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DUEL 204 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 2736 p4p, 325 weight class) and Dick Stern (ranked 3151 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Stern!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tudekiks doesn't manage to clinch there - Stern circles away.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Tudekiks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stern keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tudekiks.
Stern tries a head kick but it misses.
Tudekiks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Tudekiks pushes Stern up against the cage in a clinch.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Stern.
Tudekiks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tudekiks moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Tudekiks's shoulder, as Tudekiks tries to avoid the shot.
Tudekiks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stern's head.
Stern looks to land a combination but Tudekiks avoids it well.
Stern bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tudekiks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tudekiks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks connects with a solid leg kick.
Stern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tudekiks swinging wildly here.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks clinches up against the cage.
Stern misses with a punch on the inside.
Stern tries to work over Tudekiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tudekiks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tudekiks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tudekiks blocks an uppercut.
Tudekiks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stern's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stern.
Tudekiks blocks a body shot from Stern.
Stern prevents a body shot from Tudekiks.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tudekiks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stern misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stern lands a nice elbow.
Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.
Tudekiks scores with a punch to the head.
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Dick Stern has been cut.
Tudekiks takes the fight into the clinch.
Stern throws a head punch that misses.
Stern lands an uppercut.
Stern lands a shoulder strike.
Stern lands a nice uppercut.
Tudekiks misses with some punches.
Stern doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stern throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tudekikss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stern misses with the head strike.
Tudekiks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stern lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stern misses with an elbow over the top.
Stern blocking some punches.
Stern wants to break free but Tudekiks has control.
Stern prevents a body shot from Tudekiks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tudekiks.
Stern misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Stern.
Stern lands with a left to the head.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tudekiks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Stern tries to work over Tudekiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stern looks to throw the jab but Tudekiks is out of range.
Tudekiks throws a big counter combination but Stern scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern misses with a hook. Tudekiks ducked under it nicely.
Stern on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tudekiks. Tudekiks obviously looking to wear him down.
Tudekiks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Stern takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Tudekiks.
Stern lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
Tudekiks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tudekiks has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Tudekiks dodges an elbow strike from Stern.
Tudekiks working aggressively here.
Stern pushes Tudekiks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stern misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tudekiks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Tudekiks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tudekiks.
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 Suleijma Tudekiks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Stern's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stern throws a big shot that misses.
Stern throws a chopping leg kick but Tudekiks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tudekiks misses with a low kick as Stern jumps back.
Stern misses with an uppercut.
Tudekiks connects with a leg kick. Stern looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Tudekiks as he checks the leg kick.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tudekiks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stern.
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tudekiks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tudekiks scores with a jab.
Stern swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tudekiks.
Stern gets tackled into the cage by Tudekiks. Tudekiks maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
Stern misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stern misses with a punch on the inside.
Tudekiks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern scores with a shoulder strike.
Tudekiks manages to break the clinch.
Tudekiks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tudekiks is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tudekiks slips under a jab from Stern.
Stern swats away the attempt to clinch by Tudekiks.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tudekiks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stern circles away quickly and effectively.
Stern swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stern dips to his left and cracks Tudekiks with an uppercut!
A big left from Stern misses.
Suleijma Tudekiks is winning the standup battle so far.
Tudekiks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stern gets tackled into the cage by Tudekiks. Tudekiks maintains the clinch.
Stern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tudekiks.
Stern is rocked!
Tudekiks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stern with a big uppercut! Stern tries to clinch up but Tudekiks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stern to the mat! Stern covers up and Tudekiks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks very nearly forgot to thank Namunamu Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Dick Stern was interviewed post fight and said 'Well this is a story all about how my life got twist-turned upside down; and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there, I'll tell you all about how I became the Prince of a town called Bel-Air.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Gibson (ranked 1644 p4p, 207 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 2581 p4p, 308 weight class). Gibson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blac Youngsta - I Got You feat. Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd. Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. 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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194 lbs
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202 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gibson.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller rushes Gibson and presses him up against the cage.
Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Miller.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Gibson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibson on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Gibson.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Miller misses.
Gibson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller 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.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibson throws out the jab.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab by Gibson.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like John Gibson has been cut.
Gibson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gibson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gibson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been hearing reports that Gibson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
A little feinted left hand from Gibson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Gibson is looking to land body kicks.
Miller tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miller defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller scores with a jab. Gibson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gibson throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibson darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Miller scores with a hook.
Miller misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller cracks Gibson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson slips under a jab from Miller.
It looked like Gibson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller with a jab.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Gibson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller misses with a hook
and Gibson moves into the clinch.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Miller.
Gibson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gibson.
Gibson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gibson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gibson stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gibson is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gibson manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibson is keeping the position for now.
Gibson wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Gibson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gibson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller looks up at the clock and then as Gibson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miller tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Miller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Gibson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
John Gibson's cut is getting worse.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gibson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working Gibson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller wants to stand and escape but instead Gibson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Gibson cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Gibson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Gibson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller wants to sweep here but Gibson controlling him for the moment.
Gibson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gibson manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Gibson is keeping the position.
Gibson wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibson has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Gibson 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.
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 John Gibson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Gibson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gibson clinches.
Gibson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gibson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gibson working hard to break the clinch.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
John Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gibson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gibson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Gibson's head.
Gibson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller throws a jab when Gibson was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Gibson walks into a jab.
Jeez, John Gibson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Gibson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller cracks Gibson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a hook.
Miller cracks Gibson with an open hand slap.
Randy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Gibson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Miller.
Nice jab there from Miller.
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!
Gibson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gibson tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Gibson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Miller!
A relieved looking Randy Miller 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Ward (ranked 1666 p4p, 208 weight class) and Michael Scarn (ranked 1304 p4p, 166 weight class). Ward's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scarn avoids it really well and circles away.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Scarn sprawls well.
Scarn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scarn cracks Ward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scarn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scarn, as that shot connected.
Scarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Ward, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scarn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Max Ward has been cut.
Ward 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.
Scarn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ward.
Ward takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ward thinking.
Scarn lands a nice hook to Ward's body. Ward takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ward walks into a straight right hand from Scarn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward fails with the takedown
and Scarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Ward, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scarn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ward with a body shot.
Ward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ward closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scarn cracks a nice hook into Ward's ribs.
Max Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Scarn to counter with a crisp jab.
Scarn connects with a combination that backs up Ward into the cage. Scarn lands a flurry of punches that gets past Ward's guard. Ward is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Scarn bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Scarn!
Michael Scarn 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mako Akumba (ranked 1691 p4p, 243 weight class) and Dick Army (ranked 1447 p4p, 208 weight class). Army comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dick Army kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dick Army is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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206 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mako Akumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army tries to clinch up but Akumba circles away and keeps his distance.
Akumba defending well as Army loads up on a big left hand.
Akumba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left lands for Akumba.
Army throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Akumba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akumba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akumba misses with a lunging right hand
and Army counters with a right hand to the body.
Akumba checks a leg kick nicely.
Akumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army.
Akumba misses with an uppercut
and Akumba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akumba slips a straight right by Army.
Akumba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Army.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Akumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akumba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Army doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Army blocks a leg kick.
Army connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Army looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akumba wants to slow Army down by chopping away at his legs.
Army moves out of range as Akumba throws a body kick.
Army let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Army tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Army wants to clinch.
Army throws a body punch but Akumba moves out of range.
Akumba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akumba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akumba feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Army throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akumba throws a poor cross that misses
and Army counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akumba stuns Army with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akumba slips under a jab from Army.
Akumba throws a jab when Army was well out of range.
Akumba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Army at a distance.
Akumba throws a body kick that misses.
Akumba lands with an uppercut that bounces Army off the cage and back into range.
Mako Akumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Akumba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Army thumps Akumba with a low kick.
Akumba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Army tries to move into range but Akumba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Army takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Army - that will leave a mark!
Army is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Army smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army looks to land a body kick but Akumba moved away.
Akumba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Army, as that shot connected.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army tries to work over Akumba's front leg with a kick but Akumba checks it.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Akumba.
Army blocks a jab.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akumba.
Akumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akumba throws a hook but Army avoids it easily.
Army dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Army. Akumba shrugs it off though.
Akumba throws out a loose jab but Army uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akumba lands a nice shot to the body.
Akumba throws a looping overhand right but Army ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akumba digs a good hook to Army's body.
Akumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Army appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akumba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Army is able to avoid easily.
Akumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Army uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akumba.
Army is looking to clinch but Akumba is avoiding it.
Army ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Army misses with a body kick.
Akumba misses with a low kick.
Army tries a head kick but it misses.
Army gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid body kick from Army.
Akumba is looking to land body kicks.
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 Mako Akumba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Akumba lands a really nice looking cross but Army seems unphased.
Army misses with an uppercut.
Akumba blocks a jab.
Army misses with a looping left.
Akumba throws a leg kick but Army moved away.
Army slips under a jab from Akumba.
Akumba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Army gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akumba.
Army is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Akumba.
Akumba is looking to land body kicks.
Army throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumba tries to land a front kick but Army steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Army takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akumba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Akumba throws an off balance right hand
and Army counters by moving into the clinch.
Akumba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akumba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Akumba digs a right hand underneath Army's ribcage. Army let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akumba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Army can do to turn this around?
Akumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akumba throws a leg kick that misses.
Akumba lands with a nice body punch.
Mako Akumba is winning the standup battle so far.
Army throws a series of punches but Akumba avoids them all with ease.
Akumba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Akumba looks to throw the jab but Army is out of range.
Army tries a quick counter leg kick but Akumba is wise to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Akumba was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Akumba tenderised Army's leg. Army is trying to keep his angry face on.
Army lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Akumba.
Army forces Akumba back against the cage and clinches.
Army is trying to break the clinch but Akumba is controlling him.
Army tries to break free but Akumba pushes him back against the cage.
Army wants to get back to striking at distance but Akumba won't allow it.
Akumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akumba can't find room to land a body shot as Army controls the action.
Army is trying to break the clinch but Akumba has him pressed against the cage.
Army is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akumba digs a right hand into Army's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Army's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Akumba.
Akumba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akumba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akumba lands a jab to the head.
Army displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akumba throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akumba. Army does a little dance to reset his feet.
Army is trying to counter with his kicks.
Akumba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Army takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akumba jabs at Army's body.
A jab lands there for Army.
Akumba slips a straight right by Army.
A jab from Army does it's job there.
Army walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Akumba.
Good exchange - Akumba coming out on top.
Army misses with a lunging right hand
letting Akumba counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akumba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Army has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akumba thumps Army with a low kick.
Army misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akumba connects with an inside leg kick.
Army takes one to the side of the head.
Army's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akumba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Army scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Army misses
and Army takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Akumba.
Akumba is looking to slow Army down with leg kicks.
Army lands a front kick.
Akumba slips a straight right by Army.
Akumba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akumba throws a series of punches but Army avoids them all with ease.
Army throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akumba is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Akumba dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akumba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Army checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Army takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Army darts in and clinches Akumba up against the cage.
Army breaks from the clinch.
Army has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akumba lands with a straight right. Army didn't see that one coming.
Army misses with a looping left.
Army misses with a head kick.
Akumba looks to score with a jab to the body but Army is just out of range.
Akumba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Akumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akumba moves out of range as Army strikes.
Akumba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Army sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akumba scores with a shot to the body.
Army throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumba throws the kick towards the body but Army avoids it.
Akumba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Army.
Army closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Army has had enough of the clinch but Akumba keeps him there for the moment.
Akumba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akumba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Army's brow.
Army wants to get back to striking at distance but Akumba won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Akumba as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Akumba.
Akumba scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Akumba.
Army takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Army pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Army slips a straight right by Akumba.
Akumba throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akumba connects with a leg kick. Army looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akumba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dick Army has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Army slips under a jab.
Army only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Army.
Army throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Akumba lands.
Akumba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Army.
Akumba lands with a right hand.
Akumba throws a leg kick
and Army counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akumba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akumba looks to land a right hand but Army moved out of range.
Army misses with a head kick.
Army keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Army throws an overhand right that lands on Akumba's shoulder, as Akumba tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akumba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akumba is looking to score with low kicks.
Akumba punishes Army's body with a nice straight punch.
Akumba connects with an inside leg kick.
Akumba throws a leg kick but Army sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akumba scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Army.
Akumba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Army digs a good body shot into Akumba's ribs.
Akumba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akumba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akumba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Army under the eye.
Akumba closes the distance and pushes Army back into the cage.
Army manages to break the clinch.
Akumba scores with a sloppy right hand. Army should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akumba.
No joy there for Army, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akumba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akumba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akumba moves out of range as Army strikes.
The fighters circling - Akumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Army releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Akumba misses.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Akumba counters with a thumping low kick.
Army takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akumba misses with a body kick.
Army is trying to counter with his kicks.
Army plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.
Akumba throws a front kick that sends Army stumbling back into the cage.
Mako Akumba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akumba slips a jab and a cross from Army.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mako Akumba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akumba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mako Akumba!
After winning the bout, Mako Akumba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 1258 p4p, 161 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 1001 p4p, 125 weight class). Ashton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zombie Nation. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
194 lbs
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33
189 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
11 - 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
24 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ekstrovertti misses the target.
Ekstrovertti sizes up Ashton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Ashton.
A big right from Ekstrovertti misses.
Ashton with the counter takedown but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Ashton throws a lazy uppercut
and Ekstrovertti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ashton jabs at Ekstrovertti's body.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ashton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashton lunges at Ekstrovertti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ekstrovertti's hand.
Ashton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ashton misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Ashton
and Ekstrovertti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekstrovertti.
Ashton throws a body shot but no joy.
Ashton misses with a kick to the body
and Ekstrovertti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekstrovertti slips under a jab from Ashton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton swings widly with a right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ashton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ashton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ashton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekstrovertti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ashton.
Ekstrovertti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ashton.
Ekstrovertti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ashton throws a poor cross that misses
and Ashton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ashton.
Ashton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ekstrovertti at a distance.
Ashton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekstrovertti on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekstrovertti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ashton misses with a hook. Ekstrovertti ducked under it nicely.
Ashton looks to land a right hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range.
Ekstrovertti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ashton slips a straight right by Ekstrovertti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti slips under a jab from Ashton.
Ashton throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti checks it.
It looked like Ekstrovertti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ashton.
Ashton throws out a loose jab but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti tried to counter with a leg kick but Ashton avoided it.
Ashton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range of the body kick from Ashton.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range of the body kick.
Ekstrovertti scores with a punch to the head.
Ashton throws an overhand right that lands on Ekstrovertti's shoulder, as Ekstrovertti tries to avoid the shot.
Ashton slips under a jab.
Ashton feints the counter takedown.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashton throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looks like Ekstrovertti has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ashton throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice body shot.
Ashton throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekstrovertti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ashton manages to circle out of the way.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ekstrovertti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ashton.
Ashton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ashton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ekstrovertti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ekstrovertti.
Ashton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekstrovertti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ekstrovertti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ekstrovertti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashton.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashton looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Ashton misses with a looping right.
Ekstrovertti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ekstrovertti lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ashton.
Ashton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
A big left from Ashton misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ekstrovertti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ekstrovertti, as that shot connected.
Ashton throws out a loose jab but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton scores with a punch to the head.
Ashton looks to land a left hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range nicely.
Ashton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ekstrovertti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ashton throws an off balance right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a stiff right hand.
Ashton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ekstrovertti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ashton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ashton misses with a looping left.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter the offense by Ashton and move into the clinch.
Ekstrovertti throws out a loose jab but Ashton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ashton misses with a looping left.
Ekstrovertti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Ekstrovertti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ashton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashton throws a body kick that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice leg kick.
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 Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ekstrovertti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter punch.
Ashton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ashton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice body shot.
Ekstrovertti staying out of range there.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that Ashton semi-blocks.
A big left from Ashton misses.
Ekstrovertti avoids a kick to the body.
Ashton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ekstrovertti under the eye.
Ekstrovertti scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ashton. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekstrovertti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ashton manages to circle out of the way.
Ashton connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Ashton misses its intended target.
Ashton misses with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ashton cracks a nice hook into Ekstrovertti's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Ashton strikes.
Ekstrovertti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ashton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekstrovertti was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashton.
Ashton misses with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eric Ashton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Ekstrovertti.
Ashton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ashton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ashton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a right and a left that Ashton avoids nicely.
Ashton throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ashton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ashton at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashton throws a shot from downtown. Ekstrovertti moves away and avoids it.
Ashton misses with a body shot.
Ashton throws a right hand that misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ashton's knee momentarily.
Ashton misses with an uppercut
and Ashton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashton throws a head kick but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ashton takes a swing at Ekstrovertti's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Ashton's ribcage but misses.
Ashton throws a sloppy head kick and Ekstrovertti moves out of range easily.
Ashton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ashton lands with a nice body punch.
Ekstrovertti connects with a single shot there.
Ekstrovertti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ashton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Ekstrovertti quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ashton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ashton thows a leg kick but Ekstrovertti checks it
and Ekstrovertti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ashton!
Ekstrovertti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ashton is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton is trying to improve his position.
Ashton regains half guard.
Ashton keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ekstrovertti is looking to take a break and control but Ashton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a kimura but Ashton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ekstrovertti to get the leverage.
Ashton keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ekstrovertti seems to be working for a kimura but Ashton defends the submission attempt.
Ashton is looking to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti wants to take a breather but Ashton is having none of it.
Ekstrovertti slips a nice elbow through Ashton's hands, connecting with Ashton's forehead.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the action but Ashton is working from the bottom.
Ashton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ashton.
Ekstrovertti won't allow Ashton to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Ashton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ashton throws a lazy right hand but Ekstrovertti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Ashton.
Ekstrovertti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Ashton.
Ashton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ekstrovertti avoids the head kick by Ashton.
Ekstrovertti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ashton takes one to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti lands a head kick. Ashton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ashton slips a jab and a cross from Ekstrovertti.
Ashton thuds a left hand into Ekstrovertti's body.
Ashton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ashton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashton misses with a hook
enabling Ekstrovertti to counter with a crisp jab.
Ashton misses with a hook
and Ekstrovertti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekstrovertti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ekstrovertti duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton misses with a body shot.
Ashton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ashton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ashton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ekstrovertti.
Ashton throws a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ashton throws a hook but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Ashton swings for the body but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ashton throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Ekstrovertti misses its target.
Ashton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ashton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ashton throws a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekstrovertti blocks the body kick.
Ashton scores with a decent looking hook.
Ekstrovertti throws a good cross that connects.
Ekstrovertti digs a good hook to Ashton's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashton throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ashton lands with a good body shot.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekstrovertti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ashton connects with a body shot that sends Ekstrovertti's belly button to the back.
Ashton missing with a left hand there. Ekstrovertti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ashton misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekstrovertti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti throws the left hand but Ashton avoids the punch easily.
Ashton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ashton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekstrovertti.
A jab from Ekstrovertti finds it's way through Ashton's defenses.
A head kick from Ashton lands but Ekstrovertti takes it in his stride.
Ashton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekstrovertti moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton misses the jab.
Ekstrovertti lands with a shot to the body.
Ashton throws a hook to the side of Ekstrovertti's head but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ashton throws a lazy right hand but Ekstrovertti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekstrovertti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ekstrovertti slips a jab from Ashton.
Ashton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ashton throws a hook but Ekstrovertti blocks it.
Ashton is looking to land body kicks.
Ekstrovertti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ashton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekstrovertti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Ashton throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashton.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ashton. Ashton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ekstrovertti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ekstrovertti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekstrovertti punishes Ashton's body with a nice straight punch.
Ekstrovertti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ashton doesn't seem bothered though.
Ekstrovertti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ashton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ashton throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti moved away.
A swing and a miss from Ashton.
Ashton misses with a hook.
Ekstrovertti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Ekstrovertti.
Ashton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti needs to keep his hands up - Ashton had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ashton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Vertti Ekstrovertti.
Well Ekstrovertti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti!
Vertti Ekstrovertti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Boag (ranked 340 p4p, 45 weight class) and Matt Kuchar (ranked 2603 p4p, 292 weight class). Kuchar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 21 Savage - No Heart. Chris Boag could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Kuchar's chin.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Boag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boag lands with a right hand.
Boag throws a wild body kick that Kuchar sees coming a mile off.
Boag connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuchar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boag tried to score with a low kick but Kuchar checks it.
Kuchar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boag is able to avoid easily.
Kuchar blocks a jab.
Boag takes one on the button.
Kuchar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boag connects with a jab.
Boag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuchar.
Boag pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuchar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Boag catches Kuchar right on the button with a cross.
Boag lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boag works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boag lands a head shot.
Boag scores with a jab.
Boag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boag throws an overhand right that lands on Kuchar's shoulder, as Kuchar tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Boag tenderised Kuchar's leg. Kuchar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuchar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar instigates a clinch.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
Boag throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Boag.
It looks like Matt Kuchar has been cut.
Boag misses with some punches.
I was talking to Boag's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boag blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuchar.
Kuchar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
Kuchar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Boag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boag misses with a punch to the body.
Boag tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchar throws a punch but it's blocked by Boag.
Kuchar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuchar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boag in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boag lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuchar struggles to land a body shot inside as Boag controls his hands.
Kuchar pushes Boag back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuchar working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boag creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boag throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuchars head.
Kuchar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
Boag scores with a shoulder strike.
Boag misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boag fails to land.
Kuchar struggles to land a body shot inside as Boag controls his hands.
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
Kuchar misses with the head strike.
Boag blocks a body shot from Kuchar.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boag blocking some punches.
Kuchar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuchar lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kuchar on the inside.
Kuchar lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Boag fails to land.
Kuchar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
Boag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuchar backwards.
Boag lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boag misses with some punches.
Boag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuchar takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
Boag swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boag scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boag lands a right hand.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuchar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boag blocks an uppercut.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Kuchar avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Boag lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Boag as the two fighters clinch.
Boag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Boag as the two fighters clinch.
Boag misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boag avoids the elbow strike from Kuchar, against the cage.
A short right from Boag.
Kuchar tries a body shot but Boag blocks it.
Kuchar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boag lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kuchar fails to land.
Boag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar throws a head punch that misses.
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuchar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boag avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boag digs a right hand underneath Kuchar's ribcage. Kuchar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boag lands a body shot.
Kuchar looks winded!
Kuchar misses with some punches.
Boag tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuchar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuchar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boag's elbow.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boag lands with a light punch inside.
Boag blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Boag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Boag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Kuchar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boag scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but Boag sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boag swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuchar.
Boag keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuchar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boag throws a body kick that misses.
Chris Boag is winning the standup battle so far.
Boag slips a straight right by Kuchar.
Boag swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar misses with a looping right.
Boag misses with a head kick.
Boag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuchar can do to turn this around?
Boag bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuchar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boag scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuchar doesn't seem bothered though.
Boag uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuchar.
Boag takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boag rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuchar counters with a straight right hand.
Boag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boag throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boag fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuchar on the side of the head.
Boag slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boag wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuchar. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boag.
Boag scores with a hook to the body. Kuchar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boag cracks the inside of Kuchar's front leg.
Kuchar rushes Boag and presses him up against the cage.
Kuchar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boag lands with a left to the head.
Kuchar gets through Boag's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuchar can't find room to land a body shot as Boag controls the action.
Kuchar tries to work over Boag's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuchar.
Kuchar tries to throw a body punch but Boag avoids it by throwing Kuchar back against the cage.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
Kuchar is trying to stall.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
Boag blocking some punches.
Boag lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boag swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuchar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boag misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boag struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuchar controls his hands.
Boag misses with the head strike.
Boag misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuchar taking a breather.
Boag blocks an uppercut.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
Boag misses with some punches.
Kuchar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boag blocks an uppercut.
Kuchar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuchar misses with some punches.
Boag tries to throw a body punch but Kuchar avoids it by throwing Boag back against the cage.
Boag lands a shoulder strike.
Boag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boag lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Boag.
Boag misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Boag fails to land.
Kuchar blocks an uppercut.
Boag has a couple of punches blocked by Kuchar.
Boag has a couple of punches blocked by Kuchar.
Boag misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boag backwards.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Boag.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boag.
Boag has a couple of punches blocked by Kuchar.
Nice body punch from Boag.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Boag.
Boag can't find room to land a body shot as Kuchar controls the action.
A short uppercut from Boag.
A short right from Boag.
Boag misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuchar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuchar.
Boag misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boag.
Boag goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuchar misses with the head strike.
Kuchar misses with some punches.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kuchar fails to land.
Boag tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuchar's elbow.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.
Boag misses with the head strike.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.
Boag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuchar backwards.
Kuchar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boag misses with a punch on the inside.
Boag struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuchar controls his hands.
Kuchar struggles to land a body shot inside as Boag controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuchar misses with a knee to the head.
Boag tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Boag fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Boag dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Kuchar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Boag.
Boag misses with a straight right.
Boag takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boag looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boag scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from Kuchar misses.
Kuchar throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuchar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuchar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boag.
Boag 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.
Boag lands a really nice looking cross but Kuchar seems unphased.
Boag thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boag missing with a left hand there. Kuchar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuchar dips to his left and cracks Boag with an uppercut!
Boag throws an overhand right that lands on Kuchar's shoulder, as Kuchar tries to avoid the shot.
Boag scores with a hook to the body. Kuchar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Kuchar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boag looks to land a body kick but Kuchar moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuchar misses.
Matt Kuchar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boag with a nice cross.
Kuchar misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Boag on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuchar throws an off balance right hand
and Boag counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boag with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuchar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuchar checks a low kick from Boag.
Kuchar misses with a hook.
Boag with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuchar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boag defending well as Kuchar loads up on a big left hand.
Kuchar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boag.
Kuchar misses with a hook.
Boag scores with a hook.
Boag gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuchar looks to land a combination but Boag avoids it well.
Boag throws a body punch but Kuchar moves out of range.
Boag checks a low kick from Kuchar.
Nice straight punches there by Boag. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boag.
Kuchar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boag moves out of range as Kuchar strikes.
Kuchar throws a combination that misses
and Boag counters with a nice body shot.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut. Boag saw that one coming.
Matt Kuchar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Boag as he checks the leg kick.
Kuchar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boag is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuchar.
Boag connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boag throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boag checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boag comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boag lands a jab to Kuchar's midsection.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut. Boag saw that one coming.
Kuchar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boag misses with a looping left.
Kuchar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boag delivers a nice body kick.
Kuchar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuchar dips to his left and cracks Boag with an uppercut!
Boag moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boag scoring well with a low kick there.
Boag swings for the body but Kuchar moves out of range.
Kuchar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuchar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boag cracks Kuchar with a good jab.
Boag blocks a jab.
Kuchar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuchar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuchar misses with a hook
and Boag counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuchar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuchar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boag can pounce on him.
Kuchar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boag to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuchar throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Boag.
Kuchar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boag is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuchar connects with a leg kick. Boag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuchar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuchar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuchar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boag lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boag fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuchar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuchar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boag finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuchar's head.
Kuchar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boag scores with a nice right hand.
Kuchar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boag. Boag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boag connects with a solid leg kick.
Boag scores with a hook to the body. Kuchar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boag looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuchar misses with the combination.
Boag appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Boag as he connects with a hook.
Kuchar closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Boag counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boag cracks the inside of Kuchar's front leg.
Kuchar throws a jab but it's blocked by Boag.
Boag scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Boag showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boag has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Boag!
Our winner, Chris Boag, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kravac (ranked 1931 p4p, 270 weight class) and Jimmy Ryan (ranked 1583 p4p, 230 weight class). Samuel Kravac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kravac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kravac misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kravac scores with a shot to the body.
Ryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kravac feinted with a counter takedown.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Kravac.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Kravac misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a good low kick that Kravac was not able to check.
Kravac keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Kravac misses.
Kravac lands the left hand.
Kravac just misses with a punch to the body.
Kravac throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Samuel Kravac has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kravac is out of range.
Jimmy Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravac connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kravac takes one to the chin there.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kravac.
Ryan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kravac checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kravac with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Kravac.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Kravac avoids it with no problem.
Ryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kravac misses with a hook to the body
and Ryan counters with a crisp right that sends Kravac to the canvas! Ryan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan very nearly forgot to thank BuriedAlive// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 545 p4p, 82 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 974 p4p, 146 weight class). Nicu comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Cleon Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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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
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Nicu slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nicu slips a jab from Wright.
Nicu lands a big head kick that sends Wright tumbling to the mat! Nicu takes a step backwards and waves Wright back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicu manages to avoid it.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicu circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicu misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicu takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Nicu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright moves out of range as Nicu throws a body kick.
Nicu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Wright gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nicu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicu works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Nicu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nicus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Cleon Wright's cut even more.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a leg kick
enabling Nicu to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Nicu's leg but Nicu calmly moves out of range.
Nicu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Nicu.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Nicu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicu.
Nicu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright slips a straight right by Nicu.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Nicu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright misses with a hook
and Nicu counters with a body kick.
Nicu misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Wright lands a nice hook to Nicu's body. Nicu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good exchange - Nicu coming out on top.
The cut above Cleon Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nicu throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Nicu slips a jab from Wright.
Nicu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Nicu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Nicu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nicu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicu throws out the jab.
Nicu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Nicu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Nicu counters with a straight right hand.
Nicu drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nicu throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws a right and a left that Nicu avoids nicely.
Nicu misses with a kick to the body
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Nicu slips the punch.
As Wright backs away, Nicu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
A jab from Nicu misses.
Nicu takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Nicu lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nicu throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but Nicu blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicu moves away from the strike by Wright.
Nicu avoids the body shot from Wright.
Nicu lands with a nice body kick.
Nicu throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Nicu throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Nicu throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Nicu counters with a thumping low kick.
Wright slips a jab from Nicu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Nicu slips the punch.
Wright lands a jab to Nicu's midsection.
Nicu connects with a high kick.
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 Iosue Nicu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright lands the left hand.
Nicu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicu misses with an uppercut.
Nicu lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Nicu counters with a straight right hand.
Cleon Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab from Wright misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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 Nicu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nicu misses with a looping left.
Nicu lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Nicu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicu throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright defending well as Nicu loads up on a big left hand.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Nicu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright tries to move into range but Nicu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cleon Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iosue Nicu!
A very excited looking Iosue Nicu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 381 p4p, 45 weight class) and Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 791 p4p, 102 weight class). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Rocha misses with a straight left.
Wallace swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Da Rocha counter with a right hand.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Da Rocha.
Da Rocha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wallace tries to bum rush Da Rocha with a series of wild strikes but Da Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Da Rocha missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Rocha throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Rocha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Wallace misses with a hook. Da Rocha ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and Da Rocha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Da Rocha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Da Rocha swinging wildly here.
Da Rocha misses with a wild combination.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Da Rocha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wallace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Rocha.
Wallace swings for the body but Da Rocha moves out of range.
Da Rocha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wallace.
Da Rocha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Rocha misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
Wallace digs a good body shot into Da Rocha's ribs.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Rocha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wallace with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a hook to the side of Da Rocha's head but Da Rocha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Rocha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wallace slips under a jab from Da Rocha.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Da Rocha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Wallace misses.
Da Rocha swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Rocha throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Da Rocha throws a right hand that misses
and Da Rocha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Da Rocha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Da Rocha throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Rocha lands with a straight right. Wallace didn't see that one coming.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
enabling Da Rocha to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Rocha throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Da Rocha misses.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Da Rocha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Rocha cracks Wallace with an open hand slap.
Wallace is rocked!
A big left from Da Rocha misses.
Oh Wallace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Rocha 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace seems to have got his legs back now.
Da Rocha misses the jab.
Da Rocha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wallace connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Rocha scrambles back to his feet.
Da Rocha looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Da Rocha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace sets himself, and Da Rocha steps forward looking for the clinch! Wallace avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Gomes Da Rocha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Rocha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Da Rocha counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Rocha throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Da Rocha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
enabling Da Rocha to counter with a crisp jab.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Da Rocha counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Rocha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Da Rocha counters with a stiff right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wallace might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Rocha cracks Wallace with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
Tiago Gomes Da Rocha is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Moura (ranked 782 p4p, 114 weight class) and Andy Shifter (ranked 231 p4p, 33 weight class). Shifter has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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216 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Moura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shifter on the side of the head.
Shifter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moura is trying to defend but Shifter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shifter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Moura!
Shifter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Moura turns into him and now he's in Shifter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shifter working for a triangle but Moura defends it easily.
Moura wants to control from the top but Shifter keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moura advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shifter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moura in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shifter tries to bench press Moura off him but Moura keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moura working the body and head with strikes.
Shifter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shifter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shifter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moura defends well.
Shifter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Moura has picked Shifter up and slammed him! Shifter can't keep hold of the triangle and Moura manages to pass to side control!
Shifter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Moura working the head with strikes.
Moura wants to control but Shifter is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shifter is looking for a sweep.
Moura is putting a hurting on Shifter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Shifter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shifter some visible discomfort.
Shifter is trying to get back to half guard.
Moura is looking to take a break and control but Shifter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moura cracks Shifter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shifter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shifter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Moura's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shifter has hold of Moura's hands but Moura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shifter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moura pulls his head out easily.
Moura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shifter is just riding it out for now. Moura eventually gives up the hold.
Moura is trying to control. Shifter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shifter tries to roll over but Moura keeps him under control.
Moura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shifter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shifter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shifter is rocked!
Moura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shifter is still in real trouble! Can Moura finish him?
Shifter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moura pulls his head out easily.
Shifter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moura pulls his head out easily.
Shifter seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Moura lands a nice short elbow.
Moura is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Shifter is hurt! He's hurt bad - Moura fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Shifter from any more punishment! Congratulations to Moura! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Moura!
Rickson Moura is the new light heavyweight champion!
Rickson Moura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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