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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 2651 p4p, 258 weight class) and JR Adams Junior (ranked 1963 p4p, 200 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped the Bomb on me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, JR Adams Junior!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams Junior tried to score with a low kick but Cobb checks it.
Adams Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Cobb. That snapped Adams Junior's head back.
Adams Junior takes one to the side of the head.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Adams Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams Junior staying out of range there.
Adams Junior let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adams Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adams Junior, right into the meat.
Adams Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cobb, pushing him back against the cage.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb lands a shot to the body.
Cobb pushes Adams Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Adams Junior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
Adams Junior blocks an uppercut.
Adams Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams Junior is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cobb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams Junior trying to stall but Cobb improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cobb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adams Junior is struggling to control the position.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Cobb.
Adams Junior is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adams Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams Junior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cobb pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Adams Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams Junior is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cobb, as that shot connected.
Adams Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adams Junior moves away.
Adams Junior avoids the body shot from Cobb.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb moves away from the strike by Adams Junior.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Cobb.
Cobb tries to clinch but Adams Junior moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Cobb throws a body punch but Adams Junior moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adams Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adams Junior connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Adams Junior moves out of range.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams Junior.
Adams Junior has his takedown stuffed
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Semmy Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JR Adams Junior.
Adams Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Adams Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Adams Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams Junior wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams Junior on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adams Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Cobb, which made it look bad.
The crowd cheers as Adams Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobb doesn't seem phased though.
Adams Junior loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Adams Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cobb defends it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adams Junior slips under a jab.
Adams Junior lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cobb at a distance.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Adams Junior circles away.
Cobb clinches with his opponent.
Adams Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams Junior backwards.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams Junior can do to turn this around?
Cobb stalling in the clinch.
Cobb taking a breather.
Adams Junior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams Junior manages to break the clinch.
Cobb slips under a jab from Adams Junior.
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Adams Junior.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Adams Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Adams Junior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Adams Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semmy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb clinches up against the cage.
Adams Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
A frustrated look appears on Adams Junior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adams Junior misses with the head strike.
Cobb leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Adams Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Adams Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams Junior gets tackled into the cage by Cobb. Cobb maintains the clinch.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams Junior up against the cage.
Adams Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Adams Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams Junior is trying to stall.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Adams Junior.
Cobb trying to control the position but instead, Adams Junior has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobb into the cage.
Cobb being controlled against the cage.
Adams Junior throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Adams Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adams Junior manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Adams Junior working aggressively here.
Adams Junior wants a takedown.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Adams Junior avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
Adams Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams Junior has had enough of the clinch but Cobb keeps him there for the moment.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Semmy Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cobb tries to work over Adams Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adams Junior misses with a hook.
It looked like Cobb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adams Junior.
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Adams Junior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams Junior tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cobb counters with a three punch combo that has Adams Junior backing up. Adams Junior nods at Cobb to acknowledge the strikes.
Adams Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adams Junior. Adams Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Adams Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams Junior takes one on the button.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Adams Junior off the cage and back into range.
Adams Junior takes one to the side of the head.
Adams Junior fails to land the takedown.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Adams Junior's body.
Adams Junior lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Adams Junior takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adams Junior misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams Junior with the counter takedown but Cobb avoids it easily.
Adams Junior throws out a leg kick but Cobb moves out of range and Adams Junior only half commits.
Adams Junior misses with a looping left.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adams Junior throws out the jab.
JR Adams Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb pushes Adams Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Cobb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams Junior tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semmy Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adams Junior flicks out a counter leg kick but Cobb steps away.
Adams Junior swinging wildly here.
Adams Junior jabs Cobb right on the nose. Cobb blinks but takes it well.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Adams Junior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Adams Junior.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semmy Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobb connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb throws a series of strikes that have Adams Junior backpedaling.
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!
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Adams Junior throws a sloppy head kick
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Adams Junior gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams Junior tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Adams Junior drags the fight down to the ground.
Adams Junior has a closed guard, preventing Cobb from standing up.
Adams Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
JR Adams Junior spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries! Everyone knows that my opponent here has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs and illegal recreational drugs, so I'm confident this fight will soon be ruled a "No Contest." Thanks everyone for continuing to support those of us who fight clean.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 1147 p4p, 135 weight class) and Like Boss (ranked 2422 p4p, 238 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Friedrichsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedrichsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Friedrichsen misses.
Boss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen blocks a jab.
Friedrichsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedrichsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boss has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Friedrichsen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Friedrichsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boss.
A good leg kick by Friedrichsen.
Boss misses with a right hand
and Boss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friedrichsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boss was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedrichsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been told by Friedrichsen's head coaches at Mello MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Friedrichsen.
Boss misses with a lunging right hand
and Boss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friedrichsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boss throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
It looked like Friedrichsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Friedrichsen cracks a nice hook into Boss's ribs.
Boss misses with a left hand
letting Friedrichsen counter with a right hand.
Friedrichsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Friedrichsen tries to move into range but Boss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
Boss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Boss. Beautiful body shot.
Boss tries a low kick but Friedrichsen avoids it.
Friedrichsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boss. That did some damage!
Friedrichsen scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Friedrichsen misses.
Friedrichsen swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boss throws the kick towards the body but Friedrichsen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedrichsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedrichsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
Friedrichsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Boss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Friedrichsen 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.
It looks like Like Boss has been cut.
Friedrichsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boss.
Boss thinks about the counter body kick.
Boss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boss lands with a shot to the body.
Boss thows a body kick. Friedrichsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boss throws a looping overhand right but Friedrichsen ducks down to avoid it.
Friedrichsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boss's head.
Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Friedrichsen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedrichsen throws a front kick aimed at Boss's knee but Boss avoids it well.
Boss throws a nice head kick!
Boss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friedrichsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boss throws a body punch but Friedrichsen moves out of range.
Boss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boss loads up on a big right hand but Friedrichsen slips the punch.
Boss misses with a low kick.
Friedrichsen lands a big right hand that sends Boss crashing to the mat! Friedrichsen stays standing though and waves Boss back to his feet!
Boss is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Friedrichsen engages and cracks Boss with a massive lead left hook - Boss tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Friedrichsen is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Friedrichsen!
Erik Friedrichsen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Fagan (ranked 1550 p4p, 178 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 1417 p4p, 158 weight class). Barnabas Ungar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paddy Fagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagan throws a looping overhand right but Ungar ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Ungar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ungar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fagan throws a shot from downtown. Ungar moves away and avoids it.
Ungar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Fagan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paddy Fagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ungar.
Fagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fagan wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Fagan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ungar connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Ungar tenderised Fagan's leg. Fagan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fagan scores with a nice head shot.
Fagan connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ungar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagan.
Ungar clinches.
Fagan misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fagan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagan.
Fagan lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ungar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ungar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fagan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ungar is defending well for now.
Ungar drags the fight down to the ground.
Fagan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ungar is keeping the position for now.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Fagan from controlling successfully.
Fagan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ungar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Fagan from controlling successfully.
Fagan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fagan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ungar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ungar has escaped and now he's on top!
Ungar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fagan is trying to control the position but Ungar postures up.
Fagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ungar is aware though and is defending well.
Fagan looking for a guillotine here but Ungar defends easily.
Ungar content to stall in guard here.
Fagan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan trying to control the position.
Fagan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ungar controls the pace.
Fagan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ungar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ungar wants to control from the top but Fagan keeps moving.
Ungar forces his way into half guard.
Ungar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fagan defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ungar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fagan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ungar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fagan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ungar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fagan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Ungar 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like Ungar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barnabas Ungar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Fagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ungar.
Fagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ungar takes the fight into the clinch.
Fagan misses with some punches.
Fagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ungar tries to work over Fagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagan.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fagan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagan tries a body shot but Ungar blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Fagan fails to land.
Fagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Ungar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fagan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fagan.
Fagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ungar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ungar tries to pull guard but Fagan holds him up against the cage and eventually Ungar drops back down to his feet.
Fagan has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan lands a knee to the head.
Fagan tries to land knees in the clinch but Ungar avoids the damage to the body.
Ungar gets through Fagan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fagan lands an elbow inside that Ungar shrugs off.
Fagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ungar swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fagan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ungar takes an elbow to the temple.
Ungar lands a right hand.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fagan scores with a hook to the body.
Fagan working aggressively here.
Fagan lands an elbow inside that Ungar shrugs off.
Fagan lands an uppercut.
Ungar lands a hook that snaps the head of Fagan backwards.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Fagan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ungar blocks a body shot from Fagan.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar stalling.
Fagan takes a shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Fagan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ungar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fagan is struggling to control the position.
Ungar blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Fagan.
Fagan blocking some punches.
Fagan is looking to control Ungar's arms but Ungar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fagan has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fagan.
Ungar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Fagan blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ungar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fagan gets through Ungar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but Fagan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paddy Fagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar.
Fagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ungar.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fagan.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
Ungar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ungar lands with a right to the head.
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar avoids the elbow strike from Fagan, against the cage.
Ungar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ungar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fagan to keep the fight standing.
Fagan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar misses with a body punch.
Barnabas Ungar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fagan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barnabas Ungar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ungar misses with a kick to the body.
Ungar slips a straight right by Fagan.
Fagan misses with a straight right.
Fagan takes one to the chin there.
Ungar throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Fagan stumbling backwards into the cage! Fagan bounces back off the cage towards Ungar, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Ungar lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Ungar celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barnabas Ungar!
In his post fight interview, Barnabas Ungar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mini Stipe (ranked 3938 p4p, 333 weight class) and Nusrat Baigan (ranked 3643 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Stipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nusrat Baigan!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baigan moves in looking to clinch but Stipe pushes him off.
Stipe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baigan swings for the body but Stipe moves out of range.
Stipe scoring well with a low kick there.
Baigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Stipe swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Baigan misses.
Stipe swings for the body but Baigan moves out of range.
Baigan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stipe with a body shot.
Baigan blocks a low kick nicely.
Nusrat Baigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stipe forces Baigan back against the cage and clinches.
Baigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baigan scores with a jab. Stipe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stipe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baigan throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Stipe.
Baigan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Baigan there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baigan checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Baigan.
A slow jab from Baigan misses its intended target.
Baigan connects with a body shot that sends Stipe's belly button to the back.
Baigan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baigan throws a leg kick which misses Stipe's front leg but catches the back leg as Stipe tries to avoid it.
Baigan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stipe blocks a jab.
Baigan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stipe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baigan is fending him off so far but Stipe persists. Nope, Baigan circles away and we're back to standing.
Baigan has closed the distance and engaged Stipe in a clinch.
Baigan misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Baigan.
Stipe blocks a body shot from Baigan.
Baigan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stipe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stipe backwards.
Stipe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baigan breaks the clinch.
Baigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baigan tries to close the distance and clinch but Stipe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stipe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stipe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baigan pinned against the cage. Baigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mini Stipe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Baigan throws the left hand but Stipe avoids the punch easily.
Baigan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stipe.
Baigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nusrat Baigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baigan checks a low kick from Stipe.
Stipe throws a body punch but Baigan moves out of range.
Baigan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baigan thuds a left hand into Stipe's body.
Baigan lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baigan.
Stipe staying out of range there.
Stipe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stipe avoids the head kick by Baigan.
Baigan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stipe.
Baigan tries to bum rush Stipe with a series of wild strikes but Stipe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stipe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stipe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Baigan.
Stipe staying out of range there.
Stipe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Stipe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nusrat Baigan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stipe throws a hook but Baigan blocks it.
Stipe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baigan checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've been told by Stipe's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stipe cracks Baigan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stipe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baigan misses with a wild body shot.
Baigan throws a looping overhand right but Stipe ducks down to avoid it.
Baigan misses with a straight right.
Stipe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stipe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baigan.
Stipe misses with a straight right.
Baigan sizes up Stipe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Baigan blocks the leg kick.
No luck for Stipe with that takedown attempt.
Baigan defending well as Stipe loads up on a big left hand.
Baigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stipe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stipe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Stipe.
Baigan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stipe backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nusrat Baigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nusrat Baigan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stipe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baigan.
Baigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baigan throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baigan.
Stipe avoids the head kick by Baigan.
Nusrat Baigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stipe throws a jab but it's blocked by Baigan.
Nusrat Baigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baigan works Stipe's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Baigan.
Baigan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stipe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stipe looks to land a left hand but Baigan moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baigan misses with a looping left.
Stipe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baigan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baigan misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Baigan. No joy for Stipe on that attempt.
A big right from Baigan misses.
Baigan lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baigan!
You can see the frustration on Baigan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stipe throws an elbow but Baigan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stipe with the ground and pound but Baigan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Stipe is trying to control the action in half guard but Baigan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baigan trying to control from the bottom.
Stipe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stipe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stipe is trying to control. Baigan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baigan's head.
Stipe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stipe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baigan tries to get to full guard but Stipe has control of the leg.
Stipe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Baigan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stipe slips a nice elbow through Baigan's hands, connecting with Baigan's forehead.
Stipe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baigan sees it coming and defends easily.
Stipe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stipe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stipe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stipe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baigan keeps working.
Stipe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stipe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stipe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baigan is doing well to control the position and prevent Stipe from advancing to side control.
Baigan is staying active underneath Stipe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stipe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baigan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Baigan has hold of Stipe's hands but Stipe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stipe controlling the action here.
Stipe wants to control but Baigan is keeping him busy.
Stipe working the head and body with strikes.
Stipe is thwarting Baigan's attempts to control the position.
Baigan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stipe is working for a kimura but Baigan is defending it quite comfortably.
Stipe looking for a submission but Baigan manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
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 Mini Stipe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nusrat Baigan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stipe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baigan avoids it really well and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Baigan as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Stipe.
Baigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baigan connects with a jab.
Stipe keeps the fight on the outside.
Baigan misses with a leg kick.
Stipe is looking to counter punch.
Baigan misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baigan misses with a low kick.
Stipe misses with a series of wild punches.
Baigan lands a leg kick that knocks Stipe off balance momentarily.
Baigan misses with a shot to the body
and Stipe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baigan's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stipe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stipe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baigan dodges the ground and pound from Stipe.
The strikes coming from Stipe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stipe trying to control the action but Baigan is working from the bottom.
Stipe working the strikes but Baigan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stipe is nestled in close to Baigan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stipe seems to be working for a kimura but Baigan defends the submission attempt.
Stipe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stipe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stipe is trying to control the action in half guard but Baigan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stipe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Baigan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Stipe is taking a breather. Baigan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stipe slips a nice elbow through Baigan's hands, connecting with Baigan's forehead.
Stipe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stipe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stipe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stipe trying to control from half guard but Baigan is working away.
Stipe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mini Stipe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baigan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baigan is looking to improve his position but Stipe isn't that keen on the idea.
Stipe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Baigan turns into him and now he's in Stipe's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stipe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Baigan has passed into half guard!
Stipe tries to get to full guard but Baigan has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stipe is refusing to be controlled, as Baigan sits in half guard.
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 Mini Stipe.
I think Stipe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mini Stipe!
Our winner, Mini Stipe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Carl Black (ranked 1450 p4p, 165 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 1245 p4p, 141 weight class). Jimmy Carl Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carl Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas swats away the attempt to clinch by Carl Black.
Vegas rushes Carl Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carl Black lands a shoulder strike.
Vegas is trying to push Carl Black away but Carl Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl Black pushes Vegas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carl Black.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Carl Black controls his hands.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Carl Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Vegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vegas. That's going to slow Carl Black down.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carl Black.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Carl Black.
Carl Black lands with a light punch inside.
Carl Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Vegas.
A hook to the body from Carl Black.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Carl Black tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Carl Black looking to throw knees to the head but Vegas is blocking nicely.
Carl Black trying to land knees to the body.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Carl Black can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas lands a right hand.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carl Black fails to land.
Carl Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black blocking some punches.
Carl Black takes a shot to the head.
Carl Black can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Carl Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carl Black takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Vegas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carl Black misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carl Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
A left hand lands to the body for Carl Black.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Carl Black.
Vegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carl Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Carl Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vegas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carl Black misses with a knee to the head.
Carl Black cracks Vegas with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black blocking some punches.
Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carl Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Carl Black feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carl Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Carl Black wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vegas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carl Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas walks into a straight right hand from Carl Black.
Carl Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vegas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carl Black takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas throws a leg kick that misses.
Carl Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vegas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carl Black's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vegas misses with a straight right.
Carl Black lands a jab.
Carl Black throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
Vegas throws a hook but Carl Black blocks it.
Carl Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carl Black closes the distance and pushes Vegas back into the cage.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Vegas is predictable there
and Carl Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carl Black.
Vegas scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
Vegas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Vegas.
Carl Black has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Carl Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black blocking some punches.
Vegas breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carl Black.
Carl Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vegas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vegas rushes Carl Black and presses him up against the cage.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Carl Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegas avoids it.
Carl Black lands with a left to the head.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Carl Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carl Black misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carl Black blocking some punches.
Johnny Vegas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carl Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Vegas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carl Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vegas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carl Black working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a left hand.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
Carl Black lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vegas.
Vegas lands a body shot.
Carl Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carl Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Carl Black takes a shot to the head.
Carl Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carl Black lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Carl Black.
Carl Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carl Black misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carl Black prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas working aggressively here.
Carl Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Carl Black.
Carl Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Carl Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
A short body shot lands from Vegas as the two fighters clinch.
Carl Black gets through Vegas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl Black tries a knee to the head but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vegas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carl Black's head backwards.
Carl Black wants to clinch.
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 Jimmy Carl Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Carl Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carl Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carl Black counter with a right hand.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Carl Black.
Vegas lands a jab.
A big right from Carl Black misses.
Carl Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas throws a shot to the body.
Carl Black wants to clinch
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carl Black throws out the jab.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Carl Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas clinches up against the cage.
Carl Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas scores with a shoulder strike.
Carl Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas presses Carl Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carl Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Vegas.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carl Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carl Black.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carl Black missing with knees to the body.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Carl Black pushes Vegas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carl Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carl Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carl Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carl Black backwards.
Vegas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl Black.
Vegas presses Carl Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vegas sizes up Carl Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carl Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vegas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carl Black scrambles back to his feet.
Carl Black throws a hook but Vegas avoids it easily.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Carl Black tries to counter by clinching up but Vegas breaks away and moves out of range.
Vegas slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vegas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carl Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carl Black throws a jab when Vegas was well out of range.
Carl Black ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Vegas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carl Black swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Vegas checks a low kick from Carl Black.
Vegas avoids a kick to the body.
Vegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vegas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carl Black.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Carl Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas managing to block the knees to the body from Carl Black.
A right hook to the body lands for Carl Black.
Vegas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carl Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vegas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vegas rushes Carl Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Carl Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carl Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Vegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vegas 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Vegas!
Johnny Vegas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 163 p4p, 22 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 409 p4p, 56 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Reich.
Reich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Reich throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warror has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reich is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Warror bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Reich lands a high kick!
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reich manages to avoid it.
Reich lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warror.
Reich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Warror waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reich.
A leg kick checked by Warror.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Reich is looking to clinch but Warror is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reich 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 Warror has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Warror and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Warror cracks Reich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reich moves into range and clinches up with Warror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reich's elbow.
Warror lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warror's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warror pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Warror finds it's target.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror cracks Reich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warror misses with a hook.
Reich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich misses the shot to the body.
Warror wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reich looks to land a body kick but Warror moved away.
Reich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warror momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reich moves away from the strike by Warror.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror connects with a leg kick. Reich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reich looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Reich misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reich throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Reich with a nice cross.
Reich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warror manages to avoid it.
Reich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Warror misses the target.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich swings for the body but Warror moves out of range.
Reich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Reich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reich avoids the body shot from Warror.
Reich lands a head kick. Warror smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reich connects with a solid leg kick.
Reich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reich takes one to the side of the head.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Reich's head but Reich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reich tried to score with a low kick but Warror checks it.
Good leg kick by Reich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reich tries to clinch but Warror is having none of it.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reich lands with a nice body punch.
Warror connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warror blocks the body kick.
Reich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Reich misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reich throws a lazy uppercut
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warror moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Reich throws a body shot but no joy.
Reich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Reich moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Reich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warror.
Reich looks to throw a body kick
and Warror counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Warror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reich.
Warror connects with a single shot there.
Reich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warror stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warror cracks Reich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Reich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Reich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reich blocks a jab.
As Warror backs away, Reich returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid body kick from Reich.
Warror takes one to the chin there.
Reich swings for the body but Warror moves out of range.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reich tries a head kick but it misses.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Reich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Reich misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Reich slips the punch.
Reich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Reich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
A solid body kick from Warror.
Warror motions for Reich to come forward. Warror throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Warror counters with a right hand to the body.
Reich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warror.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Warror. Reich does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Reich misses the target.
Reich just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror throws a hook but Reich blocks it.
Reich misses with a looping left.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Warror throws the left hand but Reich avoids the punch easily.
Warror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reich throws out the jab.
Warror connects with the punch.
Warror scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reich doesn't seem bothered though.
Warror blocks the body kick.
Reich tries to clinch there but Warror circles away.
Reich misses with an uppercut.
Paul Warror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Reich off balance momentarily.
Reich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reich misses with a body punch
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Warror with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reich to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Warror - the referee stops the clock and Reich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Warror. Reich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warror.
Reich avoids the body shot from Warror.
An inside leg kick from Reich misses.
Warror appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warror misses with a head kick.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Warror fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reich throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Reich throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Reich lands a nice looking body shot.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reich was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Reich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror connects with a crisp jab.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Warror moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Warror.
A slapping body kick lands there for Warror.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reich throwing a counter right hand but Warror manages to avoid it.
Reich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reich's sensitive parts.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Reich coming out on top.
Warror slips under a jab.
Reich avoids the head kick by Warror.
Warror throws a head kick but Reich moves out of range.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Reich is looking to counter with head kicks.
Warror has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reich wants to clinch up but Warror keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Warror does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich moves out of range of the body kick.
Warror drops his hands momentarily and Reich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Warror looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reich tries a low kick but Warror avoids it.
Reich backing away here, and Warror unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warror misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Reich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warror throws a shot from downtown. Reich moves away and avoids it.
Reich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Warror misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reich ducks right into an uppercut from Warror.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Warror pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reich throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror looks for the body kick but Reich saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror throws a leg kick but Reich moved away.
Warror wants to slow Reich down by chopping away at his legs.
Reich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reich throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warror.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
Jab by Warror.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warror shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reich throws a leg kick
and Warror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Reich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich tries a head kick but it misses.
Reich wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Reich down.
Reich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Reich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reich.
Reich throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warror misses with a leg kick
and Reich counters with a nice uppercut.
Reich walks into a straight right hand from Warror.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
Jarred Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Warror as he checks the leg kick.
Warror scores with a sloppy right hand. Reich should have avoided that one.
Reich takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warror keeps the fight on the outside.
Warror throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warror.
Warror throws a right and a left that Reich avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Reich.
Reich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warror with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Reich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Reich throws a series of punches but Warror moves out of range.
Reich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reich throws a head kick that misses
and Warror counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reich throws a wild body kick that Warror sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror cracks Reich with an open hand slap.
Reich misses with a body shot.
Warror thuds a left hand into Reich's body.
Warror throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reich's head.
Warror smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reich throws a sloppy head kick and Warror moves out of range easily.
Reich misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Warror misses.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reich's sensitive parts.
Reich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Reich misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Warror lands.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Warror is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Warror.
Warror blocks a leg kick.
Warror lands a jab.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reich lands a jab to the head.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reich's sensitive parts.
Warror slips under a jab from Reich.
Reich throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Warror connects with a solid leg kick.
Warror throws a leg kick which misses Reich's front leg but catches the back leg as Reich tries to avoid it.
Warror slips a straight right by Reich.
Reich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror scores with a nice right hand.
Warror works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warror 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
Our winner, Paul Warror, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cocaine (ranked 607 p4p, 86 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 685 p4p, 98 weight class). Cocaine's entrance music is Nothing To Lose. A fine choice. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. 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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210 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cocaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Cocaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cocaine throwing a counter right hand but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Cocaine throws a leg kick
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Johnny Cocaine has been cut.
Cocaine cracks a nice hook into Rautio's ribs.
Rautio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Cocaine's shoulder, as Cocaine tries to avoid the shot.
Cocaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Rautio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cocaine with a body shot.
Cocaine just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cocaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cocaine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cocaine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rautio is able to avoid easily.
Cocaine works the jab nicely.
Cocaine connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cocaine, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cocaine slips a jab from Rautio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio takes a swing at Cocaine's ribcage but misses.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine misses with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a leg kick.
Rautio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cocaine connects with a body shot that sends Rautio's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Cocaine.
Cocaine sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cocaine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cocaine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rautio.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Cocaine is just out of range.
Cocaine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Cocaine misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Cocaine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cocaine dips to his left and cracks Rautio with an uppercut!
Cocaine throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio misses with an uppercut.
Cocaine throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautio! But no joy.
Cocaine misses with a leg kick
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cocaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rautio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Rautio defending well as Cocaine loads up on a big left hand.
Cocaine connects with a solid leg kick.
It looks like Cocaine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cocaine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rautio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cocaine in his tracks.
Cocaine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cocaine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Cocaine misses.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cocaine connects with a leg kick. Rautio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rautio lands with a nice body punch.
Cocaine throws a looping overhand right but Rautio ducks down to avoid it.
Rautio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cocaines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rautio moves into range and clinches up with Cocaine.
Cocaine misses with the head strike.
Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cocaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cocaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Rautio controls his hands.
Cocaine is trying to break the clinch but Rautio is controlling him.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Cocaine controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rautio fails to land.
Cocaine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cocaine pushes Rautio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cocaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rautio fails to land.
Cocaine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cocaine manages to break the clinch.
Cocaine's corner calls for a 1-2. Cocaine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rautio throws a body punch but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cocaine walks into a stiff left hand from Rautio.
Johnny Cocaine's cut is getting worse.
Cocaine throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
Cocaine thuds a left hand into Rautio's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cocaine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rautio is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cocaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine'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.
Rautio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rautio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Cocaine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rautio swings for the body but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cocaine.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
Cocaine lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming.
Cocaine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautio can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cocaine is looking to slow Rautio down with leg kicks.
Rautio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cocaine.
Rautio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rautio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio slips a straight right by Cocaine.
Johnny Cocaine is winning the standup battle so far.
Cocaine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cocaine misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Rautio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cocaine misses with a hook. Rautio ducked under it nicely.
Cocaine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rautio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a solid leg kick but Rautio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cocaine.
Cocaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautio.
Johnny Cocaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio staying out of range there.
Rautio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cocaine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cocaine with a hook.
Cocaine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cocaine.
Cocaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cocaine blocks it well.
Cocaine looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Cocaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rautio's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cocaine looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
Cocaine scores with a nice head shot.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cocaine lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming.
Cocaine throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Cocaine misses with a low kick.
Rautio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cocaine is out of range.
Cocaine lands a head kick!
Cocaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cocaine.
Cocaine misses with a looping left.
Cocaine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rautio throws a push kick but Cocaine slaps the foot to one side.
Cocaine throws a low kick, looking for Rautio's leg but Rautio calmly moves out of range.
Rautio misses with a left hand
and Cocaine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rautio throws a hook but Cocaine avoids it easily.
Cocaine looks to throw the jab but Rautio is out of range.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Cocaine.
Crunch! Cocaine slams his shin into Rautio's torso.
Cocaine throws a good cross that connects.
Cocaine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Cocaine takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
Rautio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cocaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Cocaine is predictable there
and Rautio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Cocaine is predictable there
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cocaine misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Rautio delivers a nice body kick.
Cocaine looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
Cocaine thows a leg kick but Rautio checks it
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio misses the jab.
Cocaine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cocaine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cocaine avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Cocaine tries to land a front kick but Rautio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cocaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cocaine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rautio takes the fight into the clinch.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Cocaine controls his hands.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cocaine breaks the clinch.
Cocaine scores with a shot to the body.
Rautio thumps Cocaine with a low kick.
Cocaine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rautio wants to clinch up but Cocaine keeps it at a distance.
Cocaine swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cocaine.
Rautio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cocaine misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Cocaine.
Rautio looks to land a left hand but Cocaine moved out of range nicely.
Cocaine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rautio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cocaine is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cocaine as he connects with a hook.
Cocaine misses the body punch
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cocaine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
Cocaine throws a body shot but no joy.
Cocaine throws the left hand but Rautio avoids the punch easily.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cocaine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cocaine throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cocaine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cocaine is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cocaine wants to slow Rautio down by chopping away at his legs.
Rautio throws a big shot that misses.
Cocaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
Cocaine throws a chopping leg kick but Rautio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rautio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Rautio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautio works Cocaine's body with a nice hook.
Cocaine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cocaine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rautio counters with a good, hard body kick but Cocaine shrugs it off.
Risto Rautio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine thuds a left hand into Rautio's body.
Cocaine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautio moves away from the strike by Cocaine.
Cocaine ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Cocaine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cocaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Cocaine just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cocaine with a body shot.
Rautio looks to land a left hand but Cocaine moved out of range nicely.
Rautio motions for Cocaine to come forward. Rautio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cocaine misses the body punch
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
Rautio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cocaine blocks it well.
Cocaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cocaine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cocaine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cocaine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rautio.
Rautio throws a lazy right hand but Cocaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cocaine.
Cocaine 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.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
Cocaine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rautio checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Cocaine misses.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine connects with a looping right hand.
Johnny Cocaine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Cocaine.
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 Johnny Cocaine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cocaine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cocaine!
Johnny Cocaine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pa‘Akea Built (ranked 328 p4p, 42 weight class) and Steven Petersen (ranked 558 p4p, 70 weight class). Built comes into the arena with Hawaiian War Chant blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pa‘Akea Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Petersen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built tries a head kick but it misses.
Built with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petersen to score with a decent uppercut.
Petersen's corner calls for a 1-2. Petersen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersen throws a head kick that half lands.
Petersen is looking to slow Built down with leg kicks.
Petersen lands with an overhand left.
Petersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Petersen misses.
Petersen misses with a body kick.
Petersen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Built rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petersen counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Built pushes Petersen up against the cage in a clinch.
Built pushes Petersen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petersen has Built pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Come on Petersen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Built presses Petersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petersen misses with a punch on the inside.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Built.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Built.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Petersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petersen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petersen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
Petersen has had enough of the clinch but Built keeps him there for the moment.
Petersen stalling.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petersen misses with a punch on the inside.
Built presses Petersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Built lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Built.
Petersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petersen is pushing Built up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Built lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Steven Petersen has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Petersen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Built digs a right hand underneath Petersen's ribcage. Petersen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Built digs a right hand underneath Petersen's ribcage. Petersen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Petersen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Built.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Built gets an underhook and turns Petersen into the cage.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petersen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Built.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
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!
Built is leaning against Petersen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Petersen.
A left hand lands to the body for Built.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petersen.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Petersen lands with a light punch inside.
Built presses Petersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Built lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pa‘Akea Built dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Petersen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A lazy left from Petersen finds it's target.
Built buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Petersen tries a head kick but it misses.
Built loads up on a big right hand but Petersen slips the punch.
Petersen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Built with a body shot.
Built gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Built scores with a nice head shot.
Built scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petersen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petersen gets tackled into the cage by Built. Built maintains the clinch.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petersen can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Petersen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Built is keeping busy.
Pa‘Akea Built has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Built lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Built digs a right hand underneath Petersen's ribcage. Petersen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Built has Petersen pressed against the cage, preventing Petersen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Built.
Petersen is breathing heavily.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Built.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Built.
Nice body punch from Built.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
A short left from Built.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Petersen avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen tries to stall but Built uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Built.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Built.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built scores with a nice hook to the head.
Built lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
A short uppercut from Built.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petersen.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Petersen controls his hands.
Petersen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built lands a body punch.
Petersen can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
Good body shot from Petersen.
Petersen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petersen stalling.
Built digs a right hand underneath Petersen's ribcage. Petersen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Built blocks a body shot from Petersen.
Petersen tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Built has him pressed against the cage.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petersen wants to stall.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Built blocks an uppercut.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petersen.
Built pushes Petersen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Built creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built.
Petersen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petersen takes a shot to the head.
Petersen digs a right hand underneath Built's ribcage. Built let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petersen stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built misses with a hook from the clinch.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petersen or not.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Built.
Built cracks Petersen with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Built creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Built working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Built lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Built.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built blocks a body shot from Petersen.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Petersen.
Built throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersens head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pa‘Akea Built dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Petersen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Built moves into the clinch.
Petersen tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Petersen back against the cage.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petersen lands a right hand.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Built.
Built works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Built.
Built lands a left hand.
Petersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built lands a shoulder strike.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Built.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petersen wants to break free but Built has control.
Built lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Petersen avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Petersen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Built scores with a nice hook to the head.
Built working aggressively here.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Built works on Petersen's body with a couple of short punches.
Petersen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petersen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Built is keeping busy.
Petersen pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Petersen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Built.
Built misses with a straight left.
Built connects with a leg kick. Petersen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petersen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Built slips a jab and a cross from Petersen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Built misses with a two punch combination.
Built scores with a kick to the body.
Built throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Petersen moves out of range of the body kick.
Petersen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Built counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steven Petersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built clinches up with Petersen and pushes him back against the cage.
Built cracks Petersen with a nice body shot.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Petersen.
Built tries a body shot but Petersen blocks it.
Built lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petersen is rocked!
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petersen is still on wobbly legs! Can Built finish him?
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen seems to have recovered his senses.
Petersen blocks a body shot from Built.
Built misses with some punches.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Built prevents a body shot from Petersen.
Built scores with a nice hook to the head.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Come on Petersen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Built.
Built working aggressively here.
Petersen tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Petersen back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Built.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petersen's elbow.
Built prevents a body shot from Petersen.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen blocks a body shot from Built.
Steven Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Built lands a body punch.
Built misses with some punches.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Petersen tries to throw a body punch but Built avoids it by throwing Petersen back against the cage.
Petersen tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pa‘Akea Built is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pa‘Akea Built showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Built, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pa‘Akea Built!
A relieved looking Pa‘Akea Built thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 9 p4p, 2 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 93 p4p, 13 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Puno has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Puno had a free shot at his head there.
Puno is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shamrock's half guard.
Puno controlling the action here.
Shamrock is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Puno wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puno.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Puno.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamrock misses its target.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Manny Puno has been cut.
Puno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shamrock's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno stops Shamrock from getting back to his feet.
Puno trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying to stand back up but Puno is controlling him
Shamrock trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Puno is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Puno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puno.
Puno misses with a hook
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Puno misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Puno shoots in and bounces Shamrock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shamrock wants to stand up but Puno is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno working some strikes from top position.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Shamrock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shamrock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Puno won't let him.
Puno pulls Shamrock in close to prevent any damage.
Puno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamrock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Puno is proving hard to escape from.
Puno 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.
Puno seems keen to control Shamrock's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Puno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shamrock leaves Puno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Puno or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock, which made it look bad.
Manny Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamrock 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 Puno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Puno shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shamrock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shamrock pushes Puno off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Puno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puno misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Puno avoids it.
Puno is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Puno misses.
Puno scores with a nice strike.
Puno drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno stops Shamrock from standing up.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Puno isn't so interested in that idea.
Puno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shamrock keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Puno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamrock has wrist control.
Puno seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Puno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
Puno dives in and scores a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puno is working Shamrock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Shamrock has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shamrock keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Puno with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Puno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puno misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Puno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
Manny Puno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Puno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Puno persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Puno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shamrock pinned against the cage. Shamrock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Puno with that takedown attempt.
Puno misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shamrock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shamrock momentarily.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Puno manages to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a jab to Puno's midsection.
Shamrock swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puno scores with a jab to the head.
Puno scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puno scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Puno misses.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Shamrock lands a nice shot that snaps Puno's head back.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Puno.
Puno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Puno changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamrock should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Puno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Puno coming out on top.
Puno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Puno misses.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Puno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puno jabs at Shamrock's body.
Puno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shamrock to the ground. Puno is now in Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Puno staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock slips a jab from Puno.
Puno swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamrock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno misses with a lunging right hand
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Puno throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. He's pushed Puno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Puno avoided it.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puno in his tracks.
Puno is rocked!
Shamrock scores with a jab. Puno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puno is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
Puno misses with a body punch
and Shamrock counters with a huge left! Puno is in big trouble! He's backing up but Shamrock isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Puno from any more damage. A dominating finish by Shamrock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Nick Shamrock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 84 p4p, 9 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 137 p4p, 16 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. Piano has chosen Rick going ham on a bitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Piano throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Piano swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Piano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano wants to land a leg kick but Valentine is out of range.
Piano lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Piano moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Piano finds it's way through Valentine's defenses.
Piano misses with a hook.
Piano throws an overhand right that drops Valentine like a sack of potatoes! Piano dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano is the new heavyweight champion!
Rick Piano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Remy Valentine had this to say: 'I am going to get with my team and rethink a few thinks.'.
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