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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 1218 p4p, 148 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 1351 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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159 lbs
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174 cm
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160 lbs
19 - 9 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahere takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tahere blocks a leg kick.
Zackrisson moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tahere misses with a right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Tahere.
Tahere moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tahere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahere.
Tahere throws a low kick but Zackrisson moves out of range easily.
Zackrisson throwing a counter right hand but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Tahere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zackrisson wants to slow Tahere down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Tahere does no damage.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tahere has time to react.
Zackrisson misses with a kick to the body
and Tahere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tahere throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Zackrisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zackrisson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tahere is able to avoid easily.
Zackrisson blocks a head kick by Tahere.
Zackrisson throws a looping overhand right but Tahere ducks down to avoid it.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Zackrisson connects with a crisp jab.
Tahere throws the left hand but Zackrisson avoids the punch easily.
Tahere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the head.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
Tahere throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
Zackrisson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
Zackrisson lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere lands a head shot.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Tahere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Zackrisson is looking to chop away at Tahere's legs.
Tahere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zackrisson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tahere to score with a decent uppercut.
Tahere feints a jab promting Zackrisson to slip. Tahere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zackrisson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zackrisson thuds his right hand into Tahere's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zackrisson.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zackrisson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tahere throws a hook but Zackrisson avoids it easily.
Zackrisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tahere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tahere lands a glancing blow to the side of Zackrisson's head.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tahere.
Tahere missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere slips a straight right by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tahere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Tahere throws a big counter head kick but Zackrisson avoids it with no problem.
Zackrisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Zackrisson blocks a low kick nicely.
Zackrisson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tahere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zackrisson scrambles back to his feet.
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahere.
Tahere takes one to the chin there.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tahere.
Zackrisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere misses with a leg kick.
Zackrisson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tahere's hands.
Tahere listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Zackrisson is out of range.
Tahere throws a lazy body kick
letting Zackrisson counter with a right hand.
A big left from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Tahere.
Zackrisson misses with a looping right.
Zackrisson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahere.
Zackrisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Zackrisson lands with a hook. Tahere tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
Zackrisson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tahere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zackrisson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Tahere finds it's way through Zackrisson's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zackrisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Zackrisson.
Tahere moves out of range of the body kick from Zackrisson.
Tahere only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zackrisson throws a body kick that misses.
Zackrisson misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zackrisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zackrisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Tahere loads up on a big right hand but Zackrisson slips the punch.
Zackrisson takes one on the button.
Tahere slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tahere! But no joy.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Tahere's ribcage but misses.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahere tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Zackrisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tahere misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
Tahere throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Zackrisson misses its target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zackrisson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tahere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tahere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zackrisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tahere misses with a body kick.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Tahere moved away.
Zackrisson looks to land a left hand but Tahere moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zackrisson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zackrisson lands with a nice body kick.
Zackrisson looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
Zackrisson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tahere can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Zackrisson as he connects with a hook.
Tahere staying out of range there.
Tahere has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zackrisson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tahere's head.
Tahere scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tahere scores with a leg kick.
Tahere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson moves away from the strike by Tahere.
Both fighters circling a little - Zackrisson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Zackrisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Tahere chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zackrisson can pounce on him.
Tahere staying out of range there.
Zackrisson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zackrisson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tahere.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Tahere missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Zackrisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Tahere.
Zackrisson ducks right into an uppercut from Tahere.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
Tahere throws a low kick, looking for Zackrisson's leg but Zackrisson calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Zackrisson does no damage.
Zackrisson drops his hands momentarily and Tahere takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zackrisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere throws a front kick aimed at Zackrisson's knee but Zackrisson avoids it well.
Zackrisson walks into a jab.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Tahere appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Tahere lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a looping left.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Zackrisson moved out of range nicely.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahere lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zackrisson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zackrisson throws out a powerful jab.
Tahere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tahere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. Tahere looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Zackrisson cracks Tahere with a good jab.
Tahere throws out a loose jab but Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zackrisson tried to counter with a leg kick but Tahere avoided it.
Good shot there by Tahere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
Zackrisson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tahere. That one must have hurt.
Zackrisson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zackrisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tahere lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson blocks a leg kick.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zackrisson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tahere moves away from the strike by Zackrisson.
Tahere is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zackrisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zackrisson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tahere on the side of the head.
Zackrisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tahere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tahere misses with a wild body shot.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
Tahere slips a jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tahere.
Tahere slips a straight right by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Zackrisson throws out a loose jab but Tahere uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson with a nice cross.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tahere.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tahere. Those never looked like landing.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zackrisson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tahere throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
Tahere clobbers Zackrisson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick
and Tahere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tahere blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot.
Tahere is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zackrisson throws a sloppy head kick and Tahere moves out of range easily.
Tahere slips under a jab.
Tahere flicks out a counter leg kick but Zackrisson steps away.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tahere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tahere.
Tahere lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere throws a combination. Zackrisson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
Tahere lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick which misses Tahere's front leg but catches the back leg as Tahere tries to avoid it.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
Tahere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zackrisson under the eye.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Zackrisson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zackrisson scores with a kick to the body.
Tahere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zackrisson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zackrisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tahere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Zackrisson throws a series of punches but Tahere avoids them all with ease.
Tahere throws a right and a left that Zackrisson avoids nicely.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but Zackrisson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Tahere blocks a low kick nicely.
Gabriel Zackrisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tahere misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson backing away here, and Tahere unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zackrisson connects with the punch.
Zackrisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson misses with a looping left.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahere connects with the punch.
Zackrisson's corner calls for a 1-2. Zackrisson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zackrisson slips a jab from Tahere.
Tahere throws a chopping leg kick but Zackrisson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tahere.
Zackrisson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere scores with a nice head shot.
Zackrisson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Zackrisson.
Tahere needs to keep his hands up - Zackrisson had a free shot at his head there.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the head.
Tahere is rocked!
Zackrisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tahere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tahere works Zackrisson's body with a nice hook.
Tahere moves out of range as Zackrisson strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tahere, as that shot connected.
Zackrisson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tahere checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zackrisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tahere counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Jab by Tahere.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere misses with a hook. Zackrisson ducked under it nicely.
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Tahere slips the punch.
Zackrisson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere sizes up Zackrisson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zackrisson scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Zackrisson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zackrisson lands a big right hand that sends Tahere crashing to the mat! Zackrisson stays standing though and waves Tahere back to his feet!
Tahere is still on wobbly legs! Can Zackrisson finish him?
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
Tahere connects with a single shot there.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Zackrisson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tahere throws a hook but Zackrisson blocks it.
Tahere leaves his chin hanging out and Zackrisson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tahere crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Zackrisson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 1472 p4p, 170 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 1755 p4p, 201 weight class). Duffy comes to the cage accompanied by Brawl - Bloody spit. Logan has chosen Blackened Sunrise - Viking Skull as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frankie Logan enters the cage!
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184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan cracks Duffy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duffy tries to counter by clinching up but Logan breaks away and moves out of range.
Logan misses with a right hand
and Duffy counters with a left to the body.
Logan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Duffy saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duffy.
Duffy throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Logan cracks Duffy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan misses with a looping left.
Duffy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan throws a hook but Duffy blocks it.
Duffy takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Logan takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duffy lands an overhand right.
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Logan tries a low kick but Duffy avoids it.
Duffy avoids the body shot from Logan.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy connects with a high kick.
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan catches Duffy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Logan closes the distance and clinches.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duffy prevents a body shot from Logan.
Logan wants to get back to striking at distance but Duffy won't allow it.
Duffy slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
Logan throws out a counter right but Duffy avoids it with no problem.
Duffy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duffy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Duffy.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Duffy counters with a good, hard body kick but Logan shrugs it off.
Duffy defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Duffy scores with a hook to the body. Logan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duffy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Duffy tenderised Logan's leg. Logan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duffy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Logan on the side of the head.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Duffy moves away and avoids it.
Logan throws the left hand but Duffy avoids the punch easily.
Logan tries to clinch up but Duffy circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
Logan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duffy thuds his shin into the meat of Logan's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Logan's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy throws a head kick that misses.
Duffy keeps the fight on the outside.
Duffy lands a front kick.
Duffy takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duffy tries to work over Logan's front leg with a kick but Logan checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Logan! But no joy.
Duffy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duffy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Duffy.
Logan misses with a hook
and Duffy counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duffy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Duffy misses.
Duffy slips under a jab.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses.
Duffy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Logan misses with a hook. Duffy ducked under it nicely.
Duffy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Logan throws a series of punches but Duffy avoids them all with ease.
Duffy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duffy.
Duffy delivers a nice body kick.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a lazy uppercut
and Duffy counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Duffy to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Duffy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Logan! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Logan.
A lazy left from Duffy finds it's target.
Logan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duffy.
Logan is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Duffy.
Logan is still on wobbly legs! Can Duffy finish him?
Logan scores with the left hand. Duffy knows he should have avoided that one.
Duffy scores with a hook.
Duffy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan seems to have recovered his senses.
Logan throws a low kick, looking for Duffy's leg but Duffy calmly moves out of range.
Duffy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carney Duffy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a looping right.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy misses with an uppercut
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duffy.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logan avoids the head kick by Duffy.
Duffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duffy defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Logan.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Duffy lands a jab to the head.
Logan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duffy.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
Logan throws a series of punches but Duffy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy lands with a hook. Logan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duffy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Duffy moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan cracks Duffy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duffy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duffy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Logan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Logan misses with a hook.
Duffy lands a big head kick that sends Logan tumbling to the mat! Duffy takes a step backwards and waves Logan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy moves away from the strike by Logan.
Logan blocks a head kick by Duffy.
Duffy misses the jab.
Logan throws out a counter right but Duffy avoids it with no problem.
Duffy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Duffy saw that one coming.
Duffy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy cracks the inside of Logan's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan checks a leg kick nicely.
Duffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Duffy moved out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Logan.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Duffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan closes the distance and pushes Duffy back into the cage.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Duffy cracks the inside of Logan's front leg.
Duffy avoids the body shot from Logan.
Nice shot lands for Duffy.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan connects with a jab.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Logan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duffy is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Logan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duffy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duffy avoids the head kick by Logan.
Logan throws a hook but Duffy avoids it easily.
Duffy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duffy tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffy.
Logan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Duffy throws a body kick that misses.
Logan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Frankie Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duffy.
Duffy throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Logan checks it.
Logan scores with a one two! Duffy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carney Duffy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duffy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Duffy.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duffy lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a low kick.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Duffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duffy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Duffy catches Logan right on the button with a cross.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Duffy tries a low kick but Logan avoids it.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duffy.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy scores with a nice body kick.
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duffy is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan thows a leg kick but Duffy checks it
and Duffy counters with a leg kick.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
An attempted straight right counter from Duffy misses the target.
Duffy moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
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 Carney Duffy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duffy, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carney Duffy!
A very excited looking Carney Duffy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Blazer (ranked 821 p4p, 119 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 1197 p4p, 178 weight class). Trevor Reznick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricky Blazer's chin.
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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
33 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
Blazer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blazer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Blazer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blazer.
Reznick misses with a right hand
enabling Blazer to counter with a crisp jab.
Reznick misses with a series of wild punches.
Reznick needs to keep his hands up - Blazer had a free shot at his head there.
Reznick cracks a nice hook into Blazer's ribs.
Reznick lands with a nice body punch.
Reznick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blazer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trevor Reznick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick clobbers Blazer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blazer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazer.
Blazer cracks Reznick with an open hand slap.
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!
Blazer throws a body punch but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick misses with a looping right.
It looked like Blazer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reznick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blazer drops Reznick with a beautiful combination! Reznick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blazer is looking for the KO!
Reznick swings widly with a right hand
and Blazer counters with a nice right hand that sends Reznick toppling to the canvas! Reznick scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blazer finish him?!
Reznick is rocked!
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!
Reznick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy body kick from Reznick
and Blazer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reznick! Blazer lets Reznick back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Reznick is still on wobbly legs! Can Blazer finish him?
Reznick looks to land a body kick but Blazer moved away.
Blazer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reznick seems to have recovered his senses.
Blazer wants to land a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
Reznick moves out of range of the body kick.
Blazer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reznick.
Reznick has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reznick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blazer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reznick! Blazer lets Reznick back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A punch combination from Reznick misses.
Reznick throws a body kick that misses.
Reznick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blazer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reznick! Blazer lets Reznick back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Reznick misses with a straight left.
Blazer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick moves into the clinch.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
Blazer takes a shot to the head.
Blazer can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Blazer.
Blazer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Blazer has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
Blazer tries to throw a body punch but Reznick avoids it by throwing Blazer back against the cage.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Blazer tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Blazer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Blazer misses with a punch to the body.
Blazer tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazer tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blazer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blazer lands with a light punch inside.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
Blazer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Reznick.
Blazer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blazer lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
Reznick is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blazer takes a shot to the head.
Reznick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
Blazer misses with the head strike.
Blazer blocking some punches.
Blazer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blazer can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Blazer.
Reznick scores with a shot to the side of Blazer's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blazer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blazer working aggressively here.
Blazer slows down the pace here.
Reznick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blazer has him pressed against the cage.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Blazer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Blazer on the inside.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
Blazer struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blazer.
Blazer misses with a body punch.
Blazer tries to work over Reznick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reznick lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Blazer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reznick looks to land a combination but Blazer avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reznick 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 Blazer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blazer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Blazer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blazer.
A left lands for Reznick.
Ricky Blazer is winning the standup battle so far.
Reznick defending well as Blazer loads up on a big left hand.
Reznick drops his hands momentarily and Blazer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reznick throws a leg kick which misses Blazer's front leg but catches the back leg as Blazer tries to avoid it.
Blazer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reznick.
A good leg kick by Reznick.
Blazer walks into a straight right hand from Reznick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blazer blocks the body kick.
Reznick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reznick tries to work over Blazer's front leg with a kick but Blazer checks it.
Blazer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Blazer moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick tries to land a front kick but Blazer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reznick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blazer counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Blazer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blazer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reznick tries to clinch up.
Reznick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reznick throws a sloppy body shot
and Blazer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blazer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reznick tries to clinch up.
Blazer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reznick.
Reznick lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
Reznick cracks Blazer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reznick takes a swing at Blazer's ribcage but misses.
Blazer tried to counter with a leg kick but Reznick avoided it.
Blazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reznick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Reznick. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
A little jabbing left from Reznick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reznick tries to score with a low kick but Blazer moves his leg out of the way.
A quick step to the side and Blazer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Reznick looks to move away, Blazer throws a big counter combo but Reznick just gets out of the way.
Reznick looks for the body kick but Blazer saw that one coming.
A jab from Reznick does it's job there.
Blazer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blazer just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick throws a body punch but Blazer moves out of range.
Blazer tried to counter with a leg kick but Reznick avoided it.
Reznick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blazer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reznick can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Reznick.
Reznick scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a hook to the side of Blazer's head but Blazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazer throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Reznick.
Blazer cracks Reznick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reznick throws a hook but Blazer blocks it.
Reznick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blazer is out of range and Reznick settles back down.
A head kick from Blazer lands but Reznick takes it in his stride.
Blazer drops Reznick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Reznick looks back up at him and smiles so Blazer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer avoids the body shot from Reznick.
Blazer throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Reznick throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Blazer counter with a right hand.
Reznick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blazer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Reznick lands a really nice looking cross but Blazer seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a looping overhand right but Blazer ducks down to avoid it.
Reznick misses with a right hand
and Blazer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reznick lands an overhand right.
Blazer slips a straight right by Reznick.
Blazer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blazer scores with the left hand. Reznick knows he should have avoided that one.
Reznick tries to clinch up.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blazer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reznick rushes Blazer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blazer prevents a body shot from Reznick.
Ricky Blazer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reznick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznick looks to land a right hand but Blazer moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blazer was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blazer was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Blazer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reznick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Reznick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reznick 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazer. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blazer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reznick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Blazer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reznick stuns Blazer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blazer throws a nice looking combination but Reznick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Reznick.
Blazer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blazer, as that shot connected.
Blazer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reznick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazer misses with a hook. Reznick ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a hook.
Reznick jabs Blazer right on the nose. Blazer blinks but takes it well.
Reznick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blazer.
Blazer lands a big head kick that sends Reznick tumbling to the mat! Blazer takes a step backwards and waves Reznick back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reznick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reznick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reznick looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
Reznick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Blazer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Reznick.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Blazer moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Reznick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reznick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blazer misses.
Reznick lands a right hook to the body.
Blazer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
Blazer throws a head kick that misses.
Reznick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blazer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Trevor Reznick has been cut.
Blazer checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reznick. Blazer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reznick.
Reznick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazer misses with a hook
and Reznick counters with a leg kick.
Reznick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick catches Blazer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blazer drops Reznick with a beautiful combination! Reznick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blazer is looking for the KO!
Reznick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blazer counters with a crisp right that sends Reznick to the canvas! Blazer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Blazer!
Ricky Blazer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 462 p4p, 71 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 476 p4p, 75 weight class). Blake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cry of the Blackbirds. Edward Blake has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kahn.
Kahn cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Kahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Solomon Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahn's sensitive parts.
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Kahn throws a body kick that misses.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Kahn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kahn throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Kahn off the cage and back into range.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahn on the side of the head.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake tries to move into range but Kahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn lands with a nice body punch.
Kahn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Blake.
Kahn throws a front kick aimed at Blake's knee but Blake avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Blake's body. Blake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Kahn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blake is rocked!
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake slips under a jab.
Kahn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake feints and then cracks Kahn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahn down.
Kahn misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Kahn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a two punch combo.
Kahn thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edward Blake's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake staying out of range there.
Kahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blake with a hook.
Kahn drops Blake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blake looks back up at him and smiles so Kahn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kahn. Blake falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Kahn!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Kahn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Mundi (ranked 405 p4p, 63 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 481 p4p, 67 weight class). Mundi comes to the cage accompanied by Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro throws a right hand that misses
and Mundi counters with a right hand to the body.
Mundi lands a body shot.
Mundi ducks under a wild hook from Monteiro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monteiro.
It looks like Gordon Mundi has been cut.
Mundi misses with a looping left.
Monteiro slips a jab and a cross from Mundi.
Monteiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Monteiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Mundi counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi throws a body punch but Monteiro moves out of range.
Monteiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mundi throws a sloppy body shot
and Monteiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monteiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro staying out of range there.
Mundi has closed the distance and engaged Monteiro in a clinch.
Monteiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mundi throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteiro.
Mundi misses with a punch on the inside.
Monteiro prevents a body shot from Mundi.
Mundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monteiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mundi.
Monteiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monteiro throws a head punch that misses.
Monteiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundi misses with a punch on the inside.
Monteiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mundi.
Monteiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundi blocking some punches.
Monteiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteiro.
A shot in the inside from Mundi.
Mundi blocking some punches.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monteiro scores with a shot to the side of Mundi's head.
Monteiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Monteiro 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Mundi.
Mundi lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Mundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monteiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mundi struggles to land a body shot inside as Monteiro controls his hands.
Mundi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundi tries a body shot but Monteiro blocks it.
Monteiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteiro working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundi.
Monteiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundi.
Mundi lands with a left to the head.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Monteiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mundi misses with some punches.
Mundi blocks an uppercut.
Monteiro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mundi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mundi prevents a body shot from Monteiro.
Mundi working aggressively here.
Monteiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mundis head.
Mundi tries a body shot but Monteiro blocks it.
Mundi swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundi.
A short uppercut from Mundi.
Monteiro working aggressively here.
Monteiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mundi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Mundi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monteiro is rocked!
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Monteiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Mundi finish him?
Mundi throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteiro.
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Mundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monteiro blocking some punches.
Mundi working aggressively here.
Mundi swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Monteiro.
A head punch on the inside from Mundi fails to land.
Mundi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundi misses with some punches.
Mundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Monteiro.
Mundi swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundi.
Mundi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Mundi throws a head punch that misses.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundi working aggressively here.
Mundi working aggressively here.
Monteiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monteiro.
Mundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundi throws a head punch that misses.
Mundi working aggressively here.
Mundi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mundi fails to land.
Mundi misses with some punches.
Mundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundi.
A head punch on the inside from Mundi fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monteiro.
Mundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundi misses with a punch on the inside.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundi throws a punch but it's blocked by Monteiro.
Mundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Monteiro.
Mundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundi misses with some punches.
Monteiro blocking some punches.
Mundi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Mundi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monteiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mundis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mundi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monteiro.
Monteiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mundi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mundi throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Monteiro colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Mundi as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Monteiro is left battered and dazed whilst Mundi and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Mundi!
After winning the bout, Gordon Mundi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Butane (ranked 382 p4p, 58 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 618 p4p, 88 weight class). Butane comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Hulk Butane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Butane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britton throws out a powerful jab.
Butane slips a straight right by Britton.
A little feinted left hand from Butane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Britton misses with a straight right.
Butane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Britton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Britton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butane scores with a leg kick.
Britton takes one on the button.
Britton catches Butane napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Butane to the canvas!
Butane is rocked!
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!
Butane is trying to keep Britton in close.
Oh Butane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butane managing to control the position.
Butane seems to have got his legs back now.
Britton arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Butane's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tel Britton!
Tel Britton made sure to mention his sponsor, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 154 p4p, 25 weight class) and DJ Maximus (ranked 183 p4p, 28 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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262 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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Bhullar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bhullar lands a big right hand that sends Maximus crashing to the mat! Bhullar stays standing though and waves Maximus back to his feet!
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut.
Bhullar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhullar closes the distance and clinches.
Bhullar misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Bhullar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bhullar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maximus prevents a body shot from Bhullar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maximus.
A left hand lands to the body for Bhullar.
Bhullar goes for a takedown attempt but Maximus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maximus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Bhullar feinted with a counter takedown.
Bhullar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maximus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar sends Maximus crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bhullar is motioning to the referee to let Maximus up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Maximus is rocked!
Maximus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maximus is still on wobbly legs! Can Bhullar finish him?
Maximus throws a body punch but Bhullar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maximus seems to have recovered his senses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maximus.
Maximus circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bhullar. Maximus falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bhullar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjan Bhullar!
A victorious Arjan Bhullar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 6 p4p, 2 weight class) and Alex John Conor Burns (ranked 49 p4p, 7 weight class). Burns has chosen Body Head Bangerz feat. Lil' Boosie & Young Bleed - I Smoke, I Drank as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alex John Conor Burns !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Crunch! Cooke slams his shin into Burns 's torso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Burns motions for Cooke to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Burns lands with a right hand.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Burns . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns .
Cooke throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke feints and then cracks Burns 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke slips a jab from Burns .
Cooke misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a nice looking body kick.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Burns avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Burns .
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke cracks Burns with a good jab.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns 's sensitive parts.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke scores with a three punch combo!
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Cooke's belly button to the back.
Burns throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Burns scores with the left hand. Cooke knows he should have avoided that one.
Cooke lands a jab to Burns 's midsection.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Cooke catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
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!
Cooke tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
Burns slips under a jab from Cooke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Burns lands the left hand.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooke thows a body kick. Burns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Cooke checks a low kick from Burns .
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a body kick that stops Burns in his tracks momentarily.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Burns is looking to chop away at Cooke's legs.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Cooke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Cooke down.
Burns checks a low kick from Cooke.
Burns blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Cooke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burns digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Burns .
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Cooke.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
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!
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Burns connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns .
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns slips under a jab from Cooke.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Cooke tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Cooke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooke's head.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Burns .
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke checks a low kick from Burns .
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Cooke. Cooke maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns working aggressively here.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Burns is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burns has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns cracks Cooke with a good jab.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke is looking for a counter combo.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Burns .
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Cooke jabs at Burns 's body.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Burns 's ribs.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Cooke seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns sizes up Cooke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burns . Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns .
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
A big right from Burns misses.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns .
Cooke blocks a jab.
Burns misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Burns .
Cooke 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.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Burns throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Burns 's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Burns 's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Burns .
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Burns .
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke scores with a hook.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke 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 Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Burns .
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns . Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Burns scores with a hook.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Burns defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Burns responds with a good body kick, but Cooke manages to step out the way in time.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns scores 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!
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke takes one on the button.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke slips under a jab from Burns .
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Burns 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
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!
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Alex John Conor Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns keeps Cooke at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Burns tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns checks a low kick from Cooke.
Burns punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns slips a jab from Cooke.
Crunch! Burns slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Burns digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns blocks a jab.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Burns checks it
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke tries to land a body kick
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex John Conor Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex John Conor Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 72 p4p, 10 weight class) and Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 80 p4p, 13 weight class). Montezuma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Mayan Predator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montezuma looks for the body kick but Kuklinsky saw that one coming.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the body
and Montezuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montezuma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuklinsky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montezuma. Kuklinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montezuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montezuma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky looks for the body kick but Montezuma saw that one coming.
Montezuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montezuma throws a jab when Kuklinsky was well out of range.
Kuklinsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuklinsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma unleashes a big counter combination but Kuklinsky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuklinsky moves away from the strike by Montezuma.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuklinsky. That snapped Montezuma's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws a head kick that misses
and Montezuma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Montezuma.
Montezuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Montezuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Montezuma misses with the head strike.
Montezuma working aggressively here.
Montezuma misses with a punch to the body.
Montezuma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuklinsky or not.
Montezuma lands with a left to the head.
Montezuma tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kuklinsky.
Montezuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky blocks an uppercut.
Montezuma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
A hook to the body from Montezuma.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuklinsky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Montezuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montezuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Montezuma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Kuklinsky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montezuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montezuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montezuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky presses Montezuma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montezuma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montezuma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand.
Montezuma misses with a punch to the body.
Montezuma blocks an uppercut.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Montezuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montezuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuklinsky's elbow.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuklinsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Kuklinsky lands a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky blocks an elbow strike.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Montezuma.
Montezuma lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montezuma.
Montezuma prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Montezuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky blocks an uppercut.
Kuklinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma is trying to stall.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Montezuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montezuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montezumas head.
Kuklinsky lands an uppercut.
Montezuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuklinsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuklinsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky lands with a right to the head.
Kuklinsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuklinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montezuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Montezuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montezuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Montezuma controls his hands.
Kuklinsky is working Montezuma over against the cage.
Montezuma looks winded!
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky lands with a left to the head.
Kuklinsky blocks an uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Kuklinsky - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuklinsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuklinsky blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kuklinsky.
Montezuma misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Montezuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quetzal Montezuma will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuklinsky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuklinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Montezuma. That snapped Kuklinsky's head back.
Montezuma looks for the body kick but Kuklinsky saw that one coming.
And Kuklinsky counters with a quick kick to the body but Montezuma blocks it.
Richard Kuklinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuklinsky cracks Montezuma with an open hand slap.
Montezuma lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuklinsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montezuma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the body
and Montezuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montezuma misses with a hook.
Kuklinsky looks to land a left hand but Montezuma moved out of range nicely.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuklinsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuklinsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montezuma punishes Kuklinsky's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma throws a leg kick which misses Kuklinsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuklinsky tries to avoid it.
Montezuma swings for the body but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
Montezuma connects with a leg kick. Kuklinsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montezuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch
and Montezuma counters with a solid body kick.
Montezuma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuklinsky.
Montezuma misses with a straight right.
Kuklinsky has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kuklinsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuklinsky with a jab.
Kuklinsky misses with a wild body shot.
Kuklinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montezuma manages to avoid it.
Montezuma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quetzal Montezuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuklinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuklinsky. Montezuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montezuma avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the body kick from Montezuma.
Kuklinsky tries to bum rush Montezuma with a series of wild strikes but Montezuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuklinsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montezuma at a distance.
Montezuma avoids a kick to the body.
Montezuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuklinsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Montezuma.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kuklinsky misses with a left hand
and Montezuma counters with a stiff right hand.
Montezuma tries a low kick but Kuklinsky avoids it.
Montezuma avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Montezuma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montezuma tries to clinch but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montezuma.
Montezuma blocks a head kick by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montezuma.
Kuklinsky blocks a leg kick.
Kuklinsky drives through and clinches with Montezuma against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Montezuma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montezuma scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Montezuma.
Montezuma lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montezuma misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Montezuma.
Kuklinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montezuma.
Montezuma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Kuklinsky takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kuklinsky fails to land.
Nice body punch from Montezuma - that landed with a thud.
Kuklinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montezuma's elbow.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Montezuma.
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Kuklinsky misses with some punches.
Montezuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Montezuma lands a shot to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Montezuma.
Montezuma swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky is leaning against Montezuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuklinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuklinsky misses with a body punch.
Kuklinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montezuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quetzal Montezuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuklinsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuklinsky digs a good hook to Montezuma's body.
Kuklinsky is looking to land body kicks.
Kuklinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Montezuma is just out of range.
Kuklinsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuklinsky throws a head kick that half lands.
Montezuma looks to throw the jab but Kuklinsky is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montezuma counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot.
Montezuma tries a quick counter leg kick but Kuklinsky is wise to it.
Kuklinsky swings for the body but Montezuma moves out of range.
Montezuma avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Montezuma is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuklinsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Montezuma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklinsky.
Montezuma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montezuma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Kuklinsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuklinsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montezuma's head.
Montezuma dips to his left and cracks Kuklinsky with an uppercut!
Kuklinsky misses with a double jab.
Montezuma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuklinsky with a body shot.
Montezuma lands an overhand right.
Kuklinsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montezuma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuklinsky lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montezuma slips a straight right by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montezuma, pushing him back against the cage.
Richard Kuklinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Montezuma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Montezuma controls his hands.
Kuklinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montezuma tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Montezuma back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montezuma.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Montezuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Montezuma pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montezuma blocks an uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Montezuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Montezuma.
Quetzal Montezuma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Montezuma lands an uppercut.
Montezuma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montezuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montezuma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Montezuma.
A body shot lands from Montezuma.
Montezuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Montezuma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuklinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montezuma's elbow.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Montezuma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montezuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montezuma lands with a right to the head.
Montezuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Montezuma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuklinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuklinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montezuma backwards.
Montezuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montezuma blocks a body shot from Kuklinsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky tries to throw a body punch but Montezuma avoids it by throwing Kuklinsky back against the cage.
Montezuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montezuma lands a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montezuma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montezuma.
Kuklinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montezuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montezuma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Montezuma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Montezuma lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Montezuma.
Montezuma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Montezuma.
Montezuma pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Montezuma.
Montezuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montezuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuklinskys head.
Montezuma lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quetzal Montezuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Montezuma 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quetzal Montezuma!
A very excited looking Quetzal Montezuma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Richard Kuklinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 29 p4p, 6 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 28 p4p, 5 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grande throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grande is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Grande misses with a leg kick.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Grande tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar throws a low kick but Grande moves out of range easily.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grande.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Grande looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar checks a low kick from Grande.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grande.
Grande shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Grande to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grande. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Grande works Escobar's body with a nice hook.
Grande on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Grande's front leg but catches the back leg as Grande tries to avoid it.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grande.
Grande throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Grande punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Escobar misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Grande looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar misses with a body punch
and Grande counters with a nice uppercut.
Grande is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grande swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Escobar.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Grande blocks the low kick.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar moves forwards but Grande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grande.
Grande checks the leg kick.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Grande jumps back.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Grande takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grande thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Escobar jabs at Grande's body.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Grande sees coming a mile off.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande motions for Escobar to come forward. Grande throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Grande there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Grande throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar digs a good hook to Grande's body.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar moves forwards but Grande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar jabs Grande right on the nose. Grande blinks but takes it well.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Grande feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar throws a push kick but Grande slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grande.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Grande.
A clash of legs there as Grande blocks the low kick.
Grande checks a low kick from Escobar.
Grande thumps Escobar with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Escobar.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
A big left from Grande misses.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grande scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Grande looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar cracks Grande with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grande swings widly with a right hand
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grande slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grande.
Grande connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar momentarily.
Grande tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grande.
Grande checks the leg kick.
Grande throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Grande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.
Escobar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Escobar throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Grande punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Grande throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Grande pushes Escobar away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Grande.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Grande.
Grande checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Grande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grande!
Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Grande's ribs.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Escobar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande misses with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Escobar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Grande looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grande is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Grande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar jabs Grande to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grande throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Escobar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grande has got the better of the exchanges.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Grande connects with a crisp jab.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grande 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 Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar flicks out a counter leg kick but Grande steps away.
Grande on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grande fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escobar checks it well.
Grande swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Grande takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Escobar slips a straight right by Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grande swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar slips under a jab from Grande.
Escobar throws a front kick aimed at Grande's knee but Grande avoids it well.
Escobar feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
Grande connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar wants to slow Grande down by chopping away at his legs.
Grande throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar scoring well with a low kick there.
Grande throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Grande misses the target.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Grande jumps back.
Grande jabs Escobar right on the nose. Escobar blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Grande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grande looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grande turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grande blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar connects with a body shot.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Grande as he connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar 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 Grande has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grande and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Grande scores with a body shot.
Grande checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grande misses with a looping right.
Grande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grande throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar lands with a good body shot.
Grande tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grande checks it well.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grande. That did some damage!
Escobar slips under a jab.
Grande drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grande.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar thumps Grande with a low kick.
Escobar feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Grande takes one on the button.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Grande's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grande checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Grande misses its target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Grande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
Grande tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escobar is able to avoid easily.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Escobar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grande's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grande. Grande obviously looking to wear him down.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Grande blocks a leg kick.
Grande scores with a hook.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Grande blocks a low kick nicely.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Grande takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Grande throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Grande throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar flicks out a counter leg kick but Grande steps away.
Escobar lands with a nice combination. Grande backs away looking to recover.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Grande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Grande looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Grande moved away.
Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar misses the jab.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grande throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.
Grande fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escobar just manages to avoid it.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Grande moves into range and connects with a jab.
Escobar misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Grande fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grande walks into a jab.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Grande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Grande misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grande 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 Escobar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escobar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar scores with a jab.
Grande throws a leg kick that is checked
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grande thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Escobar if he has to take too many more of those.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar wants to slow Grande down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar lunges at Grande with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grande's hand.
Grande misses with an uppercut.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Grande swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Grande connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Grande's front leg but catches the back leg as Grande tries to avoid it.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Grande misses its intended target.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grande.
Escobar motions for Grande to come forward. Escobar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grande slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
Grande scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Grande - just one landing.
Escobar defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Grande's legs.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grande checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande throws a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Grande lands a jab.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Grande checks a low kick from Escobar.
A quick step to the side and Grande tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Grande down.
Grande motions for Escobar to come forward. Grande throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Grande scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A cross from Escobar lands.
Grande throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar punishes Grande's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Grande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Grande.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grande.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Grande throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grande throws a wild body kick that Escobar sees coming a mile off.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar looks to land a body kick but Grande moved away.
Grande misses with a straight right.
Escobar throws a body punch but Grande moves out of range.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grande.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grande.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Grande swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grande lands a jab.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grande.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Grande.
Grande throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Grande's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Grande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grande takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Grande lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters with an outside leg kick.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good work by Grande as he checks the leg kick.
Grande is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grande lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Grande throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Escobar connects with a right hand. Grande shakes it off.
Grande throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar punishes Grande's body with a nice straight punch.
Grande blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Grande tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande misses with a hook.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Grande tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grande explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grande throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Grande works the jab nicely.
Grande checks a low kick from Escobar.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Grande lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Grande.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grande.
Grande takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grande throws a one two combo.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Grande tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Grande.
Escobar lands with a hook. Grande tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Grande checks it.
As Escobar backs away, Grande returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grande sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grande throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to slow Grande down with leg kicks.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Grande lands a slapping body shot.
Grande throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grande throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar misses with a lunging right hand
and Grande counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grande getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grande digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Grande works the jab nicely.
Grande fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grande feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Grande takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grande's calf.
Grande misses with a combination
and Escobar counters with a left to the body.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grande.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Grande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grande.
Grande slips a jab from Escobar.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Grande is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Grande tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grande.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Chico Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grande has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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