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Eternity 2 - Raper vs Toro 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ono Kuronoa (ranked 2214 p4p, 129 weight class) and Victor Anders (ranked 3367 p4p, 186 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Victor Anders was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ono Kuronoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Anders!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuronoa drives through and clinches with Anders against the cage.
Kuronoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuronoa lands with a nice body punch.
Anders is looking to land body kicks.
Kuronoa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
Anders goes for a double leg but Kuronoa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuronoa continues to drive forward.
Kuronoa clinches.
Kuronoa pushes Anders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuronoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anders closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anders lands in his opponent's guard.
Anders gets to his feet. Kuronoa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kuronoa takes a swing at Anders's ribcage but misses.
Anders scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuronoa closes the distance and clinches.
Anders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuronoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anders just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Kuronoa on the inside.
Kuronoa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuronoa gets an underhook and turns Anders into the cage.
Kuronoa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anders just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuronoa breaks from the clinch.
Kuronoa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anders's head backwards.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuronoa.
Anders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuronoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anders tests Kuronoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuronoa clobbers Anders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuronoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anders. Anders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuronoa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ono Kuronoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders gets a clinch.
Kuronoa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Kuronoa blocks an elbow strike.
Kuronoa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kuronoa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders wants to pass the guard but Kuronoa is keeping the position.
Kuronoa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anders tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuronoa is retaining full guard.
Anders throws a big elbow that misses.
Anders is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Kuronoa has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Anders manages to get his head free but now Kuronoa has transitioned to an armbar! Anders grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Kuronoa! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ono Kuronoa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 1770 p4p, 194 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 1566 p4p, 174 weight class). Joteel comes to the cage accompanied by Moogwalzer. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel throws a leg kick but Schlong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schlong. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joteel tried to counter with a leg kick but Schlong avoided it.
Schlong is looking to chop away at Joteel's legs.
Schlong moves out of range of the leg kick from Joteel.
Schlong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schlong ducks under a wild hook from Joteel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schlong. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joteel wants to clinch.
Schlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong blocks a head kick by Joteel.
Schlong connects with a body shot.
Schlong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Joteel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Schlong blocks a head kick by Joteel.
A jab from Schlong misses.
Schlong throws a leg kick but Joteel checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel tries to clinch but Schlong is having none of it.
Jacque Joteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joteel swings widly with a right hand
and Schlong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joteel thinking.
Schlong looks to throw the jab but Joteel is out of range.
Schlong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joteel's sensitive parts.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schlong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joteel.
Schlong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schlong doesn't seem bothered though.
Joteel throws a series of punches but Schlong moves out of range.
Joteel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schlong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schlong. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schlong moves out of range of the body kick.
Schlong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joteel rather than just go for the knockout.
Joteel scores with a jab. Schlong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joteel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schlong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schlong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Schlong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joteel throws out the jab.
Joteel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schlong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schlong avoids the body shot from Joteel.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel swings for the body but Schlong moves out of range.
Schlong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joteel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schlong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joteel.
Joteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Joteel as he connects with a hook.
Schlong misses with a double jab.
Joteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Schlong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joteel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joteel swings for the body but Schlong moves out of range.
Schlong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joteel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joteel lands a body shot.
Schlong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joteel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joteel. That's going to slow Schlong down.
Joteel lands a jab to the head.
Schlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Joteel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schlong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schlong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schlong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schlong struggles to land a body shot inside as Joteel controls his hands.
Schlong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joteel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel working aggressively here.
Joteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Schlong backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joteel working aggressively here.
Schlong jumps guard but Joteel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jacque Joteel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Schlong.
Joteel lands a nice uppercut.
Schlong has a couple of punches blocked by Joteel.
Schlong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schlong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joteel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joteel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joteel lands a right hand.
Schlong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schlong blocks the body kick.
Joteel misses with the body kick
and Schlong counters with a right hand to the body.
Schlong lands with a nice body punch.
Schlong slips under a jab from Joteel.
Joteel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
Joteel needs to keep his hands up - Schlong had a free shot at his head there.
Schlong avoids the body shot from Joteel.
Schlong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schlong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joteel backs up against the cage.
Schlong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joteel!
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
Joteel throws the kick towards the body but Schlong avoids it.
Schlong walks into a straight right hand from Joteel.
Schlong misses with a low kick.
Schlong throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
Schlong looks to throw the jab but Joteel is out of range.
Joteel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joteel has Schlong up against the cage in a clinch.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Schlong avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Joteel.
A head punch on the inside from Schlong fails to land.
Schlong misses with a body punch.
Schlong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jacque Joteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Joteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schlong lands with a left to the head.
Joteel breaks from the clinch.
Joteel jabs Schlong right on the nose. Schlong blinks but takes it well.
Joteel throws a leg kick which misses Schlong's front leg but catches the back leg as Schlong tries to avoid it.
Joteel throws out a loose jab but Schlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Schlong tries to counter it with a takedown but Joteel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joteel walks into a left hand.
Schlong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joteel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Joteel.
Schlong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joteel.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schlong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong looking to throw knees to the head but Joteel is blocking nicely.
Schlong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Joteel lands with a light punch inside.
Schlong fails to pull guard.
Schlong misses with a knee strike.
Joteel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joteel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schlong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schlong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Joteel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schlong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joteel is aware though and is defending well.
Joteel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joteel defends it easily.
Schlong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Joteel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Schlong throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schlong is looking for a triangle but Joteel pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Schlong is pulling down on Joteel's head to control his posture.
Joteel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Schlong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joteel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joteel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schlong on the ground.
Joteel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schlong 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Long Schlong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Joteel catches Schlong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joteel works the jab nicely.
Jacque Joteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Joteel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schlong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joteel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schlong. That did some damage!
Schlong throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Joteel.
Joteel scoring well with a low kick there.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joteel connects with a body shot that sends Schlong's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel gets a clinch.
Joteel working hard to break the clinch.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schlong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Joteel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel manages to break the clinch.
Joteel throws a combination that misses
and Schlong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schlong throws a low kick but Joteel avoids it.
Joteel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Schlong throws out a loose jab but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joteel tries to clinch but Schlong moves out of range.
Schlong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Joteel staying out of range there.
It looks like Joteel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Schlong checks a low kick from Joteel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joteel.
Schlong swinging wildly here.
Schlong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schlong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schlong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong misses with a low kick.
Schlong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schlong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joteel at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schlong. That's going to slow Joteel down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joteel is looking to land body kicks.
Jacque Joteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schlong.
Schlong misses with a body shot.
Schlong throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Schlong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Schlong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Schlong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joteel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlong was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel misses with a straight right.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schlong was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
Joteel lands a head shot.
Schlong checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Schlong.
Joteel defending well as Schlong loads up on a big left hand.
Joteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joteel misses with the combination.
Joteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joteel drops his hands momentarily and Schlong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joteel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joteel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joteel jabs at Schlong's body.
Joteel tries to clinch but Schlong moves out of range.
Joteel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Schlong misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel scores with a nice strike.
Schlong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joteel throws a body kick that misses
and Schlong counters with a nice leg kick.
Joteel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schlong keeps the fight on the outside.
Joteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schlong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schlong scores with a hook to the body. Joteel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Joteel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joteel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rey Roy Roy (ranked 587 p4p, 83 weight class) and Kermit Archer (ranked 759 p4p, 109 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Roy Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer lands a jab.
It looks like Rey Roy Roy has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Archer 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.
Archer misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer throws the left hand but Roy Roy avoids the punch easily.
Archer darts in trying to clinch
letting Roy Roy counter with a right hand.
Roy Roy misses with a body shot.
Archer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roy Roy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roy Roy misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roy Roy was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Roy Roy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy Roy keeps the fight on the outside.
Roy Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but Roy Roy slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy Roy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archer misses with a hook
and Roy Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Archer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kermit Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roy Roy defends it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roy Roy.
Archer throws a right hand that misses
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy Roy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roy Roy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roy Roy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Archer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roy Roy's hands.
Roy Roy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy Roy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roy Roy under the eye.
Roy Roy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy Roy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roy Roy ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Nice body punch from Roy Roy.
A jab from Archer does it's job there.
Rey Roy Roy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer ducks right into an uppercut from Roy Roy.
Archer tries to move into range but Roy Roy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roy Roy at a distance.
Archer throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy Roy counters with a nice uppercut.
Roy Roy throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
Archer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Archer lunges at Roy Roy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roy Roy's hand.
Roy Roy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Roy Roy misses.
Roy Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Archer moves away.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy Roy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Archer! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Archer.
Roy Roy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Archer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roy Roy throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.
Archer sends Roy Roy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Archer is motioning to the referee to let Roy Roy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Roy Roy is rocked!
Rey Roy Roy's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy Roy gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Archer points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Roy Roy wakes up just in time to hear Archer thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kermit Archer!
A very excited looking Kermit Archer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 699 p4p, 104 weight class) and Nig Nig (ranked 1041 p4p, 156 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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213 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nig Nig!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
Nig looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Gustafsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nig to the mat! Nig manages to get full guard.
Gustafsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nig looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nig looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nig!
Gustafsson tries to buck Nig off but Nig is having none of it.
The referee asks Nig politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nig prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gustafsson is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson is working hard here to advance position.
Gustafsson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Nig politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nig prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gustafsson is trying to improve his position.
Gustafsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gustafsson 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.
Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura but Nig is defending well.
Gustafsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gustafsson throwing shots but Nig is blocking nicely.
Gustafsson seems to be working for a kimura but Nig defends the submission attempt.
Gustafsson is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig makes his way to full guard, as Gustafsson worked for a kimura.
Gustafsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nig is keeping the position for now.
Gustafsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nig keeping full guard, as Gustafsson tries to pass.
Gustafsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nig is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nig pushes down on Gustafsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gustafsson actively working from the bottom here.
Nig works his way into side control.
Gustafsson tries to buck Nig off but Nig is having none of it.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nig's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gustafsson tries to get to full guard but Nig has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Nig seems content to control.
Gustafsson tries to get to full guard but Nig has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nig in particular looking to stall.
Nig trying to control from half guard but Gustafsson is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nig in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nig wants to pass the guard but Gustafsson is defending well.
Nig seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nig Nig will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gustafsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gustafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nig.
Nig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
Nig shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nig misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Nig.
Gustafsson shoots and misses
and Nig counters with a stiff right hand.
Simon Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gustafsson.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nig but Nig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig misses with a double jab
and Gustafsson counters with a single leg into guard. Nig didn't expect that.
Nig 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.
Gustafsson has gone for a leg lock! Nig slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gustafsson's guard.
Nig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustafsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Gustafsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gustafsson 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.
Nig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustafsson is looking for a triangle here but Nig uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson shoots in and drives through. Nig sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Nig pushes him off.
Gustafsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nig connects with a leg kick. Gustafsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nig Nig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nig sprawls well. He's pushed Gustafsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Nig connects with a leg kick. Gustafsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nig.
Gustafsson attempts a counter takedown but Nig avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig misses with a body shot.
Nig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nig wants it to stay on the feet.
Nig scores with a jab to the head.
Gustafsson fails to land the takedown.
Nig has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gustafsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nig looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Nig throws a hook but Gustafsson avoids it easily.
Gustafsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nig.
Gustafsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nig but Nig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson walks into a straight right hand from Nig.
Nig throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
Nig throws a body shot but no joy.
Nig Nig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gustafsson checks a low kick from Nig.
Gustafsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nig misses with a hook. Gustafsson ducked under it nicely.
Nig lands with a hook. Gustafsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nig.
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!
Gustafsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nig connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nig Nig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Gustafsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown but Nig shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nig misses with a hook
and Gustafsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nig won't be happy with that.
Nig can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Simon Gustafsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nig defending against the ground and pound.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura but Nig is defending well.
Gustafsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nig can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Gustafsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nig has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gustafsson but great work by Nig.
Gustafsson is looking to reverse the position.
Nig decides to stand back up. Nig steps back and let's Gustafsson get back to his feet.
Gustafsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nig's waist but Nig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gustafsson off to one side.
Nig throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nig lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Nig finds it's way through Gustafsson's defenses.
Gustafsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustafsson shoots and misses
and Nig counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Gustafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nig lands with a straight right. Gustafsson didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nig loads up on a big right hand but Gustafsson slips the punch.
Gustafsson feinted with a counter takedown.
Nig throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Nig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson attempts a counter takedown but Nig avoids it well and moves away.
Nig misses with a hook.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown attempt - Nig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nig fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gustafsson checks it well.
Nig Nig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nig connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Simon Gustafsson's cut is getting worse.
Nig tests Gustafsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Nig misses.
An inside leg kick from Nig misses.
Gustafsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nig manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nig throws the left hand but Gustafsson avoids the punch easily.
Gustafsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gustafsson takes one on the button.
Gustafsson is rocked!
Nig throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson feints and as Nig raises his hands in defense, Gustafsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Gustafsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustafsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nig holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nig Nig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nig winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nig Nig!
After the fight, Nig Nig 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aran Ryan (ranked 495 p4p, 72 weight class) and John L Sullivan V (ranked 617 p4p, 90 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Warriyo - Mortals (feat. Laura Brehm). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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23
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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208 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aran Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, John L Sullivan V!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan V misses the target.
Sullivan V throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan V misses with a body shot.
Sullivan V walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sullivan V swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Sullivan V 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.
Sullivan V scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan V ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan V shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sullivan V drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ryan right on the button. Ryan goes down! Sullivan V follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sullivan V gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John L Sullivan V!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 427 p4p, 64 weight class) and Santiago Costa (ranked 413 p4p, 61 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Costa!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa works Buriak's body with a nice hook.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
Buriak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Buriak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Costa misses with a straight left.
Buriak scores with a nice head shot.
Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buriak.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Buriak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Costa thuds a left hand into Buriak's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Buriak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Costa scores with a hook to the body. Buriak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buriak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Buriak should have avoided that one.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Costa lands a head shot.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Buriak punishes Costa's body with a nice straight punch.
Costa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buriak's head.
Costa needs to keep his hands up - Buriak had a free shot at his head there.
Buriak ducks right into an uppercut from Costa.
Donk. Costa catches Buriak right on the button with a cross.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
Buriak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Buriak does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Costa looks to move away, Buriak throws a big counter combo but Costa just gets out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa avoids the body shot from Buriak.
Buriak misses with a looping left.
Buriak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Buriak.
Costa darts in looking for a takedown but Buriak gets double underhooks and turns Costa into the cage.
It looked like Buriak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa throws a jab but it's blocked by Buriak.
Costa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buriak.
Costa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buriak counters with a right hand to the body.
Costa missing with a left hand there. Buriak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Costa dodges the punch combination from Buriak.
Costa misses with a hook. Buriak ducked under it nicely.
Costa scores with the left hand. Buriak knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buriak is looking to wear down Costa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buriak catches Costa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Costa, as that shot connected.
Buriak slips a straight right by Costa.
Costa throws a lazy uppercut
and Buriak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costa.
Buriak misses with a body shot.
Buriak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buriak misses with an uppercut
and Costa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Buriak is pulling down on Costa's head. It's preventing any offense from Costa, at least for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buriak looking for a sweep. Not yet Buriak, not yet.
Buriak keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Costa controlling from the top position.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Buriak is retaining full guard.
Buriak is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Costa is pushing down on Buriak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Buriak is fighting to maintain full guard but Costa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Buriak is defending against the submission attempts here by Costa.
Costa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buriak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Costa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buriak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buriak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Buriak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buriak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Costa cracks Buriak with a good jab.
Costa shoots in but Buriak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Buriak misses its target.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Costa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Buriak.
Costa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buriak.
Buriak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buriak walks into a stiff left hand from Costa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
Dimitri Buriak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa scores with a hook.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Buriak shows good takedown defense.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Buriak connects with a body shot that sends Costa's belly button to the back.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Costa punishes Buriak's body with a nice straight punch.
Costa instigates a clinch.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buriak blocks a body shot from Costa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
Costa misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands a hook that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa breaks the clinch.
Buriak lands a jab to the head.
Buriak blocks a jab.
Buriak is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Costa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buriak.
Costa scores with a punch to the head.
Buriak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Costa takes a swing at Buriak's ribcage but misses.
Buriak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dimitri Buriak is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Buriak misses with a body shot.
Buriak scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Buriak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buriak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Buriak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa takes a swing at Buriak's ribcage but misses.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa throws a hook but Buriak avoids it easily.
Buriak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costa.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Buriak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buriak misses with a low kick.
Costa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Buriak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buriak misses with a double jab.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
Buriak throws a body punch but Costa moves out of range.
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Buriak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa loads up on a big right hand but Buriak slips the punch.
Costa lands an overhand right.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buriak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Costa cracks Buriak with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa has a takedown stuffed.
Buriak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Costa tries to move into range but Buriak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Buriak.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dimitri Buriak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa misses the shot to the body.
Buriak misses with an uppercut.
Costa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buriak defends it well.
Costa scores with a body shot.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Buriak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Buriak.
Costa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Costa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buriaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Costa moves away from the strike by Buriak.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Buriak tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Buriak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Costa throws the left hand but Buriak avoids the punch easily.
Buriak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buriak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buriak misses with a straight left.
Costa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buriak. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Buriak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Costa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buriak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Costa lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Buriak cracks Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buriak as he jumps to the side.
Costa throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Buriak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Costa doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Costa. Beautiful body shot.
Costa swings for the body but Buriak moves out of range.
Buriak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buriak swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Buriak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Buriak takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa tries to clinch up but Buriak circles away and keeps his distance.
Costa connects with a crisp jab.
Costa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buriak.
Costa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Buriak throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Buriak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa takes one to the chin there.
Costa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Buriak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimitri Buriak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Costa.
Buriak lands with a straight right. Costa didn't see that one coming.
Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buriak.
Costa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buriak defends it well.
Buriak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Costa.
It looked like Buriak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costa misses with a right hand
and Buriak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costa thinking.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa staying out of range there.
Costa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Costa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Buriak missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Buriak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Buriak swinging wildly here.
Costa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costa staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Buriak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buriak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Buriak!
In his post fight interview, Dimitri Buriak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 201 p4p, 25 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 458 p4p, 67 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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poli takes a swing at Serronen's ribcage but misses.
Serronen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Serronen lands a jab to the head.
Serronen swinging wildly here.
A combination from Poli does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poli checks a leg kick.
Serronen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poli seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Poli throws an off balance right hand
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Serronen.
Serronen missing with a left hand there. Poli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serronen throws a jab when Poli was well out of range.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Poli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Poli scores with a nice strike.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poli closes the distance and pushes Serronen back into the cage.
Poli blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Poli fails to land.
Serronen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serronen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poli lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Serronen.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Serronen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen throws a body shot but no joy.
Serronen looks for the body kick but Poli saw that one coming.
Poli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Serronen.
Poli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Serronen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Serronens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poli tries to clinch
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli slips a jab from Serronen.
Serronen is looking to score with low kicks.
Poli takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
Serronen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poli backwards.
Serronen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poli with a nice cross.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Serronen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Serronen tries to land a front kick but Poli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Serronen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Serronen drops his hands momentarily and Poli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli tests Serronen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli with a nice cross.
Poli moves into range and clinches up with Serronen.
Poli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poli lands a shot to the body.
Poli throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Serronen fails to land.
Poli throws a punch but it's blocked by Serronen.
Poli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Serronen.
Serronen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Serronen misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Serronen looks to land a left hand but Poli moved out of range nicely.
Serronen misses with a jab to the body
and Poli counters with a three punch combo that has Serronen backing up. Serronen nods at Poli to acknowledge the strikes.
Poli throws a good cross that connects.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serronen connects with a right hand. Poli shakes it off.
Poli loads up on a big right hand but Serronen slips the punch.
Serronen tries to move into range but Poli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Serronen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poli looks to land a right hand but Serronen moved out of range.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Serronen in his tracks.
Serronen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Serronen falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Poli counter with a right hand.
Serronen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poli lands a head shot.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serronen moves out of range as Poli strikes.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Serronen moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Poli. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Serronen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Serronen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Poli.
Nice body punch from Poli.
Poli scores with a sloppy right hand. Serronen should have avoided that one.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Serronen moves away and avoids it.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Poli closes the distance and clinches.
Poli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
Poli tries to clinch up but Serronen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Serronen.
Serronen works the jab nicely.
Serronen takes one to the side of the head.
Serronen throws a low kick, looking for Poli's leg but Poli calmly moves out of range.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Poli moves out of range easily.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Poli moved out of range.
Poli wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Serronen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli lands a head shot.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Poli throws out a loose jab but Serronen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli throws a body punch but Serronen moves out of range.
Poli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Serronen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Poli checks it.
Poli misses with a hook.
Serronen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Serronen misses with a jab to the body
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poli dips to his left and cracks Serronen with an uppercut!
Poli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poli lands an overhand right.
Serronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poli 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.
Poli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Serronen throws a right hand that misses
and Poli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen connects with an inside leg kick.
Poli tries to close the distance and clinch but Serronen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Poli. That snapped Serronen's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli throws a jab when Serronen was well out of range.
Poli connects with a crisp jab.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serronen moves away.
Serronen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Serronen's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
Poli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Serronen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Serronen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Serronen takes one to the side of the head.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli tries to clinch up
and Serronen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.
Serronen looks for the body kick but Poli saw that one coming.
Poli scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poli.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Serronen misses with a body punch.
Poli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Serronen or not.
Poli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serronen's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Serronen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Serronen lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Poli.
Serronen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poli is leaning against Serronen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poli blocking some punches.
Poli misses with a body punch.
Poli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serronen's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poli.
Serronen tries to break free but Poli pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poli blocks a body shot from Serronen.
Roli Poli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Serronen tries to circle away but Poli has him pinned against the cage.
Serronen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Serronen tries a body shot but Poli blocks it.
Serronen is leaning against Poli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Serronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Serronen struggles to land a body shot inside as Poli controls his hands.
Serronen is trying to force a seperation but Poli has the dominant position.
Serronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Poli struggles to land a body shot inside as Serronen controls his hands.
Poli blocks an uppercut.
Serronen working aggressively here.
Serronen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roli Poli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poli 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roli Poli!
Roli Poli got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 476 p4p, 69 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 303 p4p, 48 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Heart of Steel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.
Regueiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Regueiro misses with some punches.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Steele tries to work over Regueiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regueiro avoids it.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Regueiro blocks it.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Regueiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Regueiro.
Regueiro moves into the clinch.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Regueiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Steele throws a series of punches but Regueiro avoids them all with ease.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Regueiro!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Regueiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele darts in and clinches Regueiro up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele avoiding damage as Regueiro throws knees to the body.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele pushes Regueiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele pushes Regueiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Steele.
Regueiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Regueiro managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Steele.
Regueiro takes a knee right on the jaw!
A left hand lands to the body for Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Regueiro.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Regueiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Regueiro prevents a body shot from Steele.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Regueiro working aggressively here.
Steele lands a nice uppercut.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Regueiro misses its intended target.
Steele takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro lands with a nice combination. Steele backs away looking to recover.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Regueiro has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Regueiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Steele throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Regueiro looks winded!
Steele is working Regueiro over against the cage.
Steele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Regueiros head.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Regueiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro takes a shot to the head.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Regueiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Regueiro scores with a hook.
Steele cracks Regueiro with a good jab.
Steele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steele defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Regueiro scores with a nice right hand.
Steele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Regueiro in his tracks.
Steele missing with a left hand there. Regueiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Regueiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Regueiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steele in his tracks.
Steele swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Regueiro throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Regueiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Regueiro 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Regueiro.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele gets through Regueiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Regueiro avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Regueiro blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Regueiro managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Regueiros head.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Regueiro.
Stanley Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Regueiro lands with a right to the head.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Steele.
Regueiro tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the cage.
Regueiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steele or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Regueiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Regueiro misses with a body punch.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Regueiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Regueiro is working Steele over against the cage.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Regueiro's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Regueiro controls his hands.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Regueiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Regueiro lands a left hand.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Regueiro cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Regueiro.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Steele tries to counter by clinching up but Regueiro breaks away and moves out of range.
Regueiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Regueiro scores with a nice strike.
Regueiro misses with a right hand
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele throws a good cross that connects.
Regueiro takes one on the button.
Regueiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Regueiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Regueiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
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!
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele pushes Regueiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Steele tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steele is working Regueiro over against the cage.
Steele blocks a body shot from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
That has opened up Julio Regueiro's cut even more.
Regueiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Regueiro.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Regueiro avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Regueiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Regueiro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Regueiro is breathing heavily.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Regueiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio Regueiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro'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!
Regueiro avoids the body shot from Steele.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
A cross from Steele lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a low kick as Steele jumps back.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Regueiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Regueiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Steele's head.
Regueiro instigates a clinch.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Regueiro.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Regueiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Regueiro throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Regueiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Regueiro tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Regueiro jabs at Steele's body.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele drops his hands momentarily and Regueiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
Steele gets tackled into the cage by Regueiro. Regueiro maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Regueiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Regueiro backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
Regueiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Regueiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele tries to work over Regueiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Regueiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele prevents a body shot from Regueiro.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Regueiro is blocking nicely.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steele pushes Regueiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Regueiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele is leaning against Regueiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Regueiro can't break the clinch.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Regueiro's elbow.
Regueiro misses with the head strike.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Regueiro controls the action.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
Steele misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Regueiro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Regueiro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Regueiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Regueiro closes the distance and pushes Steele back into the cage.
Regueiro managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Regueiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Regueiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Steele!
An out of breath Stanley Steele 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 Humors Lacplesis (ranked 109 p4p, 14 weight class) and Conor Larkin (ranked 460 p4p, 59 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lacplesis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Lacplesis. That snapped Larkin's head back.
Larkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rīga in the buildup to the fight.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lacplesis was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
A jab from Larkin does it's job there.
Lacplesis has closed the distance and engaged Larkin in a clinch.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin avoiding damage.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacplesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Lacplesis.
Larkin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis is pressed up against the cage. Larkin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lacplesis down to the mat. Lacplesis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Lacplesis digs a good body shot into Larkin's ribs.
Larkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lacplesis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larkin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larkin's head backwards.
Lacplesis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larkin lands with a right to the head.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Larkin avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a shot to the body.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Larkin 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.
Larkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lacplesis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Larkin avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis tries to work over Larkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacplesis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larkin goes for a takedown attempt but Lacplesis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis closes the distance and pushes Larkin back into the cage.
Larkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Lacplesis works on Larkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Lacplesis prevents the takedown attempt.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Larkin looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
Larkin misses with some punches.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Larkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larkin.
Larkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lacplesis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Larkin wants to take the fight to the mat but Lacplesis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Larkin taking a breather.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis is leaning against Larkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lacplesis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larkin throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lacplesis presses Larkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lacplesis lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Larkin's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Larkin.
A head punch on the inside from Lacplesis fails to land.
Larkin misses with some punches.
Larkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Lacplesis throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
A hook to the body from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lacplesis gets underhooks to prevent Larkin's takedown attempt.
Larkin working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Lacplesis fails to land.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Larkin looking to slow down the pace here.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Lacplesis misses.
Larkin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larkin lands a jab.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis instigates a clinch.
Larkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lacplesis throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Larkin avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Larkin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lacplesis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin fails with the takedown.
Lacplesis scores with a jab.
Larkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lacplesis as Larkin shoots in.
Nice body kick there by Larkin.
Lacplesis doesn't manage to clinch there - Larkin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lacplesis there.
Lacplesis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lacplesis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacplesis lands a jab to Larkin's midsection.
Lacplesis throws out a powerful jab.
Larkin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacplesis is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Larkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lacplesis lands a slapping body shot.
Lacplesis throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Lacplesis tries to sprawl but Larkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lacplesis has one foot on Larkin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lacplesis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacplesis connects with the punch.
Larkin throws a jab when Lacplesis was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lacplesis pinned against the cage. Lacplesis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Larkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Humors Lacplesis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacplesis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacplesis closes the distance and pushes Larkin back into the cage.
Larkin stalling in the clinch but Lacplesis improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacplesis.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lacplesis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lacplesis defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Larkin's arms.
Lacplesis is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Larkin throwing sloppy strikes.
Larkin struggling to land strikes to the head as Lacplesis covers up.
Lacplesis is taking damage to the body and head.
Larkin is persistently looking for the submission but Lacplesis is defending it well.
Lacplesis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Larkin missing with punches from the back.
Lacplesis covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lacplesis is trying to get back to his feet but Larkin has full control of the position and if anything, Lacplesis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Larkin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis trying to get back to his feet but Larkin is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin looking for the RNC.
Lacplesis is trying to get back to his feet but Larkin has full control of the position and if anything, Lacplesis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Larkin throwing sloppy strikes.
Larkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larkin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lacplesis has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lacplesis is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin walks into a jab.
Larkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lacplesis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacplesis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin wants to stall.
Lacplesis takes a shot to the head.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a light punch inside.
Larkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lacplesis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacplesis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacplesis lunges at Larkin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larkin's hand.
Lacplesis cracks Larkin with a good jab.
Lacplesis is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Lacplesis with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a hook. Larkin ducked under it nicely.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larkin moves away.
No joy there for Lacplesis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lacplesis wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Larkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch successfully.
Lacplesis lands with a left to the head.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacplesis.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
Larkin lands with a short shot to 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!
Lacplesis pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Lacplesis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Larkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacplesis.
Larkin blocking some punches.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Larkin avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin trying to stall but Lacplesis improves his position.
Lacplesis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larkin or not.
Good body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Larkin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Larkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larkin lands strikes from half guard.
Lacplesis is trying to stand back up but Larkin is controlling him
Larkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lacplesis keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lacplesis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Larkin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
Larkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lacplesis prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Lacplesis.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Lacplesis lands a left hand.
Lacplesis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Larkin's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacplesis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin blocking some punches.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Larkin controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacplesis.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lacplesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Larkin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lacplesis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lacplesis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lacplesis throws a shot to the body.
Lacplesis throws a shot to the body.
Lacplesis connects with a body shot that sends Larkin's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Lacplesis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Larkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacplesis is looking to clinch.
Lacplesis moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
Larkin misses with a low kick as Lacplesis jumps back.
Lacplesis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis with a jab.
Larkin throws a series of strikes that have Lacplesis backpedaling.
Lacplesis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lacplesis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Larkin controls his hands.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis gets through Larkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larkin pushes Lacplesis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Larkin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin misses with some punches.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lacplesis prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis lands with a light punch inside.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.
Larkin lands a left hand.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Larkin.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Larkin.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis pushes Larkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Larkin is working for takedown but Lacplesis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Larkin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
Lacplesis pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Larkin lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Larkin tries to score a body lock takedown but Lacplesis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lacplesis.
Larkin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis lands a shot to the body.
Lacplesis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Larkin.
Lacplesis lands with a light punch inside.
Lacplesis is working Larkin over against the cage.
Lacplesis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larkins head.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larkin wants to stall.
Lacplesis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis is working Larkin over against the cage.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin wants to take the fight to the mat but Lacplesis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Larkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larkin is working for takedown but Lacplesis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lacplesis working aggressively here.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis had his way with Conor Larkin in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Larkin misses with a hook. Lacplesis ducked under it nicely.
Larkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacplesis should have avoided that one.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis misses with some punches.
Larkin is trying to drag Lacplesis to the mat but Lacplesis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis tries to work over Larkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Lacplesis scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lacplesis on the inside.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lacplesis is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Larkin - that landed with a thud.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Humors Lacplesis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Humors Lacplesis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Larkin has Lacplesis pressed against the cage.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacplesis lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin is looking for a takedown.
Humors Lacplesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Larkin.
Lacplesis letting Larkin take a breather here.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin stalling in the clinch.
Lacplesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Larkin slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Larkin throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Conor Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lacplesis.
Larkin is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Larkin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacplesis, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Humors Lacplesis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 140 p4p, 21 weight class) and Galtero El Toro (ranked 120 p4p, 14 weight class). Raper's entrance music is Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants. A fine choice. El Toro has chosen Ballad of Bodacious as his entrance music. Galtero El Toro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raper throws a wild body kick that El Toro sees coming a mile off.
Raper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El Toro on the side of the head.
Raper lands a left and a right that send El Toro crashing to the mat, dazed. Raper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper sends El Toro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raper is motioning to the referee to let El Toro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
El Toro is rocked!
Raper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
El Toro looks winded!
Raper connects with a stiff jab that staggers El Toro - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Biff Raper 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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