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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 2510 p4p, 271 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 3091 p4p, 324 weight class). Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald as his entrance music. Scott Watt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watt connects with a nice looking jab.
Watt cracks Aleksy with a good jab.
Aleksy looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Aleksy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Watt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aleksy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Aleksy. Those never looked like landing.
Aleksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aleksy throws out a loose jab but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watt wants to counter the offense by Aleksy and move into the clinch position.
Watt misses with a looping right.
Watt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aleksy circles away quickly and effectively.
Aleksy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watt looks to land a combination but Aleksy avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksy misses with a double jab.
Aleksy defending well as Watt loads up on a big left hand.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watt! But no joy.
Aleksy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watt.
A punch combination from Aleksy misses.
Watt missing with a left hand there. Aleksy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watt throws a big shot that misses.
Watt misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
As Watt looks to move away, Aleksy throws a big counter combo but Watt just gets out of the way.
Aleksy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watt circles away quickly and effectively.
Watt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Aleksy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Watt throws a right hand that Aleksy ducks under and follows up with a left that Aleksy also avoids with ease.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksy slips under a jab.
Aleksy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Watt drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aleksy defends it well.
Aleksy misses with the body kick
and Watt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aleksy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Watt counters with a body kick that stops Aleksy in his tracks momentarily.
Watt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aleksy avoids the head kick by Watt.
As Watt looks to move away, Aleksy throws a big counter combo but Watt just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksy fakes the leg kick and cracks Watt in the body.
Watt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aleksy throws a hook but Watt avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Aleksy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aleksy, right into the meat.
Aleksy misses with a wild combination.
Watt scores with a sloppy right hand. Aleksy should have avoided that one.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses.
Aleksy throws a wild body kick that Watt sees coming a mile off.
Watt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
Watt throws a hook but Aleksy avoids it easily.
Aleksy misses with a leg kick.
Watt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Watt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aleksy.
Aleksy misses with a double jab.
Aleksy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Watt counters by clinching up.
Watt tries to break the clinch but Aleksy is controlling the position.
Watt manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
A jab from Watt misses.
Aleksy throws out a leg kick but Watt moves out of range and Aleksy only half commits.
Aleksy throws a big shot that misses.
Aleksy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aleksy eats them both and turns towards Watt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watt throws out a powerful jab.
Aleksy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watt throws a combination that misses
and Aleksy counters with a one-two to the body.
Aleksy closes the distance and pushes Watt back into the cage.
Aleksy lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksy manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Aleksy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aleksy throws out a loose jab but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watt lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aleksy.
Watt is rocked!
Watt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aleksy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Aleksy finish him?
Watt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watt seems to have recovered his senses.
Aleksy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Aleksy clobbers Watt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Watt scores with a head kick.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksy throws a series of strikes that have Watt backpedaling.
Aleksy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aleksy swinging wildly here.
Watt lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tytus Aleksy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aleksy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watt can do to turn this around?
Aleksy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aleksy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aleksy misses with a hook. Watt ducked under it nicely.
Aleksy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watt, pushing him back against the cage.
Watt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aleksy has Watt pressed against the cage, preventing Watt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aleksy tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Aleksy back against the cage.
Aleksy breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt tries to bum rush Aleksy with a series of wild strikes but Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aleksy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aleksy misses with a series of wild punches.
Aleksy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aleksy slips a jab from Watt.
No joy there for Watt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt dodges the punch combination from Aleksy.
Tytus Aleksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Aleksy misses with a combination
and Watt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Watt blocks the body kick.
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aleksy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watt looks to land a left hand but Aleksy moved out of range nicely.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Watt throws a looping overhand right but Aleksy ducks down to avoid it.
Watt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses.
Watt tries to keep at a distance but Aleksy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aleksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Watt as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksy blocks a jab.
Aleksy misses with a body shot.
Aleksy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watt circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Watt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aleksy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Watt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Watt.
Aleksy moves forwards but Watt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aleksy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksy throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Watt misses.
Watt throws a hook but Aleksy blocks it.
Aleksy throws a body kick that misses.
Aleksy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aleksy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Aleksy does no damage.
Aleksy misses with a double jab
and Watt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Watt.
Watt lands with a nice body punch.
Aleksy shoots for a double leg takedown but Watt sprawls well. He's pushed Aleksy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aleksy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watt lands a right hook to the body.
Watt misses the jab.
It looked like Aleksy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aleksy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Watt.
Aleksy looking to slow down the pace here.
Aleksy leaning against his opponent.
Aleksy pushes Watt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Aleksy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy stalling the fight.
Aleksy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aleksy.
Watt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aleksy is looking for a counter combo.
Aleksy is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Aleksy tries to land a front kick but Watt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watt throws a jab but it's blocked by Aleksy.
Aleksy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Watt just manages to avoid it.
Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Watt tries a head kick but it misses.
Watt misses with a low kick.
Aleksy tries to clinch but Watt is having none of it.
Watt tries to bum rush Aleksy with a series of wild strikes but Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aleksy darts in and clinches Watt up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Watt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watt throws a low kick, looking for Aleksy's leg but Aleksy calmly moves out of range.
Aleksy fails to land with a series of punches.
Aleksy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aleksy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watt lands a jab to Aleksy's midsection.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksy swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
Watt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aleksy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watt swats away the attempt to clinch by Aleksy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksy tries to clinch but Watt moves out of range.
Watt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aleksy's head.
Aleksy rushes Watt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aleksy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksy is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Watt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aleksy scores with a leg kick.
Aleksy misses with a low kick.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watt loads up on a big right hand but Aleksy slips the punch.
Watt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aleksy.
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Aleksy tries to clinch up but Watt circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleksy blocks a jab.
Watt misses the jab.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Aleksy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aleksy moves away.
Aleksy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watt slips a jab and a cross from Aleksy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt looks to land a body kick but Aleksy moved away.
Aleksy looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Watt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aleksy tries to move into range but Watt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksy blocks a head kick by Watt.
Aleksy throws a combination that misses
and Watt counters with a head kick. That will keep Aleksy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aleksy moves out of range of the strikes.
Watt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aleksy at a distance.
Aleksy throws a shot to the body.
Aleksy misses with a head kick.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aleksy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Watt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aleksy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watt if he has to take too many more of those.
Aleksy throws a series of punches but Watt moves out of range.
Watt misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Watt. Those never looked like landing.
Aleksy drives through and clinches with Watt against the cage.
Aleksy tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Aleksy back against the cage.
Watt tries to circle away but Aleksy has him pinned against the cage.
Watt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watt breaks from the clinch.
Aleksy avoids the head kick by Watt.
Aleksy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aleksy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aleksy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aleksy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Watt.
Aleksy throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watt.
A combination from Aleksy does no damage.
Watt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aleksy on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy dodges the punch combination from Watt.
It looked like Aleksy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aleksy throws a series of punches but Watt avoids them all with ease.
Watt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aleksy bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksy misses with a looping left.
Aleksy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watt throws a big counter head kick but Aleksy avoids it with no problem.
Aleksy blocks a head kick by Watt.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Watt finds it's target.
Aleksy throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt.
Aleksy closes the distance and clinches up with Watt, looking for a takedown. Aleksy pushes Watt against the cage but Watt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watt misses with a hook.
Aleksy throws a head kick that misses
and Aleksy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scott Watt.
I think Watt 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
Scott Watt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 2559 p4p, 303 weight class) and Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 2442 p4p, 289 weight class). Sir Anthony Buzzard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzzard blocks a head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buzzard. Burduada No Cranio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buzzard throws out a leg kick but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range and Buzzard only half commits.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzzard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burduada No Cranio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burduada No Cranio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buzzard back to the cage. Burduada No Cranio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Buzzard misses.
Buzzard forces Burduada No Cranio back against the cage and clinches.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buzzard blocking some punches.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buzzard is defending well for now.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land knees in the clinch but Buzzard avoids the damage to the body.
Buzzard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buzzard.
Buzzard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buzzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard blocking some punches.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a body shot from Buzzard.
A short right from Buzzard on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buzzard backwards.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Buzzard.
Burduada No Cranio looking to slow down the pace here.
Buzzard can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
Buzzard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buzzard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buzzard lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzard.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzzard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buzzard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.
Buzzard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burduada No Cranio misses with some punches.
Burduada No Cranio throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buzzard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burduada No Cranio gets through Buzzard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burduada No Cranio has a couple of punches blocked by Buzzard.
Buzzard blocks an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buzzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Buzzard fails to land.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Buzzard takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard lands a shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to stall.
Buzzard throws a punch but it's blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Buzzard.
Buzzard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burduada No Cranio or not.
Burduada No Cranio is breathing heavily.
Buzzard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
Buzzard misses with the head strike.
Buzzard misses with a body punch.
Burduada No Cranio slows down the pace here.
Burduada No Cranio tries a knee to the head but Buzzard blocks it.
Buzzard tries to work over Burduada No Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buzzard misses with a body punch.
Buzzard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzard.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a knee strike.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzard pushes Burduada No Cranio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Buzzard.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buzzard lands a shot to the body.
Buzzard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buzzard throws a head punch that misses.
Buzzard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buzzard lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzard.
Buzzard throws a punch but it's blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard lands a hook that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
Buzzard lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzzard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buzzard tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Buzzard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sir Anthony Buzzard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Burduada No Cranio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Buzzard tries to score with a low kick but Burduada No Cranio moves his leg out of the way.
Buzzard drives through and clinches with Burduada No Cranio against the cage.
Buzzard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buzzard is working Burduada No Cranio over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Buzzard as the two fighters clinch.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buzzard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burduada No Cranio looking to stall.
Buzzard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Buzzard as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzard works on Burduada No Cranio's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buzzard can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Buzzard lands with a right to the head.
Buzzard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buzzard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buzzard blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Buzzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to stall.
Burduada No Cranio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Buzzard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buzzard struggles to land a body shot inside as Burduada No Cranio controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burduada No Cranio.
Buzzard tries to throw a body punch but Burduada No Cranio avoids it by throwing Buzzard back against the cage.
Buzzard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buzzard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Buzzard throws a big uppercut that drops Burduada No Cranio! More strikes from Buzzard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burduada No Cranio lies dazed against the cage as Buzzard celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Anthony Buzzard!
Sir Anthony Buzzard made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'THE CHAMP IS FUCKING HERE! IF YOU WANT SOME, COME AND GET SOME! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McGuire (ranked 2530 p4p, 303 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 2209 p4p, 261 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman . Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
McGuire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Walcott.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walcott.
Walcott keeps control of McGuire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Walcott drives through and clinches with McGuire against the cage.
McGuire pulls Walcott into guard.
McGuire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGuire working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire has his hands on Walcott's head, controlling the position.
McGuire wants to get back to his feet but Walcott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walcott preventing the sweep.
Walcott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGuire being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Walcott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walcott throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
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.
Walcott lands a high kick!
It looks like James McGuire has been cut.
McGuire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
Stalling in the clinch from Walcott.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
Walcott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walcott.
Walcott avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
McGuire gets a clinch.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire clinches.
McGuire wants to get back to striking at distance but Walcott won't allow it.
McGuire is trying to force a seperation but Walcott has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walcott uses from the top position.
Walcott stopping the sweep attempt from McGuire.
McGuire throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McGuire throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Walcott sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGuire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGuire is pulling down on Walcott's head to control his posture.
McGuire throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Walcott being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back 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.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire rushes Walcott and presses him up against the cage.
Walcott is working McGuire over against the cage.
Walcott keeps control of McGuire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Walcott.
A short left from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire wants to break free but Walcott has control.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
Walcott jabs McGuire right on the nose. McGuire blinks but takes it well.
Walcott connects with a looping right hand.
Walcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuire circles away quickly and effectively.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McGuire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGuire doesn't seem bothered though.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Walcott.
McGuire wants to break free but Walcott has control.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
McGuire tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick.
Joe Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Walcott lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
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!
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
Joe Walcott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGuire clobbers Walcott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuire's head backwards.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire rushes Walcott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire tries to break free but Walcott pushes him back against the cage.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Walcott back into the cage.
McGuire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGuire wants to break free but Walcott has control.
McGuire wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGuire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walcott has McGuire pressed against the cage, preventing McGuire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Walcott as the two fighters clinch.
Walcott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Walcott.
Walcott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGuire is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott taking a breather.
Walcott tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire tries to circle away but Walcott has him pinned against the cage.
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
Walcott cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
Walcott leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGuire wants to get back to striking at distance but Walcott won't allow it.
Walcott has McGuire pressed against the cage, preventing McGuire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walcott lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James McGuire's cut is getting worse.
McGuire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Walcott pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walcott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walcott lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on McGuire's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
McGuire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Walcott has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McGuire to stand back up!
McGuire is rocked!
James McGuire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crack! A monster head kick from Walcott and McGuire falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Walcott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pit Bull Development logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1312 p4p, 179 weight class) and Todd Packer (ranked 1476 p4p, 197 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimir Punchsky has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimir Punchsky seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Packer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Packer wants to clinch.
Packer misses with a head kick.
Packer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Packer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Punchsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Packer can pounce on him.
Packer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Packer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Packer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Packer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer tries to clinch
and Punchsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Packer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Packer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punchsky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Punchsky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Punchsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Punchsky is trying to force a seperation but Packer has the dominant position.
Packer swings wildly with an uppercut but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer swings wildly with an uppercut but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Packer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Packer lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Vladimir Punchsky has been cut.
Packer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Packer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Punchsky has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
Punchsky blocks a body shot from Packer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Packer.
Punchsky is trying to break the clinch but Packer has him pressed against the cage.
Packer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.
Packer lands an elbow that stopped Punchsky in his tracks for a moment.
Punchsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Packer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.
Punchsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Packer lands with a right to the head.
Punchsky working aggressively here.
Packer lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer lands an elbow that stopped Punchsky in his tracks for a moment.
Packer tries a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky tries to break free but Packer pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.
Nice body punch from Punchsky.
Punchsky dodges an elbow strike from Packer.
Packer pushes Punchsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punchsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Punchsky.
A head punch on the inside from Punchsky fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.
Packer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punchsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Punchsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky throws out a powerful jab.
Punchsky takes a swing at Packer's ribcage but misses.
Packer misses with a series of wild punches.
Punchsky swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer is looking to slow Punchsky down with leg kicks.
Todd Packer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Packer or perhaps it was just good defense by Punchsky, which made it look bad.
Punchsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Packer digs a good body shot into Punchsky's ribs.
Packer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Punchsky is able to avoid easily.
Punchsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Packer.
Punchsky is looking to counter punch.
Packer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Packer cracks Punchsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Packer darts in and clinches Punchsky up against the cage.
Punchsky blocking some punches.
Packer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Punchsky can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
Punchsky lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Packer has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Packer.
Packer swings wildly with an uppercut but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky scores with a shot to the side of Packer's head.
Packer lands with a left to the head.
Packer misses with a body punch.
Packer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Punchsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Packer.
Punchsky blocks an uppercut.
Punchsky tries a body shot but Packer blocks it.
Punchsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Packer controls his hands.
Punchsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Packer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punchskys head.
Packer lands a nice elbow.
Punchsky tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Punchsky back against the cage.
Packer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Packer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Punchsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Packer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
That's time! Punchsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Packer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Punchsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Packer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Packer missing with knees to the body.
Packer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.
Packer has Punchsky pressed against the cage, preventing Punchsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Packer.
Still in the clinch, Packer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Punchsky lands a nice uppercut.
Punchsky misses with some punches.
Packer lands a shoulder strike.
Punchsky lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Punchsky back against the cage.
Punchsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punchsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Packer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer throws the kick towards the body but Punchsky avoids it.
Packer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Packer throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Packer gets a clinch.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a head punch that misses.
Packer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Punchsky avoiding damage as Packer throws knees to the body.
Packer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Packer tries a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks it.
Punchsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Punchsky.
Packer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Packer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Packer slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Packer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punchsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Packer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punchsky tries to avoid it but Packer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punchsky to the ground. Punchsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchsky misses with a two punch combination.
Packer misses with a looping right.
Packer connects with a looping right hand.
Packer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Packer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Packer tries for a takedown but Punchsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Packer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Packer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Packer throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Packer slips under a jab.
Packer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Punchsky connects with the punch.
Packer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Packer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punchsky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Packer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Punchsky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punchsky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Punchsky throws a hook to the side of Packer's head but Packer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Punchsky.
Packer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Packer slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Punchsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Packer.
Packer scores with a leg kick.
Punchsky checks a low kick from Packer.
Punchsky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Packer closes the distance and clinches.
Punchsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Punchsky can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punchsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Punchsky fails to land.
Punchsky gets through Packer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer tries to land a knee to the head but Punchsky blocks with his arms.
Packer tries to work over Punchsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.
Packer pushes Punchsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Packer throws a punch but it's blocked by Punchsky.
Todd Packer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Punchsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punchsky working aggressively here.
Packer lands a left hand.
Packer lands an uppercut.
Punchsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Packer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Punchsky.
Nice body punch from Punchsky.
Packer is breathing heavily.
Punchsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punchsky tries to break the clinch but Packer is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
Punchsky can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Todd Packer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punchsky.
Punchsky slips a straight right by Packer.
Punchsky tries to sprawl but Packer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Packer throwing shots but Punchsky is blocking nicely.
Packer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punchsky's head.
Punchsky is trying to control but can't.
Punchsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Packer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Punchsky tries to get to full guard but Packer has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky has hold of Packer's hands but Packer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Punchsky is pressing down on Packer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Punchsky trying to keep a closed guard but Packer is proving a slippery customer.
Packer trying to control but Punchsky is working from the bottom.
Packer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Packer trying to control the position from guard on top but Punchsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Punchsky scores with a body shot.
Packer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Packer swinging wildly here.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Packer scores with a sloppy right hand. Punchsky should have avoided that one.
Packer scores with a punch to the head.
Vladimir Punchsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Packer.
Punchsky throwing a counter right hand but Packer manages to avoid it.
Vladimir Punchsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Packer looks to land a combination but Punchsky avoids it well.
Packer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Punchsky as he jumps to the side.
Packer misses with a straight left.
Packer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Packer throws a punch but it's blocked by Punchsky.
Packer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Punchsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Packer - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchsky prevents a body shot from Packer.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.
Packer lands a body punch.
Punchsky has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
Punchsky breaks the clinch.
Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Packer. Packer maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a body punch.
Punchsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Packer.
Packer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.
Punchsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Punchsky takes a shot to the head.
Punchsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
Punchsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchsky is trying to break free.
A short left from Packer.
Packer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Packer scores a nice knee to the body.
Packer lands with a short shot to the head.
Packer digs a right hand underneath Punchsky's ribcage. Punchsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Packer cracks Punchsky with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Packer misses with a punch on the inside.
Punchsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky working aggressively here.
Packer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punchsky is defending well for now.
Punchsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
Packer tries to throw a body punch but Punchsky avoids it by throwing Packer back against the cage.
Punchsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Punchsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Packer lands a left hand.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Punchsky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Punchsky lands a body shot.
Packer swings wildly with an uppercut but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Packer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Punchsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Packer swings wildly with an uppercut but Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchsky misses with a body punch.
Todd Packer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punchsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Packer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Packer 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Packer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 1249 p4p, 150 weight class) and Tzu Chu (ranked 1571 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tzu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei looks for the body kick but Chu saw that one coming.
Amodei fails with a takedown attempt.
Chu blocks the body kick.
Chu misses the jab.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Chu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amodei.
A lazy left from Chu finds it's target.
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amodei.
Amodei defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Chu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amodei was well out of range. Poor timing from Chu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
Chu moves into range and clinches up with Amodei.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Amodei in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chu.
Chu misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amodei's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu works on Amodei's body with a couple of short punches.
Amodei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amodei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amodei blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Amodei on the inside.
Amodei breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Chu misses its intended target.
Tzu Chu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amodei. That's going to slow Chu down.
Chu misses the body punch
enabling Amodei to counter with a crisp jab.
Tzu Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu works over Amodei's head and body with a nice combination.
Chu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Amodei misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Chu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Amodei feints and then cracks Chu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chu down.
Chu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amodei misses with some punches.
Chu misses with the head strike.
Chu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amodei's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Amodei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amodei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chu fails to land with a series of punches.
Amodei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Chu blocks a low kick nicely.
Amodei walks into a straight right hand from Chu.
A lazy left from Chu finds it's target.
Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amodei.
Amodei attempts a counter takedown but Chu avoids it well and moves away.
Chu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chu throws a series of punches but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chu looks to throw the jab but Amodei is out of range.
Chu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chu lands with a cross.
Chu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chu throws the left hand but Amodei avoids the punch easily.
Amodei moves away from the strike by Chu.
A big left from Chu misses.
A combination from Chu does no damage.
Amodei scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amodei wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chu, who protects the arm well.
Amodei working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu is trying to control Amodei's posture but Amodei avoids it.
Chu 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amodei is looking to take a break and control but Chu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amodei passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chu!
Chu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tzu Chu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amodei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amodei missing with a left hand there. Chu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu lands with a good body shot.
Chu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Amodei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chu looks to land a combination but Amodei avoids it well.
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Amodei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chu avoids it really well and circles away.
Chu connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei's corner calls for a 1-2. Amodei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chu throws a hook but Amodei blocks it.
Chu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amodei circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Amodei finds it's way through Chu's defenses.
Chu is looking to clinch.
Amodei attempts a counter takedown but Chu avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei fails with the takedown.
Chu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amodei counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amodei.
Chu controlling the position.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Chu keeps moving.
Amodei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chu is keeping the position for now.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amodei's guard.
Chu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amodei keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amodei looking for a guillotine here but Chu defends easily.
Amodei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chu stopping the sweep attempt from Amodei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu postures up.
Amodei has his foot on Chu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chu works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amodei is on top in guard.
Chu trying to control the position.
Amodei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chu is keeping the position for now.
Amodei postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Amodei, into his guard.
Amodei keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei 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.
Chu trying to control the position from guard on top but Amodei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amodei trying to keep a closed guard but Chu is proving a slippery customer.
Chu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amodei wants to sweep but no luck.
Chu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tzu Chu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Amodei throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
Amodei looks to land a combination but Chu avoids it well.
Chu misses with a series of wild punches.
Amodei throws a low kick but Chu moves out of range easily.
Chu throws an off balance right hand
and Amodei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chu throws a jab but it's blocked by Amodei.
It looks like Amodei has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tzu Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chu punishes Amodei's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Amodei to counter with a crisp jab.
Chu blocks a jab.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from Amodei.
Amodei throws a leg kick that misses.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu has managed to clinch.
Chu throws an elbow but it misses.
Chu working aggressively here.
Chu struggles to land a body shot inside as Amodei controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Amodei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu scores with a shoulder strike.
Amodei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amodei blocks a body shot from Chu.
Amodei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chu scores with a shot to the side of Amodei's head.
Amodei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amodei blocking some punches.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Amodei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chu.
Amodei tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Amodei lands a left hand.
Giuseppe Amodei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chu struggles to land a body shot inside as Amodei controls his hands.
Amodei is pushing Chu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chu lands an elbow inside that Amodei shrugs off.
Amodei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amodei breaks the clinch.
Chu throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Amodei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amodei appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amodei scores with a punch to the head.
Chu clinches up against the cage.
Amodei breaks the clinch.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
Amodei feinted with a counter takedown.
Chu connects with the punch.
Chu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amodei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Amodei misses.
Amodei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Amodei slips under a jab from Chu.
Chu throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amodei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amodei scrambles back to his feet.
Chu misses the jab.
Amodei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amodei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Chu connects with the punch.
Chu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amodei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tzu Chu has been cut.
Chu swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chu.
Amodei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chu moves into the clinch.
Amodei tries to pull guard but Chu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chu lands with a light punch inside.
Tzu Chu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chu pushes off an throws an elbow but Amodei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amodei struggles to land a body shot inside as Chu controls his hands.
Amodei takes an elbow to the temple.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Amodei in his tracks for a moment.
Chu cracks Amodei with a nice body shot.
Amodei avoids a wild elbow strike from Chu.
Amodei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amodei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tzu Chu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chu 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tzu Chu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2223 p4p, 262 weight class) and Richie Fortune (ranked 1567 p4p, 194 weight class). Sturridge's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. 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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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge scores with a leg kick.
Sturridge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fortune.
Sturridge throws a front kick aimed at Fortune's knee but Fortune avoids it well.
Fortune is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sturridge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sturridge misses with a takedown attempt
and Sturridge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fortune on the side of the head.
Sturridge misses the jab.
Fortune wants to clinch up but Sturridge keeps it at a distance.
Fortune has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sturridge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fortune's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturridge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortune scrambles back to his feet.
Sturridge dodges the punch combination from Fortune.
Sturridge is looking to counter punch.
Sturridge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortune checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturridge throws a leg kick but Fortune moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune throws a hook but Sturridge avoids it easily.
Fortune throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturridge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fortune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortune changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortune checks a leg kick.
Fortune looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fortune pushes Sturridge up against the cage in a clinch.
Sturridge lands a right hand.
Sturridge trying to stall but Fortune improves his position.
Our sources have told us that Sturridge has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fortune clinches up against the cage.
Fortune breaks the clinch.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Sturridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sturridge is predictable there
and Fortune counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturridge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fortune blocks a head kick by Sturridge.
A combination from Sturridge does no damage.
Fortune scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sturridge throws a sloppy body shot
and Fortune counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sturridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fortune is fending him off so far but Sturridge persists. Nope, Fortune circles away and we're back to standing.
Sturridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortune counters with a nice right hand that sends Sturridge toppling to the canvas! Sturridge scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fortune finish him?!
Sturridge is rocked!
Fortune fakes the body blow, causing Sturridge to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sturridge goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Fortune!
An out of breath and clearly excited Richie Fortune thanked UnderGround Clothing Co. 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 Josey Wales (ranked 1880 p4p, 229 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 1875 p4p, 228 weight class). Revazshvili is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Georgia National Anthem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili throws an overhand right that lands on Wales's shoulder, as Wales tries to avoid the shot.
Revazshvili moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Josey Wales has been cut.
Wales throws a lazy right hand but Revazshvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Revazshvili looks to land a right hand but Wales moved out of range.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Revazshvili throws a big shot that misses.
Revazshvili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revazshvili throws a poor cross that misses
and Wales counters with a right hand to the body.
Wales slips a jab from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Revazshvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revazshvili is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Revazshvili lands a slapping body shot.
Wales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revazshvili moves away from the strike by Wales.
A telegraphed right hand from Wales misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revazshvili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wales tries to avoid it but Revazshvili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wales to the ground. Wales escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wales throws the left hand but Revazshvili avoids the punch easily.
Revazshvili is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Revazshvili punishes Wales's body with a nice straight punch.
Wales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Revazshvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revazshvili walks into a straight right hand from Wales.
Wales throws a looping overhand right but Revazshvili ducks down to avoid it.
Wales misses with an uppercut.
Revazshvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wales connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wales counter with a right hand.
Wales misses with a right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales missing with a left hand there. Revazshvili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Wales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Revazshvili. Wales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Josey Wales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Wales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Revazshvili misses with a left hand
letting Wales counter with a right hand.
Revazshvili slips under a jab.
Wales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Revazshvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Revazshvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wales.
Wales lands with a straight right. Revazshvili didn't see that one coming.
Revazshvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wales.
Revazshvili drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wales defends it well.
Wales loads up on a big right hand but Revazshvili slips the punch.
Revazshvili slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Revazshvili misses.
Wales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wales ducks under a wild hook from Revazshvili.
Wales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wales.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Wales looks to score with a jab to the body but Revazshvili is just out of range.
Wales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revazshvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wales momentarily.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Revazshvili walks into a left hand.
Wales moves away from the strike by Revazshvili.
Wales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Revazshvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wales at a distance.
Wales misses with a hook. Revazshvili ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Revazshvili throws a right hand that Wales ducks under and follows up with a left that Wales also avoids with ease.
Revazshvili closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wales to the mat! Wales manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wales has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Revazshvili is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Revazshvili lands a shoulder strike.
Revazshvili is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Josey Wales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levan Revazshvili.
Revazshvili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Revazshvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Revazshvili leaning against his opponent.
Revazshvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Revazshvili is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wales is keeping busy.
Wales misses with a punch on the inside.
Revazshvili scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Revazshvili misses.
Revazshvili gets a takedown into half guard.
Wales wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Levan Revazshvili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josey Wales's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revazshvili connects with a body shot that sends Wales's belly button to the back.
Wales slips under a jab from Revazshvili.
Wales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Revazshvili counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wales thinking.
Wales misses with a straight left.
Revazshvili lands a nice looking body shot.
Wales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Revazshvili lands a glancing blow to the side of Wales's head.
Wales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the body.
Wales stuffs the takedown.
Wales misses with an uppercut
and Revazshvili counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Revazshvili scores with a one two! Wales had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wales misses.
Revazshvili drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Revazshvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Wales moves out of range.
A jab from Wales misses.
Revazshvili fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Wales moves out of range.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Revazshvili misses with a few strikes there.
Revazshvili throws a jab but it's blocked by Wales.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wales with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Revazshvili to score with a decent uppercut.
Wales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Revazshvili.
Wales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wales lands with a hook. Revazshvili tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revazshvili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wales.
A telegraphed right hand from Wales misses the target.
Revazshvili staying out of range there.
Revazshvili misses with a looping left.
Wales throwing a counter right hand but Revazshvili manages to avoid it.
Wales misses with a looping right.
Revazshvili slips under a jab from Wales.
Wales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the body.
Wales scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses with a straight right.
Revazshvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wales's head backwards.
Revazshvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wales at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wales misses with a straight left.
Wales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Wales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Revazshvili misses with a hook. Wales ducked under it nicely.
Wales punishes Revazshvili's body with a nice straight punch.
Revazshvili ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Revazshvili ducks right into an uppercut from Wales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wales misses the target.
Revazshvili is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili throws a nice looking combination but Wales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wales looks to land a right hand but Revazshvili moved out of range.
Wales misses with a hook.
Wales connects with a jab.
Wales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Revazshvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Revazshvili.
Revazshvili swings widly with a right hand
and Wales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Wales.
Wales misses with a straight right.
Revazshvili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wales counters with a nice uppercut.
Revazshvili looks to land a combination but Wales avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Revazshvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josey Wales's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Revazshvili throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Revazshvili misses with a hook. Wales ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Wales misses.
Revazshvili moves out of range as Wales strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Revazshvili is defended easily by Wales.
Revazshvili throws a looping overhand right but Wales ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wales throws a hook to the side of Revazshvili's head but Revazshvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Revazshvili lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Wales misses with a hook. Revazshvili ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili throws a lazy uppercut
and Wales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wales takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses the jab.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Revazshvili shoots and misses
and Revazshvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Josey Wales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levan Revazshvili.
Nice defenses there by Revazshvili.
Wales misses the jab.
Revazshvili takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Revazshvili moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Revazshvili misses the target.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wales is looking to counter punch.
Revazshvili walks into a straight right hand from Wales.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Wales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Revazshvili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws the left hand but Wales avoids the punch easily.
Wales misses with a body shot
and Revazshvili counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wales trying to hold on to Revazshvili's head to control him but Revazshvili postures up.
Wales is trying to stand back up but Revazshvili is controlling him
Wales tries to get to full guard but Revazshvili has control of the leg.
Wales is working hard here to advance position.
Wales wants to stand back up but Revazshvili manages to pass into side control.
Josey Wales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levan Revazshvili 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.
Wales tries to improve position but can't.
Revazshvili moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wales is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Revazshvili sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wales is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Levan Revazshvili has got the better of the ground game so far.
Revazshvili in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wales wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wales tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Revazshvili moves away from the strike by Wales.
Revazshvili misses with a takedown attempt - Wales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a stiff right hand.
Revazshvili lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Revazshvili.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Levan Revazshvili.
Well Revazshvili 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levan Revazshvili!
After the fight, Levan Revazshvili was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 1314 p4p, 155 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 970 p4p, 109 weight class). Dee has chosen Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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25 - 23 - 0 |
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Dee moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Dee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dee throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Dee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Dee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearson throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Dee misses with a hook.
Pearson tests Dee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson cracks Dee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Dee. Beautiful body shot.
Dee misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dee walks into a jab.
Pearson throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dee manages to circle out of the way.
Pearson has Dee up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Dee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pearson down to the mat. Pearson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dee throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dee.
Pearson scores with a head kick. Dee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Pearson punishes Dee's body with a nice straight punch.
Dee sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dee! But no joy.
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Dee lands the left hand.
Pearson is rocked!
Dee lands with a right and another and another! Pearson is in big trouble! Dee lands again and this time it's lights out for Pearson! A quality knockout there for Dee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klay Dee!
A victorious Klay Dee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 1298 p4p, 169 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 1585 p4p, 209 weight class). Orion has chosen Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name as his entrance music. Cole Orion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orion misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Orion lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orion throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orion.
Orion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Orion right on the button with a cross.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Orion's belly button to the back.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez jabs at Orion's body.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Gonzalez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orion.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Orion feints with a jab and clips Gonzalez right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Gonzalez is sent crashing into the canvas and Orion leaps in for the kill! Gonzalez tries to get to his feet but Orion is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Gonzalez is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Orion!
During a confident post fight interview, Cole Orion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Cobb (ranked 945 p4p, 47 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 1008 p4p, 50 weight class). Mike Megaton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb slips a straight right by Megaton.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a good low kick that Cobb was not able to check.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Megaton saw that one coming.
Cobb takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Megaton circles away.
Cobb checks the leg kick.
Megaton throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Cobb.
Cobb lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Megaton blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megaton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
Megaton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Megaton takes one to the side of the head.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyson Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megaton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cobb connects with the punch.
Cobb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cobb scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Megaton.
Megaton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Megaton sprawls well initially but Cobb persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb trying to control from half guard but Megaton is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cobb is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Megaton gets back to full guard.
Megaton seems keen to control Cobb's posture.
Cobb stays in close to Megaton's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Megaton's body.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Megaton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Megaton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Megaton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Megaton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Megaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Megaton's shoulder, as Megaton tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Megaton counters with a low kick, right behind Cobb 's knee.
Megaton connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb slips under a jab from Megaton.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Megaton manages to avoid it.
Cobb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Megaton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Megaton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Megaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Cobb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megaton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaton can do to turn this around?
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megaton misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Megaton.
Megaton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Megaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Megaton moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Megaton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Megaton.
Megaton has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cobb misses with a right hand
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Megaton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tyson Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Megaton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Megaton takes a step back to recover.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb backing away here, and Megaton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Megaton throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb backing away here, and Megaton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Megaton. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Megaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Megaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Megaton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters with a nice leg kick.
Megaton moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb checks a low kick from Megaton.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Megaton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megaton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Megaton.
Megaton avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Megaton throws a good cross that connects.
Megaton throws a front kick aimed at Cobb's knee but Cobb avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Megaton misses with a leg kick
and Cobb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Megaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megaton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megaton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb lands a jab to the head.
Cobb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Megaton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cobb throws a jab when Megaton was well out of range.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Megaton connects with a right hand. Cobb shakes it off.
Tyson Cobb's cut is getting worse.
Megaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobb. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb throws a low kick but Megaton avoids it.
Megaton misses with a body shot.
It looked like Cobb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Megaton.
Cobb takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Cobb misses.
It seemed like Megaton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Megaton is just out of range.
Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Megaton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Tyson Cobb will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Megaton tenderised Cobb's leg. Cobb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Megaton looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Megaton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Cobb throws a jab when Megaton was well out of range.
Megaton takes one to the chin there.
Megaton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Megaton circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb digs a good hook to Megaton's body.
Cobb misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Megaton scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb sizes up Megaton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Megaton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Cobb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Megaton digs a good hook to Cobb's body.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Megaton throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
Megaton throws a front kick aimed at Cobb's knee but Cobb avoids it well.
Megaton lands the left hand.
Cobb lands with a straight right. Megaton didn't see that one coming.
Megaton misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a body punch
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Megaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Megaton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cobb delivers a nice body kick.
Megaton misses the shot to the body.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megaton.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Megaton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Megaton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Megaton throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Megaton.
Megaton misses with a straight right.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megaton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Megaton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Megaton.
Megaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Megaton throws a leg kick but Cobb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Megaton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cobb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
Megaton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb throws a leg kick which misses Megaton's front leg but catches the back leg as Megaton tries to avoid it.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Megaton moved out of range.
Megaton connects with a body shot that sends Cobb's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws out a leg kick but Megaton moves out of range and Cobb only half commits.
Megaton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Megaton scores with a jab to the head.
Megaton throws a front kick aimed at Cobb's knee but Cobb avoids it well.
It looked like Cobb was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Megaton throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Cobb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Megaton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaton slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Megaton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Megaton avoids a kick to the body.
Cobb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mike Megaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobb misses with a hook to the body
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyson Cobb.
Well Cobb 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that WarHorse Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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