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GAMMA#750 Ricard v Kenway PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 1073 p4p, 114 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 957 p4p, 103 weight class). Jones has chosen Take my hand as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brian Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
31 - 15 - 2 |
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35
146 lbs
23 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Decent striking displayed by Haze there.
Haze has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Haze manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to work for an americana but Haze has managed to regain full guard.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haze looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haze looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haze!
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haze's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but Haze takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Haze dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haze dominating with strikes here.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Haze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haze raining down shots from the mount!
Haze breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Haze lands a nice shot to the head.
Haze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haze lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haze's back!
Jones trying to control.
Jones has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Haze wants to control his opponent's hands but Jones gets his hands free.
Jones is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jones is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Haze knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Haze for a finish.
Haze looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Haze right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Haze is controlling his hands well.
Haze breaks Jones's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Haze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Haze defends easily.
Haze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haze throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Haze throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Haze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Haze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haze wants it to stay on the feet.
Jerry Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Haze back into the cage.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Haze.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Haze is controlling him.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haze lands with a right hand.
Haze throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Haze scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Haze lands.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Haze sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haze thinks about countering with a body kick.
Haze thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Haze lands a front kick.
Haze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haze, pushing him back against the cage.
Haze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones fails to pull guard.
Haze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haze gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones successfully pulls guard.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haze has passed into half guard!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haze connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Haze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Haze is very close to passing his half guard.
Haze winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones gets full guard.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
Haze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haze defends it easily.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Haze pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haze lands a body shot.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haze throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Haze is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Haze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Haze thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haze lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze misses with a hook.
Haze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones with the counter takedown but Haze avoids it easily.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Haze bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Haze, which made it look bad.
Jerry Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jerry Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haze lands a lovely overhand right.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Haze.
Haze gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haze trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jerry Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Haze is keeping the position.
Jones passes Haze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haze won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Haze is keeping the position.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haze is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Haze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Haze pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Haze has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Haze engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Haze pushes his legs off easily.
Haze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is striking from the bottom but Haze uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Our winner, Jerry Haze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 471 p4p, 57 weight class) and Lip Ton (ranked 1075 p4p, 136 weight class). Ton has chosen Snap - Rythm is a Dancing as his entrance music. Basten Sodergren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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192 lbs
31 - 14 - 1 |
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201 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent 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
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lip Ton!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ton 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.
Ton keeps the fight on the outside.
Ton looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Sodergren swings for the body but Ton moves out of range.
Ton walks into a left hand.
Sodergren slips a jab from Ton.
Sodergren throws a body kick that misses.
Sodergren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sodergren's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sodergren is on top in guard.
Ton lands an upkick as Sodergren stands over him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sodergren works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sodergren pulls his head out easily.
Sodergren is pressing down on Ton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ton is holding on for now.
Ton trying to control but Sodergren postures up.
Sodergren stalling.
Ton tries to get to full guard but Sodergren has control of the leg.
Sodergren wants to stand but Ton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ton is positioning himself well to prevent Sodergren advancing to mount.
Ton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sodergren trying to control the pace.
Sodergren escapes and gets back to his feet.
A big right from Sodergren misses.
A little jabbing left from Ton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sodergren throws a front kick aimed at Ton's knee but Ton avoids it well.
Ton lands the left hand.
Basten Sodergren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Ton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
Ton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodergren tries to clinch there but Ton circles away.
Ton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ton. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ton avoids the head kick by Sodergren.
Ton lands with a cross.
Sodergren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sodergren cracks the inside of Ton's front leg.
Sodergren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ton moves away.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut
and Ton counters with a right hand to the body.
Ton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren tries to land a front kick but Ton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ton feints the counter takedown.
Jab by Sodergren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sodergren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Sodergren misses
and Ton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ton blocks a jab.
Ton misses with an uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
Ton misses with a hook.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Ton.
Ton fails with the takedown
and Sodergren counters with a stiff right hand.
Sodergren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lip Ton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sodergren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sodergren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sodergren misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren misses with some punches.
Sodergren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ton feints and as Sodergren raises his hands in defense, Ton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sodergren wants to get back to his feet but Ton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ton is working Sodergren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ton is one step ahead there.
Sodergren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sodergren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sodergren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sodergren controls Ton momentarily but Ton frees himself.
Ton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sodergren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ton preventing the sweep.
Ton wants to control from the top but Sodergren keeps moving.
My spies in Ippon Squad inform me that Ton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sodergren has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ton throws a head punch that misses.
Ton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sodergren lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ton wants a takedown but no success here.
Basten Sodergren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lip Ton.
Sodergren lands a left hand.
Ton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sodergren tries to throw a body punch but Ton avoids it by throwing Sodergren back against the cage.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Ton.
Ton is trying to break the clinch but Sodergren is controlling him.
Sodergren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ton can do to turn this around?
Ton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sodergren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton stalling the fight.
Sodergren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sodergren lands a left hand.
Sodergren lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ton.
Ton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.
Ton is trying to break the clinch but Sodergren has him pressed against the cage.
Sodergren lands with a light punch inside.
Ton is rocked!
Ton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ton prevents a body shot from Sodergren.
Sodergren takes a shot to the head.
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.
Ton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ton.
Sodergren swings wildly with an uppercut but Ton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ton throws a head punch that misses.
Sodergren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that second round.
That's time! Sodergren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodergren.
Ton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sodergren moves away.
Ton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Ton.
Sodergren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sodergren throws a lazy right hand but Ton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sodergren misses the shot to the body.
Ton misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with an inside leg kick.
Ton throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren stuffs the takedown attempt from Ton. Ton gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
Sodergren is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ton misses with a hook.
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Ton's shoulder, as Ton tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren misses with a left hand
enabling Ton to counter with a crisp jab.
Ton misses with a looping right.
Sodergren tries to score with a low kick but Ton moves his leg out of the way.
Ton throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Sodergren lands.
Ton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sodergren finish him?
Ton looks to land a right hand but Sodergren moved out of range.
Sodergren tries to score with a low kick but Ton moves his leg out of the way.
Sodergren throws a series of punches but Ton moves out of range.
Ton blocks a jab.
Ton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ton seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ton wants to control from the top but Sodergren keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ton looking to pass the guard.
Ton is looking to work some ground and pound but Sodergren has wrist control.
Ton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sodergren's head.
Ton trying to control but Sodergren is working from the bottom.
Lip Ton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ton prevents Sodergren from getting back to his feet.
Ton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sodergren wants to stand but Ton is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ton wants to pass the guard but Sodergren is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sodergren as he jumps to the side.
Sodergren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sodergren wants to slow Ton down by chopping away at his legs.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ton 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.
Basten Sodergren is winning the standup battle so far.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sodergren as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sodergren.
Sodergren thows a leg kick but Ton checks it
so Ton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sodergren is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Basten Sodergren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ton misses with a body punch.
Sodergren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sodergren, as that shot connected.
Sodergren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ton misses with a hook
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sodergren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Ton sees coming a mile off.
Ton misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sodergren, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
Basten Sodergren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Lip Ton spoke after the fight, saying 'Congrats to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I have to give credit, where credits due. I will go back to training and will come back stronger than ever. Thanks for the promotion for the opportunity and the fans for coming out tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albert Hoffman (ranked 799 p4p, 95 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 406 p4p, 59 weight class). Pierno has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39
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36
175 lbs
34 - 21 - 2 |
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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
30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hoffman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman moves forwards but Pierno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoffman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoffman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hoffman goes for a double leg but Pierno avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierno continues to drive forward.
Hoffman wants to clinch up but Pierno keeps it at a distance.
Hoffman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierno is fending him off so far but Hoffman persists. Nope, Pierno circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierno lands an overhand right.
Hoffman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Hoffman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno connects with a body shot that sends Hoffman 's belly button to the back.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoffman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoffman wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hoffman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierno tries to get to full guard but Hoffman has control of the leg.
Pierno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman prevents Pierno from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pierno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hoffman .
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pierno defends it well.
Pierno is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman .
Pierno keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pierno slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierno pushes a forearm under Hoffman 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hoffman is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Pierno!
An out of breath Tim Pierno 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Feltre (ranked 459 p4p, 52 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 378 p4p, 43 weight class). Feltre comes to the cage accompanied by Someday Never Comes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felipe Feltre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson 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.
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feltre stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Feltre misses with a punch to the body.
Feltre gets control of Pearson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Feltre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Feltre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Feltre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Feltre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson scores with a jab.
Pearson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Feltre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Feltre blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Feltre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Feltre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre checks a low kick from Pearson.
A head kick by Feltre misses
and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Feltre backwards.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Feltre's brow.
Feltre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Feltre controls the action.
Feltre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Feltre pulls guard.
Feltre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pearson stands up from Feltre's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Feltre down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Feltre in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feltre's elbow.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson cracks Feltre with a nice body shot.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre stalling in the clinch.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Feltre avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Feltre misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Feltre.
Feltre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Feltre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson blocks a body shot from Feltre.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Feltre blocking some punches.
Pearson works on Feltre's body with a couple of short punches.
Feltre is breathing heavily.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Feltre controls the action.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Feltre misses with a body punch.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Feltre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Feltre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Feltre avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Feltre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feltre.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feltre lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feltre pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Feltre's guard.
Feltre working for a triangle but Pearson defends it easily.
Feltre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pearson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pearson gets to his feet. Feltre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pearson cracks Feltre with an open hand slap.
Feltre blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Feltre clinches with his opponent.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Feltre's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Feltre moves out of range of the body kick.
As Pearson looks to move away, Feltre throws a big counter combo but Pearson just gets out of the way.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Feltre.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson swinging wildly here.
Feltre avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Feltre is defending well for now.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Feltre blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Feltre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Feltre in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feltre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pearson walks away with a smile on his face. Feltre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson takes a swing at Feltre's ribcage but misses.
Pearson thows a body kick. Feltre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Feltre tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Feltre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Feltre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Feltre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Feltre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Feltre misses with a low kick.
Pearson pushes Feltre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Feltre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pearson presses Feltre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Feltre can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pearson cracks Feltre with a nice body shot.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feltre backwards.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Feltre is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Feltre into the cage.
Feltre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pearson uses from the top position.
Pearson gets to his feet - Feltre follows without any prompting.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feltre.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Feltre's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Feltre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Feltre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Felipe Feltre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Feltre won't let him.
Pearson stands and steps away. Feltre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pearson scores with a spinning back kick!
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Feltre takes a step back to recover.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Feltre counters with a quick kick to the body but Pearson blocks it.
Jab from Pearson.
Feltre gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
Pearson tries to work over Feltre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Feltre misses with the head strike.
Pearson pushes Feltre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feltre.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Feltre avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feltre drags the fight down to the ground.
Pearson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Pearson blocks a leg kick.
Pearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson clinches.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Feltre blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson tries to work over Feltre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Feltre dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand into Feltre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feltre's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Feltre is rocked!
Pearson throws a head kick but Feltre moves out of range.
Oh Feltre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Feltre 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.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson tries to land a leg kick but Feltre saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson clobbers Feltre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Feltre ducks down to avoid it.
Feltre connects with a nice looking jab.
Feltre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Feltre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feltre sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Feltre avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feltre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Feltre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Feltre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Feltre seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson connects with the punch.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson throws a push kick but Feltre slaps the foot to one side.
Feltre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Feltre is looking to counter punch.
Feltre slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Feltre.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Feltre saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feltre takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Feltre moved away.
Feltre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Feltre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Feltre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Feltre walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Feltre pushes Pearson away with a front kick.
Good work by Feltre as he checks the leg kick.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Feltre takes a step back to recover.
Feltre is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Feltre lands with a good body shot.
Feltre avoids a kick to the body.
Feltre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feltre has closed the distance and engaged Pearson in a clinch.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Feltre throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Feltre only half commits.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Feltre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson has Feltre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Felipe Feltre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Feltre's defenses.
Feltre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feltre avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Feltre avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feltre blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson is leaning against Feltre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feltre backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Feltre.
Feltre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Feltre.
Feltre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Feltre's ribcage.
Feltre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Pearson.
Feltre prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Feltre avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Feltre avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 322 p4p, 43 weight class) and Leon Montana (ranked 273 p4p, 34 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Montana!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sidious lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Leon Montana has been cut.
Sidious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Sidious throws a nice looking combination but Montana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sidious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montana throws a leg kick
and Sidious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sidious throws an elbow but misses.
Montana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Montana gets through Sidious's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sidious lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Montana.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Montana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sidious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montana scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sidious tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sidious back against the cage.
Montana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sidious.
Sidious throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sidious.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Sidious controls the action.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.
Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Sidious moves away and avoids it.
Sidious scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been told by Sidious's head coaches at Skulls house of pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sidious clinches up against the cage.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Sidious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidious tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montana tries a body shot but Sidious blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana blocks an elbow strike from Sidious.
Montana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sidious.
Montana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sidious lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Montana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sidious backwards.
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Sidious controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Sidious tries to break free but Montana pushes him back against the cage.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Montana.
Sidious tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sidious back against the cage.
Sidious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sidious tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Sidious back against the cage.
Sidious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sidious tries to land a body kick
and Montana counters with a low kick, right behind Sidious 's knee.
Montana looks to clinch
and Sidious counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Sidious tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Montana manages to circle out of the way.
Sidious takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
Leon Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Montana.
Sidious is looking for a counter combo.
Sidious moves into the clinch successfully.
Sidious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sidious misses with an elbow strike.
Sidious creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Montana's defenses.
Montana's coach down at Damage Inc. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Montana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sidious lands a damaging elbow.
Sidious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montana.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidious scores with a kick to the body.
Sidious avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sidious is looking to counter with a body kick.
Montana forces Sidious back against the cage and clinches.
Sidious breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sidious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sidious was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Nice body kick from Sidious.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sidious.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana digs a right hand underneath Sidious's ribcage. Sidious let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sidious tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
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 Darth Sidious will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Montana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sidious pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sidious comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sidious tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana slips a straight right by Sidious.
Sidious looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sidious as he connects with a hook.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Sidious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Sidious avoids the body shot from Montana.
Montana misses with a hook to the body
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
Montana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana takes a swing at Sidious's ribcage but misses.
Sidious lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sidious misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Sidious takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sidious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sidious.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Montana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sidious slips a jab from Montana.
Sidious looks to throw a body kick
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montana avoids a kick to the body.
Sidious looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sidious rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious walks into a straight right hand from Montana.
Sidious is rocked!
Sidious moves out of range of the leg kick from Montana.
Sidious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana is looking to slow Sidious down with leg kicks.
Darth Sidious is winning the standup battle so far.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Sidious swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana takes a swing at Sidious's ribcage but misses.
Sidious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana flicks out a counter leg kick but Sidious steps away.
Montana throws an off balance right hand
and Sidious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sidious jabs Montana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sidious as he checks the leg kick.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sidious.
Sidious takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montana misses with a body punch
and Sidious counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Sidious catches Montana right on the button with a cross.
Montana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sidious quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sidious closes the distance and clinches.
Sidious manages to break the clinch.
Sidious has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sidious checks a leg kick nicely.
Sidious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Montana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sidious finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sidious bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sidious throws a body kick that misses.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidious moves away.
Montana misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana throws a front kick that sends Sidious stumbling back into the cage.
Sidious jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana is rocked!
Sidious looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Sidious finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Montana.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana misses with a hook
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sidiouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Montana defending well as Sidious loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Montana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sidious steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Sidious misses with a hook
and Montana counters with an inside leg kick.
Montana thuds a left hand into Sidious's body.
Sidious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana blocks a jab.
Sidious sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Sidious avoids it this time.
Sidious is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montana cracks a nice hook into Sidious's ribs.
Sidious tries to move into range but Montana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sidious misses.
A little jabbing left from Montana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montana fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sidious on the side of the head.
Montana cracks the inside of Sidious's front leg.
Montana gets tackled into the cage by Sidious. Sidious maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sidious scores with a shot to the side of Montana's head.
Sidious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana is trying to stall.
Montana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sidious backwards.
Sidious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sidious lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montana has had enough of the clinch but Sidious keeps him there for the moment.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
Sidious blocks an uppercut.
Sidious lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Sidious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Sidious struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Sidious stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montana avoids a wild elbow strike from Sidious.
Leon Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darth Sidious is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sidious.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Sidious.
Montana dodges an elbow strike from Sidious.
Good body shot from Montana.
Montana lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sidious prevents a body shot from Montana.
Sidious breaks the clinch.
Montana is looking to clinch but Sidious is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sidious misses the target.
Montana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sidious looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Montana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidious blocks a jab.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Sidious is just out of range.
Sidious swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a leg kick
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Sidious.
A clash of legs there as Sidious blocks the low kick.
Sidious throws a series of punches but Montana avoids them all with ease.
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana swings for the body but Sidious moves out of range.
Sidious wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Montana blocks the body kick.
Sidious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Montana scores with a sloppy right hand. Sidious should have avoided that one.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Sidious was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and Sidious counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious misses with a straight left.
Montana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sidious under the eye.
Montana has closed the distance and engaged Sidious in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Sidious controls the action.
Montana lands a shot to the body.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sidious lands a body shot.
Sidious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sidious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Sidious controls his hands.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Sidious avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Sidious throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Montana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montana presses Sidious against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Montana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sidious has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darth Sidious!
Darth Sidious very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 169 p4p, 7 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 339 p4p, 13 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon scores with a hook to the body. Saric takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saric takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Napoleon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Napoleon blocks a jab.
We've been told by Saric's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Napoleon throws a hook but Saric avoids it easily.
Saric misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Saric does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Saric.
Napoleon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saric.
Saric throws a body punch but Napoleon moves out of range.
Napoleon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saric blocks it well.
Jab from Saric.
Napoleon tries to clinch but Saric is having none of it.
Napoleon 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.
A shot to the body from Napoleon misses
and Saric counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut.
Napoleon throws the kick towards the body but Saric avoids it.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saric walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon lands with an overhand left.
Saric throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Napoleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saric keeps Napoleon at a distance using the push kick.
Saric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Napoleon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body kick from Saric.
Napoleon looks winded!
Saric misses with a hook to the body
and Napoleon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saric ducks under a wild hook from Napoleon.
A little feinted left hand from Saric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saric.
Saric misses with a straight left.
Saric lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napoleon connects with a high kick.
Saric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saric. Napoleon shrugs it off though.
Saric connects with a leg kick. Napoleon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Napoleon tries to move into range but Saric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Napoleon misses the target.
Saric cracks Napoleon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Saric has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Napoleon to stand back up!
That has opened up Buster Napoleon's cut even more.
Saric scores with a leg kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Saric! Napoleon is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Saric!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zdravko Saric made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Buster Napoleon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 488 p4p, 21 weight class) and Umberto Reem (ranked 314 p4p, 15 weight class). Astrok comes to the cage accompanied by Janna - Täyteen vaan. Reem has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem throws a sloppy head kick and Astrok moves out of range easily.
Astrok misses with a right hand
and Reem counters with a stiff right hand.
Astrok takes a swing at Reem's ribcage but misses.
Astrok is looking to clinch.
Astrok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reem.
Reem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Astrok throws a head kick that misses.
Reem blocks the body kick.
Astrok closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Astrok.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Astrok.
Astrok throws a punch but it's blocked by Reem.
Reem avoids a wild elbow strike from Astrok.
Astrok lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astrok jumps guard.
Astrok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reem is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Reem lands with an uppercut that bounces Astrok off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Elvis Astrok has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Astrok.
Reem wants to clinch.
Astrok looks to land a combination but Reem avoids it well.
Astrok backing away here, and Reem unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Astrok gets tackled into the cage by Reem. Reem maintains the clinch.
Reem is trying to stall.
Astrok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Astrok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Astrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Astrok's elbow.
Reem struggles to land a body shot inside as Astrok controls his hands.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Astrok scores with a shoulder strike.
Astrok manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Reem is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Astrok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astrok misses with a punch on the inside.
Reem stalling.
Reem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Astrok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Astrok misses with some punches.
Reem pushes Astrok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Astrok backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Astrok fails to land.
Come on Reem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Astrok breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reem, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astrok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Astrok throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reem moves out of range of the body kick.
Reem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Astrok.
Reem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Astrok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Astrok clinches.
Reem working aggressively here.
Astrok tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Astrok misses with an elbow over the top.
Astrok throws an elbow that misses.
Astrok is trying to force a seperation but Reem has the dominant position.
Astrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Reem.
An attempted straight right counter from Astrok misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astrok lands with a shot to the body.
Astrok slips a jab and a cross from Reem.
Reem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Astrok lands a nice hook to Reem's body. Reem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Astrok ducks under a wild hook from Reem.
Astrok is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reem.
The fighters circling - Reem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reem is looking to clinch but Astrok is avoiding it.
Astrok appears to be looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Astrok.
Reem has closed the distance and engaged Astrok in a clinch.
Astrok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astrok takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Umberto Reem has been cut.
Reem tried to score with a low kick but Astrok checks it.
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 Elvis Astrok will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reem - that will leave a mark!
Umberto Reem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Look low, kick high! Reem uses the oldest trick in the book to send Astrok tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Reem is absolutely delighted - when Astrok wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Umberto Reem!
Umberto Reem really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 113 p4p, 16 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 141 p4p, 18 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnar's choice of entrance music: Shook Ones II. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar misses with a looping left.
Boy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boy misses with an uppercut. Ragnar saw that one coming.
Ragnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnar. Boy shrugs it off though.
Boy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar 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.
Good work by Boy as he checks the leg kick.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Ragnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnar scores with the left hand. Boy knows he should have avoided that one.
Boy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnar.
A little feinted left hand from Boy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boy lands with a hook. Ragnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy slips a straight right by Ragnar.
Boy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Ragnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnar wants to counter the offense by Boy and move into the clinch position.
Ragnar tries to clinch up.
Boy looks to land a left hand but Ragnar moved out of range nicely.
Ragnar lands a really nice looking cross but Boy seems unphased.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Boy blocks the body kick.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
It seemed like Ragnar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boy scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Boy blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Ragnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnar.
Boy checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Ragnar blocks a low kick nicely.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Boy.
Ragnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy scores with a leg kick.
Boy connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar drops his hands momentarily and Boy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ragnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Boy.
Ragnar looks for the body kick but Boy saw that one coming.
It looked like Boy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boy lands a jab to the head.
Ragnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy backing away here, and Ragnar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ragnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy misses with a body shot
and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy lands a nice hook to Ragnar's body. Ragnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boy.
Ragnar lands a jab to the nose.
Boy lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Boy misses with a body punch
and Ragnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnar managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Ragnar lands a body punch.
Ragnar tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
Boy crunches a lovely knee into Ragnar's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnar.
Boy pushes Ragnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnar can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Boy tries to land knees in the clinch but Ragnar avoids the damage to the body.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar works on Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnar takes a shot to the head.
Ragnar tries to throw a body punch but Boy avoids it by throwing Ragnar back against the cage.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnar lands an uppercut.
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 Beast Boy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar'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.
Ragnar throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Ragnar.
Ragnar slips under a jab.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Boy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy misses with a body punch
and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boy moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar cracks Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Ragnar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragnar lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Ragnar ducks down to avoid it.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy moves out of range as Ragnar throws a body kick.
Ragnar throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Ragnar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ragnar lands with a slapping head kick.
Boy lands with a straight right. Ragnar didn't see that one coming.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnar's shoulder, as Ragnar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy misses with a looping left.
Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ragnar tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Boy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ragnar lands a slapping body shot.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Ragnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Nice body kick from Ragnar.
Boy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnar defending well as Boy loads up on a big left hand.
Boy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boy thuds a left hand into Ragnar's body.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Ragnar is predictable there
and Boy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnar staying out of range there.
Ragnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar scores with a jab.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Boy moves out of range as Ragnar strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Boy misses the target.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy cracks the inside of Ragnar's front leg.
Nice jab there from Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a shot to the body
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Ragnar's head but Ragnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boy scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnar throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Boy.
Ragnar throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnar'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. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ragnar.
Ragnar throws a head kick that misses.
Boy throwing a counter right hand but Ragnar manages to avoid it.
Ragnar throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Ragnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Boy misses
and Ragnar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ragnar blocks a low kick nicely.
Ragnar tries a quick counter leg kick but Boy is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Ragnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the head.
Boy throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnar.
A counter left hand to the body from Boy misses its target.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
Boy checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ragnar.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnar scores with a nice strike.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ragnar misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A bone on bone clash there as Boy blocks the leg kick.
Ragnar throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Ragnar moves away and avoids it.
Ragnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Boy misses with a right hand
and Ragnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ragnar swings widly with a right hand
and Boy counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot by Ragnar.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Ragnar is out of range.
Ragnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ragnar lands a body shot.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ragnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boy lands with a hook. Ragnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnar throws a low kick but Boy avoids it.
Boy throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws the kick towards the body but Boy avoids it.
Boy moves out of range as Ragnar throws a body kick.
Ragnar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnar.
Ragnar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnar.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnar.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Ragnar.
Boy lands with a hook. Ragnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ragnar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ragnar is rocked!
Boy fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ragnar square on the jaw! Damn, Ragnar is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beast Boy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Simmons (ranked 58 p4p, 3 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 81 p4p, 5 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by 3Hunna. 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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230 lbs
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World class boxer
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
25 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Simmons is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Simmons ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Simmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Steele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simmons to score with a decent uppercut.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele misses with a hook to the body
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Simmons seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simmons has time to react.
Simmons misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Simmons.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simmons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Simmons takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Simmons's defenses.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Simmons misses the target.
Simmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Simmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Steele.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons is looking to counter punch.
Simmons throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Steele moves away from the strike by Simmons.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Simmons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Simmons jabs at Steele's body.
Steele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Steele.
Simmons fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steele just manages to avoid it.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele cracks Simmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Simmons defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
Steele drives through and clinches with Simmons against the cage.
Simmons avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Simmons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simmons prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons prevents a body shot from Steele.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Simmons won't want to take too many of those.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Simmons avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steele tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons slips a jab from Steele.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simmons tried to counter with a leg kick but Steele avoided it.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simmons.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Steele has managed to clinch.
Steele has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Simmons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
A short right from Steele.
Simmons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
Steele working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simmons takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Simmons avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Steele tries to work over Simmons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele working Simmons over with knees to the body.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Steele lands an elbow inside that Simmons shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simmons blocking some punches.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Simmons blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simmons.
Jason Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simmons lands a body shot.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmons.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Simmons avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Simmons avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simmons's elbow.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steele lands a right hand.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Simmons in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Brandon Simmons has been cut.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
A right hook to the body lands for Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Simmons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Simmons misses with a leg kick.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Simmons lands with a good body shot.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Simmons slips the punch.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Simmons.
Simmons throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Steele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Simmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jason Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele closes the distance but Simmons moves to the side
and Simmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Simmons's head but Simmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele darts in trying to clinch
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
Simmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simmons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steele.
Simmons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simmons avoids it.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simmons in his tracks.
Simmons throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Steele clobbers Simmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Simmons throws a leg kick but Steele moved away.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele tries to clinch up
and Simmons counters with a head kick. That will keep Steele thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simmons rather than just go for the knockout.
Simmons looks to land a body kick but Steele moved away.
Simmons tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele cracks Simmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele moves to clinch but Simmons breaks away
and Simmons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons moves away from the strike by Steele.
Simmons throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Simmons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simmons counters with an outside leg kick.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele closes the distance but Simmons moves to the side
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simmons needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele looks to clinch
and Simmons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Simmons's head but Simmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simmons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simmons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
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 Brandon Simmons.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 73 p4p, 10 weight class). Ricard comes into the arena with Vibe Killer blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Kenway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ricard slips a jab and a cross from Kenway.
Ricard tries to move into range but Kenway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ricard lunges at Kenway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenway's hand.
Kenway has Ricard up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ricard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ricard has a closed guard, preventing Kenway from standing up.
Kenway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kenway wants to get up but he can't break Ricard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard looking for a guillotine here but Kenway defends easily.
Ricard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kenway is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kenway uses it to pass to side control.
Ricard tries to buck Kenway off but Kenway is having none of it.
Ricard is trying to control Kenway's posture but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway decides to stand back up.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Kenway throws a low kick but Ricard avoids it.
Ricard dives in for a single leg takedown but Kenway sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenway throws a nice looking combination but Ricard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ricard scores with a nice right hand.
Ricard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ricard 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.
Kenway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Ricard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricard. Ricard obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Kenway. Beautiful body shot.
Kenway gets a clinch.
Kenway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenway.
Ricard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway slowing the pace effectively.
Ricard throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Ricard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ricard takes a shot to the head.
Ricard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ricard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kenway misses with some punches.
Ricard tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ricard wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farboleous Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricard blocking some punches.
Ricard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway prevents the takedown attempt.
Kenway lands with a short shot to the head.
Ricard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Ricard.
Kenway swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Kenway is looking to clinch.
Ricard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kenway's half guard.
Ricard is trying to control. Kenway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kenway slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ricard trying to control but Kenway is working from the bottom.
Kenway seems keen to control Ricard's posture.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Kenway is keeping the position.
Ricard won't allow Kenway to sweep him here.
Kenway has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kenway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ricard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kenway manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway gets to his feet. Ricard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Ricard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crunch! Kenway slams his shin into Ricard's torso.
Ricard scores with a leg kick.
Kenway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ricard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ricard.
Ricard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenway is able to avoid easily.
Ricard misses with a shot to the body
and Kenway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kenway throws a right hand that misses
and Ricard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Kenway jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenway throws out a leg kick but Ricard moves out of range and Kenway only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Ricard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kenway momentarily.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Kenway is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ricard rather than just go for the knockout.
Ricard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ricard looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Kenway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard throws a push kick but Kenway slaps the foot to one side.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
Kenway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ricard's head.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Ricard's leg. Ricard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenway throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kenway looks for the body kick but Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard staying out of range there.
Ricard tries a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ricard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Kenway throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ricard blocks a jab.
Ricard throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
Ricard lands with an overhand left.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Ricard does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Ricard with that takedown attempt.
Kenway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kenway jabs Ricard right on the nose. Ricard blinks but takes it well.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and Ricard moves out of range easily.
Ricard throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kenway on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Kenway stuffs the takedown.
Kenway feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farboleous Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenway as he connects with a hook.
Ricard moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Ricard scores with a nice right hand.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Ricard blocks the body kick.
Kenway throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard thumps Kenway with a low kick.
Kenway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kenway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Ricard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edward Kenway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenway moves into the clinch.
Kenway misses with some punches.
A short left from Ricard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard being controlled against the cage.
Ricard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kenway.
Ricard manages to break the clinch.
Ricard clobbers Kenway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Ricard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ricard shoots in for a double leg but Kenway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricard misses the jab.
Kenway blocks a head kick by Ricard.
Kenway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenway lands a two punch combo.
Ricard wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kenway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ricard.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Kenway doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricard circles away.
Ricard punishes Kenway's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kenway tried to score with a low kick but Ricard checks it.
Kenway thows a body kick. Ricard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenway misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricard feints and then cracks Kenway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenway down.
Ricard works Kenway's body with a nice hook.
Ricard walks into a straight right hand from Kenway.
Ricard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Kenway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kenway throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ricard counters with a nice body kick.
Kenway lands a leg kick that knocks Ricard off balance momentarily.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kenway throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Kenway moved away.
Ricard throws a leg kick
and Kenway finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kenway enables Ricard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kenway manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ricard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kenway is pulling down on Ricard's head. It's preventing any offense from Ricard, at least for the moment.
Ricard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenway's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is trying to control. Kenway wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kenway preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ricard is looking to take a break and control but Kenway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenway tries to roll over but Ricard keeps him under control.
Ricard wants to take a breather but Kenway is having none of it.
Ricard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenway has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ricard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kenway!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tries to reverse the position but Ricard maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenway is squirming around, avoiding Ricard's attempts to control the action.
Ricard wants to finish this one by submission but Kenway is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ricard.
Kenway is squirming around, avoiding Ricard's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kenway wants to control but Ricard is having none of it.
Ricard tries to control but Kenway wriggling away.
Kenway gets back to half guard.
Ricard is looking for a kimura but Kenway is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ricard to get the leverage.
Ricard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kenway tries to hold on but Ricard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kenway throws a head kick that Ricard semi-blocks.
Ricard misses with a head kick.
Kenway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ricard. That did some damage!
Ricard throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Ricard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricard is looking to clinch but Kenway is avoiding it.
A low kick from Ricard is predictable there
and Kenway counters with a straight right hand.
Ricard moves to clinch but Kenway breaks away
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenway fakes the leg kick and cracks Ricard in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard 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.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Ricard slips a straight right by Kenway.
Kenway scores with a hook to the body. Ricard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Kenway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ricard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands a nice hook to Ricard's body. Ricard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kenway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenway.
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Kenway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ricard.
Kenway moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Ricard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kenway momentarily.
Kenway tries to land a leg kick but Ricard saw it coming and moves away.
Kenway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenway moves out of range of the leg kick from Ricard.
Kenway is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kenway throws a leg kick which misses Ricard's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricard tries to avoid it.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway wants to land a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kenway.
A cross from Kenway lands.
Ricard moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricard.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Ricard avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Kenway gets through Ricard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ricard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway is pushing Ricard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kenway.
Ricard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Kenway.
Ricard tries to throw a body punch but Kenway avoids it by throwing Ricard back against the cage.
Ricard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricard throws a hook but Kenway avoids it easily.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricard lands a nice shot that snaps Kenway's head back.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Ricard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenway throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.
Ricard blocks a head kick by Kenway.
Kenway clinches up against the cage.
Kenway working aggressively here.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricard scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard blocks an uppercut.
Kenway is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ricard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kenway regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway can't keep his opponent in guard - Ricard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ricard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenway keeps working.
Ricard trying to control from Kenway's half guard. Kenway has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kenway wants to stand and escape but Ricard is having none of it.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenway is retaining full guard.
Kenway has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kenway.
Ricard clinches.
Ricard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenways head.
Ricard misses with some punches.
Ricard lands with a light punch inside.
Ricard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ricard.
Kenway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ricard backwards.
Ricard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Kenway.
Kenway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricard.
Kenway throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kenway napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Ricard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenway is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard works to advance to full mount. Kenway defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kenway sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ricard trying to pass the guard but Kenway defending well.
Kenway is looking to escape.
Ricard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kenway sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ricard wants to free his trapped foot but Kenway is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two 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.
Kenway wants to get back to his feet.
Kenway is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ricard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ricard prevents Kenway from improving his position.
Ricard stops Kenway from getting back to his feet.
Ricard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ricard controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ricard missing with a left hand there. Kenway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenway throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Ricard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Ricard misses.
Kenway scores with a nice body kick.
Ricard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Ricard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Ricard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Kenway takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ricard misses the target.
Kenway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ricard has managed to clinch.
Ricard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ricard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway avoids the elbow strike from Ricard, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ricard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenway has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Kenway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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