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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 944 p4p, 27 weight class) and Roar Horse (ranked 935 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roar Horse!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulin jabs Horse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Horse moved out of range nicely.
Paulin looks to land a right hand but Horse moved out of range.
Paulin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Horse has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Some bone on bone action there as Horse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paulin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
Paulin moves out of range as Horse strikes.
Horse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paulin cracks Horse with an open hand slap.
It looks like Roar Horse has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Paulin misses with a wild body shot.
Paulin clobbers Horse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horse staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Horse blocks the leg kick.
Horse moves out of range of the body kick.
Paulin lands a big head kick that sends Horse to the canvas! Paulin follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
After winning the bout, Thierry Paulin 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 1783 p4p, 222 weight class) and Sharven Sheven (ranked 1947 p4p, 240 weight class). Batts comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight City - By: M83. Sharven Sheven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 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
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharven Sheven!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts throws a right hand that misses
and Sheven counters with a nice uppercut.
Batts throws a shot from downtown. Sheven moves away and avoids it.
Sheven is looking for the big counter here.
Peter Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts connects with a right hand. Sheven shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Batts.
A big left from Batts misses.
Sheven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Batts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sheven eats them both and turns towards Batts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Batts throws an off balance right hand
and Sheven counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Peter Batts has been cut.
Sheven staying out of range there.
Sheven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Batts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Batts tenderised Sheven's leg. Sheven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheven slips a straight right by Batts.
Sheven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Batts looks to land a right hand but Sheven moved out of range.
Sheven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Batts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheven counters with a series of strikes. Batts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Batts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sheven tries a quick counter leg kick but Batts is wise to it.
Batts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheven circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sheven! But no joy.
Batts thumps Sheven with a low kick.
Sheven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A good leg kick by Batts.
A head kick misses from Batts.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sheven staying out of range there.
Batts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheven throws out a counter right but Batts avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts misses with a left hand
and Sheven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts loads up on a big right hand but Sheven slips the punch.
Sheven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Batts misses with an uppercut. Sheven saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. Sheven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batts throws a head kick that Sheven semi-blocks.
Batts throws a shot from downtown. Sheven moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sheven misses.
Batts is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sheven's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Batts misses with a right hand
and Sheven counters with a one-two to the body.
Batts misses with a looping left.
As Batts backs off Sheven throws a huge counter combo but Batts manages to avoid it all.
Batts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batts misses with an uppercut. Sheven saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Sheven's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Batts throws out a loose jab but Sheven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batts swings widly with a right hand
and Sheven counters with a big uppercut that knocks Batts off his feet! Sheven dives into side control looking to finish!
Batts is rocked!
Batts regains half guard.
Oh Batts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts is looking for a sweep. Sheven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batts preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheven is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sheven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batts seems to have got his legs back now.
Batts wants to get back to full guard.
Sheven controlling the pace.
Sheven wants to free his trapped foot but Batts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts wants to control but Sheven is keeping busy.
Batts wants to improve his position but Sheven is controlling well.
Batts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Batts is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Batts trying to control from the bottom.
Sheven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batts defending well though.
Batts is looking for a sweep. Sheven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sheven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batts is looking to improve his position.
Batts is looking to control Sheven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Batts avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Batts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Batts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Batts misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheven doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Batts throws a right hand that misses
and Sheven counters with a big uppercut that knocks Batts off his feet! Sheven dives into side control looking to finish!
Batts struggling a bit here.
Batts is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheven stalling.
Sheven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheven trying to control the pace.
Batts is doing well to control the position and prevent Sheven from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts tries to roll over but Sheven keeps him under control.
Sheven slows the pace down in half guard.
Sheven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sheven is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sheven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batts trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Batts is controlling Sheven's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Batts is trying to get back to full guard.
Sheven seems to be looking for submissions.
Sheven passes into side control, despite Batts's attempt to control the position.
Batts tries to improve position but can't.
Sheven tries to move into full mount but can't pass Batts's legs.
Check out the look on Sheven's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheven works to advance to full mount. Batts defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sheven tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Batts wants to control but Sheven is having none of it.
Sheven landing punches.
Batts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sheven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Batts is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheven is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Batts tries to lock up and control but Sheven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batts doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Sheven tries to control but Batts wriggling away.
Sheven avoids the attempt from Batts to control.
Batts is looking to improve his position but Sheven isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sheven connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sharven Sheven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Batts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Batts misses.
Sheven feints a counter leg kick.
Sharven Sheven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batts lands an overhand right.
Sheven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharven Sheven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batts's corner calls for a 1-2. Batts obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Batts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batts throws a right hand that misses
and Sheven counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Batts down! Sheven is looking to finish but Batts is intelligently defending himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sheven tries to free his leg and advance position but Batts is retaining full guard.
Sheven controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts keeping full guard, as Sheven tries to pass.
Batts is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sheven lands a couple of digs.
Batts has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sheven is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Batts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheven scores with punches from side control.
Batts is trying to improve his position.
Sheven cracks Batts with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts is not content to let Sheven control the position.
Sheven lands a few punches from side control.
Batts takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Batts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sheven is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sheven prevents Batts from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sheven not doing much here.
Batts is defending against the submission attempts here by Sheven.
Batts is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Batts trying to hold on to Sheven's head to control him but Sheven postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Batts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Batts is trying to keep Sheven in close.
Sheven preventing the sweep.
Batts keeping full guard, as Sheven tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Batts.
Sheven steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Batts misses with a shot to the body
and Sheven counters with a left hand that sends Batts to the canvas!
Sheven wants to get up but he can't break Batts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sharven Sheven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sharven Sheven!
Sharven Sheven seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 1385 p4p, 183 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2743 p4p, 307 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Duele El Carazon. 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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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linewood's hands.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linewood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Linewood slips a jab from Sanchez.
Linewood throws a big shot that misses.
Linewood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Linewood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Linewood throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
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!
Linewood throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Linewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linewood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linewood tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linewood defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Linewood drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shock Linewood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linewood lands an overhand right.
Linewood misses the jab.
Sanchez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Linewood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linewood momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linewood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Linewood.
Sanchez 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.
Linewood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linewood is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Linewood slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Linewood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Linewood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linewood looking to control.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linewood is pulling down on Sanchez's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Linewood trying to control the position.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Linewood keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Linewood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Linewood misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a left to the body.
Linewood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linewood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Linewood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Sanchez.
Linewood has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Linewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linewood.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Linewood ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Linewood no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Linewood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linewood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A left lands for Linewood.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Nice body punch from Linewood.
Linewood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linewood was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Linewood throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Linewood misses its intended target.
Linewood dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Linewood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linewood slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Linewood moved away.
Linewood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Linewood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Linewood defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Linewood swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Linewood thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Linewood walks into a left hand.
Linewood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linewood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linewood throws out the jab.
Linewood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Linewood misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Linewood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linewood.
Linewood lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Linewood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linewood counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Linewood moves away and avoids it.
Linewood moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linewood's hands.
Linewood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Linewood avoids it.
Linewood misses with a right hand
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Linewood throws a head kick that misses.
Linewood misses with a body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Linewood is rocked!
Nice cross by Linewood.
Sanchez throws a left that rocks Linewood and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sanchez dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Linewood regain composure!
Oh Linewood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Linewood tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez wants to control but Linewood is keeping him busy.
Linewood takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanchez wants to control but Linewood is keeping him busy.
Linewood seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Linewood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but Linewood is blocking nicely.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Linewood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Linewood wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez misses with a head shot. Linewood uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Linewood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linewood.
Linewood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Linewood misses with a straight right.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Linewood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linewood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left lands for Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Linewood misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Linewood's knee but Linewood avoids it well.
Linewood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Linewood counters with a left to the body.
Linewood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Shock Linewood is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linewood. Linewood obviously looking to wear him down.
Linewood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linewood with a jab.
Linewood loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a jab when Linewood was well out of range.
Linewood tries to clinch up
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linewood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Linewood misses the target.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linewood avoids it really well and circles away.
Linewood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linewood.
Nice defenses there by Linewood.
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!
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Linewood's head but Linewood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linewood closes the distance and clinches.
Linewood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jesus Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling him.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Linewood tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linewood's efforts to push away.
Linewood swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linewood.
Linewood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Linewood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Linewood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Linewood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linewood working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shock Linewood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 583 p4p, 65 weight class) and Mark Boma (ranked 1459 p4p, 165 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino tries to keep at a distance but Boma has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boma misses with some punches.
Boma blocks a body shot from Cassino.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassino controls his hands.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassino's elbow.
Boma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Boma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma misses with some punches.
Cassino digs a right hand underneath Boma's ribcage. Boma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Cassino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Cassino slams his shin into Boma's torso.
Boma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boma moves in looking to clinch but Cassino pushes him off.
Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino scores with a jab. Boma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
Cassino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boma connects with a right hand. Cassino shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boma. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma pushes Cassino up against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Boma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino lands a shot to the body.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Boma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boma digs a right hand into Cassino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cassino's gas tank.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Cassino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boma avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cassino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
Boma is looking to clinch.
Cassino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boma.
Cassino takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cassino throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
A jab from Boma misses.
Cassino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cassino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cassino misses with a hook.
Boma forces Cassino back against the cage and clinches.
Boma prevents Cassino from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Boma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Cassino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boma is leaning against Cassino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma scores with a hook to the body.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Cassino controls the action.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Boma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassino or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassino lands a left hand.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Boma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Cassino scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cassino.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boma gets a clinch.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Boma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mark Boma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cassino misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Boma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cassino swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Boma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cassino, pushing him back against the cage.
Cassino breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Cassino cracks Boma with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Cassino.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cassino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma lands an uppercut.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassino manages to break the clinch.
Cassino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cassino scores with a nice right hand.
Boma throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Boma lands the left hand.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Boma.
Cassino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Boma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Cassino's head but Cassino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Boma.
Cassino throws the kick towards the body but Boma avoids it.
Boma drives through and clinches with Cassino against the cage.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino manages to break the clinch.
Boma looks to land a right hand but Cassino moved out of range.
We've been told by Cassino's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cassino drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boma checks a leg kick.
Cassino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boma doesn't seem bothered though.
Boma misses with a hook.
Boma misses with a low kick.
Cassino fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boma checks it well.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cassino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boma connects with a leg kick. Cassino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boma. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Boma.
Cassino lunges at Boma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boma's hand.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassino staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boma.
Cassino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cassino throws a low kick but Boma moves out of range easily.
Boma lands a two punch combo.
Cassino misses with a low kick as Boma jumps back.
Boma avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Boma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boma throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Boma misses its intended target.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassino lands a jab to the nose.
Cassino swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Cassino connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma cracks the inside of Cassino's front leg.
Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cassino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Boma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cassino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Cassino misses with a left hand
and Boma moves into the clinch.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Boma.
Cassino breaks the clinch.
Boma misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Cassino misses.
Boma feints and then cracks Cassino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cassino down.
Boma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cassino misses with a head kick.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Cassino swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino pushes Boma away with a front kick.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Boma off balance momentarily.
Cassino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boma in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boma checks a low kick from Cassino.
Boma rushes Cassino and presses him up against the cage.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Cassino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino breaks the clinch.
Boma clinches with his opponent.
Boma cracks Cassino with a nice body shot.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boma avoids the head kick by Cassino.
Cassino blocks a head kick by Boma.
It looked like Cassino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut lands for Boma. That snapped Cassino's head back.
Boma closes the distance and clinches.
Boma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monte Cassino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Cassino's head.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Boma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino is trying to break the clinch but Boma is controlling him.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma tries a body shot but Cassino blocks it.
Boma lands a left hand.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma tries to work over Cassino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Boma.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Boma rushes Cassino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassino prevents a body shot from Boma.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma lands with a light punch inside.
Cassino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cassino throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boma slips a straight right by Cassino.
Boma lands a jab.
Boma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Boma misses the target.
Boma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boma blocking some punches.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Cassino's head.
Mark Boma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boma lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Boma.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Boma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boma 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Boma!
A relieved looking Mark Boma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seiryu Machida (ranked 1131 p4p, 148 weight class) and Steven Cold (ranked 1069 p4p, 141 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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199 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steven Cold!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machida!
Machida cracks Cold with a good jab.
It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Cold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Cold blocks an elbow strike from Machida.
Nice body punch from Cold.
Knees to the body from Machida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cold's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold throws a head punch that misses.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cold fails to land.
A short left from Machida.
Machida gets through Cold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machida.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida misses with some punches.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colds head.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Machida tries a body shot but Cold blocks it.
Cold is leaning against Machida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cold fails to land.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Cold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes Cold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Cold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Cold avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Cold misses with a body punch.
A short left from Machida.
Cold tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Cold back against the cage.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machida.
Cold lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colds head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Cold tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Cold back against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cold.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Cold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cold's brow.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cold lands a shot to the body.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Cold misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Machida.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cold avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida tries to work over Cold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seiryu Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machida gets tackled into the cage by Cold. Cold maintains the clinch.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cold avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cold.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida lands with a left to the head.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Cold misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Cold dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Cold back against the cage.
Cold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Cold avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Machida.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cold misses with some punches.
Cold blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Steven Cold's cut even more.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cold can do to turn this around?
Cold misses with a body punch.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Cold misses with the head strike.
Cold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cold digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cold.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cold.
Cold lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold lands a body shot.
Cold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cold lands a left hand.
Cold lands a nice uppercut.
Cold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cold.
Cold tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cold scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cold lands a body punch.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Cold controls the action.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Cold lands an uppercut.
Cold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cold.
A head punch on the inside from Cold fails to land.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida gets through Cold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cold misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Cold.
Cold throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Cold working aggressively here.
Cold misses with a punch to the body.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Cold controls his hands.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Cold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Cold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A lazy left from Machida finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida throws the kick towards the body but Cold avoids it.
Cold drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Machida defends it well.
Machida gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Cold clinches.
A hook to the body from Cold.
A left hand lands to the body for Cold.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Cold.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold working aggressively here.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cold tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Cold.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Cold.
Cold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Cold controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida landing knees to the body.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Machida blocking some punches.
Cold lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cold blocks it with crossed arms.
Cold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machida landing knees to the body.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Cold blocking some punches.
Cold can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Cold takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cold's face.
Cold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cold misses with some punches.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida blocks a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cold's defenses.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cold cracks Machida with a nice body shot.
Cold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cold avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machida.
A right hand to the body from Cold.
Cold gets through Machida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cold's brow.
Cold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Cold's head.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machida is rocked!
Cold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cold lands a body shot.
Cold pushes Machida against the cage. Cold is working some dirty boxing. Cold pushes off with a quick right hook! Machida goes down! Machida tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cold moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Cold!
An out of breath and clearly excited Steven Cold thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alvarez (ranked 848 p4p, 127 weight class) and Vince Neil (ranked 853 p4p, 129 weight class). Neil has chosen Wild Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vince Neil!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil misses with a looping left.
Neil misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Neil misses with the head strike.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez has Neil pushed against the cage.
Neil breaks the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Neil finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Neil off the cage and back into range.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez is looking to slow Neil down with leg kicks.
Neil misses the body punch
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Neil throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neil.
A quick step to the side and Alvarez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil throws a body kick that misses
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Neil.
As Neil tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Neil manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez defending well as Neil loads up on a big left hand.
As Neil tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Neil manages to avoid the attempt.
Neil misses with a looping left.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez lands a head shot.
Neil throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Neil circles away from the clinch attempt
and Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Neil moved out of range.
Neil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vince Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez works Neil's body with a nice hook.
Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Neil breaks away and moves out of range.
Neil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neil connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Neil looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez jabs Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neil.
Nice body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Neil.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Alvarez is working Neil over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Neil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez has Neil pressed against the cage, preventing Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Neil is trying to break free.
Neil breaks the clinch.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Neil manages to avoid it.
Neil tries to score with a low kick but Alvarez moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
A jab from Neil finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez clinches up with Neil and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez is pushing Neil up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alvarez just leaning against Neil, taking a breather.
Neil tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Neil back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neil working aggressively here.
Neil breaks the clinch.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Neil.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Neil manages to avoid it.
Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Neil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alvarez 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.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Neil slaps the foot to one side.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neil misses with a hook.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick by Neil misses
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Neil back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neil.
Neil tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. Neil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aaron Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neil's head.
Neil misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neil throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Neil in a clinch.
Neil misses with some punches.
Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Neil's body. Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Neil had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvarez cracks Neil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Neil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Neil moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Neil punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neil lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neil can do to turn this around?
Neil lands a left hand.
Neil breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Neil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neil.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Neil's leg. Neil is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neil tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Neil avoids it well.
Alvarez punishes Neil's body with a nice straight punch.
Neil checks a leg kick.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Neil avoids it well.
Alvarez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Neil.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Neil slips the punch.
Neil missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Neil avoids them all with ease.
Neil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Neil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Neil blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Neil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Neil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neil throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
Neil staying out of range there.
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 Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Neil jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neil misses with a straight left.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Neil.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Neil avoids it well.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neil is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil lands with a right to the head.
Neil prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neil scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Alvarez.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aaron Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neil.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neils head.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Vince Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil blocking some punches.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez works on Neil's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Neil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neil connects with a jab.
Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neil moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Neil's head but Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Neil throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Neil slips to the side
and Neil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neil misses with a hook.
Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Neil misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez cracks Neil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Neil moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Neil counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Neil misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neil takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Aaron Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alvarez!
Aaron Alvarez gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 1313 p4p, 165 weight class) and Dakota Bohi (ranked 1031 p4p, 138 weight class). Dakota Bohi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lazy Bastard's chin.
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohi misses with a head kick.
Bastard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bohi. Bohi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bohi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohi lands a big head kick that sends Bastard tumbling to the mat! Bohi takes a step backwards and waves Bastard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bastard is rocked!
Bohi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bohi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Bohi avoids them all with ease.
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bohi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bohi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bastard.
Bastard throws a right hand that Bohi ducks under and follows up with a left that Bohi also avoids with ease.
Bohi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bastard avoids the head kick by Bohi.
Bohi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bastard on the side of the head.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bohi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Bohi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bohi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bastard blocks a head kick by Bohi.
An attempted straight right counter from Bastard misses the target.
A jab from Bastard misses.
Bohi feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bastard throws out a powerful jab.
Bohi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Bohi ducks down to avoid it.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bohi.
Bastard throws a lazy right hand but Bohi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard swats away the attempt to clinch by Bohi.
Bastard misses with an uppercut
and Bohi counters with a body kick.
Bohi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bohi connects with a body shot that sends Bastard's belly button to the back.
Bohi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bohi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Bohi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bohi throws a looping overhand right but Bastard ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bastard swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
It seemed like Bohi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bastard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bastard ducks right into an uppercut from Bohi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohi. That's going to slow Bastard down.
Bohi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bastard. Those never looked like landing.
Bohi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bohi lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Bohi tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bohi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Bohi misses.
Bohi scores with a nice strike.
Bohi misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Bastard 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.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohi.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard jabs at Bohi's body.
Bohi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bohi.
Bohi takes a swing at Bastard's ribcage but misses.
Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bohi.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Bohi does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Bohi.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bohi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bohi.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi lands the left hand.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
A lazy left from Bastard finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard's corner calls for a 1-2. Bastard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bastard moves out of range of the strikes.
Bohi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bastard, pushing him back against the cage.
Bohi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohi digs a right hand underneath Bastard's ribcage. Bastard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bohi has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bohi tries to land a leg kick but Bastard saw it coming and moves away.
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Bohi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Bohi.
Bohi throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
Bastard moves out of range of the leg kick from Bohi.
Bastard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bohi.
Bohi lands an overhand right.
Bastard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bohi circles away quickly and effectively.
Bohi ducks right into an uppercut from Bastard.
Bohi with a hook.
Bohi throws a sloppy head kick and Bastard moves out of range easily.
Bastard takes a swing at Bohi's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Bohi.
Bastard misses the body punch
and Bohi counters by clinching up.
A short right from Bohi on the inside.
Bohi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Bohi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bastard looks to land a combination but Bohi avoids it well.
Bastard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bohi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bohi blocks a jab.
Bohi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bohi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Good leg kick by Bohi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bohi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bohi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bohi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard tries to bum rush Bohi with a series of wild strikes but Bohi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bohi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bastard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastard manages to avoid it.
It looked like Bastard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses.
Bohi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bastard's head.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Bohi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohi moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bohi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bastard at a distance.
Bohi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Bohi lands a nice hook to Bastard's body. Bastard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bastard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bohi. That snapped Bastard's head back.
Bohi wants to clinch up but Bastard keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Bohi avoids it well.
Bastard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBohi.
Bastard lands a slapping body shot.
Bastard connects with a body shot.
Bohi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bastard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard lands a body shot.
Bohi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bastard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bohi walks into a straight right hand from Bastard.
A jab lands there for Bastard.
Bohi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but Bohi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bohi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Bohi.
Bohi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bastard.
Bohi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dakota Bohi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohi moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
Bohi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bohi sends Bastard crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bohi is motioning to the referee to let Bastard up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bohi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
A good leg kick by Bohi.
Bohi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bastard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bohi doesn't seem bothered though.
Bohi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bastard on the side of the head.
Bohi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bastard, pushing him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Bastard has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bohi digs a right hand underneath Bastard's ribcage. Bastard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Bohi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Bohi tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard wants to break free but Bohi has control.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bastard letting Bohi take a breather here.
Bastard letting Bohi take a breather here.
Bohi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bohi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bastard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohi.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Bohi.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Bohi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bastard's calf.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bohi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bohi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Bohi misses its intended target.
Bohi connects with a body shot that sends Bastard's belly button to the back.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Bohi's head but Bohi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bohi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Bohi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bastard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Bohi is out of range.
Bastard's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bastard throws a right hand that Bohi ducks under and follows up with a left that Bohi also avoids with ease.
Bohi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Bohi's shoulder, as Bohi tries to avoid the shot.
Bohi lands a big right hand that sends Bastard crashing to the mat! Bohi stays standing though and waves Bastard back to his feet!
Bohi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
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!
Bohi drops Bastard with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bohi follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Bohi!
Post fight, Dakota Bohi took to the microphone: 'THE RUN ISN'T OVER. I WANT THAT BELT. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 617 p4p, 87 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 754 p4p, 103 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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175 lbs
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitaker connects with a jab.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
Nurmy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Whitaker trying to hold on to Nurmy's head to control him but Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Nurmy.
Whitaker has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
Nurmy prevents Whitaker from improving his position.
Nurmy is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitaker defending well though.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitaker defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
Whitaker is trying to control but can't.
Nurmy looks to land a strike but Whitaker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker .
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy postures up in Whitaker 's guard and throws a big left but Whitaker blocks it.
Nurmy tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitaker is retaining full guard.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker 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.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Whitaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Whitaker !
Whitaker won't allow Nurmy to sweep him here.
Nurmy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitaker controls the pace.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Nurmy keeps moving.
Whitaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Nurmy scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmy throws a strike but Whitaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
Nurmy is trying to keep Whitaker in close.
Whitaker throwing strikes from guard but Nurmy blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmy misses with a body shot.
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whitaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmy.
Whitaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nurmy moves into the clinch successfully.
Nurmy lands with a left to the head.
Whitaker misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmy is looking for a takedown.
Nurmy is working for takedown but Whitaker is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurmy missing with knees to the body.
Nurmy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmy tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Nurmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy lands with a left to the head.
Nurmy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurmy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmy slips under a jab from Whitaker .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nurmy.
Whitaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whitaker throws a hook but Nurmy avoids it easily.
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmy.
Nurmy blocks a jab.
Nurmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitaker tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Nurmy sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmy misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker thumps Nurmy with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitaker pinned against the cage. Whitaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nurmy ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Nurmy closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker , looking for a takedown. Nurmy pushes Whitaker against the cage but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nurmy tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmy throws a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmy throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker slips a jab from Nurmy.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmy.
Nurmy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmy defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Nurmy ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmy has time to react.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Whitaker scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the body
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whitaker . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nurmy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker sizes up Nurmy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Nurmy saw that one coming.
Whitaker tests Nurmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmy moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whitaker tries a body shot but Nurmy blocks it.
Nurmy can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nurmy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Whitaker 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmy tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Nurmy back against the cage.
Whitaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitaker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmy slips a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Nurmy moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurmy off the cage and back into range.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Nurmy moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Whitaker lands.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Nurmy moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Nurmy swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donk. Whitaker catches Nurmy right on the button with a cross.
Nurmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whitaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker throws a solid leg kick but Nurmy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whitaker .
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker lands a jab.
Nurmy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Nurmy.
Whitaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nurmy defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitaker is fending him off so far but Nurmy persists. Nope, Whitaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy slips under a jab.
Whitaker cracks the inside of Nurmy's front leg.
Nurmy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmy's head back.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmy on the side of the head.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
Nurmy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmy throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitaker punching from the bottom.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
Whitaker is trying to control but can't.
Nurmy lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitaker 's head.
Nurmy is nestled in close to Whitaker , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmy working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmy connects with a nice short shot to Whitaker 's temple.
Nurmy lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitaker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitaker is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitaker desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep. Nurmy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitaker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmy's back!
Nurmy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Whitaker 's guard. Nice work there by Nurmy.
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitaker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Whitaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmy.
Whitaker is adopting a defensive guard.
Whitaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is adopting a defensive guard.
Nurmy won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Nurmy chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker .
Whitaker controlling Nurmy's posture.
Nurmy won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Whitaker .
I think Whitaker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
Roy Whitaker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 746 p4p, 99 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 924 p4p, 114 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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173 lbs
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daughtrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daughtrey misses with a wild body shot.
Noir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daughtrey throws out a counter right but Noir avoids it with no problem.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noir dodges the punch combination from Daughtrey.
A big left from Daughtrey misses.
Daughtrey lands a slapping body shot.
Daughtrey drops his hands momentarily and Noir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daughtrey tries to bum rush Noir with a series of wild strikes but Noir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noir throws a right hand that Daughtrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Daughtrey also avoids with ease.
Noir loads up on a big right hand but Daughtrey slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daughtrey! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noir.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noir lands with an uppercut that bounces Daughtrey off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey lands a glancing blow to the side of Noir's head.
Noir swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir shoots in and gets a takedown into Daughtrey's guard.
Daughtrey pushes Noir off and scrambles back to his feet.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daughtrey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Noir.
Daughtrey misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Daughtrey cracks Noir with a good jab.
We've been informed that Daughtrey has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Noir lands a jab to the nose.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daughtrey misses with a wild combination.
Daughtrey misses with a straight left.
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daughtrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
Kevin Daughtrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir throws a looping overhand right but Daughtrey ducks down to avoid it.
Daughtrey lands a nice looking body shot.
Daughtrey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir dives in and scores a takedown into Daughtrey's guard.
Daughtrey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Noir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noir scoring with some ground and pound.
Daughtrey keeping moving, preventing Noir from controlling successfully.
Noir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noir won't allow Daughtrey to get back to his feet.
Noir wants to pass the guard but Daughtrey is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir scoring with some ground and pound.
Noir stops Daughtrey from standing up.
Daughtrey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Noir dives into side control.
Noir is trying to ground and pound but Daughtrey uses the momentary lack of control by Noir to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Daughtrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir slips a nice elbow through Daughtrey's hands, connecting with Daughtrey's forehead.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daughtrey tries to roll over but Noir keeps him under control.
Noir wants to free his trapped foot but Daughtrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daughtrey wants to control but Noir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Noir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Daughtrey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Noir content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Noir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey'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.
Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Noir with that takedown attempt.
Daughtrey throws out a counter right but Noir avoids it with no problem.
Daughtrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noir fails with a takedown attempt.
Noir misses with a straight right.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daughtrey throws a hook but Noir avoids it easily.
Daughtrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daughtrey. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noir fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Daughtrey finds it's target.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey cracks Noir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Noir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Noir moves away from the strike by Daughtrey.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt
and Daughtrey counters with a stiff right hand.
Daughtrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Daughtrey throws out a loose jab but Noir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noir was well out of range. Poor timing from Daughtrey.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Noir misses.
Noir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daughtrey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Noir. Those never looked like landing.
Noir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daughtrey connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir cracks Daughtrey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daughtrey walks away with a smile on his face. Noir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daughtrey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noir to score with a decent uppercut.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noir takes one to the chin there.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Daughtrey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Noir throws a jab when Daughtrey was well out of range.
Daughtrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir throws a body punch but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey connects with a looping right hand.
Noir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot.
Daughtrey misses with an uppercut.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Noir.
Daughtrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noir lands with a hook. Daughtrey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daughtrey slips a straight right by Noir.
It seemed like Daughtrey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the body
letting Noir counter with a right hand.
Daughtrey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Noir backs up against the cage.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daughtrey.
Oooooh!!! Daughtrey has knocked Noir down with a huge combo! Daughtrey steps away and waves a wobbly Noir back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Noir is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Noir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Daughtrey.
Noir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daughtrey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
Noir seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Noir fails to land.
Daughtrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noir throws a head punch that misses.
Noir misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Noir.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Noir blocks it.
Noir prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Noir misses with the head strike.
Noir tries to pull guard but Daughtrey won't allow it.
Daughtrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey working aggressively here.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Daughtrey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daughtrey's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Daughtrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Daughtrey lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Daughtrey misses its intended target.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daughtrey manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Daughtrey as he connects with a hook.
Daughtrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir moves out of range as Daughtrey strikes.
Daughtrey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
Noir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Noir throws an overhand right that lands on Daughtrey's shoulder, as Daughtrey tries to avoid the shot.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daughtrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daughtrey scores with a jab.
Daughtrey lands a really nice looking cross but Noir seems unphased.
Noir throws out a loose jab but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daughtrey to the ground. Noir is now in Daughtrey's guard.
Noir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daughtrey wants to sweep here but Noir controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Noir has passed into side control.
Daughtrey is trying to control Noir's posture but Noir avoids it.
Noir throws an elbow but Daughtrey slips to the side and avoids it well.
Daughtrey dodges the ground and pound from Noir.
Noir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daughtrey tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daughtrey has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Noir but great work by Daughtrey.
Noir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daughtrey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Noir is working hard here to advance position.
Daughtrey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noir keeps working.
Noir manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Daughtrey has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Daughtrey content just to control the position here.
Noir is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Daughtrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daughtrey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey very nearly forgot to thank Dark Knight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 748 p4p, 39 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 464 p4p, 23 weight class). Honda's entrance music is E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. A fine choice. Starker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda misses with a kick to the body.
Starker gets a clinch.
Honda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starker prevents the takedown attempt.
Honda misses with the head strike.
Starker decides to pull guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Honda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Honda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starker takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starker moves into range and clinches up with Honda.
Honda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Starker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honda takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Starker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Starker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Honda goes for a takedown attempt but Starker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Honda scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Honda.
Paul Starker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Starker tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Starker blocks the body kick.
Starker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starker clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Starker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Starker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Starker scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Edmond Honda's cut is getting worse.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Starker blocks an uppercut.
Starker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Honda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Starker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Honda takes an elbow to the temple.
Edmond Honda's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Honda shrugs off.
Jeez, Edmond Honda's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edmond Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Starker!
Paul Starker 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.
In defeat, Edmond Honda stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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