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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 4985 p4p, 341 weight class) and Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 1905 p4p, 173 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretentious Kneecap!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Kneecap.
Kneecap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kneecap is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smoochie Wallace with a body shot.
Kneecap misses with a leg kick.
Kneecap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smoochie Wallace manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Kneecap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smoochie Wallace looking to score a takedown here. Kneecap is defending well but Smoochie Wallace drives through and ends up in Kneecap's guard.
Smoochie Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Kneecap.
Smoochie Wallace working some strikes from top position.
Smoochie Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Kneecap blocks nicely.
Smoochie Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smoochie Wallace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smoochie Wallace lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace landing some decent shots from guard.
Kneecap manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smoochie Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoochie Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kneecap from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap passes into half guard.
Kneecap seems to be looking for submissions.
Kneecap is looking to advance position but Smoochie Wallace won't allow it.
Kneecap is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smoochie Wallace is just riding it out for now. Kneecap eventually gives up the hold.
Kneecap is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smoochie Wallace doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kneecap.
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.
Kneecap seems to be working for a kimura but Smoochie Wallace defends the submission attempt.
Kneecap looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kneecap trying to control from half guard but Smoochie Wallace is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap is looking for a kimura here.
Smoochie Wallace is staying active underneath Kneecap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kneecap might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smoochie Wallace haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smoochie Wallace won't allow Kneecap to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smoochie Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Kneecap is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smoochie Wallace.
Kneecap moves into the clinch successfully.
Smoochie Wallace drags the fight down to the ground.
Kneecap slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kneecap is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Smoochie Wallace is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Smoochie Wallace has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kneecap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smoochie Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneecap manages to avoid it.
Kneecap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smoochie Wallace tests Kneecap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a hook. Kneecap tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pretentious Kneecap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneecap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kneecap closes the distance and clinches.
Smoochie Wallace tries to pull guard but Kneecap won't allow it.
Kneecap tries to work over Smoochie Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smoochie Wallace fails to pull guard.
Smoochie Wallace jumps guard but Kneecap turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneecap struggles to land a body shot inside as Smoochie Wallace controls his hands.
Smoochie Wallace pulls Kneecap into guard.
Smoochie Wallace keeping full guard, as Kneecap tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kneecap from controlling successfully.
Kneecap passes Smoochie Wallace's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kneecap looking to secure an arm triangle but Smoochie Wallace defends it well.
Smoochie Wallace is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kneecap trying to control but Smoochie Wallace is having none of it.
Kneecap controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap has control of Smoochie Wallace's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smoochie Wallace regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kneecap content just to control the position here.
Kneecap is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smoochie Wallace can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smoochie Wallace is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap goes for an armbar but Smoochie Wallace turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smoochie Wallace works over Kneecap with some ground and pound from guard.
Kneecap is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smoochie Wallace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kneecap manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smoochie Wallace manages to get himself to full guard.
Kneecap engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kneecap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap is stalling in the full guard.
Kneecap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smoochie Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Kneecap wants to control from the top but Smoochie Wallace keeps moving.
Kneecap drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smoochie Wallace dives on top into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoochie Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smoochie Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smoochie Wallace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kneecap tries to bum rush Smoochie Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Smoochie Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kneecap connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kneecap is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smoochie Wallace's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smoochie Wallace's back!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smoochie Wallace trying to get back to his feet but Kneecap is in full control for now.
Kneecap working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smoochie Wallace is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kneecap gets his way!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kneecap looking for the choke but no joy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kneecap controlling the positon.
Kneecap is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smoochie Wallace is defending well though. Kneecap let's go of the attempt 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.
Smoochie Wallace is trying to get back to his feet but Kneecap has full control of the position and if anything, Smoochie Wallace has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smoochie Wallace defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Kneecap is looking for a triangle but Smoochie Wallace pushes his legs off easily.
Smoochie Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smoochie Wallace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kneecap has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smoochie Wallace has managed to get both his arms back between Kneecap's legs - danger averted.
Kneecap lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smoochie Wallace wants to get back to his feet but Kneecap is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pretentious Kneecap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap has gone for a leg lock! Smoochie Wallace slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kneecap's guard.
Smoochie Wallace landing with the ground and pound.
Smoochie Wallace won't allow Kneecap to sweep him here.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smoochie Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smoochie Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneecap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smoochie Wallace scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace postures up.
Kneecap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smoochie Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneecap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smoochie Wallace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kneecap wants to sweep but no luck.
Smoochie Wallace content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smoochie Wallace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoochie Wallace trying to control but Kneecap is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pretentious Kneecap.
I think Smoochie Wallace 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushii (ranked 795 p4p, 88 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 1251 p4p, 128 weight class). Benderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Time is Now. 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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30
144 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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32
148 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuroda Atsushii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benderson looks to land a left hand but Atsushii moved out of range nicely.
Atsushii half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atsushii looks to throw the jab but Benderson is out of range.
Atsushii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benderson misses with a straight right.
Benderson blocks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Benderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Atsushii checks a leg kick.
Atsushii connects with a body shot.
Benderson misses with a low kick.
Atsushii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atsushii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atsushii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Atsushii misses the target.
Benderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Atsushii's head.
Atsushii tries to clinch up but Benderson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benderson manages to avoid it.
Benderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Atsushii as he checks the leg kick.
Atsushii forces Benderson back against the cage and clinches.
Benderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Benderson stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atsushii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Benderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Atsushii avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atsushii lands with a short shot to the head.
Atsushii wants the takedown. Benderson is fighting it off but Atsushii persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Benderson's guard against the cage.
Benderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Atsushii controls the pace.
Atsushii is looking to work some ground and pound but Benderson has wrist control.
Atsushii has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Atsushii content to stall in guard here.
Atsushii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Atsushii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Atsushii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atsushii stays in close to Benderson's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Benderson lands with a right hand.
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atsushii.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Benderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atsushii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Atsushii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benderson looks to land a left hand but Atsushii moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atsushii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benderson. Atsushii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atsushii connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atsushii, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atsushii, right into the meat.
Benderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henson Benderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atsushii digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushii gets a takedown into half guard.
Benderson kicks Atsushii off and gets back to his feet.
Benderson throws out a leg kick but Atsushii moves out of range and Benderson only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henson Benderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Atsushii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Benderson misses.
Atsushii moves into range and clinches up with Benderson.
Benderson is pushing Atsushii up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Benderson to work.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atsushii is defending well for now.
Atsushii is working for takedown but Benderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Atsushii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Atsushii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atsushii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushii letting Benderson take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Atsushii.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atsushii is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benderson is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushii has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Benderson regains guard immediately.
Benderson kicks Atsushii off and gets to his feet.
Good leg kick by Benderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the body from Benderson misses
and Atsushii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henson Benderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Atsushii is out of range.
Benderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benderson trying to hold on to Atsushii's head to control him but Atsushii postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Atsushii is trying to control. Benderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benderson is looking for a sweep. Atsushii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atsushii trying to mount his opponent but Benderson defends it.
Atsushii is looking to stall here but Benderson recovers full guard.
Benderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atsushii manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson wants to control from the top but Atsushii keeps moving.
Benderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Atsushii is retaining full guard.
Benderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Atsushii keeping moving, preventing Benderson from controlling successfully.
Benderson working some strikes from top position.
Benderson cracks Atsushii with a solid left hand.
Atsushii pulls Benderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Benderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Benderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Atsushii is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Atsushii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atsushii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benderson defends well.
Benderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benderson.
Atsushii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benderson.
Atsushii quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Benderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Atsushii counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henson Benderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Atsushii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Benderson. Atsushii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atsushii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Atsushii defending well as Benderson loads up on a big left hand.
Atsushii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Benderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Atsushii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benderson works over Atsushii's head and body with a nice combination.
Atsushii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushii connects with a nice looking jab.
Atsushii dips to his left and cracks Benderson with an uppercut!
Benderson throws a right hand that misses
and Atsushii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and Benderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benderson misses with a left hand
and Atsushii counters with a body kick.
A big left from Benderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushii slips a jab from Benderson.
Benderson tries to clinch up
and Atsushii counters with an inside leg kick.
Benderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Atsushii counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Benderson misses the target.
Atsushii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atsushii counters with a straight right hand.
Atsushii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atsushii counters with a low kick, right behind Benderson 's knee.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Atsushii is out of range.
Atsushii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Atsushii counter with a right hand.
Kuroda Atsushii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Benderson misses.
Atsushii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benderson.
Benderson throws an overhand right that lands on Atsushii's shoulder, as Atsushii tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Atsushii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
letting Atsushii counter with a right hand.
Atsushii lands a big head kick that sends Benderson tumbling to the mat! Atsushii takes a step backwards and waves Benderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benderson is rocked!
Benderson ducks into an uppercut from Atsushii and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kuroda Atsushii!
Kuroda Atsushii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Henson Benderson had this to say: 'Damn...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Vasleyiev (ranked 1913 p4p, 218 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 345 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Dimitri Vasleyiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasleyiev blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Vasleyiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makaki Iii scores with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
Vasleyiev moves away from the strike by Makaki Iii.
Vasleyiev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makaki Iii.
Vasleyiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makaki Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makaki Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasleyiev.
Makaki Iii tries a quick counter leg kick but Vasleyiev is wise to it.
Vasleyiev misses with a left hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasleyiev looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Makaki Iii scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Makaki Iii. That's going to slow Vasleyiev down.
Vasleyiev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Makaki Iii thuds his right hand into Vasleyiev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasleyiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasleyiev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii scores with a leg kick.
Makaki Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick
and Vasleyiev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii has Vasleyiev up against the cage in a clinch.
Makaki Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Vasleyiev controls the action.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasleyiev blocks an uppercut.
Vasleyiev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with some punches.
Makaki Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Vasleyiev working aggressively here.
Makaki Iii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasleyiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makaki Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Vasleyiev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Makaki Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vasleyiev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makaki Iii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makaki Iii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vasleyiev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Makaki Iii misses with a double jab.
Makaki Iii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Makaki Iii looks to move away, Vasleyiev throws a big counter combo but Makaki Iii just gets out of the way.
Vasleyiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makaki Iii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makaki Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev digs a good body shot into Makaki Iii's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii feints and then cracks Vasleyiev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vasleyiev down.
Vasleyiev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses the jab.
Vasleyiev takes one to the chin there.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
Makaki Iii lands the left hand.
Makaki Iii 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.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasleyiev checks a leg kick.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasleyiev.
Makaki Iii throws a shot from downtown. Vasleyiev moves away and avoids it.
Makaki Iii connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii with a nice cross.
Vasleyiev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasleyiev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasleyiev's hands.
Vasleyiev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makaki Iii can pounce on him.
Vasleyiev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vasleyiev tries to land a front kick but Makaki Iii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makaki Iii throws out a counter right but Vasleyiev avoids it with no problem.
Makaki Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Makaki Iii misses.
Vasleyiev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vasleyiev throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Jab by Makaki Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii digs a good body shot into Vasleyiev's ribs.
Vasleyiev misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Makaki Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makaki Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vasleyiev counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makaki Iii. Vasleyiev shrugs it off though.
Vasleyiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasleyiev misses the target.
Vasleyiev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makaki Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makaki Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Makaki Iii throws a body punch but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Makaki Iii scores with a spinning back kick!
Vasleyiev drives through and clinches with Makaki Iii against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasleyiev's elbow.
Vasleyiev lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasleyiev misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Vasleyiev controls the action.
Makaki Iii lands a left hand.
Makaki Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasleyiev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makaki Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasleyiev blocks a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Vasleyiev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makaki Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasleyiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasleyiev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makaki Iii explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Makaki Iii jabs Vasleyiev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makaki Iii cracks Vasleyiev with a good jab.
Vasleyiev blocks a jab.
Vasleyiev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makaki Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasleyiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makaki Iii scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Makaki Iii as he connects with a hook.
Makaki Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makaki Iii lands an overhand right.
Makaki Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makaki Iii motions for Vasleyiev to come forward. Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasleyiev throws a hook but Makaki Iii avoids it easily.
Vasleyiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but Vasleyiev moves out of range.
Vasleyiev throws a jab when Makaki Iii was well out of range.
Makaki Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Vasleyiev.
Makaki Iii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasleyiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasleyiev misses the body punch
enabling Makaki Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Makaki Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasleyiev looks to throw the jab but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Makaki Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Makaki Iii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasleyiev is just out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makaki Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Makaki Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yancy Makaki Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Makaki Iii missing with a left hand there. Vasleyiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Vasleyiev misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Makaki Iii misses the target.
Vasleyiev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vasleyiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makaki Iii scores with a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii lands an overhand right.
Vasleyiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vasleyiev clinches.
Makaki Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasleyiev tries to work over Makaki Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasleyiev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot in the inside from Vasleyiev.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makaki Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Vasleyiev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasleyiev tries to break the clinch but Makaki Iii is controlling the position.
Makaki Iii scores with a shot to the side of Vasleyiev's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasleyiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasleyiev lands with a light punch inside.
Vasleyiev scores with a shot to the side of Makaki Iii's head.
Vasleyiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makaki Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii scores with a leg kick.
Vasleyiev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Makaki Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasleyiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasleyiev ducks right into an uppercut from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii looks to land a left hand but Vasleyiev moved out of range nicely.
Makaki Iii throws a solid leg kick but Vasleyiev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makaki Iii.
Dimitri Vasleyiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasleyiev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping right.
Vasleyiev throws out a loose jab but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makaki Iii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasleyiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasleyiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makaki Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Makaki Iii tried to score with a low kick but Vasleyiev checks it.
It looked like Vasleyiev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Makaki Iii misses
and Vasleyiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yancy Makaki Iii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasleyiev throws an off balance right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasleyiev's hands.
Makaki Iii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaki Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasleyiev.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makaki Iii lands with a straight right. Vasleyiev didn't see that one coming.
Vasleyiev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Makaki Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasleyiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasleyiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws out a loose jab but Vasleyiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Makaki Iii. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vasleyiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vasleyiev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makaki Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasleyiev is trying to break free.
Makaki Iii blocking some punches.
Makaki Iii lands a shot to the body.
Vasleyiev throws a head punch that misses.
Makaki Iii scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makaki Iii digs a right hand into Vasleyiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasleyiev's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makaki Iii.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makaki Iii takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vasleyiev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Makaki Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makaki Iii 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
A relieved looking Yancy Makaki Iii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 740 p4p, 24 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 891 p4p, 30 weight class). Crewman V comes to the cage accompanied by The Warrior song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: 8 Mile. This should be a great matchup!
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V throws a big shot that misses.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Crewman V.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crewman V looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powell checks a leg kick.
Crewman V looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crewman V.
Despite the aggression on Powell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crewman V misses with a right hand
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V throws the kick towards the body but Powell avoids it.
Crewman V throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Powell prevents Crewman V from improving his position.
Powell tries to pass to full mount but Crewman V defends it.
Crewman V manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crewman V lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Crewman V stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crewman V missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crewman V stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Crewman V looking to pass the guard.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crewman V's guard.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crewman V has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Powell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V has his hands on Powell's head, controlling the position.
Crewman V has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Crewman V has his hands on Powell's head, controlling the position.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crewman V's head.
Expendable Crewman V's cut is getting worse.
Crewman V working a defensive guard here.
Crewman V wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powell trying to control but Crewman V is working from the bottom.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crewman V wants to get back to his feet but Powell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Crewman V is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Crewman V not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Powell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Crewman V managing to control the position.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crewman V is pulling down on Powell's head. It's preventing any offense from Powell, at least for the moment.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crewman V trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Powell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Powell as he checks the leg kick.
Crewman V lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crewman V. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crewman V connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crewman V looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Powell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crewman V wants to get back to his feet but Powell passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Expendable Crewman V's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crewman V throws a body kick that misses.
Crewman V looks for the body kick but Powell saw that one coming.
Powell throws out a counter right but Crewman V avoids it with no problem.
Crewman V thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powell feints the counter takedown.
Powell forces Crewman V back against the cage and clinches.
Crewman V tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Crewman V swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crewman V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crewman V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crewman V fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell wants to take the fight to the mat but Crewman V manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Powell looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crewman V breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crewman V throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell misses with a hook
enabling Crewman V to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Crewman V.
Powell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crewman V.
A telegraphed right hand from Powell misses the target.
Nice body kick from Crewman V.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crewman V paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crewman V. Powell shrugs it off though.
Expendable Crewman V is winning the standup battle so far.
Crewman V connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Crewman V there.
Powell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crewman V connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crewman V lands with a nice body kick.
Powell is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell drops his hands momentarily and Crewman V takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crewman V scores with a nice head shot.
Powell is rocked!
Crewman V throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crewman V connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Crewman V does it's job there.
Crewman V circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Powell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Crewman V follows Powell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Expendable Crewman V!
Expendable Crewman V really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 206 p4p, 25 weight class) and Blake Green (ranked 163 p4p, 20 weight class). Green has chosen Sugar Rush as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Aiken clinches.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green misses with the head strike.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Aiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Aiken as the two fighters clinch.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green blocks a body shot from Aiken.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Aiken lands a shot to the body.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aiken is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Green clobbers Aiken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green thuds his right hand into Aiken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken 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.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aiken rather than just go for the knockout.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Aiken misses
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Aiken moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Aiken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aiken tries to clinch up.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aiken with a body shot.
Nice cross by Green.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Aiken clinches up against the cage.
Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Aiken throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aiken 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.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Green throws a jab when Aiken was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green misses with a body shot.
Aiken is looking to counter punch.
Green misses with a left hand
and Aiken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green scores with the left hand. Aiken knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aiken misses with a hook
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Aiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Aiken throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Nice cross by Green.
Aiken takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aiken swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green thows a leg kick but Aiken checks it
and Aiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Aiken slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
A cross from Aiken lands.
Aiken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aiken presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green jabs Aiken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aiken tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Aiken gets a clinch.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aiken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green slips under a jab from Aiken.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Aiken's front leg but catches the back leg as Aiken tries to avoid it.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green misses with a left hand
and Aiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Green throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aiken doesn't seem bothered though.
Aiken pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Green back to the cage. Aiken follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
Aiken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
Green throws a front kick that sends Aiken stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Aiken catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Aiken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Green.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aiken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green feints and then cracks Aiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aiken down.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green is rocked!
Aiken rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aiken manages to break the clinch.
Aiken misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Green throws out a counter right but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Aiken. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Green slips a jab from Aiken.
Aiken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiken tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
Aiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Aiken.
Aiken pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Aiken works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Green.
Green misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Aiken.
A left hand lands to the body for Aiken.
Green is breathing heavily.
Aiken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Aiken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aiken staying out of range there.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Midick Aiken will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aiken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Green throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiken misses the jab.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Green looks to throw the jab but Aiken is out of range.
Aiken is looking to counter punch.
Aiken sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Green lands a nice hook to Aiken's body. Aiken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Aiken misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Green there.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Aiken moves away and avoids it.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aiken is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a body kick.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green misses with a looping right.
Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
Green misses with a looping left.
Aiken works the jab nicely.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aiken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Green moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aiken's head.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aiken wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Aiken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Green.
Aiken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken blocks a jab.
Aiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green throws a push kick but Aiken slaps the foot to one side.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green moves away from the strike by Aiken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green misses with a body punch
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aiken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Aiken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green throws a hook but Aiken blocks it.
Aiken takes one to the chin there.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aiken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Aiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Aiken gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken manages to break the clinch.
Aiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Aiken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Aiken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aiken walks into a straight right hand from Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Green 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brody Kavanagh (ranked 63 p4p, 6 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 150 p4p, 18 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Kavanagh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Griffiths.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griffiths. Kavanagh shrugs it off though.
Griffiths attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kavanagh throws a right hand that misses
and Griffiths counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Griffiths blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab. Kavanagh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the side of Griffiths's head but Griffiths sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kavanagh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kavanagh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Griffiths blocks a leg kick.
Griffiths listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Griffiths. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffiths.
Kavanagh throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kavanagh misses with an uppercut
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kavanagh lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffiths's head.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Kavanagh saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Kavanagh. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a two punch combo.
Griffiths lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kavanagh slips a jab from Griffiths.
Kavanagh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kavanagh checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffiths throws a hook but Kavanagh blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kavanagh misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Kavanagh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kavanagh.
A low kick from Griffiths is predictable there
and Griffiths takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffiths lands a lovely overhand right.
Kavanagh throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kavanagh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Kavanagh ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kavanagh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Griffiths. That one must have hurt.
Griffiths ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffiths turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Griffiths swings for the body but Kavanagh moves out of range.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffiths darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Kavanagh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kavanagh staying out of range there.
Kavanagh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kavanagh misses its target.
Griffiths moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kavanagh looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Kavanagh lands with a nice body kick.
Griffiths lands with a nice body punch.
Kavanagh misses with a straight left.
Griffiths is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kavanagh with a body shot.
Griffiths swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kavanagh throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Kavanagh.
A little jabbing left from Griffiths on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffiths walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kavanagh throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Griffiths! But no joy.
Nice body kick from Kavanagh.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
Kavanagh cracks the inside of Griffiths's front leg.
Griffiths takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kavanagh swings widly with a right hand
and Griffiths counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kavanagh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffiths takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffiths throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kavanagh on the side of the head.
Kavanagh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Griffiths - just one landing.
Kavanagh avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kavanagh throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kavanagh - just one landing.
Kavanagh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kavanagh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griffiths.
A left lands for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh looks to land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
Kavanagh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kavanagh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffiths.
Kavanagh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kavanagh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Kavanagh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Griffiths.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
Kavanagh scores with a shot to the body.
Kavanagh takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths moves away from the strike by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh looks to land a body kick but Griffiths moved away.
Griffiths flicks out a counter leg kick but Kavanagh steps away.
Kavanagh dips to his left and cracks Griffiths with an uppercut!
Griffiths blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kavanagh moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Kavanagh misses.
Kavanagh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Kavanagh misses with a two punch combination.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Kavanagh off balance momentarily.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Kavanagh moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Griffiths looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffiths blocks the body kick.
Griffiths lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffiths clobbers Kavanagh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kavanagh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kavanagh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kavanagh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Griffiths finds it's way through Kavanagh's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Kavanagh misses its intended target.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Kavanagh's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffiths connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Kavanagh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Griffiths thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kavanagh if he has to take too many more of those.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick but Griffiths moved away.
Kavanagh throws a low kick but Griffiths moves out of range easily.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kavanagh throws out a powerful jab.
Kavanagh throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Griffiths throws a push kick but Kavanagh slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Griffiths.
A big right from Kavanagh misses.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Archie Griffiths seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kavanagh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffiths. That did some damage!
Kavanagh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kavanagh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kavanagh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kavanagh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffiths in his tracks.
Kavanagh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Kavanagh blocks the low kick.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kavanagh throwing a counter right hand but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Kavanagh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffiths. Griffiths obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kavanagh.
Griffiths tries to work over Kavanagh's front leg with a kick but Kavanagh checks it.
Kavanagh thumps Griffiths with a low kick.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Kavanagh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Kavanagh checks it.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths throws a solid leg kick but Kavanagh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Griffiths.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths moves out of range of the strikes.
Griffiths dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kavanagh. That did some damage!
Kavanagh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kavanagh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kavanagh throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Kavanagh scores with a leg kick.
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Kavanagh in the body.
Kavanagh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffiths. Griffiths obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
Kavanagh misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Griffiths checks a leg kick.
Griffiths dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kavanagh 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.
Griffiths throws a lazy body kick
and Kavanagh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffiths there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffiths scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffiths throws a leg kick that misses.
Kavanagh is looking to counter punch.
Kavanagh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griffiths with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kavanagh to score with a decent uppercut.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Kavanagh moves out of range.
Kavanagh misses with a body kick.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffiths.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffiths darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kavanagh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kavanagh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffiths throws a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head but Kavanagh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Griffiths ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Kavanagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffiths throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffiths tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kavanagh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kavanagh ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Kavanagh takes a swing at Griffiths's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh lands with a nice body punch.
Kavanagh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A bone on bone clash there as Griffiths blocks the leg kick.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griffiths lands a head kick. Kavanagh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Griffiths gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kavanagh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kavanagh throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffiths.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Kavanagh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffiths lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffiths moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Kavanagh does it's job there.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Kavanagh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Griffiths does it's job there.
Griffiths scores with a leg kick.
Kavanagh misses with a body kick.
Kavanagh throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Griffiths.
Nice uppercut lands for Kavanagh. That snapped Griffiths's head back.
A big left from Kavanagh misses.
Kavanagh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Griffiths.
Kavanagh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Kavanagh moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Kavanagh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kavanagh throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Griffiths there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kavanagh.
Griffiths takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Kavanagh moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Kavanagh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Kavanagh misses with a left hand
and Griffiths counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kavanagh lands with an overhand left.
Kavanagh drops his hands momentarily and Griffiths takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kavanagh throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths clobbers Kavanagh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh misses with a looping right.
Griffiths unleashes a big counter combination but Kavanagh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Kavanagh scores with a body shot.
Griffiths cracks Kavanagh with a good jab.
Kavanagh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Kavanagh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Kavanagh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
Kavanagh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griffiths throws a hook but Kavanagh blocks it.
Kavanagh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kavanagh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A solid body kick from Griffiths.
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!
Griffiths takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Griffiths connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws the kick towards the body but Kavanagh avoids it.
Griffiths moves out of range of the body kick from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kavanagh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffiths sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths feints a counter leg kick.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kavanagh.
Griffiths bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffiths fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Griffiths throws the left hand but Kavanagh avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths wants to slow Kavanagh down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffiths fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kavanagh checks it well.
Kavanagh misses with a double jab
and Griffiths counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kavanagh works Griffiths's body with a nice hook.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Kavanagh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kavanagh slips a jab from Griffiths.
Kavanagh throwing a counter right hand but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick.
Kavanagh wants to slow Griffiths down by chopping away at his legs.
Griffiths looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griffiths lands with a hook. Kavanagh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Griffiths. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths is looking to score with low kicks.
Kavanagh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanagh connects with the punch.
Kavanagh scores with a push kick.
Kavanagh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Kavanagh.
Griffiths steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Kavanagh moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGriffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Kavanagh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffiths defending well as Kavanagh loads up on a big left hand.
Kavanagh lands a right hook to the body.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kavanagh.
A low kick from Griffiths misses
and Kavanagh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffiths connects with a crisp jab.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Kavanagh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griffiths cracks Kavanagh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kavanagh scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Griffiths. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffiths.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffiths scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kavanagh throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffiths swings for the body but Kavanagh moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffiths counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Kavanagh down.
Griffiths fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffiths turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths 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.
Kavanagh jabs Griffiths right on the nose. Griffiths blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kavanagh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kavanagh throws a looping overhand right but Griffiths ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a big shot that misses.
Griffiths tries to work over Kavanagh's front leg with a kick but Kavanagh checks it.
Griffiths lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Griffiths checks the leg kick.
Griffiths slips a jab from Kavanagh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kavanagh wants to land a leg kick but Griffiths is out of range.
Kavanagh backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kavanagh lands a nice looking body kick.
Griffiths loads up on a big right hand but Kavanagh slips the punch.
Kavanagh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kavanagh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griffiths lands with a kick to the temple. Kavanagh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Kavanagh throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kavanagh is out of range.
Kavanagh works the jab nicely.
Griffiths stuns Kavanagh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kavanagh lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kavanagh dips to his left and cracks Griffiths with an uppercut!
Griffiths tests Kavanagh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffiths finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kavanagh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Kavanagh misses.
Kavanagh 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.
Kavanagh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Kavanagh.
Griffiths moves out of range of the body kick from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes one to the side of the head.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kavanagh throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Griffiths throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griffiths is looking to slow Kavanagh down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Archie Griffiths will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kavanagh avoids the head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griffiths dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kavanagh. That did some damage!
Kavanagh jabs Griffiths right on the nose. Griffiths blinks but takes it well.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Kavanagh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Griffiths throws a lazy body kick
and Kavanagh counters with a nice uppercut.
Griffiths is looking to chop away at Kavanagh's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Kavanagh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kavanagh. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavanagh misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Kavanagh moved away.
Kavanagh looks to land a right hand but Griffiths moved out of range.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kavanagh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griffiths.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Kavanagh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffiths tried to score with a low kick but Kavanagh checks it.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick.
Griffiths lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kavanagh misses with a wild body shot.
Griffiths throws a wild body kick that Kavanagh sees coming a mile off.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick but Griffiths checks it.
Kavanagh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
Kavanagh motions for Griffiths to come forward. Kavanagh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kavanagh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brody Kavanagh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffiths misses with a lunging right hand
and Kavanagh counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffiths tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Kavanagh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kavanagh looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffiths.
Kavanagh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Kavanagh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kavanagh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griffiths to score with a decent uppercut.
Kavanagh jabs Griffiths to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kavanagh's corner calls for a 1-2. Kavanagh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Griffiths misses.
Kavanagh 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.
Griffiths keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kavanagh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kavanagh. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archie Griffiths is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Kavanagh off balance momentarily.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Kavanagh.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Kavanagh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Kavanagh misses.
Griffiths looks to throw the jab but Kavanagh is out of range.
Kavanagh blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
A quick step to the side and Kavanagh tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kavanagh misses with a looping right.
Griffiths delivers a nice body kick.
Griffiths tries to land a leg kick but Kavanagh saw it coming and moves away.
Griffiths lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kavanagh takes a step back to recover.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Griffiths goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kavanagh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh misses with a wild body shot.
Kavanagh scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavanagh throws a leg kick
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Kavanagh 's knee.
Griffiths fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kavanagh.
Griffiths steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Griffiths blocks it.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Kavanagh.
Griffiths looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kavanagh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Kavanagh off balance momentarily.
Griffiths listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kavanagh misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Kavanagh misses the target.
A low kick from Griffiths is predictable there
and Kavanagh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Griffiths comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffiths 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Griffiths!
Archie Griffiths is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Archie Griffiths, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 134 p4p, 21 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 204 p4p, 31 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. Benson Whyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gum Shoe's chin.
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180 lbs
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Shoe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Shoe throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shoe ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Shoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whyte lunges at Shoe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shoe's hand.
Whyte throws a right hand that misses
and Shoe counters with a series of strikes. Whyte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte slips a jab from Shoe.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Shoe's leg. Shoe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shoe.
Oooooh!!! Shoe has knocked Whyte down with a huge combo! Shoe steps away and waves a wobbly Whyte back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Shoe is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shoe takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whyte checks a leg kick.
Shoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoe moves away from the strike by Whyte.
And Shoe responds with a good body kick, but Whyte manages to step out the way in time.
Shoe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Shoe misses with a hook.
Whyte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Whyte misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely.
Shoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte digs a good hook to Shoe's body.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Shoe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shoe slips a straight right by Whyte.
Shoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Shoe misses.
Whyte lands a leg kick that knocks Shoe off balance momentarily.
Shoe scores with a jab to the head.
Whyte thumps Shoe with a low kick.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Shoe throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whyte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shoe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shoe misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte catches Shoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte throws the left hand but Shoe avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whyte misses with a left hand
and Shoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Shoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoe misses the jab.
Whyte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
Shoe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Shoe's head but Shoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Whyte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Whyte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shoe slips under a jab from Whyte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
It looks like Whyte has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
Shoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
Whyte moves out of range as Shoe throws a body kick.
Shoe misses the shot to the body.
Shoe moves away from the strike by Whyte.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Shoe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Shoe tries a quick counter leg kick but Whyte is wise to it.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shoe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whyte with a nice cross.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shoe misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shoe thinking.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Shoe's body.
Shoe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shoe misses with a hook.
Shoe misses the shot to the body.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Shoe saw that one coming.
It seemed like Shoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shoe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whyte has got the better of the exchanges.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shoe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shoe misses with a hook.
Whyte lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Shoe misses.
Shoe takes one to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe with a nice cross.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Shoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shoe looks to clinch
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
Shoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Shoe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Whyte digs a good hook to Shoe's body.
Whyte scores with a jab. Shoe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whyte scores with a nice body kick.
Shoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Whyte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A lazy left from Shoe finds it's target.
Shoe scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte lands with a cross.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Shoe avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shoe can do to turn this around?
Whyte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whyte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shoe at a distance.
Shoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shoe! But no joy.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoe.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whyte connects with an inside leg kick.
Shoe throws a nice looking combination but Whyte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whyte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Shoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shoe throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Shoe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Whyte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shoe.
Whyte scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte lands a jab.
Shoe tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shoe's sensitive parts.
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte misses the jab.
Whyte feints and then cracks Shoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shoe down.
Whyte throws a leg kick which misses Shoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Shoe tries to avoid it.
Shoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Shoe's head.
Shoe jabs at Whyte's body.
Shoe misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shoe throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whyte. Shoe shrugs it off though.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Shoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shoe is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Whyte sizes up Shoe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Shoe blocks a jab.
Shoe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Whyte. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte lands with a slapping head kick.
Shoe tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shoe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Whyte misses with a hook. Shoe ducked under it nicely.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Shoe.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoe.
Shoe walks into a jab.
Shoe throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Shoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Shoe avoids it.
Shoe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whyte with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Shoe
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte throws out a loose jab but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shoe! But no joy.
Whyte cracks Shoe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Shoe.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Shoe counters with a head kick.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Whyte.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a push kick but Shoe slaps the foot to one side.
Shoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte punishes Shoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoe moves away.
Whyte sets himself, and Shoe steps forward looking for the clinch! Whyte avoids it this time.
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte throws the left hand but Shoe avoids the punch easily.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shoe moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
A little jabbing left from Shoe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gum Shoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Shoe moves away and avoids it.
Shoe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
Shoe looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Shoe had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shoe's head backwards.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Shoe knows he should have avoided that one.
Shoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Shoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte slips a straight right by Shoe.
A big left from Whyte misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shoe misses with a looping right.
Shoe throws a right and a left that Whyte avoids nicely.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Shoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shoe blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shoe.
Whyte swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte lands a body punch.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Shoe avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte!
Post fight, Benson Whyte took to the microphone: 'Told you man how it would go down, are ya surprised? Betta not be'.
Gum Shoe was interviewed post fight and said 'I will stick to you like glue until I find you and keel yew!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 164 p4p, 19 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 392 p4p, 43 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mendez's choice of entrance music: Angelito. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez 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.
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Junkyard Dog has been cut.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Dog tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Dog lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into range.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Dog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Mendez backs away, Dog returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mendez throws a good cross that connects.
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Dog feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dog rushes Mendez and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dog won't allow it.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Mendez as he checks the leg kick.
Dog lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dog.
Mendez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Dog.
Dog looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog slips under a jab.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Dog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog has closed the distance and engaged Mendez in a clinch.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendez tries to circle away but Dog has him pinned against the cage.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Dog with a hook.
A big right from Mendez misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog slips under a jab from Mendez.
Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog blocks a jab.
Mendez throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Dog scores with a jab. Mendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendez throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Nice shot by Dog.
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Dog.
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dog has double underhooks.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez throws a counter combo.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junkyard Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junkyard Dog'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.
Dog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dog working the ground and pound.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
Dog slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Dog slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Dog prevents Mendez from standing back up.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez controlling the position for now.
Mendez wants to stand back up but Dog manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands a nice forearm strike.
Mendez tries to buck Dog off but Dog is having none of it.
Mendez wants to control but Dog postures up.
Mendez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dog haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dog tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dog has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mendez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dog working the ground and pound.
Mendez wants to control but Dog postures up.
Dog grinds an elbow into Mendez's temple.
Mendez is rocked!
Dog is putting a hurting on Mendez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Dog finish him?
Dog lands a strong strike to the head of Mendez. That's dazed him! Dog looking to finish here. Mendez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dog lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
During a confident post fight interview, Junkyard Dog thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 21 p4p, 4 weight class) and Evil Nixon (ranked 32 p4p, 6 weight class). Joey Kocur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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39
220 lbs
38 - 17 - 1 |
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nixon lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kocur tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nixon misses the body punch
and Kocur counters with a nice leg kick.
Nixon scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur clinches up with Nixon and pushes him back against the cage.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Kocur throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Nixon tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nixon throws a right hand that misses
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Kocur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kocur rather than just go for the knockout.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nixon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Kocur cracks Nixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nixon misses
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nixon scores with a kick to the body.
Nixon lands a nice looking body kick.
Nixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kocur.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Nixon throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Nixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Nixon tries a quick counter leg kick but Kocur is wise to it.
Nixon throws out a leg kick but Kocur moves out of range and Nixon only half commits.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon throws a jab when Kocur was well out of range.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kocur clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kocur.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon is working Kocur over against the cage.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Kocur lands a right hand.
Nixon avoiding damage.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon manages to break the clinch.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon 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.
Nixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kocur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kocur is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Jab from Nixon.
Kocur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kocur gets a clinch.
Nixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
A short right from Kocur.
Nixon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kocur up against the cage.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Nixon.
Nixon lands with a right to the head.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Nixon blocks with his arms.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur misses with a left hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kocur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nixon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nixon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur throws a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kocur will feel that in the morning.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Nixon avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kocur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kocur throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon misses with the combination.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
Nixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon slips a straight right by Kocur.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evil Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon misses with the body kick
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur walks into a straight right hand from Nixon.
Kocur swings widly with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nixon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nixon lands a head kick!
Kocur takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Kocur thows a leg kick but Nixon checks it
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nixon.
Nixon cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kocur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Nixon's head.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Nixon throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice cross by Nixon.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nixon throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
A clash of legs there as Nixon blocks the low kick.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nixon, as that shot connected.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Nixon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
Kocur forces Nixon back against the cage and clinches.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
Oh Kocur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur seems to have got his legs back now.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
Nixon throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur lands with a straight right. Nixon didn't see that one coming.
Nixon throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Nixon as he connects with a hook.
Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kocur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon throws an overhand right that drops Kocur like a sack of potatoes! Nixon dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Evil Nixon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Diggs (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class) and Masa Sanada (ranked 20 p4p, 4 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HARDAWAY. Orlando Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Sanada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs with a jab.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanada throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Orlando Diggs has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada misses with an uppercut
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada lands a jab to the head.
Sanada slips under a jab.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada misses with an uppercut
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diggs cracks the inside of Sanada's front leg.
Diggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanada.
Sanada blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Sanada backs away, Diggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanada momentarily.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanada on the side of the head.
Diggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanada at a distance.
Diggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a good low kick that Sanada was not able to check.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs connects with a looping right hand.
Sanada tests Diggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs misses the body punch
enabling Sanada to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanada misses with a hook to the body
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada misses with a looping left.
Diggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanada thinking.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Sanada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanada lands with a nice body punch.
Sanada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanada misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diggs throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sanada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlando Diggs's cut is getting worse.
Diggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diggs.
Diggs tries to clinch
and Sanada counters with a straight right hand.
Sanada misses with a right hand
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Sanada scores with a hook.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanada! But no joy.
Sanada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanada misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanada. Sanada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Sanada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanada throws a hook but Diggs blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada connects with a single shot there.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diggs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Sanada slips under a jab from Diggs.
Diggs looks to land a left hand but Sanada moved out of range nicely.
Sanada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throws a body kick that misses.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Diggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diggs.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Sanada throws a lazy uppercut
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diggs lands a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sanada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diggs has got the better of the exchanges.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Diggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Diggs.
Diggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Sanada.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a nice body kick.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Diggs with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanada walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
Sanada throws a hook but Diggs avoids it easily.
Diggs scores with a shot to the body.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diggs connects with a single shot there.
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!
Sanada lands with a good body shot.
Sanada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diggs swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada lands a body shot.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Sanada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanada tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanada. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orlando Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanada 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.
Diggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Diggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
A lazy left from Sanada finds it's target.
Sanada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diggs can pounce on him.
Sanada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs walks into a straight right hand from Sanada.
Sanada throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Sanada 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Diggs is predictable there
and Sanada counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Diggs lands.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanada takes one to the side of the head.
Diggs misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanada throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Sanada misses with a left hand
and Diggs counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Diggs misses.
Sanada swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Sanada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diggs lands a leg kick that knocks Sanada off balance momentarily.
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 shot to the body from Sanada misses
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diggs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Diggs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggs tried to score with a low kick but Sanada checks it.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Sanada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanada's calf.
Sanada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggs.
Diggs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Sanada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Sanada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs slips a straight right by Sanada.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanada cracks Diggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanada's sensitive parts.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanada misses with a straight left.
Sanada takes a swing at Diggs's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Sanada.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a low kick, right behind Sanada 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada with a nice cross.
Orlando Diggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diggs.
Diggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanada. That did some damage!
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanada misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diggs.
Diggs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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 telegraphed right hand from Sanada misses the target.
Diggs slips under a jab from Sanada.
A jab lands there for Diggs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanada in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Diggs moved out of range.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Diggs ducks down to avoid it.
Diggs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Diggs tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diggs momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Diggs connects with a single shot there.
Diggs misses with a jab to the body
and Sanada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanada throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diggs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanada.
Diggs tries to counter by clinching up but Sanada breaks away and moves out of range.
Sanada misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Masa Sanada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Orlando Diggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanada misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanada misses with a body punch
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanada's sensitive parts.
Diggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanada can do to turn this around?
Sanada misses with a body punch
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Sanada digs a good body shot into Diggs's ribs.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
Sanada throws a sloppy body shot
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diggs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanada throws out a counter right but Diggs avoids it with no problem.
Sanada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a body shot
and Diggs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanada connects with a crisp jab.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanada misses with a hook to the body
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Diggs's head but Diggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diggs.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Sanada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diggs. Diggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Diggs takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Masa Sanada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs lands the left hand.
Sanada misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Diggs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanada doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Diggs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Diggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanada 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.
Sanada misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Diggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Orlando Diggs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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