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GAMMA#798 Fungus v Sidious PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon (ranked 868 p4p, 122 weight class) and Elmer Fudd (ranked 1064 p4p, 151 weight class). Fudd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blue On Black. Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elmer Fudd's chin.
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182 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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177 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Fudd!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd misses with a hook.
Fudd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Fernandez De Calderon counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Fudd.
We've been hearing reports that Fernandez De Calderon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fudd lands a jab to Fernandez De Calderon's midsection.
Fudd cracks Fernandez De Calderon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fudd moves away from the strike by Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon moves out of range of the strikes.
Elmer Fudd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fudd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernandez De Calderon lands with a hook. Fudd tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fudd looks to throw the jab but Fernandez De Calderon is out of range.
Fernandez De Calderon looks to throw the jab but Fudd is out of range.
Fudd closes the distance and pushes Fernandez De Calderon back into the cage.
Fudd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fudd misses with a combination
enabling Fernandez De Calderon to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudd misses with a head kick.
Fudd is looking to slow Fernandez De Calderon down with leg kicks.
Fudd moves away from the strike by Fernandez De Calderon.
Fudd ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez De Calderon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fudd's waist but Fudd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fernandez De Calderon off to one side.
Fernandez De Calderon has a takedown stuffed.
Fudd throws a series of punches but Fernandez De Calderon moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fudd.
Fernandez De Calderon throws out a loose jab but Fudd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fudd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fudd scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez De Calderon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fudd missing with a left hand there. Fernandez De Calderon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fudd pushes Fernandez De Calderon up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Fernandez De Calderon to work.
Fudd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fudd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fudd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fernandez De Calderon.
Fudd replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fernandez De Calderon blocks it well.
Fernandez De Calderon looks to land a left hand but Fudd moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a hook. Fudd ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon takes a swing at Fudd's ribcage but misses.
Fudd misses with a straight right.
Fudd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fudd lands the left hand.
Fudd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fudd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fudd staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fudd.
Fudd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fudd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon ducks right into an uppercut from Fudd.
Some bone on bone action there as Fernandez De Calderon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fudd avoids the body shot from Fernandez De Calderon.
A slow jab from Fernandez De Calderon misses its intended target.
Fudd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fudd has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fudd is looking to score with low kicks.
Fudd throws a poor cross that misses
and Fernandez De Calderon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fudd lands with a cross.
Fernandez De Calderon scores with a jab. Fudd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez De Calderon manages to avoid it.
Fudd throws a body shot but no joy.
Fudd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernandez De Calderon moves out of range of the body kick.
Fudd misses with a body shot.
Fernandez De Calderon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fudd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fudd is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fernandez De Calderon in side control, throwing shots but Fudd defends.
Fernandez De Calderon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fudd sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fernandez De Calderon is trying to ground and pound but Fudd uses the momentary lack of control by Fernandez De Calderon to regain half guard.
Fernandez De Calderon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to control the action but Fudd is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fudd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fudd is staying active underneath Fernandez De Calderon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Fernandez De Calderon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to control the action but Fudd is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fernandez De Calderon is thwarting Fudd's attempts to control the position.
Fernandez De Calderon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fudd is looking to control Fernandez De Calderon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fudd avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmer Fudd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fudd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Fernandez De Calderon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fernandez De Calderon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a hook but Fudd blocks it.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Fudd misses.
Fudd throws a hook but Fernandez De Calderon blocks it.
Fudd misses with a left hand
and Fernandez De Calderon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fudd!
Fudd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fernandez De Calderon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fernandez De Calderon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fernandez De Calderon is just content to waste time from the top position. Fudd takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fernandez De Calderon throws an elbow that misses. Fudd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fernandez De Calderon's guard. Nice move by Fudd!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandez De Calderon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd wants to pass the guard but Fernandez De Calderon is keeping the position.
Fudd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fernandez De Calderon is trying to keep Fudd in close.
Fudd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fudd preventing the sweep.
Fudd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fernandez De Calderon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fudd manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to control but Fudd is working from the bottom.
Fernandez De Calderon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fudd trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez De Calderon is proving a slippery customer.
Fudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandez De Calderon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fernandez De Calderon is looking to work some ground and pound but Fudd has wrist control.
Fernandez De Calderon stands up over Fudd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fudd being controlled here, momentarily.
Fernandez De Calderon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a strike but Fudd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fudd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fernandez De Calderon is proving hard to escape from.
Fernandez De Calderon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fudd manages to get himself to full guard.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a strike but Fudd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fernandez De Calderon keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernandez De Calderon, not yet.
Fernandez De Calderon controlling Fudd's posture.
Fudd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fernandez De Calderon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fudd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fudd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fernandez De Calderon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernandez De Calderon tries to get to full guard but Fudd has control of the leg.
Fudd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elmer Fudd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fudd misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Fudd.
Fudd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fudd connects with an inside leg kick.
Fernandez De Calderon gets tackled into the cage by Fudd. Fudd maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fernandez De Calderon.
Fudd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandez De Calderon has Fudd pressed against the cage, preventing Fudd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fudd blocking some punches.
Fernandez De Calderon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fudd is defending well.
Fudd tries to break free but Fernandez De Calderon pushes him back against the cage.
Fernandez De Calderon wants the takedown. Fudd is fighting it off but Fernandez De Calderon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fudd's guard against the cage.
Fernandez De Calderon tries to free his leg and advance position but Fudd is retaining full guard.
Fernandez De Calderon is in close to Fudd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fernandez De Calderon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez De Calderon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fernandez De Calderon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fernandez De Calderon is in close to Fudd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to control the position from guard on top but Fudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez De Calderon is looking to work some ground and pound but Fudd has wrist control.
Fernandez De Calderon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fudd wants to sweep here but Fernandez De Calderon controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez De Calderon postures up and lands a big shot to Fudd's brow.
Fernandez De Calderon postures up and lands a big shot to Fudd's brow.
Fernandez De Calderon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernandez De Calderon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fernandez De Calderon landing some decent shots from guard.
Fernandez De Calderon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fudd working a defensive guard but Fernandez De Calderon passes into half guard.
Fernandez De Calderon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fernandez De Calderon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fudd defending well though.
Fernandez De Calderon working the head and body with strikes.
Fudd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fernandez De Calderon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fudd's head.
Fernandez De Calderon thows a huge punch but Fudd dodges it nicely.
Fernandez De Calderon is nestled in close to Fudd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd taking some punishment here, with Fernandez De Calderon in his half guard.
Fudd is rocked!
Fernandez De Calderon scores with a big shot! Fudd's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Fudd! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon!
Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulrik Meyer (ranked 428 p4p, 68 weight class) and Project Doom (ranked 411 p4p, 64 weight class). Doom has chosen Battle Beast - Touch in the Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35 - 18 - 2 |
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179 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.
Doom lands a slapping body shot.
Doom throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
Doom scores with a hook to the body. Meyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Doom walks into a straight right hand from Meyer.
Meyer cracks Doom with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Meyer.
Doom appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meyer backing away here, and Doom unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Meyer misses.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Doom defending well as Meyer loads up on a big left hand.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
A nice left hand lands by Doom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doom lands with a short shot to the head.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer prevents a body shot from Doom.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom misses with a body kick.
Meyer lands a really nice looking cross but Doom seems unphased.
Meyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Meyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doom catches Meyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meyer misses with a looping left.
Doom swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doom throws a sloppy head kick and Meyer moves out of range easily.
Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom walks into a straight right hand from Meyer.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a two punch combination.
Doom cracks Meyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer connects with a crisp jab.
Doom slips a straight right by Meyer.
A right-left combo lands from Doom.
Doom takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meyer has Doom up against the cage in a clinch.
Doom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyer takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Doom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Meyer.
Doom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Doom throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
Doom blocks a low kick nicely.
Meyer looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses.
Meyer connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Doom looking to throw knees to the head but Meyer is blocking nicely.
Doom lands a knee to the body.
Doom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doom pushes Meyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer tries to work over Doom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doom on the inside.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom working aggressively here.
Meyer lands a body shot.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Doom with a knee to the head.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Meyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doom misses with a double jab.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doom throws out the jab.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Meyer.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer 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 Doom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meyer is looking to chop away at Doom's legs.
Meyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meyer misses with a hook to the body
and Doom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer wants to land a leg kick but Doom is out of range.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Doom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer is looking to slow Doom down with leg kicks.
Doom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doom misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Doom misses.
Meyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doom throws a leg kick but Meyer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Meyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Doom's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Doom.
Meyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meyer.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Meyer tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.
Doom tries a knee to the head but Meyer blocks it.
Meyer breaks the clinch.
Doom cracks Meyer with an open hand slap.
Doom looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Doom lands a jab to Meyer's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Doom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer rushes Doom and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doom scores with a shot to the side of Meyer's head.
Doom tries a body shot but Meyer blocks it.
Doom scores with a shot to the side of Meyer's head.
Doom landing knees to the head.
Doom with a knee to the head.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer pushes Doom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Ulrik Meyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meyer blocks an uppercut.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Doom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyer wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
Doom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Meyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Doom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meyer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Doom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meyer's head.
Doom misses with a hook.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyer tries to clinch but Doom is having none of it.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Doom's defenses.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Doom misses with a leg kick.
Doom throws a body punch but Meyer moves out of range.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Meyer moves forwards but Doom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Doom looks to land a combination but Meyer avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Doom in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meyer.
Doom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Doom throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Meyer back against the cage.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Doom landing knees to the head.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer moves out of range as Doom strikes.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meyer misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Project Doom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Meyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Meyer digs a good body shot into Doom's ribs.
Jab, jab by Meyer - just one landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meyer - the referee stops the clock and Doom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meyer. Doom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Meyer cracks the inside of Doom's front leg.
Meyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Doom misses with a knee strike.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom misses with some punches.
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Doom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meyer misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom lands an uppercut.
Meyer is leaning against Doom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Doom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Meyer.
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doom throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Doom off the cage and back into range.
Meyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Meyer blocks the leg kick.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer is looking to counter the offense by Doom and move into the clinch.
Project Doom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Meyer throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Meyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meyer takes a swing at Doom's ribcage but misses.
Meyer is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Meyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Meyer throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Meyer thuds his right hand into Doom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doom throws a big shot that misses.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Doom avoids them all with ease.
Meyer scores with a hook.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Doom circles away.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Meyer is looking to counter punch.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.
Meyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doom is looking to chop away at Meyer's legs.
Meyer throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
Doom slips a jab from Meyer.
Meyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doom throws out a counter right but Meyer avoids it with no problem.
Meyer scores with a punch to the head.
Meyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doom misses with a hook.
Meyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Doom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Meyer.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom lands with a right to the head.
Meyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doom scores with a body shot.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Meyer misses with a looping right.
Meyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Doom misses.
Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Doom digs a good hook to Meyer's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Doom lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulrik Meyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulrik Meyer!
Ulrik Meyer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 690 p4p, 100 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 761 p4p, 115 weight class). Dexter Krampus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Krampus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krampus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krampus moves away.
Krampus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krampus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Basement in the buildup to the fight.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Krampus.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krampus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Krampus is just out of range.
King rushes Krampus and presses him up against the cage.
Krampus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krampus lands with a right to the head.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krampus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Krampus coming out on top.
Krampus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krampus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King is rocked!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krampus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Krampus finish him?
King misses with a straight left.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Krampus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Krampus swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus lunges in with a left hook that violently twists King head around and knocks him out cold! Krampus hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dexter Krampus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 482 p4p, 71 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 501 p4p, 74 weight class). Nicu comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu cracks Salazar with an open hand slap.
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Nicu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salazar takes a swing at Nicu's ribcage but misses.
Nicu throws a nice looking combination but Salazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar jabs at Nicu's body.
Nicu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salazar is looking to chop away at Nicu's legs.
Nicu misses with a hook to the body
and Salazar counters with a solid body kick.
Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Salazar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy body kick from Nicu
and Salazar counters with a good low kick that Nicu was not able to check.
Nicu takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar staying out of range there.
Nicu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salazar throws a hook to the side of Nicu's head but Nicu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicu throws a jab but it's blocked by Salazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar loads up on a big right hand but Nicu slips the punch.
Nicu connects with a single shot there.
Salazar scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Salazar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Nicu moved away.
Nicu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salazar throws out a counter right but Nicu avoids it with no problem.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicu was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
Nicu avoids a kick to the body.
Salazar lands the left hand.
Salazar looks to land a left hand but Nicu moved out of range nicely.
Nicu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salazar lunges at Nicu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicu's hand.
Salazar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salazar throws a leg kick
and Nicu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salazar is looking to slow Nicu down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Salazar there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar lands a nice shot that snaps Nicu's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar thows a body kick. Nicu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nicu throws a lazy uppercut
and Salazar counters with a left to the body.
Salazar keeps Nicu at a distance using the push kick.
Salazar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicu throws a big counter combination but Salazar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nicu tries a head kick but it misses.
Salazar throws the left hand but Nicu avoids the punch easily.
Salazar misses with a hook.
Salazar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salazar misses with a hook to the body
and Nicu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nicu scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Nicu.
No joy there for Salazar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Salazar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Salazar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salazar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar scores with a nice body kick.
Nicu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salazar moves into range and clinches up with Nicu.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
A short right from Salazar.
Salazar lands a shot to the body.
Nicu blocking some punches.
Nicu throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar tries to work over Nicu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Nicu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nicu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
Salazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Salazar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nicu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nicu ducks right into an uppercut from Salazar.
Nicu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salazar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicu.
Salazar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nicu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nicu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salazar scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicu tries to land a front kick but Salazar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicu moves out of range of the body kick from Salazar.
Salazar lands a right hook to the body.
Nicu throws a jab when Salazar was well out of range.
Salazar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nicu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Salazar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nicu connects with a solid leg kick.
Salazar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salazar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nicu if he has to take too many more of those.
Salazar drives through and clinches with Nicu against the cage.
Nicu lands an uppercut.
Nicu lands a left hand.
Nicu working aggressively here.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Salazar.
Salazar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicu swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael Salazar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nicu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Nicu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nicu or not.
Still in the clinch, Salazar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Nicu fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nicu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Nicu controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nicu.
Salazar tries to throw a body punch but Nicu avoids it by throwing Salazar back against the cage.
Nicu struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nicu on the inside.
Salazar misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nicu prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicu misses with the head strike.
Salazar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Nicu controls the action.
Nicu prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Salazar.
Salazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nicu misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicu lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Salazar.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salazar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicu throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicu has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Nicu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salazar is leaning against Nicu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salazar is leaning against Nicu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
Salazar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salazar misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar avoiding damage as Nicu throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a right hand.
Nicu prevents a body shot from Salazar.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicu.
Salazar misses with a body punch.
Nicu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salazar lands a shoulder strike.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Nicu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salazar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Nicu is rocked!
Salazar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Nicu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Salazar.
Salazar working aggressively here.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
Salazar lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Salazar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salazar as Nicu tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Salazar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Salazar drops Nicu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Salazar follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
A less than humble Michael Salazar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 643 p4p, 82 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 728 p4p, 96 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Guns's shoulder, as Guns tries to avoid the shot.
Guns misses with a body shot.
Guns lands a jab to the head.
Boy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boy cracks Guns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Guns's head but Guns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guns looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Guns blocks the leg kick.
Guns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boy slips under a jab from Guns.
Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns throws a leg kick
and Boy counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guns avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy dips to his left and cracks Guns with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns lands with an uppercut that bounces Boy off the cage and back into range.
Guns misses with a shot to the body
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Guns. Those never looked like landing.
Guns misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guns misses with a looping left.
Guns thuds a left hand into Boy's body.
Guns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guns digs a good body shot into Boy's ribs.
Boy swings for the body but Guns moves out of range.
Donk. Guns catches Boy right on the button 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!
Guns misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns clobbers Boy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Big Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Guns just manages to avoid it.
Boy is looking to wear down Guns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Guns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boy lunges at Guns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guns's hand.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Guns lunges at Boy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boy's hand.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Boy catches Guns right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy throws a body punch but Guns moves out of range.
Guns looks to land a body kick but Boy moved away.
Boy swings for the body but Guns moves out of range.
Boy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boy scores with a nice head shot.
Boy throws a body punch but Guns moves out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Guns! Boy is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Guns!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Guns 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 536 p4p, 70 weight class) and Dan McClain (ranked 384 p4p, 55 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Dan McClain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McClain!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo throws a jab when McClain was well out of range.
Chen Lo stuns McClain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting McClain counter with a right hand.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by McClain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McClain.
McClain misses with a hook. Chen Lo ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Chen Lo's head coaches at The Basement that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Dan McClain has been cut.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClain.
The crowd cheers as McClain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen Lo doesn't seem phased though.
Chen Lo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McClain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen Lo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chen Lo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut.
McClain throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo lands a slapping body shot.
Chen Lo lands a big right hand that sends McClain crashing to the mat! Chen Lo stays standing though and waves McClain back to his feet!
McClain is rocked!
McClain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McClain looks winded!
Chen Lo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McClain right on the button. McClain goes down! Chen Lo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Chen Lo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timiko Chen Lo!
Timiko Chen Lo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Manowaru (ranked 282 p4p, 10 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 275 p4p, 4 weight class). Hiro Manowaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua staying out of range there.
Manowaru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manowaru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tua scoring well with a low kick there.
Manowaru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the body from Tua misses
and Manowaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manowaru's calf.
Manowaru tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Manowaru saw that one coming.
Manowaru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manowaru needs to keep his hands up - Tua had a free shot at his head there.
Manowaru slips a jab from Tua .
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!
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Manowaru slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manowaru has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Manowaru blocks the body kick.
Manowaru walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tua .
Manowaru throws a front kick aimed at Tua 's knee but Tua avoids it well.
A lazy left from Manowaru finds it's target.
Manowaru throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Manowaru ducks down to avoid it.
Tua connects with a body shot.
Manowaru throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manowaru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tua tries to score with a low kick but Manowaru moves his leg out of the way.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua throws a hook but Manowaru blocks it.
Manowaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Manowaru.
Tua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manowaru loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Manowaru is looking to slow Tua down with leg kicks.
Manowaru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tua . That's going to slow Manowaru down.
Manowaru defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Manowaru jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manowaru wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Tua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Manowaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Tua .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manowaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua throws the left hand but Manowaru avoids the punch easily.
Tua throws the kick towards the body but Manowaru avoids it.
A slow jab from Manowaru misses its intended target.
Manowaru blocks the body kick.
Manowaru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tua .
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manowaru quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tua scores with a push kick.
Tua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Manowaru's head but Manowaru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua punishes Manowaru's body with a nice straight punch.
Manowaru 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.
Manowaru misses with a body shot
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manowaru checks a low kick from Tua .
Manowaru appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tua .
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Manowaru tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua rushes Manowaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tua tries to work over Manowaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manowaru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manowaru misses with a body punch.
Manowaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua pushes Manowaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tua looks to land a combination but Manowaru avoids it well.
Tua throws a head kick that half lands.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Tua .
Manowaru quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tua with a jab.
Manowaru checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Tua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manowaru's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua throws a leg kick but Manowaru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manowaru tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua looks to clinch
and Manowaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Manowaru is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tua scores with a leg kick.
Manowaru connects with a jab.
Manowaru digs a good hook to Tua 's body.
A jab from Manowaru does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Manowaru.
A little jabbing left from Tua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Manowaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tua throws a body kick that misses
and Manowaru counters with a low kick, right behind Tua 's knee.
Tua cracks the inside of Manowaru's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manowaru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manowaru misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Manowaru saw that one coming.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manowaru.
Tua is looking to clinch but Manowaru is avoiding it.
Manowaru 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tua .
Tua moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua ! But no joy.
Tua misses with a low kick.
Manowaru lands a glancing blow to the side of Tua 's head.
Manowaru takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick lands from Tua .
Tua stuns Manowaru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tua misses with the body kick
and Manowaru counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Tua .
Tua moves out of range as Manowaru throws a body kick.
Tua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Tua .
Tua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manowaru cracks Tua with an open hand slap.
Tua misses with a hook.
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manowaru lands with an uppercut that bounces Tua off the cage and back into range.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Manowaru moves out of range easily.
Manowaru is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manowaru swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manowaru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manowaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manowaru, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Tua .
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Manowaru ducks down to avoid it.
Manowaru walks into a stiff left hand from Tua .
Manowaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tua .
Tua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Tua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Manowaru misses its intended target.
Manowaru swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
A nice side step and Tua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tua jabs Manowaru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tua misses the jab.
Good shot there by Tua .
Tua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manowaru. That did some damage!
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua .
Manowaru is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Manowaru throwing a counter right hand but Tua manages to avoid it.
Manowaru moves out of range as Tua throws a body kick.
Manowaru appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manowaru looks to land a body kick but Tua moved away.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Manowaru ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Manowaru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manowaru jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manowaru moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Manowaru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tua .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manowaru.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manowaru throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manowaru lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tua will feel that in the morning.
Tua gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manowaru counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tua 's knee momentarily.
Manowaru misses with a kick to the body.
Manowaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Manowaru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hiro Manowaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Tua 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.
A big right from Manowaru misses.
Donk. Manowaru catches Tua right on the button 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!
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua moves out of range of the leg kick from Manowaru.
Tua connects with a leg kick. Manowaru looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Manowaru is just out of range.
Manowaru throws a big counter combination but Tua scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manowaru moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Manowaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Manowaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manowaru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manowaru throws a counter high kick but Tua was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru drops his hands momentarily and Tua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manowaru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua .
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Manowaru throws a leg kick but Tua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tua was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Manowaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tua .
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manowaru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manowaru cracks Tua with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tua looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Manowaru finish him?
Tua is rocked!
It looks like David Tua has been cut.
Manowaru's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua .
Manowaru is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Tua misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru keeps Tua at a distance using the push kick.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manowaru.
Tua throws a push kick but Manowaru slaps the foot to one side.
Manowaru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru checks a leg kick nicely.
Tua cracks Manowaru with a right hand to the side of the head.
David Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tua looks for the body kick but Manowaru saw that one coming.
It looked like Manowaru was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tua .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manowaru.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tua .
Manowaru misses with a straight right.
Tua swings for the body but Manowaru moves out of range.
Manowaru takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Manowaru misses.
Tua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tua looks for the body kick but Manowaru saw that one coming.
Tua checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 Hiro Manowaru.
I think Tua has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Tua !
David Tua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 132 p4p, 21 weight class) and Mitch Miletich (ranked 418 p4p, 65 weight class). Baba comes into the arena with Nation Arabic Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba throws a leg kick but Miletich checks it.
Miletich feints a counter leg kick.
Miletich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baba thinks about countering with a body kick.
Miletich shoots in looking for a takedown but Baba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miletich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Miletich dives in and scores a takedown into Baba's guard.
Baba has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Miletich has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Miletich is trying to maintain a safe position but Baba gets an underhook and turns Miletich into the cage.
Baba lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Miletich avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Miletich lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Baba.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miletich.
Miletich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baba is defending well.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miletich lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baba.
I was talking to Baba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba prevents a body shot from Miletich.
Miletich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miletich looking to stall.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Miletich.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Baba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miletich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baba seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miletich can turn it around.
Miletich misses with some punches.
Miletich has had enough of the clinch but Baba keeps him there for the moment.
Miletich lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Miletich tries to work over Baba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miletich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Afeef Isa Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miletich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Baba. That snapped Miletich's head back.
Miletich throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Baba as he connects with a hook.
Miletich slips a straight right by Baba.
Jab by Baba.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baba!
Miletich throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miletich feints a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Baba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miletich is rocked!
Miletich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miletich is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Miletich lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miletich seems to have recovered his senses.
Baba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miletich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a leg kick but Miletich checks it.
Miletich misses with a leg kick
and Baba counters with a good, hard body kick but Miletich shrugs it off.
Miletich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baba will feel that in the morning.
Baba is looking to slow Miletich down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miletich.
Nice uppercut there from Baba.
Baba connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baba!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Miletich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miletich tries to counter with a clinch but Baba shakes him off and moves away.
Baba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miletich on the side of the head.
Miletich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich throws a low kick but Baba moves out of range easily.
Miletich throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
Miletich drops his hands momentarily and Baba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
and Baba counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Miletich! He's just covering up as Baba starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
A very excited looking Afeef Isa Baba 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dao Sonnen (ranked 7 p4p, 2 weight class) and Lao Shin (ranked 47 p4p, 9 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Doorbell. Shin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shaolin Chamber of Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin works Sonnen's body with a nice hook.
Shin slips a straight right by Sonnen.
Sonnen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
Sonnen throws a hook but Shin blocks it.
Shin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Shin as he connects with a hook.
Sonnen checks a low kick from Shin.
A shot to the liver by Sonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Sonnen is looking to chop away at Shin's legs.
Shin misses with an uppercut.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sonnen.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonnen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sonnen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin misses with a few strikes there.
Sonnen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shin throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dao Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shin misses with a head kick.
Shin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Sonnen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shin connects with an inside leg kick.
Shin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Shin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shin checks a leg kick.
Sonnen misses with a straight left.
Shin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonnen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonnen misses the target.
Shin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Shin moved away.
Shin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Shin 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.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Sonnen catches Shin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lao Shin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shin throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Shin swings for the body but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.
Shin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Shin misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
Shin scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Shin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shin throws a leg kick
enabling Sonnen to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sonnen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin cracks Sonnen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Sonnen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sonnen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shin motions for Sonnen to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen throws a shot from downtown. Shin moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Sonnen.
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
Shin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonnen moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Sonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shin is looking to slow Sonnen down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin misses with a body kick.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Shin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shin misses with a looping left.
Shin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonnen. Sonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sonnen moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin punishes Sonnen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Sonnen checks the leg kick.
Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen is looking to score with low kicks.
Shin throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sonnen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shin if he has to take too many more of those.
Sonnen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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 Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sonnen moves away from the strike by Shin.
Shin is looking to chop away at Sonnen's legs.
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sonnen throws a push kick but Shin slaps the foot to one side.
Sonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Shin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shin motions for Sonnen to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonnen.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut.
Shin moves away from the strike by Sonnen.
Sonnen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
Sonnen misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen scoring well with a low kick there.
Shin throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Sonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Sonnen lands a nice hook to Shin's body. Shin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonnen throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin lands a nice hook to Sonnen's body. Sonnen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sonnen throws a lazy body kick
and Shin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Shin is having none of it.
Shin throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Shin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sonnen.
Sonnen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shin misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shin scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sonnen finds it's target.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with an outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Shin.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Sonnen moves out of range as Shin throws a body kick.
Shin misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Sonnen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shin misses with a hook. Sonnen ducked under it nicely.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Shin moved out of range nicely.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Shin wants to slow Sonnen down by chopping away at his legs.
Sonnen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sonnen tries to land a front kick but Shin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sonnen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonnen's head.
Sonnen lands with a straight right. Shin didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Sonnen blocks the leg kick.
Sonnen throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sonnen misses with a hook. Shin ducked under it nicely.
Shin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonnen.
Shin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sonnen moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Good exchange - Sonnen coming out on top.
Nice uppercut there from Sonnen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sonnen.
Shin misses with a straight right.
Sonnen moves out of range of the body kick from Shin.
Good leg kick by Sonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Shin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sonnen doesn't seem phased though.
Shin misses with a straight right.
Sonnen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sonnen throws out the jab.
Sonnen slips a jab from Shin.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen thumps Shin with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sonnen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Shin.
Sonnen jabs at Shin's body.
Sonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
Sonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shin blocks a jab.
Shin lands a slapping body shot.
Shin walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Sonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shin throws an overhand right that lands on Sonnen's shoulder, as Sonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Sonnen throws a front kick aimed at Shin's knee but Shin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dao Sonnen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shin throws a leg kick that misses.
Shin connects with a nice looking jab.
Shin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonnen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen closes the distance and pushes Shin back into the cage.
Sonnen breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen lands a nice shot that snaps Shin's head back.
Shin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shin throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Shin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin scores with a nice strike.
Sonnen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin misses with a body shot.
Shin scores with a punch to the head.
Dao Sonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin with a nice cross.
Sonnen wants to slow Shin down by chopping away at his legs.
Shin thinks about the counter body kick.
Shin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonnen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
Sonnen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonnen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sonnen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shin moves out of range of the body kick from Sonnen.
Sonnen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shin slips under a jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Shin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonnen in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Shin throws a body kick that misses.
Sonnen feinted with a counter takedown.
Shin missing with a left hand there. Sonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonnen slips a jab from Shin.
Shin motions for Sonnen to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen scores with a hook to the body. Shin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonnen blocks a leg kick.
Sonnen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonnen throws a body kick that misses
and Shin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sonnen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shin.
Sonnen thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slow jab from Shin misses its intended target.
Sonnen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sonnen lands with a shot to the body.
Shin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shin tries to work over Sonnen's front leg with a kick but Sonnen checks it.
Sonnen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shin. Shin obviously looking to wear him down.
Shin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sonnen. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Sonnen blocks the low kick.
Sonnen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sonnen.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sonnen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sonnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shin tries to land a front kick but Sonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws the kick towards the body but Sonnen avoids it.
Sonnen attempts a counter takedown but Shin avoids it well and moves away.
Shin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Shin throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Shin looks to land a right hand but Sonnen moved out of range.
Sonnen throws a big counter combination but Shin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shin dips to his left and cracks Sonnen with an uppercut!
Sonnen throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonnen.
Shin defending well as Sonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Shin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
Shin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sonnen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shin misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Shin. That snapped Sonnen's head back.
Sonnen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Shin blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Shin finds it's way through Sonnen's defenses.
Sonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Shin.
Shin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Shin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sonnen is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonnen as he connects with a hook.
Shin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Shin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen cracks the inside of Shin's front leg.
Sonnen staying out of range there.
Sonnen is looking to counter punch.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Sonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shin is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonnen tries to land a body kick
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonnen works Shin's body with a nice hook.
Shin motions for Sonnen to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shin.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.
Shin is looking to land body kicks.
Shin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Sonnen throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.
Shin sizes up Sonnen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shin moves out of range of the body kick.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen looks for the body kick but Shin saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Sonnen.
Shin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shin.
A clash of legs there as Sonnen blocks the low kick.
Sonnen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sonnen checks a low kick from Shin.
Sonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shin's calf.
Sonnen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Shin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shin.
Good leg kick by Sonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sonnen finds it's way round the side to connect with Shin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shin.
Sonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Shin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sonnen.
Shin throws a front kick aimed at Sonnen's knee but Sonnen avoids it well.
Sonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonnen drives through and clinches with Shin against the cage.
Shin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Shin.
Shin tries a body shot but Sonnen blocks it.
A short uppercut from Shin.
A head punch on the inside from Shin fails to land.
Shin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen misses with a punch to the body.
Shin lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
Sonnen lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen lands a shoulder strike.
Shin stops a takedown attempt from Sonnen.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Shin.
Sonnen sizes up Shin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Shin.
Shin is looking to score with low kicks.
Sonnen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen throws a big counter combination but Shin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sonnen avoids a kick to the body.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Shin misses with a hook
and Sonnen counters with a good low kick that Shin was not able to check.
Shin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lao Shin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonnen.
Shin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Shin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
Shin is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sonnen wants to land a leg kick but Shin is out of range.
Sonnen throws a hook to the side of Shin's head but Shin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen takes a swing at Shin's ribcage but misses.
Shin throws out a counter right but Sonnen avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shin.
Sonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Shin.
Sonnen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shin.
Shin misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sonnen 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 Shin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Shin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen works the jab nicely.
Sonnen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sonnen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin moves away.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Sonnen throws an off balance right hand
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
Sonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sonnen with a jab.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Sonnen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sonnen throws a series of punches but Shin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Shin tries to score with a low kick but Sonnen moves his leg out of the way.
Shin checks a low kick from Sonnen.
A little jabbing left from Shin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shin lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Shin is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shin.
Shin throws a wild body kick that Sonnen sees coming a mile off.
Shin throws a jab when Sonnen was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut. Shin saw that one coming.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Shin moved away.
Shin takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Sonnen scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sonnen is predictable there
and Shin counters with a thumping low kick.
Sonnen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shin.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Sonnen saw that one coming.
Sonnen avoids the body shot from Shin.
Shin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sonnen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonnen misses the target.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Sonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Sonnen as he checks the leg kick.
Sonnen works the jab nicely.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shin swings widly with a right hand
and Sonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonnen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Shin connects with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shin 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 Sonnen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonnen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonnen lands a jab to the head.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
Sonnen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shin's head.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shin! But no joy.
Sonnen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sonnen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Dao Sonnen.
I think Sonnen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Dao Sonnen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foot Fungus (ranked 14 p4p, 4 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 145 p4p, 22 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fungus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to They say that I'm Crazy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious throws a lazy right hand but Fungus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sidious misses with a looping right.
Fungus throws a jab when Sidious was well out of range.
Sidious looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fungus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sidious.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fungus. Sidious shrugs it off though.
Sidious misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fungus.
Fungus lands a big head kick that sends Sidious tumbling to the mat! Fungus takes a step backwards and waves Sidious back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sidious is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidious throws a right hand that misses
and Fungus scores with a counter punch that sends Sidious to the canvas! Fungus smells blood - he's punishing Sidious with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sidious has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foot Fungus!
Foot Fungus retains his light heavyweight title!
Foot Fungus really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kato logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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