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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Morueco (ranked 2636 p4p, 344 weight class) and Arjen Lucassen (ranked 6685 p4p, 587 weight class). Morueco comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Morueco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjen Lucassen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucassen ducks under a wild hook from Morueco.
Lucassen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morueco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morueco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morueco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucassen's head backwards.
Morueco swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Morueco 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.
Morueco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lucassen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Lucassen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucassen throws out the jab.
Morueco seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lucassen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morueco shoots in looking for a takedown. Lucassen tries to sprawl out of it but Morueco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lucassen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morueco moves out of the way of the counter high kick from Lucassen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Morueco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco avoids the head kick by Lucassen.
Nice takedown defense from Lucassen. No joy for Morueco on that attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Morueco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morueco.
Lucassen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucassen throws out a loose jab but Morueco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Morueco does no damage.
Morueco moves into the clinch.
Morueco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucassen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge Morueco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucassen punishes Morueco's body with a nice straight punch.
Morueco shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucassen is trying to stand back up but Morueco is controlling him
Morueco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lucassen is just riding it out for now. Morueco eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morueco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morueco seems to be working for a kimura but Lucassen defends the submission attempt.
Morueco seems to be looking for submissions.
Morueco will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morueco seems to be working for a kimura but Lucassen defends the submission attempt.
Morueco stops Lucassen from getting back to his feet.
Morueco is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lucassen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lucassen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lucassen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morueco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
Morueco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lucassen loads up on a big right hand but Morueco slips the punch.
Lucassen stuffs the takedown.
Morueco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morueco tries to clinch
and Lucassen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucassen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morueco throws a sloppy head kick and Lucassen moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morueco.
Lucassen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morueco under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arjen Lucassen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lucassen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Morueco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucassen will feel that in the morning.
Lucassen lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Morueco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morueco.
Morueco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucassen.
Morueco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice sprawl there from Lucassen as Morueco shoots in.
Lucassen throws out a counter right but Morueco avoids it with no problem.
Morueco throws a leg kick but Lucassen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Lucassen misses.
Morueco scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morueco drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lucassen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morueco has Lucassen in his guard.
Lucassen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morueco's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lucassen stacks Morueco on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lucassen!
Lucassen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Morueco moves out of range as Lucassen strikes.
Morueco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucassen misses with a hook.
Lucassen just misses with a punch to the body.
Morueco catches Lucassen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morueco cracks Lucassen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucassen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucassen missing with a left hand there. Morueco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morueco.
Morueco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucassen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morueco throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucassen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morueco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lucassen counters with a big right hand! Oh Morueco is in trouble here! Lucassen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjen Lucassen!
Arjen Lucassen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pikey Chav (ranked 1077 p4p, 171 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 2439 p4p, 348 weight class). Chav comes to the cage accompanied by Shamrock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pikey Chav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chav catches Noel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick from Noel lands but Chav takes it in his stride.
It looks like Pikey Chav has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noel - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Noel.
Chav scores with a shot to the body.
Noel misses with a wild body shot.
Chav slips a straight right by Noel.
Noel throws a right and a left that Chav avoids nicely.
Chav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chav scores with a leg kick.
Chav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Chav.
Chav blocks a leg kick.
Chav misses with a body punch
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
Chav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chav misses with a low kick as Noel jumps back.
Chav misses with a hook
and Chav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Noel
letting Chav counter with a right hand.
Noel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chav on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chubby Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Noel.
Chav throws a body kick that misses.
Chav 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.
Noel throws a head kick that Chav semi-blocks.
Noel throws a shot from downtown. Chav moves away and avoids it.
Noel connects with the punch.
Noel swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chav to counter with a crisp jab.
Noel misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chav. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chav. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chav lands a really nice looking cross but Noel seems unphased.
A solid body kick from Chav.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chav swings widly with a right hand
and Noel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chav swings widly with a right hand
and Noel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chav. Noel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chav connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Chav.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chav throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noel! But no joy.
Chav lands a leg kick that knocks Noel off balance momentarily.
Chav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noel was well out of range. Poor timing from Chav.
Noel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noel throws a combination that misses
and Chav counters with a nice leg kick.
Chav jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chav throws the left hand but Noel avoids the punch easily.
Chav throws a body shot but no joy.
Chav lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noel takes a step back to recover.
Chav closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chav misses with a punch on the inside.
Chav pushes Noel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chav is trying to pull guard but Noel has him pressed against the cage.
Noel takes a shot to the head.
Chav lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chav.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chav creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Chav.
Chav lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noel backwards.
Chav manages to pull guard.
Chav pulls Noel in to control the position.
Chav has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chav has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Noel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chav has tightened it up now! Noel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pikey Chav!
Pikey Chav decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 2673 p4p, 291 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 913 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barnabas Ungar enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ungar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ungar throws the left hand but Crespo avoids the punch easily.
Ungar lands a really nice looking cross but Crespo seems unphased.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Crespo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crespo throws a head kick that misses.
Crespo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crespo checks a low kick from Ungar.
Ungar scores with a leg kick.
Ungar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ungar moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Ungar.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Ungar 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.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Ungar.
Ungar has a couple of punches blocked by Crespo.
The referee calls for Ungar to work.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Ungar is blocking nicely.
Ungar lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ungar.
Ungar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ungar successfully pulls guard.
Ungar has Crespo pulled in close to control his posture.
Ungar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crespo defends well.
Ungar controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar looking for a guillotine here but Crespo defends easily.
Crespo postures up.
Crespo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ungar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ungar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ungar working a defensive guard but Crespo manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar struggling a bit here.
Ungar is looking for a sweep.
Ungar wants to control but Crespo postures up.
Ungar is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ungar tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Crespo easily slips into full mount!
Crespo prevents Ungar from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crespo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ungar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ungar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Crespo blocks the leg kick.
Ungar scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Ungar misses its intended target.
Ungar fails to land the takedown.
Crespo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ungar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ungar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crespo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ungar looks for the body kick but Crespo saw that one coming.
Ungar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crespo's sensitive parts.
Crespo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ungar moves away.
Ungar missing with a left hand there. Crespo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crespo is looking to counter punch.
Silvio Crespo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ungar lands a front kick.
Crespo ducks under a wild hook from Ungar.
Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crespo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ungar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crespo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ungar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crespo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ungar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ungar.
Ungar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ungar.
Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Ungar misses.
Ungar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ungar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crespo staying out of range there.
Crespo looks to land a right hand but Ungar moved out of range.
Crespo backing away here, and Ungar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ungar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ungar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crespo throws a right hand that Ungar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ungar also avoids with ease.
Ungar is looking to slow Crespo down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Crespo.
Ungar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crespo.
Ungar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crespo.
Ungar fails to land the takedown.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crespo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crespo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
Crespo checks a leg kick.
As Ungar looks to move away, Crespo throws a big counter combo but Ungar just gets out of the way.
Ungar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Ungar throws an overhand right that lands on Crespo's shoulder, as Crespo tries to avoid the shot.
Ungar misses with a low kick.
Crespo throws the kick towards the body but Ungar avoids it.
Ungar is looking to score with low kicks.
Ungar works Crespo's body with a nice hook.
Ungar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crespo's sensitive parts.
Ungar misses with an uppercut. Crespo saw that one coming.
Crespo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crespo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ungar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ungar looks for the body kick but Crespo saw that one coming.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ungar closes the distance and clinches.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo.
Crespo pushes Ungar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar.
Ungar is breathing heavily.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Barnabas Ungar has been cut.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crespo lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Ungar is trying to maintain a safe position but Crespo gets an underhook and turns Ungar into the cage.
Crespo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Ungar gets through Crespo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ungar blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Crespo holds him up against the cage and eventually Ungar drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crespo working aggressively here.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ungar tries a body shot but Crespo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Ungar blocks with his arms.
Ungar blocking some punches.
A short right from Ungar on the inside.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Crespo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar lands with a left to the head.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ungar on the inside.
Crespo scores with a hook to the body.
Ungar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Crespo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Silvio Crespo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barnabas Ungar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ungar throws a push kick but Crespo slaps the foot to one side.
Ungar lands with a cross.
Ungar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crespo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crespo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ungar tries a quick counter leg kick but Crespo is wise to it.
Ungar throws a leg kick but Crespo checks it.
Ungar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ungar throws a head kick that half lands.
Crespo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crespo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ungar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crespo.
Ungar thows a leg kick but Crespo checks it
and Crespo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crespo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crespo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ungar is rocked!
A slow jab from Ungar misses its intended target.
Ungar is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ungar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crespo lands a front kick.
Crespo throws a push kick but Ungar slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crespo.
Crespo looks to land a left hand but Ungar moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Ungar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silvio Crespo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ungar moves out of range of the body kick from Crespo.
Nice uppercut lands for Ungar. That snapped Crespo's head back.
Ungar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crespo.
Crespo misses with a hook. Ungar ducked under it nicely.
Ungar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ungar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crespo feints with a jab and clips Ungar right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Ungar is sent crashing into the canvas and Crespo leaps in for the kill! Ungar tries to get to his feet but Crespo is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Ungar is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Crespo!
Silvio Crespo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 1262 p4p, 68 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 908 p4p, 52 weight class). Ijsa Mohammed has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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355 lbs
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328 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jucal Jabneel has been cut.
Mohammed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohammed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mohammed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mohammed misses with a hook.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jabneel feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammed. Jabneel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabneel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jabneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jabneel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jabneel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabneel missing with a left hand there. Mohammed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mohammed misses with a body kick.
Jabneel lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed defending well as Jabneel loads up on a big left hand.
Mohammed swinging wildly here.
Mohammed lands a head kick that stumbles Jabneel and the fighters go to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jabneel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jabneel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jabneel is keeping the position for now.
Jabneel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mohammed manages to get himself to full guard.
Mohammed looking to control.
Mohammed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jabneel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mohammed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jabneel, into his guard.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammed's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Jabneel looking for a sweep. Not yet Jabneel, not yet.
Jabneel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabneel pulls Mohammed in to control the position.
Mohammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabneel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mohammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jabneel is keeping the position for now.
Jabneel keeping moving, preventing Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Mohammed stopping the sweep attempt from Jabneel.
Mohammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed preventing the sweep.
Jabneel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jabneel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mohammed counters with a left and a right that hurts Jabneel! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Mohammed jumps into full mount!
Jabneel is squirming around, avoiding Mohammed's attempts to control the action.
Jabneel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mohammed controlling the position easily from mount.
Mohammed continues to stall.
Mohammed punching from mount but Jabneel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mohammed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mohammed throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jabneel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mohammed lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammed trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel tries to hold on but Mohammed postures up.
Jabneel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jabneel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jabneel regains half guard.
Mohammed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabneel keeps working.
Mohammed not doing much here.
Mohammed trying to control from half guard but Jabneel is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ijsa Mohammed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jucal Jabneel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mohammed lands a nice looking body shot.
Jabneel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Jabneel moves out of range.
Mohammed throws out a powerful jab.
Mohammed jabs Jabneel right on the nose. Jabneel blinks but takes it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabneel.
Jabneel staying out of range there.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses.
Mohammed connects with a single shot there.
Mohammed throws a body punch but Jabneel moves out of range.
Mohammed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jabneel.
Mohammed avoids a kick to the body.
Mohammed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Mohammed misses the jab.
Jabneel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ijsa Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
And Jabneel tries to counter it with a takedown but Mohammed pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with an uppercut that bounces Jabneel off the cage and back into range.
Jabneel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mohammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jabneel misses with a straight left.
Jabneel delivers a nice body kick.
Jabneel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jabneel connects with a jab.
Mohammed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jabneel. Mohammed shrugs it off though.
Jabneel dodges the punch combination from Mohammed.
Jabneel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabneel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mohammed.
Jabneel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mohammed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mohammed misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel staying out of range there.
Jabneel thuds his shin into the meat of Mohammed's side.
Jabneel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Jabneel.
Jabneel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mohammed momentarily.
Jabneel scores with a nice head shot.
Crunch! Jabneel slams his shin into Mohammed's torso.
Nice cross by Jabneel.
Jabneel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mohammed doesn't seem bothered though.
Mohammed drops his hands momentarily and Jabneel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jabneel throws a wild body kick that Mohammed sees coming a mile off.
Mohammed missing with a left hand there. Jabneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabneel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jabneel sizes up Mohammed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mohammed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jabneel scores with a kick to the body.
Jabneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mohammed on the side of the head.
Jabneel looks to land a left hand but Mohammed moved out of range nicely.
Jabneel slips a jab from Mohammed.
Jabneel throws a front kick that sends Mohammed stumbling back into the cage.
Mohammed will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mohammed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Jabneel. Beautiful body shot.
Jabneel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mohammed under the eye.
Jabneel punishes Mohammed's body with a nice straight punch.
Jabneel stuns Mohammed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jabneel scores with a spinning back kick!
Jabneel misses with a kick to the body.
Mohammed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mohammed misses the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jabneel. Mohammed shrugs it off though.
Mohammed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabneel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel connects with an inside leg kick.
Mohammed moves out of range as Jabneel throws a body kick.
Jabneel cracks Mohammed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mohammed is rocked!
Jabneel lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Mohammed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Jabneel lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mohammed. Mohammed tries to recover but Jabneel is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mohammed lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jucal Jabneel!
Jucal Jabneel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 459 p4p, 64 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 453 p4p, 61 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lethal with a body shot.
Lethal misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Good work by Hunt as he checks the leg kick.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Lethal up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lethal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lethal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Lethal counters with a nice body shot.
Lethal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lethal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lethal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Lethal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lethal wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lethal lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
A good leg kick by Lethal.
An inside leg kick lands from Lethal.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Lethal misses.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lethal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Lethal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lethal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Lethal throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunt 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt moves out of range as Lethal throws a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lethal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lethal scores with a hook.
Hunt punishes Lethal's body with a nice straight punch.
Lethal keeps the fight on the outside.
Lethal throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt slips a straight right by Lethal.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lethal circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lethal. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lethal scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lethal misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt is looking to clinch but Lethal is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lethal throws out the jab.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lethal.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt scores with the left hand. Lethal knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunt defending well as Lethal loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lethal.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Lethal.
Lethal misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lethal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Lethal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lethal.
Lethal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Lethal back into the cage.
Lethal has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Lethal misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt tries a body shot but Lethal blocks it.
Hunt working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Lethal controls the action.
Lethal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lethal.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lethal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lethal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lethal.
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Lethal is out of range.
Lethal misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Lethal tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Lethal back against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lethal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lethal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lethal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Lethal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Lethal takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Lethal avoids it with no problem.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hunt checks a leg kick.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lethal, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Lethal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lethal lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Lethal is out of range.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lethal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Lethal.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lethal - that will leave a mark!
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick from Lethal misses.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Lethal looking to slow down the pace here.
Lethal breaks the clinch.
Lethal throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lethal.
Lethal throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lethal.
Lethal digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Lethal throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lethal.
Lethal punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Lethal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lethal scores with a hook.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Lethal counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Lethal misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lethal.
Lethal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lethal tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Lethal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lethal throws a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Good leg kick by Lethal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lethal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Lethal.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lethal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lethal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lethal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt moves forwards but Lethal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matt Lethal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lethal swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Lethal misses with a looping left.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lethal with a body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Lethal thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lethal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lethal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lethal avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot by Lethal.
Lethal misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Lethal sprawls well.
Lethal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
Lethal throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Lethal scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Lethal tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lethal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Lethal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Hunt.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lethal is looking to score with low kicks.
Lethal lands a slapping body shot.
Lethal misses with a hook.
Hunt throws a body punch but Lethal moves out of range.
Lethal throws a counter high kick but Hunt was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lethal connects with a high kick.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lethal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lethal misses with a straight left.
Paul Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lethal tries to score with a low kick but Hunt moves his leg out of the way.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Lethal connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Lethal misses.
Matt Lethal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt slips a jab from Lethal.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lethal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lethal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lethal lands a jab to the nose.
Lethal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lethal checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lethal swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lethal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lethal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lethal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lethal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
Lethal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lethal takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lethal.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Lethal punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hunt catches Lethal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lethal lands with an overhand left.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands a body shot.
Lethal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lethal to score with a decent uppercut.
Lethal connects with an inside leg kick.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lethal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lethal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lethal!
A victorious Matt Lethal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 430 p4p, 68 weight class) and Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 212 p4p, 26 weight class). Robinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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31
208 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kocur throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Kocur circles away.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kocur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur walks into a left hand.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson lands with a kick to the temple. Kocur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Robinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robinson.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Kocur looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Kocur.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kocur.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Kocur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head.
Kocur digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson is working Kocur over against the cage.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kocur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Robinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kocur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Robinson moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
As Robinson backs away, Kocur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kocur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
Kocur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Kocur working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kocur.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
A knee to the head by Kocur.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a knee to the body.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Kocur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur landing knees to the head.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Kocur dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kocur blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kocur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur scores with a hook to the body.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Robinson lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Robinson tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pushes Kocur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kocur digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ja Wuan Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Kocur.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kocur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
An out of breath Joey Kocur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 262 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 285 p4p, 17 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marciano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marciano is a stone cold pimp out there. Powell has chosen 8 Mile as his entrance music. Jimi Powell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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261 lbs
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282 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 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano scores with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Marciano's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
Marciano throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Powell's head.
Powell dives in for a single leg takedown but Marciano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Powell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marciano defends it well.
Marciano gets caught flat footed, as Powell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marciano seems keen to control Powell's posture.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marciano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Marciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marciano wants to stand but Powell is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Marciano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marciano wants to get back to his feet but Powell passes into half guard.
Marciano wants to improve his position but Powell is controlling well.
Marciano is refusing to be controlled, as Powell sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powell.
Marciano is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marciano defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marciano wants to control but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marciano trying to control here.
Powell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powell is keen to just control but Marciano is a slippery customer.
My spies in Big Bear Fight Factory inform me that Powell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marciano is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powell prevents Marciano from improving his position.
Powell is looking to stall here but Marciano recovers full guard.
Marciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powell postures up in Marciano's guard and throws a big left but Marciano blocks it.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marciano working a defensive guard here.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powell throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Powell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Powell.
A solid body kick from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Rocco Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano lands with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marciano but Marciano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Powell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marciano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Powell has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocco Marciano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marciano thows a leg kick but Powell checks it
and Powell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marciano stuffs the takedown.
Marciano lands a front kick.
A punch lands to the side of Powell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marciano. Powell shrugs it off though.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
Powell takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Marciano digs a good hook to Powell's body.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
Marciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Powell.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Powell avoids the body shot from Marciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands with a right hand.
Marciano scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano sends Powell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marciano is motioning to the referee to let Powell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Powell is rocked!
Powell tries to get into range but Marciano steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Powell! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Marciano scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 194 p4p, 22 weight class) and Ramon Gracie (ranked 40 p4p, 6 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
162 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Rhod checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rhod.
Rhod lands a lovely overhand right.
Rhod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Rhod throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Rhod connects with a single shot there.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rhod. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Rhod gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rhod is keeping the position.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhod's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rhod does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Rhod won't allow it.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Rhod dodges it nicely.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rhod tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rhod is defending well.
Rhod has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Rhod defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhod keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rhod is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie trying to control but Rhod is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rhod keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rhod moves into the clinch.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rhod.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Rhod blocks an uppercut.
Rhod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Rhod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhod on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie slips under a jab from Rhod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Rhod throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Rudy Rhod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhod with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie slips a straight right by Rhod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rhod.
We've been told by Rhod's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Rhod steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Rhod keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
Rhod has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rhod misses with the head strike.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Rhod slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rhod can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhod stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Our spies down at at Arcalimon Top Team inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod preventing the sweep.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rhod lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Rhod explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rhod swings widly with a right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rhod is keeping the position.
Rhod is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is pushing down on Rhod's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rhod is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhod defending well though.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rhod!
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Rhod shakes him off and moves away.
Rhod takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rhod lands a high kick!
Rhod misses with a looping left.
Rhod misses with a body shot
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Rhod is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control but Rhod is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramon Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rhod keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie trying to control but Rhod is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rhod just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod misses with a left hand
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie drags the fight down to the ground.
Rhod postures up.
Gracie has control of Rhod's left arm, preventing Rhod from doing any damage.
Rhod postures up.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Rhod controlling him for the moment.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rhod manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Rhod tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramon Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rhod pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhod pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie tries to clinch
enabling Rhod to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gracie 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 166 p4p, 27 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 70 p4p, 11 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
196 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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33
193 lbs
31 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud forces Trucks back against the cage and clinches.
Mahmoud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud cracks Trucks with a nice body shot.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trucks avoids it.
Trucks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trucks.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Trucks backwards.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks working aggressively here.
Mahmoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Trucks is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahmoud gets an underhook and turns Trucks into the cage.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike.
Trucks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trucks blocking some punches.
Trucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Mahmoud just leaning against Trucks, taking a breather.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud digs a right hand underneath Trucks's ribcage. Trucks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trucks is breathing heavily.
Mahmoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trucks backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trucks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud gets through Trucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trucks is rocked!
Mahmoud lands a big right hand that drops Trucks! The killer instinct kicks in and Mahmoud finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mahmoud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
A relieved looking Sameh Mahmoud thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 27 p4p, 2 weight class) and Mush Mouth (ranked 106 p4p, 6 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
26 - 6 - 1 |
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270 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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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
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mush Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice misses with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Mouth shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Mouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice scores with a decent looking hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mouth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mouth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slice on his heels. He'll look to pass Slice's guard now, I'm sure.
Slice is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mouth presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
I was talking to Slice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Slice.
Stalling in the clinch from Mouth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slice swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice stops a takedown attempt from Mouth.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
Mouth is trying to stall.
Slice has a couple of punches blocked by Mouth.
Mouth blocks an uppercut.
Mouth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slice.
Slice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mouth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slice is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mouth avoids the body shot from Slice.
Mouth throws a counter combo.
Slice lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Mouth misses its intended target.
Mouth throws a hook to the side of Slice's head but Slice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mouth.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Mouth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a straight left.
Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
Mouth looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
Mouth staying out of range there.
Slice tries to score with a low kick but Mouth moves his leg out of the way.
Mouth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mouth throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mouth takes a step back to recover.
Mouth drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Mush Mouth has been cut.
Slice misses with a leg kick.
Slice tests Mouth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mouth.
Slice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slice checks the leg kick.
Slice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mouth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slice on the side of the head.
Mouth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Slice is trying to stand back up but Mouth is controlling him
Mouth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mouth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slice's head.
Slice is trying to stand up here but Mouth is controlling him well.
Mouth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mouth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mouth lands a nice short elbow.
Slice pushes Mouth off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mouth blocks a jab.
Mouth lands a nice hook to Slice's body. Slice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slice looks to throw the jab but Mouth is out of range.
Mouth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Slice kicks Mouth off and gets back to his feet.
Mouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Mouth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Slice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
Slice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mouth.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Mouth throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mush Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Slice misses.
Slice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slice misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Slice backs off Mouth throws a huge counter combo but Slice manages to avoid it all.
Kimbo Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
Mouth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mouth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth misses with a hook to the body
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mouth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slice eats them both and turns towards Mouth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice swings for the body but Mouth moves out of range.
Mouth misses with a few strikes there.
Mouth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice connects with a body shot that sends Mouth's belly button to the back.
Mush Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Mouth scores with a hook to the body. Slice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A shot to the body from Mouth misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Mouth as he checks the leg kick.
Mouth appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mouth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slice.
Mouth scores with a shot to the body.
Mouth lands a head shot.
Slice misses with a hook. Mouth ducked under it nicely.
Mouth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouth can do to turn this around?
Mouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouth moves away.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Slice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slice misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Mouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Mouth blocks the low kick.
Slice blocks a leg kick.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Mouth moves away and avoids it.
Mouth misses with a hook
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Slice misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Slice.
A punch combination from Mouth misses.
Jab from Slice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice connects with a right hand. Mouth shakes it off.
Good work by Slice as he checks the leg kick.
Mouth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slice finds it's way round the side to connect with Mouth's head.
Mouth checks a low kick from Slice.
Mouth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Slice defends it well.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mouth manages to avoid it.
Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
Mouth fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice punishes Mouth's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mush Mouth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Slice motions for Mouth to come forward. Slice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mouth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouth.
Slice clobbers Mouth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Mouth shoots in.
Mouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouth looks to land a combination but Slice avoids it well.
Slice is looking to counter punch.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Mouth.
Slice connects with the punch.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth tries to bum rush Slice with a series of wild strikes but Slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mouth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mouth avoids a kick to the body.
Mouth throws a one two combo.
Slice throws a leg kick that is checked
so Mouth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Slice pushes Mouth off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mouth throws a jab when Slice was well out of range.
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice connects with a body shot.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Mouth throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mouth.
Mouth throws a combination that misses
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind Mouth 's knee.
Slice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slice scoring well with a low kick there.
Mouth slips under a jab from Slice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth lands a nice looking body shot.
Mouth misses with a two punch combination.
Slice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mouth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That kick from Slice tenderised Mouth's leg. Mouth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mouth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mouth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mouth throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Mouth ducks down to avoid it.
Slice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mush Mouth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouth. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Slice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Slice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Mouth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a left to the body.
Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slice scores with the left hand. Mouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Mush Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice scores with the left hand. Mouth knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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