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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Iron (ranked 3222 p4p, 353 weight class) and Rhicky Whysocki (ranked 7683 p4p, 554 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rhicky Whysocki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whysocki lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron's head.
Iron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whysockis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Junior Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whysocki.
Iron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whysocki circles away quickly and effectively.
Whysocki wants to counter with a clinch but Iron pushes him away.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Whysocki's shoulder, as Whysocki tries to avoid the shot.
Whysocki wants to counter the offense by Iron and move into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Whysocki checks a leg kick.
Whysocki shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whysocki avoids the body shot from Iron.
Whysocki moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.
Whysocki throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron slips a straight right by Whysocki.
Whysocki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Iron misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Whysocki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whysocki throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Whysocki. Beautiful body shot.
Iron throws a one two combo.
Iron throws a head kick but Whysocki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whysocki.
Whysocki walks into a left hand.
Iron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whysocki.
Whysocki scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whysocki. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Iron as he checks the leg kick.
Whysocki misses with a body shot.
Whysocki blocks a low kick nicely.
Whysocki flicks out a counter leg kick but Iron steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Whysocki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whysocki.
Iron throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Iron's head coaches at Hilo Hit Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iron misses with a double jab
and Whysocki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Whysocki tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whysocki clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whysocki.
Whysocki trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whysocki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Iron's brow.
Iron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whysocki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whysocki presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whysocki avoids a wild elbow strike from Iron.
Whysocki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whysocki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iron's efforts to push away.
Whysocki throws an elbow that misses.
Iron tries to work over Whysocki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whysocki misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whysocki.
Whysocki throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a hook that snaps the head of Whysocki backwards.
Whysocki scores with a shot to the side of Iron's head.
Whysocki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whysocki.
A left hand lands to the body for Iron.
Iron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Iron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iron swings wildly with an uppercut but Whysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron breaks from the clinch.
Iron swinging wildly here.
Whysocki tries to move into range but Iron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Iron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whysocki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Iron misses.
Iron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whysocki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice hook to Whysocki's body. Whysocki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whysocki lands with a good body shot.
Whysocki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whysocki.
And Whysocki tries to counter it with a takedown but Iron pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Iron scoring well with a low kick there.
Iron throws a hook to the side of Whysocki's head but Whysocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whysocki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Whysocki takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Junior Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whysocki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron tries to counter by clinching up but Whysocki breaks away and moves out of range.
Iron lands with a nice combination. Whysocki backs away looking to recover.
Iron takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Iron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whysocki throws a low kick but Iron moves out of range easily.
That kick from Whysocki tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whysocki can do to turn this around?
Iron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iron cracks Whysocki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iron throws a hook to the side of Whysocki's head but Whysocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron misses the jab.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Whysocki is just out of range.
Whysocki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iron.
Whysocki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iron rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whysocki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron tries to bum rush Whysocki with a series of wild strikes but Whysocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron misses with a double jab.
Junior Iron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whysocki slips a jab and a cross from Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whysocki misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whysocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whysocki throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Iron scores with a kick to the body.
Iron scoring well with a low kick there.
Iron swings for the body but Whysocki moves out of range.
Whysocki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whysocki misses with a looping right.
Iron looks to land a combination. Whysocki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whysocki misses the jab.
Whysocki misses with a body shot.
Whysocki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Whysocki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Iron throws a chopping leg kick but Whysocki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Iron here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Whysocki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iron in his tracks.
A big right from Iron misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron swings for the body but Whysocki moves out of range.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Whysocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Whysocki is out of range.
Whysocki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Iron is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iron throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron tried to score with a low kick but Whysocki checks it.
Iron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whysocki eats them both and turns towards Iron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Whysocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whysocki tries a quick counter leg kick but Iron is wise to it.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron throws a jab when Whysocki was well out of range.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Whysocki tries to counter with a clinch but Iron shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki misses with a low kick as Iron jumps back.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron swinging wildly here.
Whysocki throws a big counter head kick but Iron avoids it with no problem.
Whysocki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iron's hands.
Iron misses with a body shot.
As Iron backs off Whysocki throws a huge counter combo but Iron manages to avoid it all.
Iron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whysocki checks a leg kick.
Whysocki wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
Whysocki takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Iron misses.
Whysocki throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
Junior Iron is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron connects with a single shot there.
Whysocki wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whysocki has time to react.
Iron feints and then cracks Whysocki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whysocki down.
Whysocki looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Whysocki tries a quick counter leg kick but Iron is wise to it.
Iron slips a jab from Whysocki.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whysocki moves away from the strike by Iron.
Whysocki lands a high kick!
Iron throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whysocki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iron is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Whysocki dives into side control.
Whysocki working the ground and pound.
Whysocki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iron can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Iron dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Whysocki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whysocki.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Whysocki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Whysocki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Iron is trying to keep Whysocki in close.
Whysocki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron controls Whysocki momentarily but Whysocki frees himself.
Iron has Whysocki pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whysocki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Whysocki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Iron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whysocki is aware though and is defending well.
Iron controls Whysocki momentarily but Whysocki frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whysocki swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Whysocki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Iron tries to bum rush Whysocki with a series of wild strikes but Whysocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior Iron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whysocki throws a body shot but no joy.
Whysocki walks into a left hand.
Whysocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whysocki throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Iron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron thuds his right hand into Whysocki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whysocki checks a leg kick.
Whysocki throws a counter combo.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Whysocki saw that one coming.
Whysocki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whysocki looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whysocki throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Iron works the jab nicely.
Iron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whysocki's calf.
Whysocki scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki slips under a jab from Iron.
Whysocki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whysocki takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Whysocki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Iron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whysocki.
Whysocki flicks out a counter leg kick but Iron steps away.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Whysocki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whysocki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iron throws a low kick but Whysocki moves out of range easily.
Whysocki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Iron.
Whysocki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Iron lands a jab to Whysocki's midsection.
Whysocki swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Whysocki.
Whysocki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whysocki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Iron finds it's way round the side to connect with Whysocki's head.
Iron misses with a head kick.
Whysocki tries to clinch but Iron is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whysocki throws out a counter right but Iron avoids it with no problem.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whysocki was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Whysocki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whysocki cracks a nice hook into Iron's ribs.
Iron lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whysocki.
Iron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Iron tries to bum rush Whysocki with a series of wild strikes but Whysocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whysocki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whysocki walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Whysocki misses with a two punch combination.
Iron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whysocki on the side of the head.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whysocki.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whysocki was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Whysocki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Rhicky Whysocki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Iron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Iron!
Junior Iron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chara Zaad (ranked 3780 p4p, 454 weight class) and Shawn Antoski (ranked 5324 p4p, 521 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chara Zaad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Antoski misses.
Zaad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antoski.
Antoski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaad punishes Antoski's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaad 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.
Zaad throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaad misses with a two punch combination.
Antoski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antoski cracks Zaad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Zaad.
Antoski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antoski misses with a body shot.
Zaad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Zaad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zaad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antoski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaad throws a sloppy body shot
and Antoski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaad's knee momentarily.
Zaad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zaad duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaad.
Zaad checks a low kick from Antoski.
A head kick misses from Antoski.
Zaad throws a hook but Antoski avoids it easily.
Antoski feints a counter leg kick.
Antoski lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaad scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick there by Antoski.
Antoski throws a leg kick but Zaad checks it.
Zaad takes a swing at Antoski's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Antoski misses.
Zaad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antoski can pounce on him.
Antoski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaad.
Antoski scores with a nice right hand.
Antoski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaad throws a series of punches but Antoski avoids them all with ease.
Antoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaad.
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!
Zaad throws a jab when Antoski was well out of range.
Zaad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Zaad.
Antoski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaad misses with a wild body shot.
Zaad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zaad throws a body shot but no joy.
Antoski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Antoski throws a leg kick but Zaad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Antoski moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaad misses with a straight left.
Zaad just misses with a punch to the body.
Antoski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zaad checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaad misses the target.
Zaad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antoski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Antoski 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 Zaad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Antoski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antoski. Zaad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antoski, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Zaad misses.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaad.
Antoski throws a fast counter high kick but Zaad manages to duck under it in time.
Zaad scores with a body shot.
Zaad swinging wildly here.
Zaad throws a jab but it's blocked by Antoski.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zaad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zaad throws a body punch but Antoski moves out of range.
Antoski throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaad looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaad checks a leg kick.
Zaad misses with a lunging right hand
and Antoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chara Zaad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antoski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antoski fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaad in the body.
Antoski has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Zaad misses with an uppercut. Antoski saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Zaad.
Antoski takes one to the chin there.
Antoski throws a nice head kick!
Antoski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaad. Antoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaad throws a series of punches but Antoski avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoski scores with a leg kick.
Zaad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Antoski.
Zaad lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Antoski will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Antoski slips a straight right by Zaad.
Zaad misses with a hook
and Antoski counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Zaad.
Zaad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Antoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Antoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaad misses the shot to the body.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Zaad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antoski throws out a leg kick but Zaad moves out of range and Antoski only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antoski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaad cracks a nice hook into Antoski's ribs.
Zaad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antoski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zaad misses with a wild body shot.
Antoski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antoski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaad's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antoski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antoski misses with an uppercut
and Zaad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaad. Antoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antoski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaad.
Zaad checks a low kick from Antoski.
Zaad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Antoski counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Zaad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antoski lands a really nice looking cross but Zaad seems unphased.
Antoski staying out of range there.
Zaad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antoski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaad is out of range and Antoski settles back down.
Zaad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antoski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaad is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh Zaad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antoski throws a leg kick which misses Zaad's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaad tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Antoski lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zaad. Zaad tries to recover but Antoski is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zaad lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Antoski!
A relieved looking Shawn Antoski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Thistlewhite (ranked 3605 p4p, 293 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 2542 p4p, 283 weight class). Long Thai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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165 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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ignatius Thistlewhite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thistlewhite tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Thistlewhite's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thistlewhite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ignatius Thistlewhite has been cut.
Thistlewhite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thistlewhite breaks the clinch.
Thistlewhite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thistlewhite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thistlewhite throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thai's waist but Thai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thistlewhite off to one side.
Thai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thistlewhite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thai throws a counter combo.
Thistlewhite is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Thistlewhite misses with a wild combination.
Ignatius Thistlewhite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thistlewhite misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thai! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thistlewhite looks to throw a body kick
enabling Thai to counter with a crisp jab.
Thistlewhite is rocked!
Thai stuns Thistlewhite with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai lands a head kick!
Oh Thistlewhite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thistlewhite misses with a hook
and Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thistlewhite has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Thistlewhite tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Thistlewhite's ribcage.
Thai lands a big knee! That's hurt Thistlewhite! Oh, he's all over the place! Thai lands another knee that sends Thistlewhite to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Long Thai!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Turkey (ranked 1611 p4p, 201 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 1500 p4p, 190 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Turkey misses.
Turkey scores with a hook to the body. Babyara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turkey throws out a loose jab but Babyara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babyara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turkey lands an overhand right.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Turkey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turkey misses with a wild body shot.
Babyara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkey misses with a head kick.
Turkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babyara.
Babyara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Wild Turkey has been cut.
Turkey slips a jab and a cross from Babyara.
Babyara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Turkey avoids them all with ease.
Turkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babyara.
Babyara scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Babyara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turkey momentarily.
Turkey feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Babyara sprawling to the canvas! Babyara rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turkey finish him?!
Babyara is rocked!
Babyara avoids the head kick by Turkey .
Babyara is still on wobbly legs! Can Turkey finish him?
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babyara seems to have recovered his senses.
Babyara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turkey .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Babyara does it's job there.
Babyara misses with a body shot
enabling Turkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Babyara avoids the head kick by Turkey .
Despite the aggression on Babyara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Babyara misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Turkey .
Turkey misses with a wild body shot.
Turkey throws a sloppy head kick and Babyara moves out of range easily.
Babyara throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey blocks a jab.
Turkey misses with a hook
and Babyara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babyara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babyara misses with a hook. Turkey ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Turkey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turkey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Babyara circles away quickly and effectively.
Turkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babyara wants to counter the offense by Turkey and move into the clinch position.
Turkey misses with a low kick.
Babyara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turkey walks into a stiff left hand from Babyara.
Turkey lands a lovely overhand right.
Babyara drops his hands for a split second and Turkey immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Babyara face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Turkey follows up with a right hand that knocks Babyara into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wild Turkey !
A victorious Wild Turkey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schmorgen Biscuit (ranked 669 p4p, 94 weight class) and Hercules Fortier (ranked 870 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Schmorgen Biscuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hercules Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biscuit slips a straight right by Fortier.
Fortier throws a shot from downtown. Biscuit moves away and avoids it.
Biscuit throws out a powerful jab.
Schmorgen Biscuit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biscuit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fortier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biscuit.
Fortier feints a counter leg kick.
Fortier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Biscuit throws out the jab.
Fortier throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit scores with a nice head shot.
Biscuit moves into the clinch.
Biscuit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fortier looks winded!
Biscuit is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biscuit is working for takedown but Fortier is calmly controlling the position for now.
Biscuit lands with a right to the head.
Fortier swings wildly with an uppercut but Biscuit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biscuit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fortier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortier tries to throw a body punch but Biscuit avoids it by throwing Fortier back against the cage.
Biscuit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Biscuit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biscuit tries for a takedown but Fortier manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Schmorgen Biscuit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biscuit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fortier blocks an elbow strike from Biscuit.
Fortier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortier misses with the head strike.
Biscuit is looking for a takedown.
Biscuit stalling in the clinch but Fortier improves position.
I was talking to Biscuit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier gets control of Biscuit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fortier will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Biscuit working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biscuit slips nicely into half guard.
Fortier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Biscuit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fortier trying to get back to full guard but Biscuit takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Biscuit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fortier is looking to escape.
Biscuit with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biscuit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Biscuit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fortier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Hercules Fortier has been cut.
Biscuit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fortier felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Biscuit controlling the position easily from mount.
Fortier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Biscuit lands a big shot there that rocks Fortier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Biscuit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Biscuit with good strikes from the mount here!
The cut above Hercules Fortier's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hercules Fortier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Schmorgen Biscuit!
Schmorgen Biscuit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 658 p4p, 93 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 1013 p4p, 132 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
275 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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26
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Menshikov misses
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menshikov misses the jab.
Menshikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nekele backs up against the cage.
Nekele swings for the body but Menshikov moves out of range.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Nekele appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menshikov.
A punch combination from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Menshikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Menshikov.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Menshikov takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Menshikov with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Nekele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov moves out of range of the body kick from Nekele.
Nekele takes a swing at Menshikov's ribcage but misses.
Menshikov scores with a body shot.
Menshikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov misses with a few strikes there.
Menshikov wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
Nekele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Menshikov needs to keep his hands up - Nekele had a free shot at his head there.
Nekele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Menshikov misses the target.
Nekele is looking to counter with a body kick.
Menshikov misses with a body punch
and Nekele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Menshikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov throws a combination. Nekele tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele avoids the body shot from Menshikov.
Menshikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menshikov looks to land a combination but Nekele avoids it well.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Nekele.
Nekele scores with a decent looking hook.
Nekele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Menshikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
Nekele scores with a decent looking hook.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menshikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Menshikov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menshikov.
Menshikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Menshikov lands a right hook to the body.
Nekele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Menshikov cracks Nekele with a good jab.
Nekele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nekele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Menshikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nekele.
Menshikov misses with a jab to the body
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menshikov misses with a body punch
and Nekele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menshikov thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menshikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nekele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menshikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nekele avoids the body shot from Menshikov.
Menshikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nekele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menshikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Nekele.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Menshikov misses
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Menshikov misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menshikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Menshikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Menshikov misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Menshikov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nekele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Menshikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov throws a shot from downtown. Nekele moves away and avoids it.
Menshikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nekele rather than just go for the knockout.
Menshikov loads up on a big right hand but Nekele slips the punch.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nekele, right into the meat.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut.
Menshikov throws a shot to the body.
Menshikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menshikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele tries a low kick but Menshikov avoids it.
Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Menshikov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov misses with a body shot
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Menshikov. That snapped Nekele's head back.
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Menshikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nekele.
Menshikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nekele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Menshikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nekele tries to keep at a distance but Menshikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nekele swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Menshikov looking to stall.
Menshikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nekele's elbow.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Menshikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Nekele pushes Menshikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menshikov misses with a shot to the body
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menshikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nekele doesn't seem bothered though.
Nekele throws a solid leg kick but Menshikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nekele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov misses the body punch
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov tries to clinch up but Nekele circles away and keeps his distance.
Menshikov darts in and clinches Nekele up against the cage.
Menshikov scores with a shot to the side of Nekele's head.
Menshikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nekele has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
Menshikov working aggressively here.
Menshikov manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menshikov. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Menshikov throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Nekele moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
Menshikov scores with a nice head shot.
Menshikov throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menshikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nekele. Nekele obviously looking to wear him down.
Nekele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nekele misses with a low kick.
Nekele takes one to the chin there.
Menshikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nekele fires out a quick counter leg kick but Menshikov just manages to avoid it.
Nekele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Menshikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Menshikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Menshikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxim Menshikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nekele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nekele moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menshikov lands a jab to the nose.
Nekele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nekele takes a swing at Menshikov's ribcage but misses.
Nekele throws the left hand but Menshikov avoids the punch easily.
Menshikov lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Nekele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Menshikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Menshikov, as that shot connected.
Menshikov misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
And Nekele counters with a quick kick to the body but Menshikov blocks it.
Good exchange - Menshikov coming out on top.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menshikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Menshikov misses with a double jab
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menshikov.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menshikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nekele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menshikov thinking.
A big left from Menshikov misses.
Nekele throws a leg kick but Menshikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nekele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nekele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nekele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Menshikov on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele throws a hook but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov lands an overhand right.
Menshikov throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Nekele throws a low kick, looking for Menshikov's leg but Menshikov calmly moves out of range.
Menshikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nekele is looking to counter punch.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele cracks Menshikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Menshikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menshikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele throwing a counter right hand but Menshikov manages to avoid it.
Menshikov misses with a hook
and Nekele counters with a body kick that stops Menshikov in his tracks momentarily.
Menshikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nekele with a hook.
Nekele misses with a right hand
and Menshikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menshikov takes one to the chin there.
Menshikov defending well as Nekele loads up on a big left hand.
Menshikov throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Menshikov misses
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxim Menshikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Menshikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menshikov misses the body punch
and Nekele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov misses with a hook
and Nekele counters with a solid body kick.
Nekele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menshikov tries to clinch but Nekele moves out of range.
Menshikov swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Menshikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menshikov thuds his right hand into Nekele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naiki Nekele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Menshikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maxim Menshikov!
After winning the bout, Maxim Menshikov 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 Damien OQuinn (ranked 919 p4p, 119 weight class) and Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 1264 p4p, 163 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think OQuinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blac Youngsta - Late. Infidellus has chosen The last stand: Sabaton as his entrance music. Damien OQuinn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
200 lbs
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190 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OQuinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Infidellus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
A slow jab from Infidellus misses its intended target.
Infidellus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OQuinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Infidellus takes a swing at OQuinn's ribcage but misses.
OQuinn tests Infidellus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Crusadius Infidellus has been cut.
OQuinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Infidellus cracks OQuinn with an open hand slap.
Infidellus tries to bum rush OQuinn with a series of wild strikes but OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OQuinn looks to land a right hand but Infidellus moved out of range.
Infidellus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Infidellus scores with a jab.
OQuinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Infidellus.
OQuinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn throws an overhand right that lands on Infidellus's shoulder, as Infidellus tries to avoid the shot.
Infidellus jabs OQuinn right on the nose. OQuinn blinks but takes it well.
Infidellus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from OQuinn misses
and OQuinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infidellus clobbers OQuinn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Infidellus lands a nice shot to the body.
Infidellus lands a leg kick that knocks OQuinn off balance momentarily.
OQuinn throws out a loose jab but Infidellus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Infidellus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
OQuinn takes a swing at Infidellus's ribcage but misses.
OQuinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Infidellus circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of OQuinn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Infidellus throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from OQuinn. Infidellus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Infidellus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Infidellus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OQuinn.
A looping hook to the body misses from OQuinn. Infidellus does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Infidellus! But no joy.
Infidellus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! OQuinn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Infidellus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Infidellus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Infidellus 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.
Infidellus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OQuinn throws out the jab.
Infidellus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits OQuinns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Infidellus lands a really nice looking cross but OQuinn seems unphased.
OQuinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Infidellus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Infidellus misses its intended target.
Infidellus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Infidellus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
OQuinn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Infidellus finds it's way round the side to connect with OQuinn's head.
Infidellus throws a shot from downtown. OQuinn moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Infidellus coming out on top.
Damien OQuinn's cut is getting worse.
OQuinn slips under a jab from Infidellus.
Infidellus scores with a sloppy right hand. OQuinn should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Infidellus. Beautiful body shot.
Infidellus cracks OQuinn with a good jab.
OQuinn looks to land a right hand but Infidellus moved out of range.
Infidellus throws a big shot that misses.
OQuinn misses with a straight right.
OQuinn walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from OQuinn misses its intended target.
OQuinn throws a right hand that Infidellus ducks under and follows up with a left that Infidellus also avoids with ease.
Infidellus ducks under a wild hook from OQuinn.
OQuinn missing with a left hand there. Infidellus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Infidellus misses with an uppercut. OQuinn saw that one coming.
OQuinn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Infidellus. That snapped OQuinn's head back.
Infidellus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OQuinn.
OQuinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Infidellus. Beautiful body shot.
OQuinn misses with a hook.
OQuinn walks into a stiff left hand from Infidellus.
OQuinn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Infidellus counters with a straight right hand.
OQuinn misses with a hook.
OQuinn misses with an uppercut. Infidellus saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infidellus slips a jab from OQuinn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from OQuinn. Infidellus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Infidellus lands a nice hook to OQuinn's body. OQuinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Infidellus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OQuinn.
OQuinn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Infidellus finds it's target.
OQuinn moves into range and connects with a jab.
OQuinn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from OQuinn there as he acknowledges the shot.
OQuinn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
OQuinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OQuinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Infidellus.
Infidellus with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OQuinn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Infidellus.
Infidellus lands a left and a right that send OQuinn crashing to the mat, dazed. Infidellus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
OQuinn is rocked!
OQuinn throws a right and a left that Infidellus avoids nicely.
Oh OQuinn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Infidellus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusadius Infidellus dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Infidellus cracks OQuinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OQuinn seems to have got his legs back now.
OQuinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OQuinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OQuinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Infidellus.
Infidellus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Infidellus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
OQuinn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Infidellus. Beautiful body shot.
OQuinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Infidellus manages to avoid it.
Infidellus blocks a jab.
Infidellus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
OQuinn drops his hands momentarily and Infidellus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Damien OQuinn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Infidellus with a nice cross.
Infidellus lands a nice hook to OQuinn's body. OQuinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infidellus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OQuinn momentarily.
OQuinn connects with a crisp jab.
Infidellus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusadius Infidellus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OQuinn misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Infidellus.
Infidellus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jeez, Damien OQuinn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Infidellus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Infidellus! But no joy.
Infidellus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OQuinn throws out the jab.
Infidellus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OQuinn misses with a few strikes there.
Infidellus connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OQuinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Infidellus.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether OQuinn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Infidellus connects with a body shot that sends OQuinn's belly button to the back.
OQuinn takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Infidellus lands a nice hook to OQuinn's body. OQuinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Infidellus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OQuinn.
Infidellus connects with a body shot.
Infidellus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OQuinn.
Infidellus scores with the left hand. OQuinn knows he should have avoided that one.
OQuinn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OQuinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien OQuinn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crusadius Infidellus!
Crusadius Infidellus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Damien OQuinn was interviewed post fight and said 'This is irritating as f*ck'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 273 p4p, 33 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 794 p4p, 36 weight class). Kieran McArthur is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsunaga drops his hands momentarily and McArthur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matsunaga misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
McArthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsunaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McArthur throws a wild body kick that Matsunaga sees coming a mile off.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Matsunaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsunaga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsunaga misses with a few strikes there.
McArthur throws a hook but Matsunaga avoids it easily.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Matsunaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsunaga tries to avoid it.
McArthur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matsunaga's hands.
McArthur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick that misses.
McArthur slips under a jab.
McArthur checks the leg kick.
Matsunaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McArthur at a distance.
McArthur throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Matsunaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
McArthur tries to score with a low kick but Matsunaga moves his leg out of the way.
Matsunaga throws out a leg kick but McArthur moves out of range and Matsunaga only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur sizes up Matsunaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McArthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsunaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
McArthur is looking to counter punch.
McArthur blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Matsunaga scores with a four punch combination!
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matsunaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a head kick but McArthur moves out of range.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Matsunaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matsunaga scores with a decent looking hook.
McArthur avoids the body shot from Matsunaga.
McArthur is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Matsunaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McArthur jabs at Matsunaga's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur throws a push kick but Matsunaga slaps the foot to one side.
McArthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by McArthur.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matsunaga throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Matsunaga. Beautiful body shot.
McArthur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McArthur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matsunaga slips a jab from McArthur.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McArthur misses with a body shot.
McArthur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsunaga throws a solid leg kick but McArthur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matsunaga.
McArthur throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
McArthur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from McArthur. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matsunaga throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Matsunaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by McArthur there.
McArthur with a nice cross.
McArthur wants to slow Matsunaga down by chopping away at his legs.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsunaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McArthur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
McArthur fakes the leg kick and cracks Matsunaga in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Matsunaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McArthur - the referee stops the clock and Matsunaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McArthur. Matsunaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Matsunaga.
McArthur slips under a jab.
McArthur slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
A telegraphed right hand from McArthur misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McArthur.
Matsunaga connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matsunaga misses with a kick to the body.
Matsunaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur ducks right into an uppercut from Matsunaga.
McArthur moves out of range of the strikes.
McArthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McArthur appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McArthur lands a nice shot that snaps Matsunaga's head back.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Matsunaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McArthur slips under a jab.
Matsunaga connects with a crisp jab.
Matsunaga looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
Matsunaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McArthur misses with an attempted mid kick.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McArthur.
Matsunaga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McArthur staying out of range there.
McArthur lands a nice hook to Matsunaga's body. Matsunaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Futoshi Matsunaga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McArthur scores with a nice strike.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
McArthur staying out of range there.
That kick from McArthur tenderised Matsunaga's leg. Matsunaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsunaga clobbers McArthur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matsunaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Matsunaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matsunaga throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses.
McArthur throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by McArthur.
Matsunaga lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga moves forwards but McArthur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McArthur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matsunaga throws a body kick that misses.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
McArthur tries to score with a low kick but Matsunaga moves his leg out of the way.
Matsunaga checks a low kick from McArthur.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsunaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Matsunaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur slips under a jab.
Matsunaga swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McArthur 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.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga misses with a double jab.
Matsunaga throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
McArthur slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Kieran McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur 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 Matsunaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matsunaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matsunaga drops his hands momentarily and McArthur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by McArthur. Beautiful body shot.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Matsunaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Matsunaga tries to avoid it.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McArthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsunaga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McArthur throws the kick towards the body but Matsunaga avoids it.
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Matsunaga misses.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Matsunaga moves forwards but McArthur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McArthur has time to react.
McArthur throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Matsunaga throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsunaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Matsunaga works McArthur's body with a nice hook.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur misses with a looping right.
McArthur blocks a head kick by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McArthur backs up against the cage.
McArthur misses with a straight left.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by McArthur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga tries to score with a low kick but McArthur moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by McArthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for McArthur.
Matsunaga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matsunaga duly obliges.
McArthur stuns Matsunaga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McArthur moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatsunaga.
Jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the leg kick from McArthur.
Matsunaga throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
Matsunaga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McArthur back to the cage. Matsunaga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matsunaga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McArthur.
McArthur tries a low kick but Matsunaga avoids it.
McArthur throws a low kick but Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McArthur manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga punishes McArthur's body with a nice straight punch.
McArthur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsunaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matsunaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McArthur tries to work over Matsunaga's front leg with a kick but Matsunaga checks it.
Matsunaga is looking for the big counter here.
Matsunaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
McArthur throws a big counter combination but Matsunaga scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod.
That's time! McArthur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a good, hard body kick but Matsunaga shrugs it off.
Matsunaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
McArthur throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
McArthur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick.
Matsunaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsunaga's corner calls for a 1-2. Matsunaga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McArthur checks the leg kick.
Matsunaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McArthur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matsunaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsunaga throws a good cross that connects.
Matsunaga throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McArthur's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for McArthur.
Matsunaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsunaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McArthur manages to avoid it.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McArthur cracks Matsunaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Matsunaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McArthur.
McArthur tries a head kick but it misses.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McArthur. Matsunaga shrugs it off though.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
McArthur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McArthur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matsunaga connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Futoshi Matsunaga has been cut.
Matsunaga misses with a head kick.
Matsunaga connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from McArthur misses.
Matsunaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
McArthur looks to land a body kick but Matsunaga moved away.
McArthur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matsunaga counters with a stiff right hand.
McArthur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsunaga checks it well.
Donk. McArthur catches Matsunaga right on the button with a cross.
McArthur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
Matsunaga works McArthur's body with a nice hook.
McArthur checks a leg kick.
McArthur throwing a counter right hand but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
McArthur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur thinks about countering with a body kick.
Matsunaga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McArthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McArthur cracks the inside of Matsunaga's front leg.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Matsunaga.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
A low kick from McArthur is predictable there
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
McArthur throws a big shot that misses.
McArthur misses with a shot to the body
letting Matsunaga counter with a right hand.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matsunaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matsunaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McArthur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsunaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur throws a wild body kick that Matsunaga sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Matsunaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McArthur throws a shot to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
Matsunaga 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.
McArthur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McArthur throws out a leg kick but Matsunaga moves out of range and McArthur only half commits.
McArthur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matsunaga checks it well.
McArthur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matsunaga's calf.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Matsunaga moved out of range nicely.
McArthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McArthur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McArthur throws a sloppy head kick and Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
Matsunaga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
McArthur misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Matsunaga finds it's way through McArthur's defenses.
Matsunaga moves away from the strike by McArthur.
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 Kieran McArthur.
Well McArthur 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 75 p4p, 4 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 102 p4p, 6 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Verygood has chosen Bring Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verygood throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Verygood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Boaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Verygood lands a nice shot to the body.
Boaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boaz.
Verygood lands an overhand right.
Boaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boaz!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch.
Boaz scores with a hook.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood misses with an uppercut
and Boaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verygood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boaz blocks the body kick.
Boaz drives through with a takedown into Verygood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Verygood keeping moving, preventing Boaz from controlling successfully.
Verygood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boaz is aware though and is defending well.
Boaz controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boaz defends well.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Verygood is trying to control the position but Boaz postures up.
Verygood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Our spies down at at Team Alpha Midget inform us that Verygood has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Boaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boaz wants to control from the top but Verygood keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Verygood will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Verygood is trying to control the position but Boaz postures up.
Boaz is stalling in the full guard.
Verygood is pulling down on Boaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Boaz, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Verygood misses the jab.
Jab from Boaz.
Verygood throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
Verygood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurt Verygood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verygood wants to clinch up but Boaz keeps it at a distance.
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood throws a jab when Boaz was well out of range.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood lands a jab.
Verygood misses the body punch
and Boaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verygood with a hook.
Verygood thuds a left hand into Boaz's body.
Boaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boaz avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Boaz's head but Boaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verygood.
Verygood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Boaz lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Verygood.
Verygood leaves Boaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Verygood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boaz looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Verygood lands a nice looking body shot.
Verygood throws a big shot that misses.
Boaz is looking to counter punch.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Verygood fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boaz catches Verygood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verygood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Verygood.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Boaz lands with a hook. Verygood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
Boaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boaz throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
A nice side step and Verygood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Verygood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verygood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Verygood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Verygood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Verygood throws the kick towards the body but Boaz avoids it.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Verygood is trying to defend but Boaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Verygood is trying to control but can't.
Boaz is looking to take a break and control but Verygood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boaz trying to control the action but Verygood is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Verygood trying to control here.
Verygood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boaz trying to control from Verygood's half guard. Verygood has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Verygood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Verygood working for a triangle but Boaz defends it easily.
Boaz content to stall in guard here.
Boaz trying to control but Verygood is working from the bottom.
Boaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Verygood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Verygood misses with a leg kick
and Boaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verygood scores with a push kick.
Boaz avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood lands with an overhand left.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Verygood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood misses with a low kick.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Boaz's head but Boaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verygood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood lands a nice shot to the body.
Verygood scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Verygood misses the target.
Boaz looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Boaz.
Boaz throws the left hand but Verygood avoids the punch easily.
Verygood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boaz's head backwards.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boaz.
Boaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verygood misses with a leg kick.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verygood throws out a leg kick but Boaz moves out of range and Verygood only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Boaz misses the target.
Verygood misses with a looping right.
Boaz misses with a hook.
Verygood walks into a left hand.
Verygood connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Verygood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Boaz loads up on a big right hand but Verygood slips the punch.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Boaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Verygood.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
It looked like Boaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verygood wants to clinch up but Boaz keeps it at a distance.
Verygood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Boaz misses
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Verygood misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz ducks right into an uppercut from Verygood.
Verygood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Verygood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz postures up.
Verygood pulls Boaz in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Verygood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boaz wants to control from the top but Verygood keeps moving.
Boaz postures up.
Boaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Verygood keeping full guard, as Boaz tries to pass.
Boaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Verygood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Verygood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boaz misses with a body shot.
Boaz swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Boaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from Boaz.
Boaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood slips a jab and a cross from Boaz.
Verygood lands a jab to Boaz's midsection.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Boaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Boaz moved away.
Boaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Boaz's shoulder, as Boaz tries to avoid the shot.
Verygood connects with the punch.
Verygood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boaz is looking to counter the offense by Verygood and move into the clinch.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Verygood.
Verygood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boaz's calf.
Boaz throws the left hand but Verygood avoids the punch easily.
Verygood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Verygood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Verygood.
Boaz keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Boaz.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Verygood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Verygood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boaz.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verygood moves away.
Boaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verygood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verygood but Verygood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Verygood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Verygood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Verygood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boaz. Boaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Verygood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Verygood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood!
A relieved looking Kurt Verygood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Snowdon (ranked 134 p4p, 23 weight class) and Hairy Scrotum (ranked 200 p4p, 28 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Snowdon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowdon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Snowdon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snowdon scores with a nice head shot.
Snowdon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Scrotum to counter with a crisp jab.
Snowdon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrotum was well out of range. Poor timing from Snowdon.
Scrotum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Scrotum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snowdon to score with a decent uppercut.
Scrotum looks to score with a jab to the body but Snowdon is just out of range.
Snowdon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snowdon misses with a wild body shot.
Snowdon tries to bum rush Scrotum with a series of wild strikes but Scrotum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snowdon throws a body shot but no joy.
Snowdon throws a shot from downtown. Scrotum moves away and avoids it.
Snowdon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Snowdon misses with a hook
and Scrotum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snowdon slips under a jab from Scrotum.
Snowdon digs a good body shot into Scrotum's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snowdon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scrotum.
Hairy Scrotum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scrotum throws out a loose jab but Snowdon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snowdon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scrotum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snowdon misses the shot to the body.
Snowdon fails with the takedown
and Scrotum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Snowdon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Scrotum.
Scrotum throws a poor cross that misses
and Snowdon counters with a nice uppercut.
Snowdon thuds his right hand into Scrotum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scrotum ducks under a wild hook from Snowdon.
Snowdon misses with an uppercut.
Scrotum is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Snowdon with a body shot.
William Snowdon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snowdon lands a right hook to the body.
Snowdon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon scores with a head kick.
Snowdon scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snowdon misses with a right hand
and Scrotum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snowdon shoots and misses
and Scrotum counters with a nice right hand that sends Snowdon toppling to the canvas! Snowdon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Scrotum finish him?!
Snowdon is rocked!
It looks like William Snowdon has been cut.
Scrotum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Snowdon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snowdon lands with a nice body punch.
Snowdon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot by Snowdon.
Snowdon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scrotum counters with a crisp right hand that drops Snowdon! Scrotum lets Snowdon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A looping hook to the body misses from Snowdon. Scrotum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snowdon missing with a left hand there. Scrotum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scrotum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Snowdon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snowdon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scrotum counters with a nice right hand that sends Snowdon toppling to the canvas! Snowdon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Scrotum finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon misses with a hook. Scrotum ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Scrotum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scrotum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snowdon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scrotum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snowdon.
Scrotum misses with the combination.
Scrotum has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Scrotum avoids the body shot from Snowdon.
Scrotum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snowdon circles away quickly and effectively.
Scrotum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snowdon to score with a decent uppercut.
Snowdon throws a good cross that connects.
Snowdon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scrotum throws a sloppy body shot
and Snowdon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Snowdon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snowdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scrotum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scrotum feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Snowdon collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hairy Scrotum!
Hairy Scrotum really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cipher Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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