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NJMMA XS 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Jonriquez (ranked 5916 p4p, 210 weight class) and Andre Walker (ranked 7668 p4p, 233 weight class). Sergio Jonriquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Jonriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Walker!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jonriquez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jonriquez.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jonriquez has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonriquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jonriquez throws a head punch that misses.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andre Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonriquez throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Jonriquez misses with a head kick.
Jonriquez throws a leg kick
and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jonriquez's guard.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jonriquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Jonriquez misses with some punches.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
Walker wants to sweep here but Jonriquez controlling him for the moment.
Walker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Jonriquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jonriquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jonriquez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez being controlled here, momentarily.
Walker passes Jonriquez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Walker stands up from half guard.
Walker dives in and grabs Jonriquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonriquez pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jonriquez tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jonriquez to the ground. Jonriquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sergio Jonriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walker.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonriquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jonriquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries for a takedown but Jonriquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonriquez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walker just manages to avoid it.
Jonriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker shoots and misses
and Jonriquez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJonriquez.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jonriquez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Walker looks winded!
Jonriquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonriquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jonriquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonriquez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jonriquez misses with a body kick.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonriquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jonriquez has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Walker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walker checks a leg kick.
Jonriquez feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Jonriquez.
Walker tries for a takedown but Jonriquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walker pushes Jonriquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonriquez throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jonriquez prevents it.
Sergio Jonriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walker.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Jonriquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jonriquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonriquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andre Walker has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoids the head kick by Jonriquez.
Walker is looking for the big counter here.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Jonriquez misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
Jonriquez being controlled for a moment.
Walker working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker just content to control the position.
Walker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jonriquez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Walker crashes against the mat.
Walker controls the position.
Walker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jonriquez is trying to escape the position but Walker is controlling the position.
Andre Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonriquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jonriquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker avoids the attempt from Jonriquez to control.
Walker throws some wild stikes that Jonriquez manages to avoid easily.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker unloads with some shots from mount but Jonriquez bucks and avoids them well.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Walker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Walker darts in and clinches Jonriquez up against the cage.
Sergio Jonriquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker jumps into guard, dragging Jonriquez to the mat.
Walker seems keen to control Jonriquez's posture.
Walker striking from the bottom here.
Jonriquez is fighting to break Walker's control of his arms but Walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Jonriquez from controlling successfully.
Walker has his foot on Jonriquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonriquez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonriquez controlling from the top position.
Walker seems keen to control Jonriquez's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Jonriquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Jonriquez tried to counter with a leg kick but Walker avoided it.
Jonriquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Jonriquez.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jonriquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sergio Jonriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Walker.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Jonriquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jonriquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jonriquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker clinches.
Jonriquez working aggressively here.
Jonriquez has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Jonriquez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jonriquez.
Walker gets control of Jonriquez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jonriquez manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walker pushing down on Jonriquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Walker moves into full mount! Jonriquez won't be happy about that!
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jonriquez is surviving well by controlling Walker's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Pollock (ranked 4969 p4p, 467 weight class) and Francisco Javier (ranked 7549 p4p, 563 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Javier!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Javier lands with a kick to the temple. Pollock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pollock scores with a spinning back kick!
Pollock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Javier swings for the body but Pollock moves out of range.
Javier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Javier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pollocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Javier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pollock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Javier circles away quickly and effectively.
Javier throws a big shot that misses.
Pollock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Pollock tries to score with a low kick but Javier moves his leg out of the way.
As Pollock backs off Javier throws a huge counter combo but Pollock manages to avoid it all.
Javier tries a head kick but it misses.
Javier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock slips under a jab.
Javier throws a lazy right hand but Pollock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollock connects with a jab.
Javier throws a head kick that half lands.
Pollock misses with a leg kick.
Francisco Javier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Javier throws a right and a left that Pollock avoids nicely.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Javier is just out of range.
Javier lands with a slapping head kick.
Javier throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pollock's head.
Pollock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock throws out a powerful jab.
Pollock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Javier keeps the fight on the outside.
Pollock misses the jab.
Javier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Javier throws a low kick but Pollock moves out of range easily.
It looked like Pollock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Javier throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Pollock misses with a wild combination.
Pollock moves out of range of the body kick from Javier.
Pollock slips a jab from Javier.
Pollock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Javier.
Javier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pollock counters with a stiff right hand.
Javier swinging wildly here.
Javier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pollock moves away.
Pollock misses with a hook.
Javier misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Javier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Javier tenderised Pollock's leg. Pollock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pollock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Javier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pollock lands a lovely overhand right.
Javier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Pollock. Those never looked like landing.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pollock! Javier is backing up but he can't get away as Pollock lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Javier and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Pollock!
Phil Pollock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Saades (ranked 4724 p4p, 451 weight class) and Apollo Reid (ranked 3457 p4p, 350 weight class). Reid has chosen Living in America by James Brown as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Reid!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reid 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.
Saades moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reid misses with a combination
letting Saades counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saades.
Reid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Saades. Beautiful body shot.
Reid drops his hands momentarily and Saades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saades scores with a jab to the head.
Reid swings widly with a right hand
and Saades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reid takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Saades lands with a kick to the temple. Reid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saades cracks Reid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Apollo Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reid.
Saades misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Reid slams his shin into Saades's torso.
Reid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saades manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Saades misses its target.
Reid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saades lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reid throws a body kick that misses
and Saades counters with a two punch combo.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Reid punishes Saades's body with a nice straight punch.
Saades 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.
Saades moves out of range as Reid strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid throws a series of punches but Saades avoids them all with ease.
Reid misses with a double jab
and Saades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saades scores with a shot to the body.
Reid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saades rather than just go for the knockout.
Reid throws a head kick but Saades moves out of range.
And Saades counters with a quick kick to the body but Reid blocks it.
Saades drops Reid with a beautiful combination! Reid stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saades is looking for the KO!
Crunch! Saades slams his shin into Reid's torso.
Reid throws a looping overhand right but Saades ducks down to avoid it.
Saades walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saades scores with a shot to the body.
Reid takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reid looks winded!
Saades throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saades throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reid avoids it.
Reid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reid takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saades lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Saades thuds a left hand into Reid's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saades.
Reid lands a head kick!
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Reid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
Reid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick by Reid misses
and Saades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saades lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saades scores with a decent looking hook.
Reid is rocked!
Reid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saades.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid scores with a head kick. Saades tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
A quick step to the side and Saades tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saades manages to avoid it.
Reid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saades blocks a head kick by Reid.
Saades scores with a head kick. Reid tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reid lands with a nice body punch.
Reid walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saades.
Saades sends Reid crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saades is motioning to the referee to let Reid up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Reid is still on wobbly legs! Can Saades finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saades fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saades lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reid will feel that in the morning.
Reid walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Reid limp body while Saades jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Octavio Saades!
The defeated Apollo Reid had this to say: 'Good luck.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 2998 p4p, 281 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2626 p4p, 246 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Gilberto Chamba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chamba's head.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba tries to clinch up.
Chamba clinches.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Chamba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chamba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox controlling the action here for a moment.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the cage.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chamba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
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!
Knox is trying to push Chamba away but Chamba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Chamba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Chamba controls the action.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chamba.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chamba up against the cage.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Chamba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short left from Knox.
A short right from Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamba lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Chamba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chamba lands a nice elbow.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chamba throws an elbow that misses.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamba trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with an elbow over the top.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chamba throws an elbow but misses.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Chamba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Chamba gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Chamba pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chamba.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Chamba.
Knox avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chamba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox digs a right hand underneath Chamba's ribcage. Chamba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox tries a body shot but Chamba blocks it.
Chamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox is stalling here.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Chamba has the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chamba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chamba walks into a left hand.
That has opened up Gilberto Chamba's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chamba tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamba closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Chamba has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Knox prevents a body shot from Chamba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Chamba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Chamba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chamba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chamba tries to clinch up.
Knox scores with the left hand. Chamba knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Chamba instigates a clinch.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Zeta Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chamba prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chamba tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Chamba moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Chamba.
Chamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Chamba.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Chamba.
Knox tries a body shot but Chamba blocks it.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Chamba.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knox tries to work over Chamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Chamba.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamba just misses with a punch to the body.
Chamba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Chamba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chamba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Chamba throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamba tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Chamba slips the punch.
Chamba moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Chamba swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Knox moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChamba.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chamba instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chamba pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with some punches.
Chamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox looking to stall.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Chamba tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Knox misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Chamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Knox pushes Chamba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Chamba.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chamba takes a shot to the head.
Chamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Chamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox slips under a jab from Chamba.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chamba misses with the combination.
Chamba doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Chamba.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chamba.
Chamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Chamba.
Chamba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox is looking to wear down Chamba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Chamba seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba blocks a jab.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chamba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chamba is looking to clinch.
Chamba tries to clinch up.
Chamba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamba swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Chamba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chamba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chamba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chamba stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chamba.
Chamba tries to clinch up.
Knox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chamba manages to circle out of the way.
Chamba throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.
Chamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chamba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox takes a swing at Chamba's ribcage but misses.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Chamba moved out of range nicely.
Chamba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chamba moves into the clinch successfully.
Chamba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chamba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Chamba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Chamba.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chamba struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Chamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gilberto Chamba.
I think Chamba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 1093 p4p, 135 weight class) and Cal Klos (ranked 1530 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ananada Bunyasarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Klos!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos scores with the left hand. Bunyasarn knows he should have avoided that one.
Klos has Bunyasarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Klos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bunyasarn as the two fighters clinch.
Klos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Klos digs a right hand into Bunyasarn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunyasarn's gas tank.
Bunyasarn lands a hook that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Bunyasarn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn prevents the takedown attempt.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Klos.
Klos has Bunyasarn pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Klos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bunyasarn tumbling to the mat - Klos dives into Bunyasarn's guard.
Klos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunyasarn managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bunyasarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunyasarn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klos postures up in Bunyasarn's guard and throws a big left but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Klos working some strikes from top position.
Klos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Klos works over Bunyasarn with some ground and pound from guard.
Bunyasarn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos throwing strikes from guard but Bunyasarn blocks nicely.
Klos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bunyasarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunyasarn controlling Klos's posture.
Bunyasarn wants to hit a switch here but Klos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bunyasarn there!
Klos lands a big elbow.
Klos landing strikes from the mount.
Klos thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Klos trying to control but Bunyasarn is having none of it.
Klos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bunyasarn looks a forlorn figure.
Klos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Klos looking to finish Bunyasarn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bunyasarn!
Bunyasarn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Klos tries to pass to full mount but Bunyasarn defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Klos not doing much here.
Bunyasarn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klos winds up and cracks Bunyasarn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klos connects with a nice short shot to Bunyasarn's temple.
Nice strikes from Klos there.
Klos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klos controlling the action here.
Bunyasarn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Klos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klos misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
Bunyasarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Klos.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
A body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn can't find room to land a body shot as Klos controls the action.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Klos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klos misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunyasarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bunyasarn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Bunyasarn.
Klos misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klos.
Klos tries to stall but Bunyasarn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Klos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Klos tries for a takedown but Bunyasarn manages to get underhooks.
Klos trying to stall but Bunyasarn improves his position.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klos's elbow.
Klos blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bunyasarn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Klos.
Bunyasarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunyasarn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klos taking a breather.
Klos is looking to break free of the clinch but Bunyasarn has double underhooks.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunyasarn.
Good body shot from Bunyasarn.
Klos is breathing heavily.
Bunyasarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunyasarn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Klos has Bunyasarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunyasarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Bunyasarn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klos.
Bunyasarn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bunyasarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bunyasarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Klos controls his hands.
Bunyasarn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klos is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Klos.
Klos takes a shot to the head.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
Klos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Klos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Ananada Bunyasarn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bunyasarn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunyasarn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Bunyasarn stops a takedown attempt from Klos.
Klos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Bunyasarn.
A hook to the body from Klos.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunyasarn lands a body punch.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Klos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klos.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunyasarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Klos tries to throw a body punch but Bunyasarn avoids it by throwing Klos back against the cage.
Bunyasarn avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klos.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Klos has Bunyasarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunyasarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bunyasarn taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Klos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ananada Bunyasarn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Klos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Bunyasarn does it's job there.
Bunyasarn lunges at Klos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klos's hand.
Bunyasarn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've been told by Bunyasarn's head coaches at AK Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bunyasarn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klos throws a right and a left that Bunyasarn avoids nicely.
Klos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn is looking to score with low kicks.
Klos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunyasarn closes the distance and clinches.
Klos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
Klos blocking some punches.
Klos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunyasarn controls his hands.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Klos has Bunyasarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunyasarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Klos misses with some punches.
Bunyasarn stops a takedown attempt from Klos.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
Klos misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos tries to work over Bunyasarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Klos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klos.
Klos misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Bunyasarn.
Klos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klos blocking some punches.
Klos has Bunyasarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bunyasarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ananada Bunyasarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Klos.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Klos fails to land.
Klos is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klos looking for a takedown.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Klos.
Klos working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bunyasarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bunyasarn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klos.
Bunyasarn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bunyasarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bunyasarn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bunyasarn lands with a left to the head.
Bunyasarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Klos blocks it.
Bunyasarn throws a head punch that misses.
Klos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bunyasarn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bunyasarn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bunyasarn.
Klos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klos takes a shot to the head.
Bunyasarn lands with a light punch inside.
Bunyasarn slowing the pace effectively.
Bunyasarn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klos.
Klos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bunyasarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Klos on the inside.
Bunyasarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Klos avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klos as Bunyasarn tries to tie him up.
Bunyasarn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunyasarn lands with a right to the head.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunyasarn's elbow.
Klos is looking for a takedown.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klos has Bunyasarn pressed against the cage.
Klos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klos is looking to control Bunyasarn's arms but Bunyasarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klos has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Klos working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klos.
Klos blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Klos blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Klos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bunyasarn fails to land.
Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klos's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ananada Bunyasarn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bunyasarn 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ananada Bunyasarn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Gracie (ranked 2385 p4p, 263 weight class) and Ares Zylo (ranked 1377 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ares Zylo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zylo just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Zylo misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Zylo loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Zylo throws a body shot but no joy.
Zylo lands with a nice body punch.
Zylo throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zylo swivels and escapes.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zylo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie cracks Zylo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Zylo controls the action.
Gracie tries a body shot but Zylo blocks it.
Zylo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zylo crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Zylo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zylo misses with a knee to the head.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Zylo lands with a light punch inside.
Zylo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zylo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Zylo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zylo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zylo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Zylo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zylo scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zylo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zylo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zylo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Zylo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zylo scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zylo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zylo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zylo taking a breather.
Gracie tries a body shot but Zylo blocks it.
A knee to the head by Zylo.
It looks like Ruben Gracie has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zylo obliges.
Zylo lands with a right to the head.
Zylo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Zylo misses with a knee strike.
Zylo scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zylo.
Zylo working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Zylo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo connects with a knee to the head.
Zylo trying to land knees to the body.
Zylo blocks an uppercut.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Zylo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zylo taking a breather.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zylo scores with a shoulder strike.
Zylo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Zylo working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Zylo lands a right hand.
Zylo misses with a knee strike.
Zylo misses with a knee to the head.
Zylo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo lands a left hand.
Zylo lands a knee to the head.
Zylo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zylo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Zylo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zylo is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zylo tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zylo misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to stall but Zylo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zylo missing with knees to the body.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zylo lands a knee to the body.
Zylo tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Zylo avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zylo tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Zylo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Zylo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zylo defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Zylo.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Zylo is quick to defend against it.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zylo manages to avoid it.
Zylo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie throws a hook but Zylo avoids it easily.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Zylo.
Zylo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Ares Zylo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zylo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ares Zylo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie has Zylo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike.
Zylo landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zylo looking to slow down the pace here.
Zylo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zylo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zylo scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zylo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo misses with a knee strike.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zylo prevents it.
Zylo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zylo.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Zylo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ares Zylo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zylo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zylo scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zylo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Zylo scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zylo's elbow.
Zylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gracie.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Zylo.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Zylo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zylo lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Gracie tries to work over Zylo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zylo blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Zylo scores with a knee to the head.
Zylo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zylo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zylo lands with a right to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Zylo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zylo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Zylo pushes Gracie against the cage. Zylo is working some dirty boxing. Zylo pushes off with a quick right hook! Gracie goes down! Gracie tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zylo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ares Zylo!
A victorious Ares Zylo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Boiii (ranked 23117 p4p, 306 weight class) and Dolph Landgren (ranked 4264 p4p, 198 weight class). Landgren has chosen Hunter by Paleowolf as his entrance music. Dolph Landgren is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lil Boiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolph Landgren!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boiii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landgren in his tracks.
Landgren forces Boiii back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Landgren.
Landgren slowing the pace effectively.
Landgren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Landgren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landgren is working Boiii over against the cage.
Boiii working aggressively here.
Boiii is trying to force a seperation but Landgren has the dominant position.
Landgren pushes Boiii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boiii.
Landgren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Landgren cracks Boiii with a nice body shot.
Boiii goes for a takedown attempt but Landgren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boiii tries for a takedown but Landgren circles away easily
and Landgren counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Boiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boiii is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landgren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landgren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boiii or not.
Landgren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landgren is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boiii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Landgren.
Landgren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Landgren lands an uppercut.
Landgren lands a nice uppercut.
Boiii wants to break free but Landgren has control.
A nice left hand lands by Landgren.
Landgren holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Landgren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boiii backwards.
Landgren unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Landgren.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Landgren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landgren lands with a light punch inside.
Boiii is rocked!
Landgren effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Boiii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boiii seems to have got his legs back now.
A knee to the head by Landgren.
Knees to the body from Landgren.
Landgren lands a hook that snaps the head of Boiii backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Landgren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Landgren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boiii backwards.
Boiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Landgren lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landgren throws a big uppercut that drops Boiii! More strikes from Landgren and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boiii lies dazed against the cage as Landgren celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dolph Landgren!
Dolph Landgren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 1240 p4p, 54 weight class) and Christian Baier (ranked 2038 p4p, 106 weight class). Christian Baier acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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142 lbs
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138 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Baier!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baier lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomori 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.
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
Baier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Baier controls the action.
Baier wants to break free but Tomori has control.
Baier is trying to pull guard but Tomori turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baier takes a shot to the head.
Tomori lands a nice uppercut.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Tomori.
Tomori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baier backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tomori.
Baier working aggressively here.
Tomori is leaning against Baier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baier looks winded!
Tomori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomori throws a big uppercut that drops Baier! More strikes from Tomori and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baier lies dazed against the cage as Tomori celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroki Tomori!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super SuperHeavyWeight (ranked 571 p4p, 28 weight class) and Gandolf Schmidt (ranked 2279 p4p, 97 weight class). Gandolf Schmidt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Super SuperHeavyWeight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gandolf Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but SuperHeavyWeight circles away quickly and effectively.
SuperHeavyWeight is looking to counter the offense by Schmidt and move into the clinch.
Schmidt misses with a left hand
and SuperHeavyWeight counters with a right hand to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight cracks Schmidt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Schmidt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can SuperHeavyWeight finish him?
It looks like Gandolf Schmidt has been cut.
Gandolf Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt throws a jab when SuperHeavyWeight was well out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws out a loose jab but SuperHeavyWeight uses good head movement to avoid it.
SuperHeavyWeight looks to land a right hand but Schmidt moved out of range.
Schmidt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from SuperHeavyWeight.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but SuperHeavyWeight ducks down to avoid it.
SuperHeavyWeight just misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schmidt lands a jab to SuperHeavyWeight's midsection.
Schmidt throws a hook but SuperHeavyWeight blocks it.
SuperHeavyWeight forces Schmidt back against the cage and clinches.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
SuperHeavyWeight looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
A quick step to the side and SuperHeavyWeight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
SuperHeavyWeight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmidt throws a jab when SuperHeavyWeight was well out of range.
Schmidt takes a swing at SuperHeavyWeight's ribcage but misses.
Schmidt throws the left hand but SuperHeavyWeight avoids the punch easily.
SuperHeavyWeight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but SuperHeavyWeight ducks down to avoid it.
SuperHeavyWeight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
SuperHeavyWeight is looking for a counter combo.
SuperHeavyWeight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt misses with a punch on the inside.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with some punches.
Schmidt pushes SuperHeavyWeight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Schmidt is looking to control SuperHeavyWeight's arms but SuperHeavyWeight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schmidt has his back to the cage.
Schmidt avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmidt tries a body shot but SuperHeavyWeight blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by SuperHeavyWeight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from SuperHeavyWeight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
SuperHeavyWeight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks an elbow strike.
SuperHeavyWeight drops Schmidt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Schmidt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Schmidt is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schmidt.
SuperHeavyWeight lands an uppercut.
Schmidt is still on wobbly legs! Can SuperHeavyWeight finish him?
Schmidt wants to stall.
Schmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
SuperHeavyWeight scores with a hook to the body.
Schmidt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. SuperHeavyWeight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schmidt can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with the head strike.
SuperHeavyWeight blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from SuperHeavyWeight.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schmidt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by SuperHeavyWeight.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
SuperHeavyWeight blocks a body shot from Schmidt.
SuperHeavyWeight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schmidt's efforts to push away.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schmidt or not.
Schmidt looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from SuperHeavyWeight.
Schmidt working aggressively here.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmidt lands with a short shot to the head.
SuperHeavyWeight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
SuperHeavyWeight takes an elbow to the forehead.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a hook to the ribs.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
SuperHeavyWeight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
SuperHeavyWeight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schmidt.
SuperHeavyWeight scores with a shoulder strike.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a shot to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for SuperHeavyWeight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SuperHeavyWeight drops Schmidt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Schmidt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
SuperHeavyWeight drops Schmidt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Schmidt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
SuperHeavyWeight lands a big right hand that drops Schmidt! The killer instinct kicks in and SuperHeavyWeight finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by SuperHeavyWeight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super SuperHeavyWeight!
During a confident post fight interview, Super SuperHeavyWeight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 105 p4p, 12 weight class) and Violencia Rivas (ranked 1483 p4p, 177 weight class). Violencia Rivas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violencia Rivas!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheedy clobbers Rivas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheedy is looking to counter the offense by Rivas and move into the clinch.
Sheedy throws an off balance right hand
and Rivas counters with a shoot takedown. Sheedy fights it but they end up in guard.
Sheedy has control of Rivas's left arm, preventing Rivas from doing any damage.
Sheedy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rivas postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheedy pulls Rivas in close to his closed guard and prevents Rivas from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rivas wants to control from the top but Sheedy keeps moving.
Sheedy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheedy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rivas trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sheedy swings widly with a right hand
and Rivas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivas throws out a loose jab but Sheedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kevin Sheedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivas tries to clinch up but Sheedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kevin Sheedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivas gets a clinch.
Sheedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheedy prevents a body shot from Rivas.
Sheedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheedy lands a right hand.
Rivas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sheedy tries to sprawl but Rivas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sheedy trying to control but Rivas postures up.
Rivas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Rivas.
Sheedy controlling the position for now.
Sheedy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rivas trying to control but Sheedy is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sheedy holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas landing with the ground and pound.
Sheedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rivas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rivas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheedy controlling Rivas's posture.
Sheedy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Sheedy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rivas throws a combination that misses
and Sheedy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sheedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land.
Sheedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivas is stalling here.
Sheedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivas backwards.
Sheedy gets through Rivas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheedy misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sheedy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sheedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivas circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivas with the counter takedown but Sheedy avoids it easily.
Rivas misses with a straight right.
Sheedy throwing a counter right hand but Rivas manages to avoid it.
Sheedy looks to throw the jab but Rivas is out of range.
Sheedy connects with a jab.
Sheedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivas moves away.
Rivas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheedy throws a head punch that misses.
Rivas jumps guard but Sheedy stands there with Rivas around his waist. Rivas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sheedy is defending well for now.
Rivas is trying to break the clinch but Sheedy has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivas has had enough of the clinch but Sheedy keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Rivas on the inside.
Rivas can't find room to land a body shot as Sheedy controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivas doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheedy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivas doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheedy circles away.
Sheedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivas closes the distance and clinches.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
Rivas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy pushes Rivas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheedy is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivas gets an underhook and turns Sheedy into the cage.
Sheedy is pushing Rivas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
Rivas blocks a body shot from Sheedy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheedy.
Rivas drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheedy wants to control from the top but Rivas keeps moving.
Sheedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivas can do to turn this around?
Rivas pulls Sheedy in close to prevent any damage.
Rivas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sheedy has passed into side control.
Violencia Rivas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sheedy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy wants to stand but Rivas has his arm trapped.
Sheedy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rivas is avoiding damage well.
Sheedy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sheedy tries to clinch but Rivas moves out of range.
Rivas is looking to clinch.
Rivas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivas.
Sheedy tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy misses the shot to the body.
And Rivas tries to counter it with a takedown but Sheedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sheedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivas takes one to the chin there.
Kevin Sheedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheedy looks to clinch
and Rivas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sheedy!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheedy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sheedy holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sheedy is trying to improve his position.
Rivas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rivas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sheedy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sheedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sheedy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivas misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheedy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivas.
Sheedy lands a body shot.
Rivas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheedy is just out of range.
Sheedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Rivas misses.
Sheedy throws a shot from downtown. Rivas moves away and avoids it.
Kevin Sheedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheedy moves forwards but Rivas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sheedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivas wants to stand up but Sheedy is controlling the position.
Rivas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sheedy controlling the position well.
Sheedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivas.
Sheedy is holding on to half guard well.
Sheedy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rivas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sheedy wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Sheedy misses.
Sheedy tries to clinch there but Rivas circles away.
Sheedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheedy throws a series of punches but Rivas moves out of range.
Sheedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheedy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivas takes a shot to the head.
Sheedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivas tries a body shot but Sheedy blocks it.
Sheedy tries to throw a body punch but Rivas avoids it by throwing Sheedy back against the cage.
Sheedy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivas blocks an uppercut.
Rivas tries to circle away but Sheedy has him pinned against the cage.
Sheedy has Rivas pressed against the cage, preventing Rivas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sheedy lands a shoulder strike.
Rivas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
Rivas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheedy.
Sheedy gets underhooks to prevent Rivas's takedown attempt.
Rivas fails to pull guard.
Kevin Sheedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Violencia Rivas.
Sheedy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rivas is looking to break free of the clinch but Sheedy has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy prevents a body shot from Rivas.
Rivas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Rivas.
A short uppercut from Rivas.
Sheedy tries a body shot but Rivas blocks it.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
Rivas tries to pull guard but Sheedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivas drops back down to his feet.
Rivas blocks an uppercut.
Kevin Sheedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Sheedy to work.
Rivas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheedy. Rivas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivas lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sheedy clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Sheedy misses the target.
Sheedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivas counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Sheedy as Rivas shoots in.
Sheedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivas circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sheedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheedy tries to clinch up.
Rivas slips under a jab from Sheedy.
Sheedy dips to his left and cracks Rivas with an uppercut!
Rivas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheedy throws a looping overhand right but Rivas ducks down to avoid it.
Rivas ducks under a wild hook from Sheedy.
Sheedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivas.
Rivas tries to clinch but Sheedy is having none of it.
Sheedy thuds a left hand into Rivas's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivas pushes Sheedy up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheedy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rivas.
Rivas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sheedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kevin Sheedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Violencia Rivas.
Sheedy works the jab nicely.
Rivas is looking to clinch but Sheedy is avoiding it.
Sheedy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sheedy lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivas's head.
Sheedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivas is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sheedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy is looking to clinch but Rivas is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheedy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Rivas tries to clinch there but Sheedy circles away.
Sheedy loads up on a big right hand but Rivas slips the punch.
Sheedy clinches up against the cage.
Rivas is trying to push Sheedy away but Sheedy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sheedy misses with the head strike.
Sheedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Sheedy as Rivas shoots in.
Rivas takes the fight into the clinch.
Sheedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheedy avoiding damage.
Rivas can't break the clinch.
Sheedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sheedy working aggressively here.
Rivas takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land.
Sheedy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivas working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivas.
Sheedy pushes Rivas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivas misses with a body punch.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
Rivas takes a shot to the head.
Sheedy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivas.
Rivas taking a breather.
Sheedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivas backwards.
Sheedy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rivas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sheedy stalling in the clinch but Rivas improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Sheedy had his way with Violencia Rivas in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sheedy lands a slapping body shot.
Sheedy tries to bum rush Rivas with a series of wild strikes but Rivas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheedy instigates a clinch.
Sheedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sheedy working aggressively here.
Sheedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheedy moves into the clinch.
Sheedy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sheedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land.
Sheedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheedy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sheedy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rivas up against the cage.
Sheedy lands an uppercut.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
Rivas misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sheedy.
Rivas blocks an uppercut.
Rivas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sheedy tries to clinch up but Rivas circles away and keeps his distance.
Sheedy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheedy moves out of range as Rivas strikes.
Sheedy swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy misses with a double jab.
Sheedy jabs Rivas right on the nose. Rivas blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheedy wants to clinch up but Rivas keeps it at a distance.
Rivas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sheedy with a body shot.
Sheedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivas lands the left hand.
Rivas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivas.
Sheedy throws out a powerful jab.
Sheedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivas is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheedy misses the target.
Sheedy misses with a double jab
and Rivas counters with a two punch combo.
Rivas throws a poor cross that misses
and Sheedy counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy can't find room to land a body shot as Rivas controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Sheedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivas blocking some punches.
Sheedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rivas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivas backwards.
Sheedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheedy.
Sheedy digs a right hand into Rivas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivas's gas tank.
Sheedy digs a right hand underneath Rivas's ribcage. Rivas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sheedy effectively controlling the action here.
Sheedy lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sheedy.
Violencia Rivas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheedy lands an uppercut.
Sheedy lands a shoulder strike.
Sheedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivas controls his hands.
Sheedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Sheedy.
Rivas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sheedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivas prevents a body shot from Sheedy.
A head punch on the inside from Sheedy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivas.
Sheedy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheedy's elbow.
Sheedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
Sheedy has a couple of punches blocked by Rivas.
Sheedy manages to break the clinch.
Sheedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Sheedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sheedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Sheedy!
Kevin Sheedy retains his lightweight title!
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