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GAMMA#756 SissyPants v Curry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 1027 p4p, 124 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 663 p4p, 84 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
26 - 17 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Quin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Puzo slips the punch.
Puzo gets caught napping as Quin dives in and scores a takedown. Puzo manages to retain guard.
Quin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quin is one step ahead there.
Puzo controlling the position.
Puzo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Quin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quin is looking for a triangle but Puzo pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puzo throwing strikes but missing.
Puzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Puzo won't allow Quin to sweep him here.
Puzo postures up.
Puzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Quin has wrist control.
Puzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Puzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quin 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.
Puzo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quin is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donk. Quin catches Puzo right on the button with a cross.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puzo looks to land a combination but Quin avoids it well.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puzo misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin blocks a jab.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo lands the left hand.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Puzo's head back.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puzo's head.
Puzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Puzo lands a head kick. Quin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Quin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin shoots in but Puzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puzo thinks about the counter body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a lazy uppercut
and Puzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Quin.
Despite the aggression on Puzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Puzo throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Puzo scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin throws an off balance right hand
and Puzo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Puzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quin misses with a body shot
and Quin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Quin lands with a straight right. Puzo didn't see that one coming.
Quin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quin blocks a head kick by Puzo.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Puzo slips a jab from Quin.
Puzo defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand.
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 Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Puzo is looking to slow Quin down with leg kicks.
Quin clobbers Puzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Quin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Quin.
Puzo unleashes a big counter combination but Quin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Quin connects with a jab.
A big left from Quin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Quin misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Quin misses.
Quin misses the jab.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Quin steps away.
Puzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puzo thows a body kick. Quin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quin throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo throws a right and a left that Quin avoids nicely.
Puzo throws a leg kick which misses Quin's front leg but catches the back leg as Quin tries to avoid it.
Puzo needs to keep his hands up - Quin had a free shot at his head there.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Puzo sprawls and moves away.
Puzo misses with a head kick.
Quin scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Quin misses.
Puzo misses with a body kick.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's 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!
Puzo tries to bum rush Quin with a series of wild strikes but Quin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puzo.
A countering left hand to the body from Puzo misses.
Puzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Puzo misses the jab.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Puzo throws a fast counter high kick but Quin manages to duck under it in time.
Puzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Quin's head.
Puzo throws a nice head kick!
Quin misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Quin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo lands a really nice looking cross but Quin seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Puzo there.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puzo on the side of the head.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quin defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo tried to score with a low kick but Quin checks it.
Quin is looking to counter punch.
Puzo delivers a nice body kick.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puzos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Puzo tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puzo throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puzo slips under a jab from Quin.
A little jabbing left from Puzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin misses the jab.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Quin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Quin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quin takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Quin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Puzo slips the punch.
Puzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Quin slips under a jab.
Puzo throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Puzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Quin.
Quin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quin somewhat.
Puzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Puzo.
Puzo throws a lazy head kick
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin drives through with a takedown into Puzo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Puzo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Quin dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Puzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puzo is not content to let Quin control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quin tries to move to mount but Puzo blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Quin cracks Puzo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Quin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Puzo has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Puzo is looking to reverse the position.
Mario Puzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo isn't going anywhere.
Quin taking a break here but Puzo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Puzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Quin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puzo keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puzo actively working from the bottom here.
Quin trying to control the action but Puzo is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quin throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo motions for Quin to come forward. Puzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo motions for Quin to come forward. Puzo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quin finds it's way round the side to connect with Puzo's head.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
A lazy body kick from Puzo
and Puzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quin blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Quin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Quin!
An out of breath Matt Quin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 764 p4p, 97 weight class) and Sandayu Winger (ranked 928 p4p, 117 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Winger does no damage.
Ekstrovertti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Winger throws a hook but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winger.
Ekstrovertti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winger defending well as Ekstrovertti loads up on a big left hand.
Winger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ekstrovertti works over Winger's head and body with a nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Winger there.
Sandayu Winger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekstrovertti lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekstrovertti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ekstrovertti's guard.
Winger looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winger controlling from the top position.
Ekstrovertti working a defensive guard here.
Winger drops back looking for a leg! Ekstrovertti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ekstrovertti manages to kick Winger off! Winger jumps back into Ekstrovertti's guard.
Winger tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekstrovertti is retaining full guard.
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.
Winger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ekstrovertti wants to sweep here but Winger controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Winger avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Winger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekstrovertti defends it well.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winger loads up on a big right hand but Ekstrovertti slips the punch.
Ekstrovertti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winger misses with a straight right.
Ekstrovertti slips under a jab from Winger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti connects with a looping right hand.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Winger misses the target.
Winger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ekstrovertti!
Winger landing a few strikes.
Winger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ekstrovertti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ekstrovertti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Winger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Winger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger is trying to work for a kimura but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Ekstrovertti wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekstrovertti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrovertti is trying to maintain the position but Winger is very close to passing his half guard.
Winger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ekstrovertti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ekstrovertti actively working from the bottom here.
Winger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ekstrovertti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandayu Winger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Ekstrovertti lands but Winger takes it in his stride.
Winger missing with a left hand there. Ekstrovertti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekstrovertti thuds a left hand into Winger's body.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
Ekstrovertti throws a counter high kick but Winger was just alert enough to avoid it.
Winger gets a takedown into half guard.
Ekstrovertti is defending against the submission attempts here by Winger.
Winger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti is defending against the submission attempts here by Winger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winger's back!
Winger rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Winger wants to improve his position but Ekstrovertti is controlling well.
Sandayu Winger has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Winger sees it coming and defends easily.
Winger wants to improve his position but Ekstrovertti is controlling well.
Winger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti seems to be looking for submissions.
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger wants to get back to full guard.
Winger is not content to let Ekstrovertti control the position.
Ekstrovertti is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winger gets full guard.
Winger working a defensive guard here.
Winger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ekstrovertti doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ekstrovertti manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ekstrovertti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Winger's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ekstrovertti wants to take a breather but Winger is having none of it.
Ekstrovertti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Winger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Winger tries to roll over but Ekstrovertti keeps him under control.
Ekstrovertti trying to control from half guard but Winger is working away.
Winger trying to hold on to Ekstrovertti's head to control him but Ekstrovertti postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ekstrovertti prevents Winger from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sandayu Winger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook.
Winger shoots in for a double leg but Ekstrovertti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ekstrovertti thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Ekstrovertti as Winger shoots in.
Winger misses with a looping left.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Winger fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ekstrovertti to the ground. Winger is now in Ekstrovertti's guard.
Ekstrovertti looking to control.
Winger trying to control but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winger defends it easily.
Winger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger distracts Ekstrovertti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ekstrovertti wants to sweep here but Winger controlling him for the moment.
Ekstrovertti looking for a guillotine here but Winger defends easily.
Winger wants to control from the top but Ekstrovertti keeps moving.
Winger throwing strikes from guard but Ekstrovertti blocks nicely.
Ekstrovertti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ekstrovertti is trying to keep Winger in close.
Ekstrovertti has his foot on Winger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winger works his way back into a safe position though.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ekstrovertti keeping moving, preventing Winger from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ekstrovertti throws a looping overhand right but Winger ducks down to avoid it.
Winger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
It looked like Ekstrovertti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winger 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.
Ekstrovertti walks into a stiff left hand from Winger.
Winger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekstrovertti lands a head kick. Winger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger throws a shot from downtown. Ekstrovertti moves away and avoids it.
Winger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with an inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti leaves Winger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandayu Winger.
Nice defenses there by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter punch.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti is looking to wear down Winger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ekstrovertti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ekstrovertti is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shark Tank MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ekstrovertti keeps Winger under control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ekstrovertti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ekstrovertti is looking to reverse the position.
Winger lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekstrovertti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ekstrovertti taking a bit of punishment here - Winger scoring with strikes.
Vertti Ekstrovertti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandayu Winger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekstrovertti prevents Winger from improving position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandayu Winger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandayu Winger!
Sandayu Winger made sure to mention his sponsor, Sportivité in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 337 p4p, 36 weight class) and Eric Staal (ranked 455 p4p, 51 weight class). Eric Staal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Buzzard catches Staal right on the button with a cross.
Buzzard is looking to slow Staal down with leg kicks.
Staal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Staal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buzzard.
Staal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buzzard. Buzzard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buzzard loads up on a big right hand but Staal slips the punch.
Buzzard checks a low kick from Staal.
Buzzard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Buzzard throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buzzard misses with a body shot.
Buzzard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buzzard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Buzzard.
Staal slips a jab from Buzzard.
A nice side step and Staal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Buzzard looks to land a combination. Staal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buzzard avoids the head kick by Staal.
Staal moves out of range as Buzzard strikes.
Sir Anthony Buzzard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzzard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Staal counters with an outside leg kick.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard misses with a hook
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Buzzard misses.
Staal looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Buzzard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buzzard avoids it really well and circles away.
Staal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buzzard.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Buzzard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staal.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Buzzard moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Buzzard there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzzard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Staal ducks under a wild hook from Buzzard.
Staal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Buzzard.
Buzzard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buzzard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Buzzard lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Buzzard lands but Staal takes it in his stride.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buzzard throws a hook to the side of Staal's head but Staal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a jab when Buzzard was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Staal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buzzard's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buzzard.
Staal thuds a left hand into Buzzard's body.
Buzzard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buzzard throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Buzzard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Buzzard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of 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!
Staal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buzzard.
Buzzard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal throws a hook but Buzzard blocks it.
Staal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buzzard's waist but Buzzard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Staal off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Staal scores with a jab. Buzzard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buzzard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard is rocked!
Staal misses with a straight left.
Buzzard throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buzzard is trying to stand up here but Staal is controlling him well.
Staal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzzard trying to hold on to Staal's head to control him but Staal postures up.
Buzzard tries to kick Staal off but Staal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Buzzard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buzzard cracks Staal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buzzard throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Staal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buzzard.
Buzzard tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buzzard tests Staal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buzzard needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.
Staal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Staal dodges the punch combination from Buzzard.
Buzzard takes a swing at Staal's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Staal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buzzard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back 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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Staal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buzzard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buzzard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buzzard blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Staal.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal defending well as Buzzard loads up on a big left hand.
Buzzard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staal circles away quickly and effectively.
Buzzard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Staal.
Staal misses with a looping left.
Staal lands with a straight right. Buzzard didn't see that one coming.
Buzzard scores with a shot to the body.
Buzzard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzzard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Staal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buzzard ducks under a wild hook from Staal.
Buzzard tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal with the counter takedown but Buzzard avoids it easily.
Staal misses with a takedown
and Buzzard counters with a series of strikes. Staal will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Staal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Staal misses the jab.
Buzzard is looking for a counter combo.
Buzzard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Staal.
Buzzard lands a glancing blow to the side of Staal's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Buzzard misses the target.
Buzzard throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Staal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buzzard lands with a hook. Staal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buzzard jabs at Staal's body.
Staal jabs at Buzzard's body.
Buzzard tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard catches Staal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Staal dodges the punch combination from Buzzard.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Staal motions for Buzzard to come forward. Staal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Staal misses the target.
Buzzard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staal.
Buzzard looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal lands with a nice body punch.
Buzzard misses with a body shot
and Staal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Buzzard coming out on top.
A big left from Buzzard misses.
Staal tries a quick counter leg kick but Buzzard is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Staal.
Buzzard throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzard misses with a leg kick.
Buzzard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStaal.
Buzzard fails to land with a series of punches.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard.
Staal thuds his right hand into Buzzard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Staal misses with an uppercut
and Buzzard counters with a straight right hand.
Buzzard misses with a hook.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Buzzard misses with a looping left.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that Staal avoids nicely.
Buzzard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Staal throws out a counter right but Buzzard avoids it with no problem.
Buzzard cracks Staal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buzzard throws a right and a left that Staal avoids nicely.
Buzzard misses with an uppercut. Staal saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Staal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzzard throws a leg kick that misses.
Staal misses with a straight left.
Staal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buzzard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Staal scrambles back to his feet.
Staal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buzzard.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal throws out a loose jab but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick by Buzzard misses
and Staal counters with a thumping low kick.
Buzzard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Staal can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard thumps Staal with a low kick.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buzzard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buzzard misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Staal checks a low kick from Buzzard.
Staal slips a straight right by Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Buzzard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Staal takes one on the button.
Buzzard throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Staal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buzzard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Staal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Staal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal throws a hook but Buzzard avoids it easily.
Buzzard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal counters with a nice leg kick.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Buzzard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Buzzard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buzzard staying out of range there.
Eric Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard lands a glancing blow to the side of Staal's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buzzard misses with a low kick.
Staal waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Buzzard. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Buzzard to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Buzzard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Staal controls the pace.
Staal won't allow Buzzard to sweep him here.
Staal works over Buzzard with some ground and pound from guard.
Staal trying to control but Buzzard is working from the bottom.
Buzzard pulls Staal in close to prevent any damage.
Staal looking to pass the guard.
Buzzard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Staal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard is trying to control the position but Staal postures up.
Buzzard wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
Staal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Staal landing with the ground and pound.
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Staal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Buzzard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buzzard wants to stand and escape but Staal is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buzzard seems to have got his legs back now.
Staal is looking to land body kicks.
Buzzard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buzzard moves away from the strike by Staal.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Buzzard lands with a nice body punch.
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Buzzard.
Staal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buzzard defends it nicely.
Buzzard swings widly with a right hand
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Buzzard defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal slips under a jab.
Buzzard thumps Staal with a low kick.
Buzzard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Staal.
I think Buzzard 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Anthony Buzzard!
An intense looking Sir Anthony Buzzard took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'THE CHAMP IS FUCKING HERE! IF YOU WANT SOME, COME AND GET SOME! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 598 p4p, 99 weight class) and Iosue Nicu (ranked 448 p4p, 68 weight class). Marston kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring it on motherfucker. Nicu has chosen It's Dark and Hell Is Hot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nicu, as that shot connected.
Nicu tries to score with a low kick but Marston moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Marston misses the target.
Marston swings for the body but Nicu moves out of range.
Nicu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nicu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicu.
Nicu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marston walks into a straight right hand from Nicu.
Nicu blocks a head kick by Marston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nicu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicu looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Marston throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Nicu to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicu throws a solid leg kick but Marston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicu.
Nicu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Marston slips a jab from Nicu.
Marston scores with a nice right hand.
Marston throws a hook but Nicu avoids it easily.
Marston misses with a hook. Nicu ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicu 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.
Iosue Nicu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicu misses with a body shot
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
Nicu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicu walks into a left hand.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
It looks like Marston has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice straight punches there by Nicu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicu.
Nicu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nicu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marston will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston connects with a body shot that sends Nicu's belly button to the back.
Nicu misses with a kick to the body.
Marston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nicu looks to throw a body kick
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicu tries to work over Marston's front leg with a kick but Marston checks it.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Marston walks into a jab.
Marston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nicu's head.
Marston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicu's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Marston throws a series of punches but Nicu avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu throws a body shot but no joy.
Marston thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nicu's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Marston misses with a head kick.
Nicu ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston walks into a stiff left hand from Nicu.
Marston looks to land a combination. Nicu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nicu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Marston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marston moves out of range of the body kick from Nicu.
Nicu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicu misses with a looping left.
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 Lucas Marston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marston jabs at Nicu's body.
Marston checks a leg kick.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Marston blocks the low kick.
Nicu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nicu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston tries to bum rush Nicu with a series of wild strikes but Nicu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston works Nicu's body with a nice hook.
Marston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicu lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicu at a distance.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Nicu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marston.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston moves out of range of the body kick from Nicu.
It looked like Marston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicu under the eye.
Marston takes a swing at Nicu's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Marston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nicu doesn't seem phased though.
Nicu connects with an inside leg kick.
Nicu lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicu under the eye.
Nicu is rocked!
That has opened up Iosue Nicu's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicu connects with a looping right hand.
Nicu delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Marston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nicu with a hook.
Lucas Marston is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicu slips under a jab.
Marston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nicu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marston throws out the jab.
Nicu looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range.
Nicu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nicu slips a jab and a cross from Marston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nicu.
Marston checks a leg kick.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nicu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Nicu finds it's way through Marston's defenses.
Marston misses with a two punch combination.
Nicu throws out a counter right but Marston avoids it with no problem.
Marston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Marston.
Marston blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicu.
Nicu throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Nicu misses.
Nicu lands a slapping body shot.
Nicu lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicu.
Marston misses with a few strikes there.
Nicu lands with a straight right. Marston didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Nicu.
Marston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nicu scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosue Nicu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicu lands with a kick to the temple. Marston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nicu just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Nicu
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nicu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marston.
Nicu cracks Marston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicu counters with a nice right hand that sends Marston toppling to the canvas! Marston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nicu finish him?!
Marston is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Marston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicu.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nicu - the referee stops the clock and Marston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nicu. Marston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marston seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Nicu lands a big head kick that sends Marston tumbling to the mat! Nicu takes a step backwards and waves Marston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nicu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicu throws a push kick but Marston slaps the foot to one side.
Marston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marston drops his hands momentarily and Nicu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicu drops Marston with a huge uppercut! Marston drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nicu is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosue Nicu!
Iosue Nicu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 390 p4p, 51 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 377 p4p, 49 weight class). Yeboah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lionel Richie - All Night Long. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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33
147 lbs
24 - 19 - 0 |
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29
138 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Yeboah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeboah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeboah was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Yeboah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yeboah in his tracks.
Yeboah misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
Yeboah ducks right into an uppercut from Pearson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeboah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeboah backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Yeboah's head.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Yeboah lands with a right to the head.
Yeboah prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeboah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah lands a body punch.
Yeboah lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Yeboah swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Yeboah lands a right hand.
Yeboah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yeboah misses with some punches.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeboah backwards.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Yeboah blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeboah breaks from the clinch.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yeboah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pearson won't allow Yeboah to pass to mount.
Yeboah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Yeboah is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
Yeboah wants to pass to mount but Pearson is defending the position.
Yeboah seems to be working for a kimura but Pearson defends the submission attempt.
Pearson is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Yeboah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yeboah just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yeboah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yeboah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Yeboah gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Yeboah avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Yeboah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeboah jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Yeboah around his waist. Yeboah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Yeboah's head.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is working Pearson over against the cage.
Yeboah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yeboah blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Yeboah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeboah controls his hands.
Yeboah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeboah misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeboah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeboah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yeboah avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Yeboah misses.
Pearson thows a body kick. Yeboah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yeboah throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yeboah!
Yeboah blocks a head kick by Pearson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yeboah checks a leg kick.
Pearson scores with a kick to the body.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pearson sprawls and moves away.
Yeboah clinches up against the cage.
Pearson tries to work over Yeboah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Yeboah controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah working aggressively here.
Yeboah tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Yeboah back against the cage.
Yeboah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yeboah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeboah swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeboah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Yeboah misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeboah working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Yeboah.
Yeboah lands a shoulder strike.
Yeboah gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson is rocked!
Yeboah avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeboah finish him?
Nice body punch from Yeboah - that landed with a thud.
Yeboah manages to break the clinch.
Yeboah walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pearson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Yeboah swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pearson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sambulo Yeboah!
A relieved looking Sambulo Yeboah 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 Sunray Spike (ranked 327 p4p, 14 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 384 p4p, 11 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spike might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
263 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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38
290 lbs
31 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoyce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spike has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Hoyce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spike counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoyce misses with an uppercut
and Spike counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoyce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoyce's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoyce's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Spike misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoyce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Hoyce misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spike.
Hoyce throws a nice looking combination but Spike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoyce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spike misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike with a nice cross.
Spike pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Spike backs off Hoyce throws a huge counter combo but Spike manages to avoid it all.
Spike checks a leg kick.
Hoyce connects with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoyce blocks the leg kick.
Hoyce misses with a double jab.
Spike throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spike lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spike moves out of range as Hoyce strikes.
Hoyce misses with a hook
and Spike counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spike misses with a body shot.
Spike moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHoyce.
Hoyce throws a series of punches but Spike avoids them all with ease.
Spike throws a leg kick but Hoyce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoyce throws a fast counter high kick but Spike manages to duck under it in time.
Spike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoyce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spike with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spike lands a big uppercut and Hoyce crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hoyce looks OK. Spike waves Hoyce back to his feet!
Hoyce is rocked!
Hoyce catches Spike with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spike checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoyce tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Spike catches Hoyce right on the button with a cross.
Hoyce is still on wobbly legs! Can Spike finish him?
Hoyce misses with a hook
and Spike counters with a big right hand! Oh Hoyce is in trouble here! Spike follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunray Spike!
Sunray Spike decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 64 p4p, 14 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 55 p4p, 11 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Sonnen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Devil's Doorbell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
173 lbs
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34
187 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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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
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Sonnen shoots in but Laine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A left lands for Sonnen.
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonnen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laine under the eye.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Sonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sonnen tries to avoid it.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine misses with a low kick.
Sonnen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Sonnen is out of range.
Laine misses with a body punch
and Sonnen counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Sonnen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Laine!
Laine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sonnen's best efforts.
Sonnen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laine keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Laine wants to improve his position but Sonnen is controlling well.
Sonnen uses his free foot to push down on Laine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laine.
Laine is looking to improve his position but Sonnen isn't that keen on the idea.
Sonnen controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Laine is in trouble now - Sonnen has advanced to mount!
Sonnen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Laine is surviving well by controlling Sonnen's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen tries to control but Laine wriggling away.
Laine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sonnen trying to control from Laine's half guard. Laine has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Laine trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sonnen advances to half guard.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Laine is a slippery customer.
Sonnen works his way into full mount!
Sonnen looking for a guillotine from mount but Laine is having none of it.
Laine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonnen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Laine is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine postures up in Sonnen's guard and throws a big left but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sonnen trying to control the position.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Sonnen has his hands on Laine's head, controlling the position.
Laine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Musta Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sonnen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonnen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laine misses with a left hand
and Sonnen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sonnen catches Laine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Sonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laine.
Sonnen lands with a good body shot.
Laine 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.
Sonnen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Laine.
Laine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Laine from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen controls Laine momentarily but Laine frees himself.
Laine lands a couple of digs.
Sonnen is trying to keep Laine in close.
Laine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Laine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dao Sonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Laine distracts Sonnen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sonnen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laine is looking to work some ground and pound but Sonnen has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sonnen looking to control.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Laine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Laine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sonnen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonnen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laine manages to get himself to full guard.
Sonnen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sonnen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Sonnen is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Sonnen wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
Laine landing with the ground and pound.
Dao Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Laine is now in half guard.
Laine prevents Sonnen from improving his position.
Sonnen trying to control here.
Laine seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sonnen wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sonnen gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine misses with a kick to the body
and Sonnen counters with a single leg into guard. Laine didn't expect that.
Sonnen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sonnen seems to have locked his on tight now - Laine screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sonnen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dao Sonnen!
As Dao Sonnen got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I came down to this division to have some fun. It's the hardest division in the toughest org! I'm comin' for you (pay)Cheque!! Mentor said you can go to 205lb for an instant title fight, but I said no. I'm taking the 170lb. Our camp's had a vendetta with Laine. Compliments of Lao Shin and Shaman bud'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 49 p4p, 4 weight class) and Brandon Vee (ranked 287 p4p, 13 weight class). Vee has chosen Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Vee enters the cage!
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumption avoids a kick to the body.
Vee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gumption takes one on the button.
Gumption uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vee.
Gumption walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee throws out a counter right but Gumption avoids it with no problem.
Gumption jabs Vee right on the nose. Vee blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Brandon Vee has been cut.
Gumption slips under a jab from Vee.
Gumption half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vee defending well as Gumption loads up on a big left hand.
Gumption takes a swing at Vee's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gumption.
Nice shot by Vee.
Vee tries to land a leg kick but Gumption saw it coming and moves away.
Gumption blocks a jab.
Gumption just misses with a punch 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!
Vee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vee misses with an uppercut
and Gumption counters with an inside leg kick.
Vee scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vee moves into the clinch.
Vee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vee digs a right hand into Gumption's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gumption's gas tank.
Gumption lands an uppercut.
Gumption lands a nice uppercut.
Gumption blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vee blocks a body shot from Gumption.
Gumption breaks the clinch.
Gumption missing with a left hand there. Vee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vee tries to clinch but Gumption is having none of it.
Vee wants to clinch.
A cross from Vee lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption scores with a nice strike.
Gumption has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gumption misses with a body punch
and Vee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vee tests Gumption's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gumption moves out of range as Vee strikes.
Gumption is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gumption had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gumption loads up on a big right hand but Vee slips the punch.
Gumption takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gumption swinging wildly here.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vee 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.
Vee slips under a jab from Gumption.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gumption.
Vee throws out a leg kick but Gumption moves out of range and Vee only half commits.
Vee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gumption checks it well.
Vee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Gumption.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vee.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vee lands with a shot to the body.
Vee tries to clinch up but Gumption circles away and keeps his distance.
Vee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandon Vee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vee misses with a series of wild punches.
Gumption appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gumption uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vee.
Vee looks to land a left hand but Gumption moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Gumption is predictable there
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gumption.
Gumption tried to counter with a leg kick but Vee avoided it.
A shot to the body from Vee misses
and Gumption counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vee misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vee rushes Gumption and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption throws a punch but it's blocked by Vee.
Gumption blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumption escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vee misses with a body shot
enabling Gumption to counter with a crisp jab.
Vee doesn't manage to clinch there - Gumption circles away.
Gumption throws a leg kick
and Vee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vee throws a sloppy body shot
and Gumption makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gumption avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumption appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gumption throws a right hand that misses
and Vee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gumption throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gumption throws a low kick but Vee avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vee.
Gumption walks into a left hand.
Vee avoids the body shot from Gumption.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Vee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gumption displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vee throws out the jab.
Vee throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
Vee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gumption swings for the body but Vee moves out of range.
Vee lands a slapping body shot.
Gumption throws a wild body kick that Vee sees coming a mile off.
Vee cracks Gumption with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gumption was well out of range. Poor timing from Vee.
Gumption appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gumption doesn't seem bothered though.
Gumption with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vee to score with a decent uppercut.
Vee instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption lands a knee to the body.
Gumption lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumption can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee cracks Gumption with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vee can't find room to land a body shot as Gumption controls the action.
Gumption digs a right hand into Vee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vee's gas tank.
Vee is breathing heavily.
Gumption blocks a body shot from Vee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gumption.
A short left from Gumption.
Gumption creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vee's defenses.
Gumption works on Vee's body with a couple of short punches.
Gumption pushes Vee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumption lands an uppercut.
Gumption lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gumption pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gumption turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumption. Vee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vee avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Vee moves out of range as Gumption strikes.
Vee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumption.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandon Vee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vee throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vee swings for the body but Gumption moves out of range.
Vee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vee moves out of range as Gumption throws a body kick.
Vee moves into the clinch successfully.
Vee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Gumption misses with some punches.
Gumption lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gumption misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gumption breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gumption avoids the body shot from Vee.
Gumption misses with a straight right.
Gumption throws a lazy right hand but Vee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption counters with a nice uppercut.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee cracks Gumption with a good jab.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away.
Vee scores with a jab to the head.
Gumption misses with a low kick as Vee jumps back.
Vee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vee lands with an overhand left.
Gumption takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vee drives through and clinches with Gumption against the cage.
A short left from Gumption.
Gumption lands with a left to the head.
Gumption pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumption throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vee lands a nice hook to Gumption's body. Gumption takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gumption looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Vee as he connects with a hook.
Vee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gumption keeps the fight on the outside.
Vee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gumption misses the target.
Gumption walks into a straight right hand from Vee.
Vee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gumption.
Gumption takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vee misses with a body shot.
Gumption takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vee connects with a right hand. Gumption shakes it off.
Vee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vee closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Vee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vee'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vee has Gumption up against the cage in a clinch.
Vee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Gumption fails to land.
Vee misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Vee fails to land.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption breaks from the clinch.
Gumption checks a leg kick.
Gumption connects with a leg kick. Vee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vee throws a low kick but Gumption avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Gumption on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vee wants to clinch up but Gumption keeps it at a distance.
Vee digs a good body shot into Gumption's ribs.
Vee blocks the body kick.
Vee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gumption with a body shot.
Gumption misses with a hook to the body
and Vee counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Vee - just one landing.
Vee pushes Gumption up against the cage in a clinch.
Gumption scores with a hook to the body.
Vee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Gumption lands with a left to the head.
Gumption tries to throw a body punch but Vee avoids it by throwing Gumption back against the cage.
Gumption misses with a punch on the inside.
Vee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vee lands an uppercut.
Gumption escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Vee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vee throws a shot to the body.
Vee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gumption's calf.
Vee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gumption misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gumption.
Gumption throws a wild body kick that Vee sees coming a mile off.
Gumption avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gumption connects with a nice looking jab.
Gumption connects with a solid leg kick.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vee throws a body shot but no joy.
Bubba Gumption has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumption misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Vee coming out on top.
Gumption takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vee's knee momentarily.
Vee moves in looking to clinch but Gumption pushes him off.
Gumption takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vee misses with a looping right.
Gumption thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gumption. Gumption circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vee misses with a jab to the body
and Gumption counters with a good low kick that Vee was not able to check.
Gumption scores with a jab to the head.
Vee thuds a left hand into Gumption's body.
Vee checks a leg kick.
Vee throws a looping overhand right but Gumption ducks down to avoid it.
Gumption is looking to counter punch.
Gumption throws a jab but it's blocked by Vee.
Vee closes the distance and pushes Gumption back into the cage.
Gumption tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gumption lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumption swings wildly with an uppercut but Vee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vee scores with a hook to the body.
Gumption throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee tries a body shot but Gumption blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Vee.
Gumption blocking some punches.
Gumption has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee working aggressively here.
Gumption misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gumption creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vee tries to throw a body punch but Gumption avoids it by throwing Vee back against the cage.
Vee swings wildly with an uppercut but Gumption uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bubba Gumption has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Vee as the two fighters clinch.
Vee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Vee misses with a punch to the body.
Vee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gumption's elbow.
Gumption leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gumption has a couple of punches blocked by Vee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vee 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vee!
Post fight, Brandon Vee took to the microphone: 'You are looking at one of the most dangerous weapons on earth, a black man who don't give a shit. And no one can stop me. Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT!?'.
The defeated Bubba Gumption had this to say: 'My shrimp have failed me. Time to move on to lobster?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan (ranked 9 p4p, 1 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 51 p4p, 5 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
30 - 5 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lord motions for Keenan to come forward. Lord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Lord checks it
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keenan connects with a single shot there.
Lord catches Keenan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Lord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gareth Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord misses with the combination.
Lord lands with a shot to the body.
Lord works the jab nicely.
Lord drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Keenan only half commits.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Keenan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keenan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat.
Lord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keenan scores with a sloppy right hand. Lord should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Keenan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lord slips a jab from Keenan.
Keenan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lord's head.
Keenan scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keenan digs a good body shot into Lord's ribs.
Keenan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lord in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
Lord moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Lord throws a leg kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan tried to score with a low kick but Lord checks it.
Keenan's corner calls for a 1-2. Keenan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lord.
Lord lands a jab.
Lord misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Keenan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lord looks to throw the jab but Keenan is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lord as he connects with a hook.
Keenan lands with a good body shot.
Keenan misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Keenan - just one landing.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Keenan lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Lord drops his hands momentarily and Keenan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keenan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lord connects with an inside leg kick.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Lord misses.
Keenan is looking to slow Lord down with leg kicks.
Keenan throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan thumps Lord with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Lord ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a head kick.
Lord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Lord ducks down to avoid it.
Lord takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keenan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Keenan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lord backs up against the cage.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Keenan had a free shot at his head there.
Lord throws a right and a left that Keenan avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Keenan.
Keenan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lord connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keenan scrambles back to his feet.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Lord settles back down.
Keenan jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keenan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lord's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lord duly obliges.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Keenan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lord doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Keenan's defenses.
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lord pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan is out of range and Lord settles back down.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Lord lands an overhand right.
Keenan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lord.
Keenan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.
Lord moves forwards but Keenan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Keenan misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Keenan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Lord misses.
Nice jab there from Keenan.
Keenan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Keenan swings widly with a right hand
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Keenan thinking.
Lord takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan throws a lazy body kick
and Keenan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keenan dips to his left and cracks Lord with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keenan.
Keenan lands with a hook. Lord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lord throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan lands a nice shot that snaps Lord's head back.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Lord steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keenan. That one must have hurt.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Lord checks it.
Keenan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Keenan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Keenan.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lord lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keenan's sensitive parts.
Keenan connects with a solid leg kick.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheers as Keenan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lord doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord takes one to the chin there.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lord might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Keenan has got the better of the exchanges.
Lord misses with a leg kick
and Keenan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Lord is predictable there
and Keenan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A low kick from Keenan misses
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keenan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lord can pounce on him.
Lord throws a series of punches but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan lands a high kick!
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Lord avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Lord has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Keenan.
Lord throws a right and a left that Keenan avoids nicely.
Lord takes a jab right on the kisser.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keenan on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lord takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan momentarily.
Keenan avoids the head kick by Lord.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keenan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keenan.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lord 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.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
Lord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Lord.
Lord rushes Keenan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord moves into range and connects with a jab.
Keenan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Keenan takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Lord lands a head shot.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keenan. Keenan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Lord misses.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lord misses the jab.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Lord throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Keenan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Lord misses with a looping right.
And Keenan counters with a quick kick to the body but Lord blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gareth Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lord tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan lands a slapping body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keenan.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Keenan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keenan slips a jab from Lord.
Lord lands a nice shot that snaps Keenan's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat.
Keenan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Keenan misses.
Lord throws out a powerful jab.
Lord misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan lands a body shot.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keenan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keenan at a distance.
Lord throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keenan on the side of the head.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Keenan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan punishes Lord's body with a nice straight punch.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan misses with a body shot.
Lord misses with a low kick as Keenan jumps back.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan slips a jab from Lord.
Lord takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lord avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Lord checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Lord.
Keenan lands with an uppercut that bounces Lord off the cage and back into range.
Lord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keenan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Lord wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but Lord avoids it.
Keenan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Keenan throws a lazy body kick
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lord scores with a jab.
Lord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses Lord's front leg but catches the back leg as Lord tries to avoid it.
Keenan checks a low kick from Lord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Keenan!
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keenan tries to score with a low kick but Lord moves his leg out of the way.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keenan misses with an uppercut.
Keenan avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan needs to keep his hands up - Lord had a free shot at his head there.
Keenan stalks Lord and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lord's face. Lord staggers backwards, shaken.
Keenan throws out a powerful jab.
Lord takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gareth Keenan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Keenan tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Lord walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Lord checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Keenan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keenan works Lord's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lord lands with an overhand left.
Lord throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lord fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keenan on the side of the head.
Lord misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lunges at Keenan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keenan's hand.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lord on the side of the head.
Lord lands with a hook. Keenan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Keenan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keenan tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lord closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keenan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Lord catches Keenan right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
A jab from Keenan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to slow Keenan down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lord.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan throws a lazy body kick
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Keenan.
Lord steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan tries to land a leg kick but Lord saw it coming and moves away.
Lord changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan blocks a jab.
Lord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keenan can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord unleashes a big counter combination but Keenan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Keenan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lord checks it well.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Lord avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Lord throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Keenan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lord connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keenan scrambles back to his feet.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Keenan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Lord flicks out a counter leg kick but Keenan steps away.
Keenan misses with a hook.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord checks a low kick from Keenan.
Lord throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
Keenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Keenan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keenan throws a good cross that connects.
Lord swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Keenan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lord throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lord stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keenan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Lord tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan had his way with Selfie Lord in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Lord has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Keenan.
Keenan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keenan tries to land a front kick but Lord steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keenan, as that shot connected.
Lord throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
Keenan misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Keenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lord scores with a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Keenan.
Keenan clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keenan. Keenan obviously looking to wear him down.
Keenan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Keenan's front leg but catches the back leg as Keenan tries to avoid it.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Lord.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Lord moves out of range as Keenan throws a body kick.
Lord throws a low kick but it's checked well by Keenan.
Keenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to clinch but Keenan moves out of range.
Lord wants to clinch.
Keenan clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Keenan throwing a counter right hand but Lord manages to avoid it.
A big right from Keenan misses.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keenan lands a head kick!
Keenan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Keenan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Lord closes the distance and clinches.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keenan.
Keenan misses with a body punch.
Lord can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Keenan lands with a light punch inside.
Keenan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Lord working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lord misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan manages to break the clinch.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Crunch! Keenan slams his shin into Lord's torso.
Lord scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Keenan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keenan tries to keep at a distance but Lord has taken the fight into the clinch.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan breaks from the clinch.
Lord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Keenan misses the target.
Keenan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keenan connects with a nice looking jab.
Lord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lord's sensitive parts.
Keenan throws a good cross that connects.
Keenan keeps Lord at a distance using the push kick.
Keenan works the jab nicely.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Keenan scores with a nice strike.
Keenan moves away from the strike by Lord.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keenan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan retains his featherweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between FannyPack SissyPants (ranked 46 p4p, 2 weight class) and Diarmuid Curry (ranked 94 p4p, 4 weight class). SissyPants comes to the cage accompanied by Scooters. Curry has chosen Epic Celtic Music as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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268 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, FannyPack SissyPants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diarmuid Curry!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SissyPants lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
Curry walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from SissyPants.
SissyPants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters with a nice low kick that buckles SissyPants's knee momentarily.
Curry is looking to clinch.
SissyPants throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
Curry fails in his attempt to clinch.
SissyPants throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curry misses with a looping right.
SissyPants has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
SissyPants throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SissyPants connects with a leg kick. Curry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
SissyPants misses with a straight left.
Curry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry connects with a body shot.
FannyPack SissyPants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SissyPants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters with a nice body shot.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
SissyPants lands with a good body shot.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry lands a glancing blow to the side of SissyPants's head.
A cross from SissyPants lands.
SissyPants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
SissyPants takes an elbow to the temple.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by SissyPants.
SissyPants manages to break the clinch.
SissyPants misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by SissyPants.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from SissyPants.
Curry jabs SissyPants to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
SissyPants swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curry jabs at SissyPants's body.
SissyPants misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Curry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SissyPants.
Curry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from SissyPants.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
SissyPants feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Currys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curry slips a jab from SissyPants.
Curry throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from SissyPants. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Curry misses.
SissyPants throws a quick counter kick to the body but Curry avoids it.
Curry misses with an uppercut. SissyPants saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from SissyPants.
Nice cross by Curry.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and SissyPants counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
SissyPants tests Curry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from SissyPants. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curry wants to counter with a clinch but SissyPants pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry tries to close the distance and clinch but SissyPants swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Curry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Curry, right into the meat.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from SissyPants.
Curry throws out a counter right but SissyPants avoids it with no problem.
Curry avoids the body shot from SissyPants.
SissyPants punishes Curry's body with a nice straight punch.
SissyPants buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Curry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
SissyPants misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FannyPack SissyPants dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
SissyPants misses with a shot to the body
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curry moves away from the strike by SissyPants.
Curry lands a glancing blow to the side of SissyPants's head.
SissyPants walks into a stiff left hand from Curry.
Curry is looking to clinch.
SissyPants throws a series of punches but Curry avoids them all with ease.
SissyPants moves out of range as Curry strikes.
SissyPants looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
SissyPants throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Curry tries to counter with a clinch but SissyPants shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SissyPants misses with a straight right.
SissyPants lands a head shot.
SissyPants lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SissyPants looks to land a right hand but Curry moved out of range.
A big right from Curry misses.
SissyPants throws a low kick but it's checked well by Curry.
Curry tries to counter with a clinch but SissyPants shakes him off and moves away.
Curry misses with a kick to the body.
SissyPants misses the shot to the body.
SissyPants swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Curry counters with a nice body shot.
SissyPants misses with a right hand
and SissyPants takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
SissyPants throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
SissyPants scores with a nice strike.
FannyPack SissyPants is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry closes the distance and pushes SissyPants back into the cage.
SissyPants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
SissyPants lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curry. That's going to slow SissyPants down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from SissyPants misses the target.
It seemed like Curry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Curry looks to land a body kick but SissyPants moved away.
Curry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by SissyPants. SissyPants obviously looking to wear him down.
SissyPants pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
SissyPants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curry lands with an overhand left.
SissyPants moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curry throws a low kick but SissyPants moves out of range easily.
SissyPants feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Curry sprawling to the canvas! Curry rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can SissyPants finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry scores with the left hand. SissyPants knows he should have avoided that one.
Curry walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from SissyPants! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). FannyPack SissyPants!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, FannyPack SissyPants made sure he mentioned HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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FIGHT
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