked 483 p4p, 63 weight class). Marc Dutroux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tobias Marshall's chin.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutroux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Dutroux misses its intended target.
Dutroux scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marshall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dutroux.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Dutroux moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutroux misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Marshall blocks the low kick.
Donk. Marshall catches Dutroux right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Dutroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Dutroux looks to land a body kick but Marshall moved away.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Dutroux digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.
Dutroux 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.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutroux was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutroux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutroux moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marshall connects with a crisp jab.
Dutroux lands a nice shot that snaps Marshall's head back.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dutroux misses with a body kick.
Marshall walks into a jab.
Dutroux throws a chopping leg kick but Marshall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marshall defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand.
Dutroux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Dutroux's head but Dutroux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Dutroux.
Marshall throws a looping overhand right but Dutroux ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutroux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutroux's corner calls for a 1-2. Dutroux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dutroux slips a straight right by Marshall.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marshall throws a hook but Dutroux blocks it.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dutroux throws a leg kick that misses.
Dutroux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall lands with a good body shot.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Dutroux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutroux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
A good leg kick by Dutroux.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Dutroux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dutroux swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Dutroux tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dutroux throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a body punch but Dutroux moves out of range.
Dutroux staying out of range there.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Dutroux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dutroux misses with a looping right.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Dutroux moves away and avoids it.
Marshall slips a jab from Dutroux.
Marshall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dutroux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dutroux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dutroux.
Marshall throws a jab when Dutroux was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dutroux. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dutroux avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dutroux lands a head kick. Marshall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Dutroux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutroux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Dutroux.
Dutroux wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Dutroux moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dutroux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Dutroux clobbers Marshall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dutroux. That's going to slow Marshall down.
Dutroux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dutroux fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Marshall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutroux throws a solid leg kick but Marshall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dutroux.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Dutroux's head but Dutroux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dutroux scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Dutroux.
Dutroux lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Dutroux dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dutroux slips a straight right by Marshall.
Dutroux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dutroux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dutroux looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Dutroux.
Dutroux falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Marshall.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dutroux.
Marshall connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Marshall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Dutroux does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Dutroux does no damage.
Marshall throws out a counter right but Dutroux avoids it with no problem.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Dutroux misses with a body kick.
Dutroux is looking to score with low kicks.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Dutroux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall misses with a hook. Dutroux ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dutroux.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Dutroux scores with a hook to the body. Marshall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Marshall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marshall.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Dutroux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dutroux connects with a body shot that sends Marshall's belly button to the back.
Dutroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dutroux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dutroux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Dutroux looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall throws out a counter right but Dutroux avoids it with no problem.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Dutroux is just out of range.
Marshall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dutroux throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Dutroux.
Dutroux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dutroux moves out of range of the strikes.
Dutroux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dutroux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Dutroux misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Dutroux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dutroux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marc Dutroux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dutroux. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Dutroux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Marshall. That snapped Dutroux's head back.
Dutroux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dutroux tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutroux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Dutroux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws a body punch but Dutroux moves out of range.
Dutroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutroux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marshall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dutroux blocks a jab.
Marshall misses with a right hand
letting Dutroux counter with a right hand.
Dutroux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marshall throws an off balance right hand
and Dutroux counters with a left and a right that stings Marshall.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dutroux to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall slips a jab from Dutroux.
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
Dutroux moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Dutroux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dutroux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall misses with a looping left.
Dutroux misses with a double jab.
Dutroux throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Marshall connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Marshall.
Dutroux tries to score with a low kick but Marshall moves his leg out of the way.
Dutroux misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Marshall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marshall.
Dutroux is rocked!
Marshall cracks Dutroux with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dutroux tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Marshall pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dutroux is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Marshall!
An out of breath Tobias Marshall 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 432 p4p, 59 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 772 p4p, 96 weight class). Aoki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KAANCEPTS. Loki Aoki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Earl Jeffries 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a series of punches but Jeffries avoids them all with ease.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Jeffries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Jeffries wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jeffries connects with a jab.
Aoki throws a lazy head kick
and Jeffries cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jeffries circles away quickly and effectively.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki is looking for the big counter here.
Aoki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Earl Jeffries has been cut.
Aoki feints a jab promting Jeffries to slip. Aoki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jeffries slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jeffries misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Jeffries throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Jeffries lands a really nice looking cross but Aoki seems unphased.
Aoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeffries misses with a straight left.
Jeffries throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Jeffries lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aoki at a distance.
Jeffries scores with a body shot.
Aoki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aoki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aoki cracks a nice hook into Jeffries 's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeffries .
Jeffries tests Aoki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries misses with a body shot
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Jeffries moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jeffries .
Jeffries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeffries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Loki Aoki has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jeffries throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to break free of the clinch but Jeffries has double underhooks.
Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut
and Aoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeffries lands a jab to the nose.
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jeffries cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aoki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jeffries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeffries blocks a head kick by Aoki.
It looked like Jeffries wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries needs to keep his hands up - Aoki had a free shot at his head there.
Aoki throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
It seemed like Aoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Jeffries sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeffries misses with a hook
and Aoki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aoki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
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 Earl Jeffries will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeffries misses the target.
Aoki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeffries misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Aoki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jeffries lands a right hook to the body.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Jeffries .
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Jeffries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jeffries throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jeffries counters with a nice body shot.
Jeffries lands a nice shot to the body.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Jeffries .
Jeffries darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aoki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Jeffries 's shoulder, as Jeffries tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A lazy body kick from Aoki
enabling Jeffries to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aoki sprawling to the canvas! Aoki rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jeffries finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeffries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Jeffries cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
Jeffries lands a big uppercut and Aoki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aoki looks OK. Jeffries waves Aoki back to his feet!
Aoki is rocked!
Jeffries shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Aoki takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Jeffries sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Aoki bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Jeffries !
Earl Jeffries thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 413 p4p, 44 weight class) and William King (ranked 418 p4p, 46 weight class). Ritter comes to the cage accompanied by Another one Bites the dust. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Summer Sixteen By: Drake. This should be a great matchup!
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King blocks a jab.
King misses with a straight right.
King is looking to slow Ritter down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Ritter.
Ritter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Ritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ritter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Ritter.
Ritter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ritter.
Ritter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ritter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Ritter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ritter is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Ritter has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
William King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter misses with an uppercut.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ritter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ritter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ritter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ritter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like William King has been cut.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
Ritter wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
A nice inside leg kick there by King. That's going to slow Ritter down.
Ritter misses with a straight right.
Ritter misses with a leg kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ritter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvester Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands a slapping body shot.
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritter moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Ritter takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King connects with a body shot that sends Ritter's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with the body kick
and Ritter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ritter thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Ritter throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ritter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ritter wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Ritter wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Ritter is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Ritter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ritter's guard.
Ritter 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
Ritter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ritter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ritter controlling King's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ritter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ritter throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King digs a good hook to Ritter's body.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ritter looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Ritter misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from King, right into the meat.
King misses with a left hand
and Ritter counters by clinching up.
King misses with the head strike.
King prevents a body shot from Ritter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritter goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Ritter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ritter slips under a jab.
Ritter misses with a right hand
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ritter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King misses with a body shot.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Ritter seems unphased.
Ritter looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Ritter misses with a body shot.
Ritter tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Ritter has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ritter takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by King.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King scores with a leg kick.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King connects with a leg kick. Ritter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. King catches Ritter right on the button with a cross.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ritter.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Good shot there by King.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from King misses.
Ritter blocks a head kick by King.
A little feinted left hand from Ritter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ritter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ritter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
William King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from King tenderised Ritter's leg. Ritter is trying to keep his angry face on.
King throws a one two combo.
Ritter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ritter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ritter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ritter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ritter misses with a looping left.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ritter doesn't seem bothered though.
King cracks Ritter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ritter's calf.
Ritter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ritter misses with a series of wild punches.
William King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritter just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King scores with a body shot.
King tests Ritter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King slips a jab and a cross from Ritter.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ritters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King lands the left hand.
Ritter is rocked!
King is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ritter flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ritter is out cold! King holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William King!
William King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Sylvester Ritter spoke after the fight, saying 'To all the young kids out there... Its not the failures that define who you are but how hard you bite back once you get up.'.
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