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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Chlapik (ranked 1057 p4p, 141 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 792 p4p, 107 weight class). Chlapik comes to the cage accompanied by PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized . Jonas Justesen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jakub Chlapik's chin.
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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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Chlapik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlapik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Justesen looks to land a right hand but Chlapik moved out of range.
Justesen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justesen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chlapik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justesen ducks under a wild hook from Chlapik.
Chlapik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justesen throws the left hand but Chlapik avoids the punch easily.
Chlapik appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chlapik lands with an uppercut that bounces Justesen off the cage and back into range.
Chlapik throws a hook but Justesen avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Justesen blocks the low kick.
A nice combination there by Justesen.
It looks like Jakub Chlapik has been cut.
Justesen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chlapik.
Justesen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chlapik defends it well.
Justesen blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Chlapik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justesen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Chlapik misses.
Jakub Chlapik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justesen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chlapik throws a jab but it's blocked by Justesen.
Justesen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chlapik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justesen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justesen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chlapik scores with a head kick. Justesen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Justesen misses.
Justesen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justesen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chlapik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Justesen's head.
Chlapik looks for the body kick but Justesen saw that one coming.
Justesen ducks under a wild hook from Chlapik.
Chlapik staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Chlapik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chlapik defending well as Justesen loads up on a big left hand.
Justesen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chlapik to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik misses with an uppercut.
Justesen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chlapik defends it well.
Justesen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Chlapik - just one landing.
Chlapik misses with a straight left.
Justesen is looking to slow Chlapik down with leg kicks.
Chlapik misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Chlapik. No joy for Justesen on that attempt.
Chlapik tries to bum rush Justesen with a series of wild strikes but Justesen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chlapik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chlapik throws a head kick but Justesen moves out of range.
Chlapik connects with a looping right hand.
Justesen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chlapik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justesen throws a hook but Chlapik avoids it easily.
A jab from Chlapik misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justesen throws a shot to the body.
Justesen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlapik.
Chlapik is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chlapik throws a wild body kick that Justesen sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Chlapik.
Chlapik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justesen, as that shot connected.
Chlapik defending well as Justesen loads up on a big left hand.
Chlapik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Chlapik.
Chlapik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justesen was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlapik.
Justesen misses with a wild body shot.
Chlapik throws a wild body kick that Justesen sees coming a mile off.
Chlapik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justesen was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlapik.
Justesen feints the counter takedown.
Chlapik misses with a straight right.
Chlapik scores with a nice head shot.
Chlapik lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justesen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justesen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chlapik. That one must have hurt.
Justesen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chlapik misses with a series of wild punches.
Justesen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Justesen walks into a left hand.
Justesen blocks a jab.
Jab by Justesen.
Justesen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chlapik throws out a loose jab but Justesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justesen misses with a left hand
and Chlapik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy left from Chlapik finds it's target.
Chlapik throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlapik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A clash of legs there as Chlapik blocks the low kick.
Justesen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chlapik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justesen. Chlapik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chlapik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Chlapik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Chlapik's cut.
That's time! Chlapik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chlapik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Justesen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A bone on bone clash there as Chlapik blocks the leg kick.
Justesen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Chlapik's head coaches at Wookies Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chlapik works the jab nicely.
Chlapik throws a head kick that half lands.
Chlapik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justesen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chlapik defends it well.
Justesen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chlapik.
Good standup being displayed there by Chlapik as he connects with a hook.
Chlapik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justesen can do to turn this around?
Chlapik throws a hook but Justesen avoids it easily.
Jakub Chlapik is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Chlapik.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chlapik misses with a body kick.
Justesen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Justesen scores with a hook.
Chlapik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justesen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justesen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chlapik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justesen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlapik cracks Justesen with a good jab.
Chlapik moves out of range as Justesen strikes.
Chlapik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Chlapik blocks the leg kick.
Chlapik scores with a jab to the head.
Chlapik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justesen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Justesen swings for the body but Chlapik moves out of range.
Justesen lands with a nice body punch.
Chlapik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justesen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chlapik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justesen throws a jab when Chlapik was well out of range.
Justesen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chlapik throws a hook but Justesen avoids it easily.
Justesen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Justesen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justesen throws a right hand that misses
and Chlapik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justesen. Chlapik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justesen throws out a loose jab but Chlapik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chlapik is looking to counter punch.
A head kick from Chlapik lands but Justesen takes it in his stride.
Justesen misses with a wild body shot.
Chlapik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Chlapik as he checks the leg kick.
Justesen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chlapik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chlapik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chlapik, as that shot connected.
Chlapik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chlapik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justesen.
The crowd cheers as Chlapik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justesen doesn't seem phased though.
Chlapik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justesen ducks under a wild hook from Chlapik.
Justesen with the counter takedown but Chlapik avoids it easily.
Chlapik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justesen misses with a takedown attempt
and Chlapik counters with a nice body shot.
Chlapik loads up on a big right hand but Justesen slips the punch.
Justesen feints the counter takedown.
Chlapik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Justesen tries to counter it with a takedown but Chlapik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Justesen lands with a straight right. Chlapik didn't see that one coming.
Justesen jabs Chlapik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Justesen.
Chlapik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justesen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chlapik scores with a sloppy right hand. Justesen should have avoided that one.
Justesen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justesen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chlapik looks to land a body kick but Justesen moved away.
Justesen swings for the body but Chlapik moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justesen blocks a head kick by Chlapik.
Justesen clobbers Chlapik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justesen throws a poor cross that misses
and Chlapik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chlapik moves out of range as Justesen throws a body kick.
Chlapik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chlapik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justesen counters with a takedown into side control.
Chlapik is pushing Justesen's head away, looking to escape. Justesen manages to hold on to the position though.
Justesen working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chlapik manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chlapik seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justesen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chlapik is working away from the top position though.
Justesen gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Chlapik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Chlapik's cut.
That's time! Chlapik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chlapik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chlapik scores with a jab.
Chlapik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justesen slips a straight right by Chlapik.
Justesen wants to slow Chlapik down by chopping away at his legs.
Chlapik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justesen swings for the body but Chlapik moves out of range.
Chlapik misses with a kick to the body.
Justesen with the counter takedown but Chlapik avoids it easily.
Chlapik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justesen throws out the jab.
Justesen moves out of range as Chlapik strikes.
Justesen motions for Chlapik to come forward. Justesen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chlapik seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justesen connects with a single shot there.
Justesen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chlapik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chlapik slips under a jab.
Justesen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chlapik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justesen.
Chlapik is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chlapik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Justesen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justesen. That's going to slow Chlapik down.
Justesen misses with a straight right.
Chlapik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justesen.
Chlapik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chlapik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Justesen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justesen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chlapik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chlapik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chlapik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justesen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chlapik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik misses with a kick to the body
and Justesen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justesen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chlapik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Justesen is controlling him.
Justesen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justesen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chlapik pulls Justesen in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justesen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chlapik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justesen won't allow Chlapik to get back to his feet.
Chlapik keeping moving, preventing Justesen from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Justesen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlapik is looking to land body kicks.
Chlapik misses with a body kick.
Justesen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Justesen throws a leg kick but Chlapik moved away.
Justesen swings for the body but Chlapik moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Chlapik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justesen with the counter takedown but Chlapik avoids it easily.
A combination from Justesen does no damage.
Justesen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justesen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlapik.
And Justesen tries to counter it with a takedown but Chlapik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Justesen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chlapik misses with a straight left.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chlapik enables Justesen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chlapik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chlapik wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Justesen is now in half guard.
Jakub Chlapik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chlapik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jonas Justesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chlapik trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Justesen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chlapik 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Chlapik!
After winning the bout, Jakub Chlapik thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 908 p4p, 102 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 634 p4p, 73 weight class). Daniel Sainty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sainty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallace tries to bum rush Sainty with a series of wild strikes but Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sainty connects with a looping right hand.
Wallace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sainty back to the cage. Wallace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a leg kick which misses Sainty's front leg but catches the back leg as Sainty tries to avoid it.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Sainty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sainty attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
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!
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Wallace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace scores with a one two! Sainty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sainty is rocked!
Wallace tries to land a front kick but Sainty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Wallace didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Sainty is having none of it.
Wallace is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sainty trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sainty won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace misses with a leg kick
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown. Wallace fights it but they end up in guard.
Wallace is wriggling around but Sainty manages to pass to half guard.
Wallace manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Sainty's shoulder, as Sainty tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Sainty counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Sainty has Wallace pressed against the cage, preventing Wallace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Sainty has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sainty dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sainty shoots in and bounces Wallace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wallace wants to stand and escape but Sainty is having none of it.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Wallace dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sainty bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wallace bucks up and tries to throw Sainty off but instead Sainty has got his back!
Sainty has good solid back control here.
Wallace is trying to get back to his feet but Sainty has full control of the position and if anything, Wallace has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace trying to get back to his feet but Sainty is in full control for now.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sainty has managed to slip his arm under Wallace's chin. This could be all over... yep, Wallace is tapping out! Submission win for Sainty.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Sainty!
Daniel Sainty made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoise Durnin (ranked 1228 p4p, 148 weight class) and Konstantin Sokolov (ranked 1032 p4p, 130 weight class). Durnin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Naoise Durnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sokolov misses its intended target.
Durnin pushes Sokolov up against the cage in a clinch.
Sokolov misses with a knee to the head.
Sokolov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sokolov presses Durnin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sokolov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durnin's face.
Durnin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durnin.
Durnin misses with a body punch.
Durnin can't find room to land a body shot as Sokolov controls the action.
Good body shot from Durnin.
Sokolov looks winded!
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durnin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durnin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sokolov.
Durnin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokolov controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Durnin pushes Sokolov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durnin tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durnin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durnin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sokolov.
Durnin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durnin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sokolov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Durnin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sokolov can turn it around.
Durnin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolov's elbow.
Durnin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Durnin wants to get back to his feet but Sokolov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Durnin keeping full guard, as Sokolov tries to pass.
Sokolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Durnin has wrist control.
Sokolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Durnin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sokolov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sokolov postures up and lands a big shot to Durnin's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin wriggles free and stands up.
Durnin moves in looking to clinch but Sokolov pushes him off.
Durnin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokolov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durnin tries to clinch up.
Durnin closes the distance and clinches.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Durnin avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durnin misses with a body punch.
Sokolov throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
Durnin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durnin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sokolov blocks a body shot from Durnin.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sokolov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Durnin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Durnin tries to clinch there but Sokolov circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sokolov! But no joy.
Sokolov throws a looping overhand right but Durnin ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sokolov counters with a nice uppercut.
Durnin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokolov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sokolov! But no joy.
Durnin tries to clinch up.
Sokolov clobbers Durnin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sokolov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sokolov.
Durnin tries to clinch but Sokolov moves out of range.
A big left from Sokolov misses.
Sokolov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durnin.
Durnin closes the distance and pushes Sokolov back into the cage.
Durnin misses with a body punch.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Durnin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Sokolov prevents a body shot from Durnin.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Sokolov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokolov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnin can't find room to land a body shot as Sokolov controls the action.
Sokolov blocks a body shot from Durnin.
Sokolov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durnin's elbow.
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!
Sokolov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Sokolov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Durnin misses with a punch to the body.
Durnin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durnin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durnin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durnin tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durnin misses with a punch to the body.
Durnin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sokolov prevents a body shot from Durnin.
Sokolov prevents a body shot from Durnin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sokolov.
Durnin tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durnin misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov has picked Durnin up - he's going for a ride! Sokolov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sokolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durnin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin Sokolov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durnin darts in and clinches Sokolov up against the cage.
Durnin tries a body shot but Sokolov blocks it.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durnin tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Durnin back against the cage.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durnin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokolov controls his hands.
Durnin tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durnin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durnin misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov can't find room to land a body shot as Durnin controls the action.
Durnin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov prevents a body shot from Durnin.
Sokolov lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Sokolov.
Durnin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durnin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sokolov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sokolov is keen to just control but Durnin is a slippery customer.
Sokolov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov trying to control the action but Durnin is working from the bottom.
Durnin has hold of Sokolov's hands but Sokolov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Durnin tries to kick Sokolov off but Sokolov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sokolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sokolov throwing shots but Durnin is blocking nicely.
Sokolov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Konstantin Sokolov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sokolov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokolov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durnin's head.
Sokolov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durnin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sokolov on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sokolov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durnin defending well though.
Sokolov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokolov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sokolov wants to take a breather but Durnin is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Durnin wants to clinch up but Sokolov keeps it at a distance.
Sokolov keeps the fight on the outside.
Durnin wants to clinch up but Sokolov keeps it at a distance.
Durnin moves to clinch but Sokolov breaks away
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
Sokolov keeps the fight on the outside.
Durnin tries to clinch there but Sokolov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin wants to clinch but Sokolov slips to the side
and Sokolov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Sokolov.
Durnin wants to clinch.
Durnin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Sokolov catches Durnin right on the button with a cross.
Sokolov punishes Durnin's body with a nice straight punch.
Naoise Durnin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durnin slips under a jab.
Durnin throws a big counter combination but Sokolov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sokolov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durnin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokolov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sokolov's corner calls for a 1-2. Sokolov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Naoise Durnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durnin slips under a jab from Sokolov.
Durnin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokolov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sokolov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durnin.
Durnin avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Sokolov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Durnin doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov swinging wildly here.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sokolov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Durnin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sokolov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Durnin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sokolov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sokolov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sokolov loads up on a big right hand but Durnin slips the punch.
Durnin ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Durnin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durnin tries to clinch but Sokolov is having none of it.
Durnin tries to clinch but Sokolov moves out of range.
Durnin wants to clinch up but Sokolov keeps it at a distance.
Sokolov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sokolov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sokolov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Sokolov.
Konstantin Sokolov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durnin moves into the clinch successfully.
Durnin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durnin misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Sokolov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sokolov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durnin tries to clinch but Sokolov moves away
and Sokolov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
Durnin is rocked!
Durnin glances at the clock... BAM! Sokolov nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Durnin crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Durnin is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Sokolov!
A victorious Konstantin Sokolov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 964 p4p, 127 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 1312 p4p, 179 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by The Lost Boy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abel's choice of entrance music: Express Yourself. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 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
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston throws a good cross that connects.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Winston moves out of range easily.
Abel works Winston's body with a nice hook.
Winston with a poor takedown
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winston blocks a head kick by Abel.
Winston tries for a takedown but Abel circles away easily
and Abel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck for Winston with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Winston connects with a body shot.
Winston throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel's corner calls for a 1-2. Abel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Good exchange - Winston coming out on top.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Winston throws an elbow but Abel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Winston in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Winston cracks Abel with a big right hand but Abel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abel is trying to buck Winston off.
We've been hearing that Winston has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sloppy strikes there by Winston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel throws Winston to one side and escapes!
Winston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abel swivels and escapes.
Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston backing away here, and Abel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winston lands with a good body shot.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Abel unleashes a big counter combination but Winston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winston swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winston somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Winston fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
Abel looks to clinch
and Winston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Winston 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.
Abel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Winston.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abel pushes Winston off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Abel misses.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abel on his heels. He'll look to pass Abel's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abel is keeping the position for now.
Abel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Winston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abel wants to get back to his feet but Winston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Abel blocks nicely.
Abel pushes Winston off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abel avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Harry Winston will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt - Abel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abel throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston punishes Abel's body with a nice straight punch.
Winston lands with a nice body punch.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston scores with a nice head shot.
Abel slips under a jab from Winston.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Abel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winston's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winston.
Abel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Winston closes the distance and clinches up with Abel, looking for a takedown. Winston pushes Abel against the cage but Abel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abel misses with a few strikes there.
Winston feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abel pushes Winston off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but Winston ducks down to avoid it.
Winston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel misses with a looping left.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Winston.
Abel connects with a crisp jab.
Aristides Abel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Winston misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Abel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Abel.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abel! But no joy.
Winston throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
Winston has managed to clinch.
Winston can't get the takedown.
Winston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winston looking for a takedown.
Abel lands an uppercut.
Winston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winston pulls guard.
Abel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
As Winston backs off Abel throws a huge counter combo but Winston manages to avoid it all.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Winston blocks the leg kick.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Winston throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
Abel defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Winston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick
and Winston counters with a single leg into guard. Abel didn't expect that.
Abel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winston throwing strikes from guard but Abel blocks nicely.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Abel has wrist control.
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston prevents Abel from getting back to his feet.
Abel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Winston off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Winston jabs Abel right on the nose. Abel blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winston.
Abel lands a head shot.
Abel looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Abel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Winston drives through with a takedown into Abel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Winston is pushing down on Abel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abel is fighting to maintain full guard but Winston has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel has hold of Winston's hands but Winston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Winston is working for a kimura but Abel is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aristides Abel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abel lands a slapping body shot.
Aristides Abel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Winston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winston scores with a hook to the body. Abel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abel lands with a straight right. Winston didn't see that one coming.
Abel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winston counters with a takedown into side control.
Abel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Abel tenderised Winston's leg. Winston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abel clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Winston avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abel leaves Winston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Winston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winston walks into a stiff left hand from Abel.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Winston checks a leg kick.
Winston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abel to score with a decent uppercut.
Winston moves away from the strike by Abel.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Winston misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abel counters with a left and a right that stings Winston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel moves in looking to clinch but Winston pushes him off.
Winston misses with a takedown attempt - Abel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winston swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Abel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winston cracks Abel with a good jab.
Winston shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abel defends it nicely.
Abel shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston is looking to wear down Abel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winston to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harry Winston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Abel feints a counter leg kick.
Abel throws a lazy uppercut
and Winston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Winston off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston fails with a takedown attempt.
Winston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abel.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Abel moves into the clinch.
Abel blocking some punches.
Winston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Winston lands a body punch.
Winston lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abel 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
A less than humble Aristides Abel 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 470 p4p, 72 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 468 p4p, 71 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Bransjehora. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz is looking to clinch but Monkey is avoiding it.
Monkey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schultz checks a low kick from Monkey.
Schultz missing with a left hand there. Monkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schultz or perhaps it was just good defense by Monkey, which made it look bad.
Schultz avoids a kick to the body.
Schultz moves out of range as Monkey throws a body kick.
Monkey scores with a jab to the body.
Monkey lands a jab to the nose.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schultz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A nice combination there by Schultz.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schultz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monkey pushes Schultz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monkey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monkey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monkey taking a breather.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Monkey lands a shot to the body.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Monkey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schultz tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Monkey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey pushes Schultz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Monkey taking a breather.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
Schultz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monkey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Monkey digs a right hand into Schultz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultz's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Monkey.
A short left from Monkey.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz lands a knee to the body.
Schultz gets through Monkey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey manages to break the clinch.
Schultz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schultz tries to clinch up.
Schultz connects with a body shot that sends Monkey's belly button to the back.
Monkey avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monkey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schultz tries to clinch but Monkey is having none of it.
Schultz throws a series of strikes that have Monkey backpedaling.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Monkey avoids them all with ease.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
Monkey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Schultz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schultz misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demon Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monkey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Schultz ducks down to avoid it.
Monkey wants to land a leg kick but Schultz is out of range.
Schultz slips under a jab.
Monkey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Schultz.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Schultz misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with a right hand to the body.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schultz has a takedown stuffed.
Schultz doesn't manage to clinch there - Monkey circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dutch Schultz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schultz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schultz misses with a head kick.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schultz throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Dutch Schultz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monkey tries to land a leg kick but Schultz saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Schultz misses.
An inside leg kick from Monkey misses.
Schultz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schultz tries a quick counter leg kick but Monkey is wise to it.
Monkey throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Schultz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Schultz.
Monkey lands a big right hand that sends Schultz crashing to the mat! Monkey stays standing though and waves Schultz back to his feet!
Schultz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey throws an uppercut from hell that sends Schultz clean off his feet! He's out cold! Monkey stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demon Monkey!
A relieved looking Demon Monkey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 400 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 363 p4p, 56 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
51 - 24 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boxer 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.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boxer checks it well.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Boxer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Boxer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Boxer settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a low kick but Boxer avoids it.
Boxer catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
A countering left hand to the body from Boxer misses.
Boxer with a jab.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Boxer moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer.
Kick Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Boxer misses the jab.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boxer.
Anderson slips a straight right by Boxer.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxer checks a leg kick.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good work by Boxer as he checks the leg kick.
Boxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boxer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boxer. That one must have hurt.
Boxer blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Boxer staying out of range there.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Boxer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Boxer is quick to defend against it.
Boxer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Nice shot lands for Boxer.
Boxer scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Boxer moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson slips a jab from Boxer.
Boxer tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Anderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Boxer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boxer thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Anderson.
Boxer throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boxer.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxer! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Boxer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boxer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxer slips under a jab from Anderson.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kick Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boxer checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boxer - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boxer. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boxer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Boxer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anderson darts in looking for a takedown but Boxer gets double underhooks and turns Anderson into the cage.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Boxer works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boxer is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Boxer tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Boxer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Boxer's legs.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boxer is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anderson trying to control the action but Boxer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Boxer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Boxer tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Anderson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boxer just manages to avoid it.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Boxer misses.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Boxer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boxer tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Boxer.
Boxer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Boxer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Boxer.
Anderson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anderson counters with a single leg into guard. Boxer didn't expect that.
Boxer is pulling down on Anderson's head to control his posture.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Boxer's brow.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
Boxer trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson cracks Boxer with a solid left hand.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Boxer has wrist control.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Boxer blocks nicely.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxer is keeping the position for now.
Boxer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Boxer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Boxer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Boxer tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson slips a jab from Boxer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
Boxer catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Boxer throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boxer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boxer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boxer duly obliges.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Boxer tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anderson working the ground and pound but Boxer is defending the strikes.
Anderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
I wouldn't like to be where Boxer is right now.
Boxer is continuing to stall.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anderson controlling from side mount.
Boxer can't do much from the bottom here.
Boxer is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Boxer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson cracks Boxer with a big right hand but Boxer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boxer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but Boxer defends.
Anderson trying to control the position but Boxer is working away.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson had his way with Kick Boxer in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer connects with a high kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boxer is looking to land body kicks.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands with a good body shot.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Boxer's knee but Boxer avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boxer - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boxer at a distance.
Boxer connects with a jab.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Boxer's leg. Boxer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boxer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anderson checks it well.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Anderson blocks the leg kick.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Boxer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boxer checks a low kick from Anderson.
Boxer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Boxer misses.
Decent striking displayed by Boxer there.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
And Anderson counters with a quick kick to the body but Boxer blocks it.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boxer's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boxer checks the leg kick.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boxer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer.
Anderson connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boxer looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Boxer connects with the punch.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Boxer moved away.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boxer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson retains his lightweight title!
Sparky Anderson decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 1499 p4p, 67 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 848 p4p, 45 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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28
292 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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28
270 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McPherson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Babyara sprawls well initially but McPherson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McPherson lands strikes from half guard.
McPherson drops an elbow to the side of Babyara's head.
McPherson drops an elbow to the side of Babyara's head.
Babyara trying to control here.
McPherson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Babyara is trying to get back to full guard.
McPherson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McPherson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Babyara is rocked!
McPherson 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.
Babyara wants to improve his position but McPherson is controlling well.
Babyara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McPherson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babyara is still in real trouble! Can McPherson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPherson 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 one minute gone in the round.
McPherson scores with a big shot! Babyara's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Babyara! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turd McPherson!
Turd McPherson 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 Mat Diaz (ranked 778 p4p, 114 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 689 p4p, 102 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with I Got Five On It blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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36
184 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 30 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
It looks like Mat Diaz has been cut.
Maneno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Maneno throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Maneno moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Maneno is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maneno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maneno.
Maneno misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maneno thinking.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Maneno avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manenos head.
Diaz has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been hearing reports that Diaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz has Maneno pressed against the cage, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maneno punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maneno takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
It looks like Chiku Maneno has been cut.
Maneno catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz is rocked!
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno misses with a straight right.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maneno tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maneno to the ground. Maneno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Mat Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Maneno avoids nicely.
Maneno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maneno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Maneno scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punishes Maneno's body with a nice straight punch.
Maneno scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz lands with a hook. Maneno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maneno swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Maneno throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Maneno takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Maneno manages to retain guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Maneno keeps moving.
Diaz is really struggling to control Maneno but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Diaz prevents Maneno from getting back to his feet.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz trying to control but Maneno is working from the bottom.
Maneno wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
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 Mat Diaz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maneno throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Maneno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz slips a straight right by Maneno.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Maneno manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Maneno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Maneno lands with an overhand left.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maneno counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Diaz swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Maneno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maneno connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maneno as he jumps to the side.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Maneno.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Diaz takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Maneno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz cracks Maneno with a good jab.
Maneno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maneno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maneno throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maneno swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Maneno defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Maneno digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Maneno sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Maneno with an uppercut!
Diaz staying out of range there.
A big right from Diaz misses.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maneno drops Diaz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Diaz! Maneno dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 117 p4p, 18 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 662 p4p, 91 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
195 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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23
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato throws a hook to the side of Alcala's head but Alcala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alcala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
Alcala works Pato's body with a nice hook.
Alcala throws a head kick but Pato moves out of range.
Alcala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pato throws a lazy uppercut
and Alcala counters with a two punch combo.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcala is just out of range.
Alcala scores with a hook to the body. Pato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pato looks to clinch
and Alcala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala thuds his shin into the meat of Pato's side.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pato lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Pato misses
and Alcala counters with a one-two to the body.
Pato is looking to clinch.
Alcala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato moves away from the strike by Alcala.
Pato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alcala counters with a left and a right that stings Pato.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pato throws out the jab.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alcala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alcala raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alcala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcala is just out of range.
Pato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alcala counters with a nice uppercut.
Pato avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Pato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pato throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala throws a counter combo.
Pato wants to clinch but Alcala slips to the side
and Alcala counters with a series of strikes. Pato will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Alcala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alcala manages to circle out of the way.
Alcala has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Pato scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pato in his tracks.
Alcala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pato closes the distance but Alcala moves to the side
and Alcala counters with a left and a right that stings Pato.
Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pato misses with a wild body shot.
Alcala throws a wild body kick that Pato sees coming a mile off.
Alcala with a nice cross.
Pato drives through and clinches with Alcala against the cage.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
A short right from Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries to circle away but Pato has him pinned against the cage.
Alcala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Pato.
Pato throws a right hand that misses
and Alcala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alcala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcala circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pato throws the left hand but Alcala avoids the punch easily.
Pato throws a series of punches but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pato punishes Alcala's body with a nice straight punch.
Pato looks to land a left hand but Alcala moved out of range nicely.
Alcala avoids the body shot from Pato.
Alcala throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alcala moves out of range as Pato strikes.
Pato lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Alcala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcala tries to land a leg kick but Pato saw it coming and moves away.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Alcala pushes him off.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala is working Pato over against the cage.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala jumps guard but Pato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Alcala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alcala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pato misses with a few strikes there.
Rodney Alcala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Alcala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Pato backs off Alcala throws a huge counter combo but Pato manages to avoid it all.
Pato looks to land a combination. Alcala sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pato lands a big right hand that sends Alcala crashing to the mat! Pato stays standing though and waves Alcala back to his feet!
Alcala is rocked!
Pato is looking to wear down Alcala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alcala is still on wobbly legs! Can Pato finish him?
Pato drops Alcala with a naaaaasty hook - Alcala is in real trouble here! Pato dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Pato!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Guillermo Pato waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Clothing Co.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Camara (ranked 38 p4p, 6 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 190 p4p, 30 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara misses the jab.
Ladd lands a jab to Camara's midsection.
Ladd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ladd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
Camara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Camara cracks a nice hook into Ladd's ribs.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd staying out of range there.
Ladd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camara with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara clinches.
Camara misses with some punches.
Ladd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Camara takes one on the button.
Camara wants to clinch.
Camara looks to clinch
and Ladd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camara throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Camara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ladd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ladd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ladd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ladd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ladd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ladd's elbow.
We've been informed that Ladd 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.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Ladd prevents a body shot from Camara.
Ladd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Camara ducks down to avoid it.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camara is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ladd! But no joy.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara tries to counter by clinching up but Ladd breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from Ladd finds it's way through Camara's defenses.
Ladd throws a shot to the body.
Camara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd scores with a nice head shot.
Camara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
Ladd feints a jab promting Camara to slip. Ladd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Camara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Camara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camara ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
Camara connects with a looping right hand.
Camara scores with a hook.
Camara darts in and clinches Ladd up against the cage.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ladd lands a hook that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ladd's efforts to push away.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd lands with a short shot to the head.
Camara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd is looking to break free of the clinch but Camara has double underhooks.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but Camara slips the punch.
Camara is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ladd.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Camara.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camara misses the shot to the body.
Camara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camara.
Camara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ladd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ladd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ladd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camara on the side of the head.
Camara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ladd in his tracks.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Camara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Ladd throws the left hand but Camara avoids the punch easily.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Good exchange - Ladd coming out on top.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladd takes one to the side of the head.
Camara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara takes a swing at Ladd's ribcage but misses.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camara moves in looking to clinch but Ladd pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara looks to throw the jab but Ladd is out of range.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ladd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ladd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Camara slips a jab from Ladd.
Camara throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara moves into the clinch.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camara lands with a nice body punch.
Ladd stalks Camara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Camara's face. Camara staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
Camara throws a right and a left that Ladd avoids nicely.
Camara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Ladd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Camara backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara needs to keep his hands up - Ladd had a free shot at his head there.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ladd! But no joy.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ladd.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Camara moves away.
Ladd throws a series of punches but Camara moves out of range.
Camara tests Ladd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camara misses with a looping right.
Ladd walks into a straight right hand from Camara.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Camara is looking to clinch but Ladd is avoiding it.
Ladd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ladd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camara.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
A left lands for Ladd.
Ladd fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Camara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camara slips a jab and a cross from Ladd.
Nice shot lands for Camara.
A big right from Camara misses.
Ladd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Ladd. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Camara.
Camara dodges the punch combination from Ladd.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Camara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Camara lands with a straight right. Ladd didn't see that one coming.
Ladd throws the left hand but Camara avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara instigates a clinch.
Ladd wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Ladd fails to land.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
Camara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Camara throws a shot from downtown. Ladd moves away and avoids it.
Camara is looking to clinch.
Camara throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camara slips under a jab from Ladd.
Ladd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Camara misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara gets a clinch.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Camara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Camara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd connects with a body shot.
Ladd blocks a jab.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Camara.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Camara tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Camara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
The fighters circling - Camara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Camara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Camara tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara tries to clinch there but Ladd circles away.
A little jabbing left from Ladd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ladd takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Camara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Camara tries to clinch up but Ladd circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camara. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd takes one to the side of the head.
Ladd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ladd's corner calls for a 1-2. Ladd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camara tries to clinch up.
Ladd slips a jab from Camara.
Camara wants to clinch.
Camara wants to clinch but Ladd slips to the side
and Ladd counters with a left to the body.
Camara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.
Camara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd lands an overhand right.
Camara moves into the clinch successfully.
Camara working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
Camara blocking some punches.
Camara prevents a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Camara blocking some punches.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ladd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ladd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara blocks a body shot from Ladd.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara digs a right hand into Ladd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ladd's gas tank.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Ladd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara blocks a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Ladd cracks Camara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Camara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Camara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Camara drives through and clinches with Ladd against the cage.
Ladd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Camara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ladd throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara has Ladd pressed against the cage, preventing Ladd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ibrahim Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd tries to break free but Camara pushes him back against the cage.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Ladd.
Ladd is looking to break free of the clinch but Camara has double underhooks.
Ladd prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ladd is trying to push Camara away but Camara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ladd.
Ladd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ladd tries to break the clinch but Camara is controlling the position.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Ladd is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Ladd misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Ladd.
Ladd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
Camara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ladd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ibrahim Camara did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ladd takes one to the side of the head.
Ladd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camara tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Camara doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladd circles away.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camara.
Camara clinches.
Camara misses with some punches.
Camara misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Ladd.
Ladd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Ladd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ladd misses with some punches.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ladd is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Ladd controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
Ladd prevents a body shot from Camara.
Ladd blocking some punches.
Ladd tries to circle away but Camara has him pinned against the cage.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ladd tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Ladd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Ladd is rocked!
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ladd is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Camara unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ladd! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Camara is unloading with more strikes now! Ladd drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
Ibrahim Camara is the new middleweight champion!
Ibrahim Camara decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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