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GC 313 Starker vs Suckerpunch PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rothschild (ranked 3091 p4p, 373 weight class) and Dan Skog (ranked 5027 p4p, 503 weight class). Rothschild kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Maiden- Wrathchild. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
Skog slips a jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Skog tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Skog back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Skog is rocked!
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Skog lunges at Rothschild with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rothschild's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Skog coming out on top.
Skog scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skog doesn't seem bothered though.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Skog connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild lands a right hook to the body.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skog shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog throws a hook but Rothschild blocks it.
Rothschild 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.
A punch lands to the side of Rothschild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rothschild looks to land a combination but Skog avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Skog misses.
Skog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Rothschild catches Skog right on the button with a cross.
Skog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skog takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skog manages to avoid it.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skog manages to avoid it.
Skog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Skog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skog. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skog throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Skog.
Skog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild digs a good body shot into Skog's ribs.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Skog moves out of range of the body kick.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Skog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Rothschild checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Skog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with the combination.
Skog drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rothschild defends it well.
Skog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Rothschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Skog takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rothschild uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skog.
Skog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.
Skog lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rothschild misses with a lunging right hand
and Skog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rothschild takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.
Skog connects with a single shot there.
Skog is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rothschild had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Skog stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skog with a jab.
Skog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skog throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skog looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rothschild!
Rothschild taking a bit of punishment here - Skog scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Skog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rothschild tries a low kick but Skog avoids it.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Skog with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Skog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rothschild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skog's head.
Skog cracks a nice hook into Rothschild's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Skog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Skog avoids them all with ease.
Skog tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Skog's head.
Skog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rothschild looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skog closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rothschild to the mat! Rothschild manages to get full guard.
Skog trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rothschild preventing the sweep.
Skog is trying to control the position but Rothschild postures up.
Skog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rothschild wants to pass the guard but Skog is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothschild trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Skog pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rothschild back to the cage. Skog follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dan Skog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild tests Skog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Skog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Skog changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Skog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Skog misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Skog fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rothschild on the side of the head.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skog checks it well.
Skog drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rothschild defends it well.
Skog misses with a low kick.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skog on the side of the head.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skog tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Skog with the counter takedown but Rothschild avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Skog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Skog lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skog is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Skog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skog seems to have recovered his senses.
Rothschild takes a swing at Skog's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Skog saw that one coming.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Skog ducked under it nicely.
Skog let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Skog.
A clash of legs there as Rothschild blocks the low kick.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Skog throws a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Skog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rothschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rothschild misses with a looping left.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Skog with a nice cross.
Skog checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skog looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Skog lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skog connects with an inside leg kick.
Skog scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skog lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skog lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Rothschild does no damage.
Rothschild swings for the body but Skog moves out of range.
Skog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skog jabs at Rothschild's body.
Skog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Skog punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Skog.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Rothschild catches Skog right on the button with a cross.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skog misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Rothschild misses its target.
Skog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skog swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skog.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skog scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Rothschild looks to land a left hand but Skog moved out of range nicely.
Skog looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Skog moves away and avoids it.
Skog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rothschild with a body shot.
Skog throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Skog moves out of range of the body kick.
Skog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skog on the side of the head.
Skog tried to score with a low kick but Rothschild checks it.
Rothschild chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skog can pounce on him.
Skog misses the jab.
Skog just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Skog slips the punch.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rothschild doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skog punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
Skog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skog lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Dan Skog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog moves out of range of the body kick from Rothschild.
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!
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skog lands a leg kick that knocks Rothschild off balance momentarily.
Skog misses with a low kick as Rothschild jumps back.
Skog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rothschild. Rothschild circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skog scores with a jab to the body.
Skog thuds a left hand into Rothschild's body.
Rothschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Skog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Skog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skog has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Skog!
Andy Rothschild spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Esposito (ranked 3406 p4p, 393 weight class) and Osama Akharraz (ranked 5053 p4p, 517 weight class). Javier Esposito had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws out a counter right but Esposito avoids it with no problem.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Akharraz saw it coming and moves away.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Akharraz's shoulder, as Akharraz tries to avoid the shot.
Esposito takes a swing at Akharraz's ribcage but misses.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.
Esposito gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Esposito avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Esposito stalling in the clinch.
Esposito has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Akharraz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz is trying to stand back up.
Esposito trying to control.
Akharraz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Esposito is landing with strikes. Akharraz can't take much more of this.
Akharraz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Esposito off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Esposito loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Akharraz hold on?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Esposito. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet but Esposito has full control of the position and if anything, Akharraz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz is trapped and Esposito is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Esposito scores with punches to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is punishing Akharraz with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is taking a good look at Akharraz as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Esposito!
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Esposito 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.
Akharraz is trying to stand back up.
Esposito lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Akharraz.
Akharraz is rocked!
Esposito is landing with strikes from the back.
Akharraz is still in real trouble! Can Esposito finish him?
Esposito is raining down hard shots and and Akharraz has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Javier Esposito!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crown Halo (ranked 3006 p4p, 356 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2300 p4p, 296 weight class). Sturridge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sturridge 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.
Sturridge has a takedown stuffed.
Halo tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sturridge, pushing him back against the cage.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sturridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturridge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge manages to break the clinch.
Sturridge scores with a jab to the head.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturridge.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo ducks right into an uppercut from Sturridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sturridge - just one landing.
Sturridge cracks Halo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sturridge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halo defends it nicely.
Crown Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Sturridge.
Sturridge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Sturridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturridge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sturridge just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Sturridge loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo lands a body shot.
Sturridge throws a body shot but no joy.
Sturridge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Halo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge is trying to pull guard but Halo has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo misses with a body punch.
Halo lands with a left to the head.
Halo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sturridge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Halo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sturridge looking for a takedown.
Halo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturridge's efforts to push away.
Halo landing knees to the head.
Sturridge is rocked!
Halo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sturridge.
Sturridge looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Sturridge avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sturridge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sturridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturridge.
Oooooh!!! Halo has knocked Sturridge down with a huge combo! Halo steps away and waves a wobbly Sturridge back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sturridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to Halo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sturridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Sturridge blocks with his arms.
Sturridge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Halo lands with a short shot to the head.
Halo is working Sturridge over against the cage.
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Halo maintains plum control as Sturridge tries to back straight out! Halo connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Sturridge blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Crown Halo!
An out of breath Crown Halo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kilmister (ranked 1868 p4p, 194 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 1472 p4p, 159 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kilmister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino throws a sloppy head kick and Kilmister moves out of range easily.
Cassino checks a low kick from Kilmister.
Kilmister lands a jab.
Kilmister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
Nice body kick there by Cassino.
Cassino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cassino takes a swing at Kilmister's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Kilmister down.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Nice jab there from Cassino.
A jab from Cassino finds it's way through Kilmister's defenses.
Kilmister lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kilmister.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Kilmister. Those never looked like landing.
Cassino looks to land a combination. Kilmister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Johnny Kilmister has been cut.
Kilmister lands a head shot.
Kilmister ducks right into an uppercut from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that Cassino avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Kilmister misses.
Cassino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Cassino.
Kilmister tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cassino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilmister doesn't seem bothered though.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Kilmister checks it.
Kilmister gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassino.
Cassino throws the left hand but Kilmister avoids the punch easily.
Kilmister swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cassino misses with the combination.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kilmister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilmister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cassino's head.
Cassino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilmister, pushing him back against the cage.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Kilmister wants to get back to striking at distance but Cassino won't allow it.
Kilmister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilmister avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Some wild striking there from Kilmister.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilmister keeps the fight on the outside.
Cassino takes the fight into the clinch.
Kilmister breaks from the clinch.
Kilmister swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino swings widly with a right hand
and Kilmister moves into the clinch.
Kilmister breaks from the clinch.
Cassino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cassino tries to land a leg kick but Kilmister saw it coming and moves away.
Kilmister seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cassino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilmister throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
Kilmister looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kilmister keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilmister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Kilmister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilmister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassino scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cassino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilmister doesn't seem phased though.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a low kick but Kilmister avoids it.
Kilmister throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Kilmister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilmister.
Cassino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilmister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilmister slips a straight right by Cassino.
Kilmister is looking to chop away at Cassino's legs.
Kilmister moves out of range of the strikes.
Cassino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilmister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kilmister has had enough of the clinch but Cassino keeps him there for the moment.
Cassino keeps control of Kilmister as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Kilmister is looking to break free of the clinch but Cassino has double underhooks.
Cassino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilmister backwards.
Kilmister is trying to push Cassino away but Cassino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kilmister blocks an uppercut.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Kilmister controls the action.
Kilmister is trying to break free.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmister blocks an uppercut.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilmister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilmister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Kilmister takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Kilmister moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Cassino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilmister avoids a kick to the body.
Kilmister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab lands there for Kilmister.
Cassino moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilmister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cassino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilmister is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Kilmister is out of range.
Kilmister rushes Cassino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilmister's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Kilmister's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilmister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cassino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassino throws a body punch but Kilmister moves out of range.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kilmister really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kilmister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilmister.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Cassino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilmister blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kilmister!
A punch lands to the side of Kilmister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilmister throws a nice looking combination but Cassino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cassino throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilmister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kilmister moves away from the strike by Cassino.
Kilmister tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilmister slips under a jab from Cassino.
Cassino keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilmister cracks a nice hook into Cassino's ribs.
Johnny Kilmister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilmister misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Kilmister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kilmister swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilmister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cassino takes one on the button.
Johnny Kilmister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cassino doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilmister circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilmister misses the target.
Kilmister tests Cassino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cassino moves out of range as Kilmister strikes.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Kilmister is out of range.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Kilmister moved out of range.
Kilmister avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Kilmister seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilmister connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cassino scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Kilmister misses.
Kilmister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilmister.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilmister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassino moves away.
A shot to the liver by Cassino. Beautiful body shot.
Kilmister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kilmister scores with a three punch combo!
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Kilmister.
Kilmister lands a slapping body shot.
Kilmister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cassino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilmister misses with a wild combination.
Cassino lands with an uppercut that bounces Kilmister off the cage and back into range.
A clash of legs there as Kilmister blocks the low kick.
Cassino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilmister connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Cassino tenderised Kilmister's leg. Kilmister is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilmister defending well as Cassino loads up on a big left hand.
Kilmister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilmister tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cassino manages to circle out of the way.
Cassino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Kilmister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilmister.
Kilmister swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilmister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kilmister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilmister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cassino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilmister throws a chopping leg kick but Cassino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilmister takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Kilmister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cassino's head.
Cassino throws a hook but Kilmister avoids it easily.
Cassino connects with a right hand. Kilmister shakes it off.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
As Cassino looks to move away, Kilmister throws a big counter combo but Cassino just gets out of the way.
Monte Cassino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Cassino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilmister looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilmister.
Kilmister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Kilmister looks to land a combination but Cassino avoids it well.
Cassino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilmister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino closes the distance and clinches.
Kilmister tries to circle away but Cassino has him pinned against the cage.
Kilmister is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilmister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassino checks a low kick from Kilmister.
A lazy left from Cassino finds it's target.
Cassino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilmister throws a right hand that Cassino ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassino also avoids with ease.
Cassino tests Kilmister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilmister tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Cassino.
Cassino cracks the inside of Kilmister's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monte Cassino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Kilmister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilmister throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Kilmister blocks the leg kick.
Cassino lands a lovely overhand right.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilmister swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kilmister falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Kilmister.
No joy there for Kilmister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cassino keeps Kilmister at a distance using the push kick.
Kilmister displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassino throws out the jab.
Cassino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cassino tries to clinch but Kilmister moves out of range.
Kilmister misses with a two punch combination.
Kilmister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilmister. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilmister is wise to it.
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilmister clinches up with Cassino and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Kilmister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilmister breaks the clinch.
Kilmister throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino tries to clinch but Kilmister moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilmister.
Cassino is looking to chop away at Kilmister's legs.
It looked like Kilmister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kilmister counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilmister ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cassino scores with a punch to the head.
Cassino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilmister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilmister checks a leg kick.
Kilmister throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilmister.
Cassino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilmister wants to clinch up but Cassino keeps it at a distance.
Cassino only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kilmister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Some wild striking there from Kilmister.
Cassino throws the left hand but Kilmister avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kilmister.
Cassino connects with the punch.
A combination from Kilmister does no damage.
Kilmister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilmister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilmister cracks Cassino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilmister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Kilmister scores with a head kick.
Cassino misses with an uppercut. Kilmister saw that one coming.
Cassino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilmister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cassino.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Kilmister scores with a punch to the head.
Kilmister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilmister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kilmister misses its intended target.
Cassino feints and then cracks Kilmister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilmister down.
Cassino closes the distance and clinches.
Cassino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilmister manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilmister throws a combination that misses
and Cassino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilmister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilmister misses with a hook.
Cassino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilmister.
Kilmister tries to counter with a takedown but Cassino is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Cassino misses with a looping left.
Cassino connects with a body shot that sends Kilmister's belly button to the back.
Cassino scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilmister should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Cassino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilmister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilmister throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino rushes Kilmister and presses him up against the cage.
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Kilmister misses with a hook
and Cassino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilmister misses with a head kick.
Cassino clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino avoids a wild elbow strike from Kilmister.
Kilmister blocking some punches.
Cassino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnny Kilmister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilmister swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino scores with a shot to the side of Kilmister's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burke Heimer (ranked 1200 p4p, 125 weight class) and Balbus Michael (ranked 2064 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael throws a series of punches but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Heimer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Heimer checks it well.
Burke Heimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michael manages to avoid it.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Heimer moves his leg out of the way.
Jab from Heimer .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Michael.
Heimer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Heimer misses.
Heimer closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimer misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Heimer pushes Michael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael throws a right hand that misses
and Heimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael defending well as Heimer loads up on a big left hand.
Heimer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michael takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heimer misses the jab.
Heimer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heimer swings widly with a right hand
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimer looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Heimer looks to land a combination but Michael avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to work over Heimer 's front leg with a kick but Heimer checks it.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
Heimer misses with an uppercut. Michael saw that one coming.
Michael appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Heimer misses.
Michael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Michael.
Michael dodges the punch combination from Heimer .
Heimer misses with a straight left.
Heimer misses with an uppercut
and Michael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimer throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
Michael staying out of range there.
Michael moves out of range as Heimer strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael stuns Heimer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Heimer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heimer moves forwards but Michael connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
The fighters circling - Heimer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimer misses with a straight left.
Michael looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heimer moves in looking to clinch but Michael pushes him off.
A big left from Heimer misses.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Michael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michael slips a jab and a cross from Heimer .
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heimer blocks a head kick by Michael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Heimer 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michael under the eye.
Michael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heimer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Michael has time to react.
Heimer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michael staying out of range there.
Michael swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Michael ducks right into an uppercut from Heimer .
Michael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heimer .
Heimer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Heimer blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Michael blocks the leg kick.
Heimer misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burke Heimer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heimer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michael slips under a jab from Heimer .
Michael doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heimer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michael throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Heimer throws a poor cross that misses
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heimer throws a head kick that half lands.
Burke Heimer is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Michael.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michael.
Heimer misses with a hook. Michael ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer lands a head shot.
Michael tests Heimer 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heimer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Heimer scores with a nice right hand.
Heimer swinging wildly here.
Michael takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heimer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimer .
Nice defenses there by Michael.
Michael appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Heimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Heimer throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heimer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?
Heimer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimer throws a jab when Michael was well out of range.
Michael doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heimer lands an overhand right.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michael looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heimer punishes Michael's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Heimer .
Heimer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer misses with a wild body shot.
Heimer misses with a looping left.
Heimer doesn't manage to clinch there - Michael circles away.
Heimer cracks Michael with a good jab.
Heimer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heimer scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick from Heimer lands but Michael takes it in his stride.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael walks into a stiff left hand from Heimer .
Michael misses with a hook
and Heimer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Michael.
A low kick from Michael is predictable there
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michael manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Heimer misses.
Michael throws out a counter right but Heimer avoids it with no problem.
Heimer throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Michael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michael scores with a nice head shot.
Heimer digs a good body shot into Michael's ribs.
Michael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Heimer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heimer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimer .
Heimer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Michael drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heimer .
Heimer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Michael on his heels. He'll look to pass Michael's guard now, I'm sure.
Michael is looking to stand back up but Heimer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Michael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burke Heimer dominated that second round.
That's time! Heimer 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heimer to score with a decent uppercut.
Michael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heimer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Michael misses with a hook.
Heimer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michael bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heimer 's head backwards.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heimer throws an overhand right that lands on Michael's shoulder, as Michael tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heimer cracks Michael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Heimer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michael looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimer is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael leaves Heimer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heimer doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Michael misses its intended target.
Michael is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heimer .
Heimer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heimer loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
Heimer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimer misses with a double jab
and Michael counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heimer misses with a double jab
and Michael counters with a low kick, right behind Heimer 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michael throws a jab when Heimer was well out of range.
Heimer scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Heimer .
Heimer misses with a double jab
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Heimer lands a jab to Michael's midsection.
A jab from Michael does it's job there.
Michael misses with a shot to the body
and Heimer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michael.
Heimer takes the fight into the clinch.
Heimer tries a body shot but Michael blocks it.
Michael manages to break the clinch.
Michael throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heimer misses with a low kick.
As Heimer backs off Michael throws a huge counter combo but Heimer manages to avoid it all.
Heimer swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer walks into a straight right hand from Michael.
Michael misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
Heimer lands a head kick!
Michael throws a right hand that misses
and Heimer counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael digs a good hook to Heimer 's body.
Heimer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimer .
Heimer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heimer misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heimer misses with a right hand
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael moves out of range of the strikes.
Burke Heimer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heimer with a body shot.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heimer scores with a three punch combo!
Michael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Burke Heimer .
Well Heimer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burke Heimer !
An out of breath Burke Heimer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 1295 p4p, 178 weight class) and Peter Batts (ranked 1341 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Batts's choice of entrance music: Midnight City - By: M83. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilkinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Batts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batts's gas tank.
Batts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Batts misses with a punch to the body.
Batts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Batts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson 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.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batts lands an elbow just above Wilkinson 's eye.
Batts throws an elbow that misses.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson tries to work over Batts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batts.
Batts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilkinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts lands with a left to the head.
Batts avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Batts dodges an elbow strike from Wilkinson.
Batts lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Batts lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batts.
Timothy Wilkinson's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batts.
Batts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Batts controls the action.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilkinson dodges an elbow strike from Batts.
Batts scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Batts avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
Wilkinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batts backwards.
Batts blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
A head punch on the inside from Batts fails to land.
Wilkinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike.
Wilkinson lands an elbow inside that Batts shrugs off.
It looks like Peter Batts has been cut.
Batts misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilkinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batts's brow.
Wilkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson works on Batts's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson lands an elbow that stopped Batts in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Wilkinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batts lands a damaging elbow.
Timothy Wilkinson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Batts fails to land.
Batts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilkinson.
Batts blocking some punches.
Wilkinson lands a right hand.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Batts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batts avoids the elbow strike from Wilkinson, against the cage.
Batts has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
Batts blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Batts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Batts looking to stall.
Wilkinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Batts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Batts.
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!
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
Wilkinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Batts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the side of Batts's head but Batts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilkinson clinches up against the cage.
Batts tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson lands a shot to the body.
Wilkinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Batts.
Batts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkinson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilkinson looking for a takedown.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
Wilkinson lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Batts will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batts manages to avoid it.
Batts throws a hook but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Batts keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Batts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Batts circles away.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Batts pushes him off.
Batts lands a head kick!
Batts misses the jab.
Batts tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Wilkinson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilkinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Batts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batts's gas tank.
Wilkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Batts misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Batts prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson pushes Batts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson dodges an elbow strike from Batts.
Batts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkinson avoids the elbow strike from Batts, against the cage.
Batts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson presses Batts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Batts misses with an elbow over the top.
Batts pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilkinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Batts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batts's gas tank.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batts tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkinson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Wilkinson.
Batts is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilkinson gets an underhook and turns Batts into the cage.
Wilkinson pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilkinson is on top in guard.
Wilkinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Batts's guard.
Wilkinson stopping the sweep attempt from Batts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson controlling from the top position.
Batts controls Wilkinson momentarily but Wilkinson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Batts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.
Wilkinson is trying to control the position but Batts postures up.
Batts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Batts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilkinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batts throws a strike but Wilkinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilkinson stopping the sweep attempt from Batts.
Batts working a defensive guard but Wilkinson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts has a hand on Wilkinson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wilkinson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Batts wants to hold on but Wilkinson pushes him away.
Batts gets back to half guard.
Batts is looking for a sweep. Wilkinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batts wants to control but Wilkinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilkinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wilkinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Batts looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Batts can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! 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.
Batts missing with a left hand there. Wilkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Batts is having none of it.
Batts throws out a counter right but Wilkinson avoids it with no problem.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Batts misses with a looping right.
Wilkinson closes the distance and pushes Batts back into the cage.
Batts prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Batts's elbow.
Batts misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batts.
Batts lands a right hand.
Wilkinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batts blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Batts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Batts.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Batts.
Batts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Batts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Batts cracks Wilkinson with a nice body shot.
Batts lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeez, Timothy Wilkinson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Batts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Batts.
Nice elbow from Batts.
Batts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Batts is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilkinson gets an underhook and turns Batts into the cage.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Batts digs a right hand underneath Wilkinson's ribcage. Wilkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Batts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Peter Batts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Batts takes a shot to the head.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batts throws an elbow but misses.
Batts pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilkinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Batts.
Batts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilkinson avoids the elbow strike from Batts, against the cage.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Batts.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilkinson blocks the elbow strike.
Batts swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timothy Wilkinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Batts!
Peter Batts bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 1032 p4p, 136 weight class) and Mauro Carnera (ranked 1471 p4p, 194 weight class). Carnera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Religion - Infected. Mauro Carnera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauro Carnera!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Carnera throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Carnera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuznetsov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuznetsov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carnera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carnera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carnera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
Carnera tests Kuznetsov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carnera lands a nice shot to the body.
Carnera fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuznetsov in the body.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carnera.
Kuznetsov 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.
Carnera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kuznetsov eats them both and turns towards Carnera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Kuznetsov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuznetsov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carnera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuznetsov scrambles back to his feet.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carnera moves away.
Carnera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Carnera throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
Carnera scores with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Carnera moves out of range.
It seemed like Carnera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Carnera throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Carnera.
Carnera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carnera misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuznetsov jabs Carnera right on the nose. Carnera blinks but takes it well.
Kuznetsov lands with an uppercut that bounces Carnera off the cage and back into range.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that half lands.
Carnera is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Carnera misses.
Carnera moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov works the jab nicely.
Kuznetsov lands a brutal head kick. Carnera looks out on his feet and Kuznetsov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
After the fight, Nikolai Kuznetsov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 1148 p4p, 119 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 1152 p4p, 120 weight class). Hughes has chosen Slam - By: Onyx as his entrance music. 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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147 lbs
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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
35 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a hook.
Haze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haze closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haze.
Hughes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Hughes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is trying to get an arm triangle but Haze is defending well.
Haze takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haze's coaches at Smash and Twist have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Haze is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Haze is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haze avoid being mounted?
Haze slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haze keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Haze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hughes.
Hughes landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Haze blocks nicely.
Haze keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Haze lands a decent shot there.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
Haze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hughes is controlling Haze's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Haze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hughes's head.
Haze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes punching from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but Haze is very close to passing his half guard.
Hughes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hughes tries to get to full guard but Haze has control of the leg.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haze.
Hughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haze is working away from the top position though.
Hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haze is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hughes is not content to let Haze control the position.
Haze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hughes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Haze there.
Hughes wants to control but Haze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haze slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated 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.
Haze cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughes with the counter takedown but Haze avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a nice body shot.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Haze scores with a jab. Hughes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
It looked like Haze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Haze. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
As Hughes backs away, Haze returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes scores with a head kick.
Hughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bronson Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Haze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hughes scores with a nice right hand.
Haze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Haze defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Haze tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hughes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haze somewhat.
Haze lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Haze avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Haze continues to drive forward.
Haze connects with a crisp jab.
Haze tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Haze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze is working Hughes over against the cage.
Haze lands a left hand.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Haze lands a left hand.
Haze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hughes's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hughes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haze.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes throws a head kick but Haze moves out of range.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Haze should have avoided that one.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Haze.
Hughes 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.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hughes.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Haze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Haze ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes gets tackled into the cage by Haze. Haze maintains the clinch.
Haze lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze pushes Hughes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hughes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Haze is controlling him.
Haze lands a left hand.
Haze misses with some punches.
Haze tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hughes prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughes.
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Haze, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Haze against the cage but Haze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt - Haze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hughes thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Haze slips under a jab.
Hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Haze.
Haze scores with a spinning back kick!
Haze throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Haze throws a front kick that sends Hughes stumbling back into the cage.
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haze defends it well.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.
Hughes connects with the punch.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haze.
Haze thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Haze misses with a looping right.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Haze defends it well.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze scores with a shot to the body.
Hughes throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Haze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hughes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
Haze throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Haze off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes avoids the body shot from Haze.
Haze lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Haze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Haze shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Hughes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Haze tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hughes is in Haze's guard.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes distracts Haze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hughes looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hughes holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze landing some decent shots from guard.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haze looking to sit in guard and control but Hughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughes is in close to Haze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronson Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haze trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes has his foot on Haze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haze works his way back into a safe position though.
Haze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haze cracks Hughes with a solid left hand.
Hughes is trying to keep Haze in close.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hughes has his foot on Haze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haze works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerry Haze.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
An out of breath Jerry Haze thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 1309 p4p, 166 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 807 p4p, 104 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. 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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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan fails to land with a series of punches.
The Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by The Man. Beautiful body shot.
Nazaryan throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
The Man looks for a takedown but Nazaryan sprawls well.
The Man scores with a one two! Nazaryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Man is looking to land body kicks.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick.
Nazaryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by The Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nazaryan misses with a two punch combination.
The Man darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazaryan tries to roll over but The Man keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Man is trying to control. Nazaryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Man looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Man lands strikes from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw The Man working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Man looks to land a strike but Nazaryan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nazaryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Man wants to control from the top but Nazaryan keeps moving.
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Nazaryan has wrist control.
The Man won't allow Nazaryan to sweep him here.
The Man throws a strike but Nazaryan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan stands and steps away. The Man gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nazaryan throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
The Man feints and then cracks Nazaryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazaryan down.
A leg kick checked by The Man.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan needs to keep his hands up - The Man had a free shot at his head there.
The Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nazaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nazaryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Man throws out the jab.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Man manages to avoid it.
The Man throws out a powerful jab.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. The Man ducked under it nicely.
The Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nazaryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nazaryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
The Man throws a series of punches but Nazaryan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a double jab
and The Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
The Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazaryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Man thows a leg kick but Nazaryan checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for The Man with that takedown attempt.
The Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazaryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Man wants to counter the offense by Nazaryan and move into the clinch position.
The Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nazaryan connects with a jab.
The Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nazaryan throws a looping overhand right but The Man ducks down to avoid it.
The Man feints and as Nazaryan raises his hands in defense, The Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Nazaryan trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob The Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nazaryan misses with a kick to the body.
The Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
The Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Nazaryan lands a really nice looking cross but The Man seems unphased.
The Man misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Nazaryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Nazaryan. Those never looked like landing.
The Man lands with an overhand left.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but The Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. The Man moves away and avoids it.
The Man steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Man.
A jab lands there for Nazaryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by The Man.
The Man avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
The Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan looks to land a body kick but The Man moved away.
Nazaryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Man lands a leg kick that knocks Nazaryan off balance momentarily.
The Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nazaryan. Nazaryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nazaryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nazaryan throws out a loose jab but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
The Man instigates a clinch.
The Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazaryan controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man misses with a body punch.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
The Man keeps control of Nazaryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Man misses with the head strike.
The Man pushes Nazaryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazaryan can't break the clinch.
The Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Man is looking to slow Nazaryan down with leg kicks.
The Man scores with a jab.
The Man wants to slow Nazaryan down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nazaryan defends well and The Man ends up having to push Nazaryan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Nazaryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vrej Nazaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob The Man.
Jab, jab by The Man - just one landing.
The Man dives in for a single leg takedown but Nazaryan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Man connects with a jab.
Nazaryan is rocked!
The Man connects with a body shot that sends Nazaryan's belly button to the back.
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazaryan feints a jab promting The Man to slip. Nazaryan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
Nazaryan seems to have got his legs back now.
The Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Man scores with a kick to the body.
The Man shoots in for a takedown but Nazaryan shows good takedown defense.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Man, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nazaryan looks for the body kick but The Man saw that one coming.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Man tries to clinch up but Nazaryan circles away and keeps his distance.
The Man blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazaryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Man cracks a nice hook into Nazaryan's ribs.
The Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nazaryan's knee momentarily.
Nazaryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheers as The Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazaryan doesn't seem phased though.
The Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nazaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Man.
It looked like Nazaryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. The Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Man scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
The Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Nazaryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Man drives through and clinches with Nazaryan against the cage.
The Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazaryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Man.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Man manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan jabs The Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazaryan gets caught flat footed, as The Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nazaryan has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. The Man is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for The Man.
The Man tries a body shot but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan blocks an uppercut.
The Man can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazaryan's elbow.
The Man tries a body shot but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from The Man as the two fighters clinch.
The Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Man pushes Nazaryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
The Man misses with a straight left.
The Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nazaryan on the side of the head.
Nazaryan stuffs the takedown attempt from The Man. The Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazaryan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Man back to the cage. Nazaryan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nazaryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from The Man misses its intended target.
Nazaryan is looking for a counter combo.
Nazaryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan lands with an overhand left.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from The Man misses.
The Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazaryan misses with a wild body shot.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. The Man moves away and avoids it.
The Man misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Man.
The Man throws a jab when Nazaryan was well out of range.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut
and The Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Man connects with a solid leg kick.
The Man gets a double leg takedown into Nazaryan's guard.
Nazaryan pushes The Man off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Man momentarily.
The Man looking to score a takedown here. Nazaryan is defending well but The Man drives through and ends up in Nazaryan's guard.
Nazaryan is wriggling around but The Man manages to pass to half guard.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Man trying to pass the guard but Nazaryan defending well.
The Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Man trying to pass the guard but Nazaryan defending well.
The Man is keen to just control but Nazaryan is a slippery customer.
The Man controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Man.
The Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nazaryan is defending against the submission attempts here by The Man.
The Man is looking to take a break and control but Nazaryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob The Man.
Well The Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob The Man!
Vrej Nazaryan spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 2450 p4p, 96 weight class) and Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 1031 p4p, 51 weight class). Starker's entrance music is Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. A fine choice. Paul Starker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricki Suckerpunch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker moves to clinch but Suckerpunch breaks away
and Suckerpunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starker prevents a body shot from Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suckerpunch clinches with his opponent.
Starker gets control of Suckerpunch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Starker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suckerpunch stands up and waves to Starker to follow him.
Suckerpunch clinches up against the cage.
Suckerpunch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
Starker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Suckerpunch to keep the fight standing.
Suckerpunch tries to work over Starker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starker tries to pull guard but Suckerpunch holds him up against the cage and eventually Starker drops back down to his feet.
Suckerpunch trying to land knees to the body.
Starker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Starker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Starker pushes off an throws an elbow but Suckerpunch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker lands an elbow that stopped Suckerpunch in his tracks for a moment.
Suckerpunch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starker is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Suckerpunch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Suckerpunch pushes Starker up against the cage in a clinch.
Suckerpunch is trying to break free.
Suckerpunch struggles to land a body shot inside as Starker controls his hands.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suckerpunch is looking to control Starker's arms but Starker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suckerpunch has his back to the cage.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ricki Suckerpunch has been cut.
Suckerpunch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Starker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suckerpunch can turn it around.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suckerpunch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suckerpunch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starker tries to clinch up
and Suckerpunch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suckerpunch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Starker has closed the distance and engaged Suckerpunch in a clinch.
Starker lands an elbow just above Suckerpunch 's eye.
Suckerpunch breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Starker tries to clinch
enabling Suckerpunch to counter with a crisp jab.
Suckerpunch drives through and clinches with Starker against the cage.
Suckerpunch pushes off an throws an elbow but Starker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Starker gets control of Suckerpunch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Starker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suckerpunch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suckerpunch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Suckerpunch gets tackled into the cage by Starker. Starker maintains the clinch.
Suckerpunch tries to work over Starker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suckerpunch scores with a shot to the side of Starker's head.
Starker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suckerpunch gets to his feet. Starker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Starker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suckerpunch, pushing him back against the cage.
Starker lands an elbow that stopped Suckerpunch in his tracks for a moment.
Suckerpunch misses with the head strike.
Suckerpunch working aggressively here.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Starker prevents Suckerpunch from breaking the clinch.
Starker jumps guard but Suckerpunch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suckerpunch stalling in the clinch but Starker improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suckerpunch tries a body shot but Starker blocks it.
Suckerpunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Starker tries to pull guard but Suckerpunch holds him up against the cage and eventually Starker drops back down to his feet.
Suckerpunch lands with a light punch inside.
Starker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Starker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Suckerpunch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Starker.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Starker tries to pull guard but Suckerpunch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Suckerpunch blocks an elbow strike.
Suckerpunch missing with knees to the body.
Starker gets control of Suckerpunch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Starker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Suckerpunch stands up and waves to Starker to follow him.
Suckerpunch swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker tries to clinch but Suckerpunch moves out of range.
Starker avoids the body shot from Suckerpunch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suckerpunch takes the fight into the clinch.
Suckerpunch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Suckerpunch manages to break the clinch.
Starker wants to clinch but Suckerpunch slips to the side
and Suckerpunch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suckerpunch clinches with his opponent.
Suckerpunch is trying to stall.
Suckerpunch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Starker fails to pull guard.
Suckerpunch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Suckerpunch. Those never looked like landing.
Starker rushes Suckerpunch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suckerpunch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suckerpunch tries to throw a body punch but Starker avoids it by throwing Suckerpunch back against the cage.
Suckerpunch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suckerpunch takes the fight into the clinch.
Suckerpunch looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricki Suckerpunch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricki Suckerpunch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suckerpunch clobbers Starker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suckerpunch fails to land with a series of punches.
Suckerpunch scores with a punch to the head.
Starker tries to clinch but Suckerpunch moves away
and Suckerpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
Suckerpunch closes the distance and pushes Starker back into the cage.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Suckerpunch shrugs off.
Suckerpunch has had enough of the clinch but Starker keeps him there for the moment.
Suckerpunch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suckerpunch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Starker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suckerpunch's efforts to push away.
Suckerpunch avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suckerpunch takes an elbow to the temple.
Suckerpunch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starker tries to pull guard but Suckerpunch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Suckerpunch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Starker on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suckerpunch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Suckerpunch circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suckerpunch gets tackled into the cage by Starker. Starker maintains the clinch.
Paul Starker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suckerpunch can't find room to land a body shot as Starker controls the action.
Suckerpunch manages to break the clinch.
Suckerpunch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suckerpunch misses with a wild combination.
Suckerpunch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Starker pushes Suckerpunch up against the cage in a clinch.
Starker tries to pull guard but Suckerpunch holds him up against the cage and eventually Starker drops back down to his feet.
Suckerpunch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Starker jumps guard but Suckerpunch stands there with Starker around his waist. Starker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Starker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker lands an elbow just above Suckerpunch 's eye.
Suckerpunch is rocked!
That has opened up Ricki Suckerpunch's cut even more.
Starker pulls guard effortlessly.
Suckerpunch is still in real trouble! Can Starker finish him?
Suckerpunch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Starker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Starker drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starker pushes Suckerpunch off and gets back to his feet.
Suckerpunch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starker lands a damaging elbow.
Suckerpunch is pressed against the cage. Starker pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Suckerpunch! Two more big strikes from Starker and Suckerpunch crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paul Starker!
A very excited looking Paul Starker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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