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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Bollocks (ranked 2711 p4p, 267 weight class) and Yarny Trueblood (ranked 3028 p4p, 288 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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275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin Bollocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yarny Trueblood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueblood rushes Bollocks and presses him up against the cage.
Bollocks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trueblood blocks an uppercut.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Bollocks wants to get back to striking at distance but Trueblood won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
Bollocks misses with an elbow over the top.
Bollocks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
Bollocks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bollocks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollocks misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
Bollocks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Trueblood on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood lands a left hand.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Bollocks is trying to push Trueblood away but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bollocks is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bollocks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bollocks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trueblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bollocks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Bollocks wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
Bollocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bollocks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trueblood gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trueblood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bollocks backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bollocks backwards.
Bollocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trueblood closes the distance and pushes Bollocks back into the cage.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Trueblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bollocks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trueblood.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
Bollocks manages to break the clinch.
Trueblood pushes Bollocks up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollocks is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueblood has Bollocks pressed against the cage, preventing Bollocks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trueblood lands with a short shot to the head.
Bollocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trueblood blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yarny Trueblood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Trueblood. Those never looked like landing.
Bollocks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trueblood sprawls and moves away.
Trueblood has managed to clinch.
Trueblood lands a shoulder strike.
Trueblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bollocks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueblood lands a left hand.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bollocks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollocks is trying to break free.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bollocks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trueblood to keep the fight standing.
Yarny Trueblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bollocks breaks the clinch.
Trueblood has closed the distance and engaged Bollocks in a clinch.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bollocks manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bollocks counters with an inside leg kick.
Yarny Trueblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trueblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Bollocks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Trueblood.
Trueblood forces Bollocks back against the cage and clinches.
Bollocks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bollocks is looking to break free of the clinch but Trueblood has double underhooks.
Bollocks has had enough of the clinch but Trueblood keeps him there for the moment.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Bollocks breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trueblood.
Trueblood moves into the clinch.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks working hard to break the clinch.
Trueblood lands an uppercut.
Trueblood lands a nice uppercut.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trueblood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Trueblood scores with a shot to the side of Bollocks's head.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood is controlling him.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bollocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trueblood closes the distance and pushes Bollocks back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Bollocks is trying to maintain a safe position but Trueblood gets an underhook and turns Bollocks into the cage.
Trueblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bollockss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trueblood.
Bollocks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bollocks working hard to break the clinch.
Trueblood working aggressively here.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yarny Trueblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trueblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bollocks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Yarny Trueblood has been cut.
Bollocks pushes Trueblood away with a front kick.
Trueblood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Bollocks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colin Bollocks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trueblood.
Trueblood closes the distance and clinches.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Bollocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trueblood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollocks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trueblood moves away.
Bollocks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bollocks is looking to clinch.
Trueblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Bollocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
Trueblood has a couple of punches blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks blocking some punches.
Trueblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bollocks lands a hook that snaps the head of Trueblood backwards.
Bollocks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueblood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Bollocks tries to break free but Trueblood pushes him back against the cage.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bollocks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trueblood misses with some punches.
Trueblood misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bollocks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trueblood tries to close the distance and clinch but Bollocks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bollocks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yarny Trueblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trueblood wants to clinch.
Bollocks gets tackled into the cage by Trueblood. Trueblood maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bollocks.
Bollocks takes a shot to the head.
Bollocks is trying to force a seperation but Trueblood has the dominant position.
Bollocks is trying to break the clinch but Trueblood has him pressed against the cage.
Trueblood lands with a light punch inside.
Bollocks blocks an uppercut.
Bollocks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollocks takes a shot to the head.
Trueblood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bollocks backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Trueblood fails to land.
Trueblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trueblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueblood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trueblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Bollocks wants to break free but Trueblood has control.
Bollocks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trueblood throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Trueblood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bollocks.
Trueblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trueblood prevents Bollocks from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Trueblood.
Bollocks jumps guard and drags Trueblood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bollocks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trueblood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trueblood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trueblood stands up from Bollocks's guard - Trueblood perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yarny Trueblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trueblood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yarny Trueblood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timi Boss (ranked 3811 p4p, 120 weight class) and Kris Kristof (ranked 6048 p4p, 146 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timi Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Kristof!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristof on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kristof fails with a takedown attempt.
Boss shoots in but Kristof avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kristof circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kristof looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kristof's waist but Kristof gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boss off to one side.
Kristof looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Timi Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kristof.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kristof defends well and Boss ends up having to push Kristof into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boss tries to clinch up.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch but Kristof swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kristof.
Boss misses with a takedown attempt
and Kristof holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kristof tries to pull guard but Boss holds him up against the cage and eventually Kristof drops back down to his feet.
Kristof tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kristof decides to pull guard.
Kristof looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boss is one step ahead there.
Kristof is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kristof throwing shots but Boss is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristof is working for a kimura but Boss is defending it quite comfortably.
Boss is trying to get back to full guard.
Kristof is pressing down on Boss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boss is holding on for now.
Kristof perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss tries to get to full guard but Kristof has control of the leg.
Boss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kristof throwing shots but Boss is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kristof is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boss manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boss can't keep his opponent in guard - Kristof advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kristof missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kristof is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boss is trying to maintain the position but Kristof is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boss taking some punishment here, with Kristof in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Kristof 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.
Boss looks for the body kick but Kristof saw that one coming.
Kristof rushes Boss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kristof pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boss wants to clinch.
Kristof gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boss counters with a nice uppercut.
Kristof darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.
Kristof pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristof has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boss after a bit of a struggle.
Boss wants to get back to striking at distance but Kristof won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristof jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boss walks away with a smile on his face. Kristof gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Timi Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kristof.
Kristof has closed the distance and engaged Boss in a clinch.
Boss is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kristof has Boss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boss tries for a takedown but Kristof manages to get underhooks.
Boss is pressed up against the cage. Kristof has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boss down to the mat. Boss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boss tries for a takedown but Kristof circles away easily
and Kristof counters by moving into the clinch.
Kristof has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kristof jumps guard but Boss turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boss throws an elbow that misses.
Kristof prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss is trying to push Kristof away but Kristof has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kristof breaks the clinch.
Timi Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kristof throws a head kick that misses
and Boss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kristof moves into the clinch.
Kristof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kristof shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boss as he avoids it easily.
Kristof is breathing heavily.
Kristof has a takedown stuffed.
Kristof shoots in and drives through. Boss sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kristof swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boss sets himself, and Kristof steps forward looking for the clinch! Boss avoids it this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boss.
Timi Boss is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristof swats away the attempt to clinch by Boss.
Boss gets tackled into the cage by Kristof. Kristof maintains the clinch.
Kristof decides to pull guard.
Boss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kristof swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boss wants to get up but he can't break Kristof's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kristof is keeping the position for now.
Kristof managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kristof dives on top into guard.
Boss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kristof engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boss has an active guard here but Kristof has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Kristof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kristof circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kristof counters with a three punch combo that has Boss backing up. Boss nods at Kristof to acknowledge the strikes.
Kristof tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boss sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kristof somewhat.
No joy there for Kristof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boss feints a jab promting Kristof to slip. Boss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kristof slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boss goes for a double leg but Kristof avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kristof continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss tries to clinch up.
Kristof tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kristof tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boss defends well and Kristof ends up having to push Boss into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kristof misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boss.
Boss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Timi Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Kristof.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Kristof with that takedown attempt.
Kristof takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kristof displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boss.
Boss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kristof sprawls well. Kristof wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boss gets slowly back to his feet.
Kristof fails to land the takedown.
Boss went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristof tries to clinch
letting Boss counter with a right hand.
Boss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kristof tries to counter with a clinch but Boss shakes him off and moves away.
Boss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kristof looks for a takedown but Boss sprawls well.
Boss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kristof leaves Boss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Boss blocks the low kick.
Boss fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kristof just manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kristof looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristof shoots in but Boss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kristof manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boss lands with a good body shot.
Boss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kristof manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kristof as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Boss.
Kristof wants to counter the offense by Boss and move into the clinch position.
Kristof throws a head kick that misses.
Kristof tries for a takedown but Boss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kristof under the eye.
Kristof keeps the fight on the outside.
Kristof looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boss or perhaps it was just good defense by Kristof, which made it look bad.
Kristof on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kristof to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kristof has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boss looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kristof passes into side control.
Timi Boss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kris Kristof is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristof working the head and body with strikes.
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 Timi Boss.
I think Kristof has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Kristof!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Merlin (ranked 1772 p4p, 199 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 3175 p4p, 326 weight class). Marcelo Aurelio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Xavier Merlin's chin.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Merlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio digs a good body shot into Merlin's ribs.
Merlin fails with a takedown attempt.
Merlin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Merlin.
Merlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aurelio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Merlin.
Merlin avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Xavier Merlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Merlin.
Merlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Merlin in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Merlin is controlling the pace.
Merlin is looking to advance position but Aurelio won't allow it.
Merlin wants to take a breather but Aurelio is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Merlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Merlin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aurelio stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merlin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Merlin is looking to take a break and control but Aurelio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Merlin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.
Merlin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aurelio to the mat! Aurelio manages to get full guard.
Merlin throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Merlin postures up in Aurelio's guard and throws a big left but Aurelio blocks it.
Merlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelio is retaining full guard.
Merlin 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.
Merlin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin passes Aurelio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Merlin is looking for a kimura but Aurelio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Merlin to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin tries to pass to full mount but Aurelio defends it.
Still in half guard, Merlin seems content to control.
Merlin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelio defending well though.
Merlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelio can do to turn this around?
Merlin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aurelio is not content to let Merlin control the position.
Merlin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Aurelio is predictable there
and Merlin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Merlin.
Merlin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aurelio seems keen to control Merlin's posture.
Merlin trying to control but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelio has Merlin pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Merlin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Merlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Aurelio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Merlin is defended easily by Aurelio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Merlin shoots in for a double leg but Aurelio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Merlin misses with a low kick.
Merlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Merlin dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on Merlin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merlin shoots in but no luck this time.
Merlin feints and as Aurelio raises his hands in defense, Merlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aurelio is looking to stand back up but Merlin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aurelio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio is defending against the submission attempts here by Merlin.
Merlin wants to pass to mount but Aurelio is defending the position.
Merlin moves nicely into side control.
Aurelio tries to buck Merlin off but Merlin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin trying to control the position but Aurelio is working away.
Merlin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Merlin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aurelio to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merlin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aurelio keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Marcelo Aurelio just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Merlin.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelio stuffs the takedown attempt from Merlin. Merlin gets slowly back to his feet.
Merlin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Merlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Merlin misses
and Aurelio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Merlin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merlin misses with a takedown
and Aurelio counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Merlin shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Merlin or perhaps it was just good defense by Aurelio, which made it look bad.
Aurelio lands with an uppercut that bounces Merlin off the cage and back into range.
Aurelio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aurelio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelio lands a glancing blow to the side of Merlin's head.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
and Merlin counters with a one-two to the body.
Merlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merlin darts in looking for a takedown but Aurelio gets double underhooks and turns Merlin into the cage.
Aurelio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Merlin is rocked!
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!
Merlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Merlin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Aurelio tries to sprawl out of it but Merlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aurelio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Merlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aurelio defends it nicely.
Aurelio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Merlin tries for a takedown but Aurelio circles away easily
and Aurelio counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Aurelio!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 719 p4p, 40 weight class) and Justin Magnum (ranked 1752 p4p, 93 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Magnum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnum needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magnum misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Magnum ducks down to avoid it.
Magnum moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Magnum should have avoided that one.
Magnum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnum blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Magnum misses.
Magnum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Magnum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Williams.
Magnum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Magnum avoids the body shot from Williams.
Good shot there by Williams.
It looks like Williams has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Magnum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnum.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magnum. Magnum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Magnum tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Magnum walks into a left hand.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Magnum.
Magnum staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a hook.
Magnum ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Magnum throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magnum throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Magnum's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnum manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Magnum moves away and avoids it.
Magnum tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Magnum moves away from the strike by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Magnum lands with a nice body punch.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magnum misses with a body shot.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Magnum's head but Magnum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Magnum ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Magnum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magnum misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Magnum moved out of range nicely.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Magnum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magnum blocks a jab.
Magnum misses with a two punch combination.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Magnum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Magnum's head back.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Magnum moved out of range nicely.
Williams clobbers Magnum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams thuds his right hand into Magnum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams catches Magnum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a looping left.
Magnum moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Magnum slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magnum slips a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Magnum is looking for the big counter here.
Magnum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Magnum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Magnum.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magnum moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Magnum ducks down to avoid it.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Magnum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Magnum moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Magnum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magnum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Magnum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnum looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Magnum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Magnum loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Magnum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a hook but Magnum avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams with a hook.
Magnum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams cracks Magnum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Wayne Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Magnum has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnum.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Magnum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Magnum struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Magnum misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocking some punches.
Magnum misses with some punches.
Magnum working aggressively here.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams is looking to stand up but Magnum isn't so interested in that idea.
Magnum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magnum wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Magnum passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magnum creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to buck Magnum off.
Magnum is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee asks Magnum politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Magnum prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Magnum away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Magnum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Magnum moves away and avoids it.
Magnum let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Magnum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Magnum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Justin Magnum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magnum tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams cracks Magnum with an open hand slap.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magnum can do to turn this around?
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnum.
Magnum throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Magnum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnum swinging wildly here.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams lands a jab to Magnum's midsection.
Magnum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magnum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Magnum moves away and avoids it.
Magnum closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams blocks a body shot from Magnum.
Magnum tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Magnum back against the cage.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magnum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magnum struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Magnum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magnum misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Wayne Williams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Magnum defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magnum walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Magnum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Magnum blocks a jab.
Magnum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.
Magnum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnum ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Magnum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams blocks a body shot from Magnum.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Magnum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Magnum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magnum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams jabs at Magnum's body.
Magnum works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Magnum's head but Magnum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnum slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magnum misses the shot to the body.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magnum closes the distance and clinches.
Williams blocks a body shot from Magnum.
Magnum misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a body shot from Magnum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnum is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magnum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams jumps guard but Magnum stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Magnum prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams blocking some punches.
Magnum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magnum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Magnum back against the cage.
Magnum tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Magnum back against the cage.
Magnum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Magnum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magnum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magnum throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnum.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magnum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magnum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justin Magnum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magnum tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Magnum struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Magnum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Magnum.
Magnum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magnum lands with a short shot to the head.
Magnum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnum misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Magnum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
After the big win, Wayne Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SynCity Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Badmean (ranked 2300 p4p, 225 weight class) and Inspektor Gee (ranked 1343 p4p, 149 weight class). Badmean comes into the arena with Are You Gonna Be My Girl blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Badmean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badmean throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badmean doesn't manage to clinch there - Gee circles away.
Badmean tries a low kick but Gee avoids it.
Badmean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gee told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Badmean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badmean lands an elbow that stopped Gee in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Gee lands a shoulder strike.
Gee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gee digs a right hand underneath Badmean's ribcage. Badmean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Badmean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badmean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gee.
Badmean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gee leaning against his opponent.
Badmean misses with some punches.
Badmean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gee.
Gee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gee dodges an elbow strike from Badmean.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badmean.
Badmean working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Badmean has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Badmean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Badmean avoiding damage as Gee throws knees to the body.
Gee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Badmean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badmean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Badmean fails to land.
Badmean misses with an elbow over the top.
Gee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gee.
Badmean tries a knee to the head but Gee blocks it.
Gee lands with a light punch inside.
Badmean misses with an elbow strike.
Badmean throws an elbow but it misses.
Gee lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Terry Badmean has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Badmean on the inside.
Badmean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badmean looking to throw knees to the head but Gee is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee works on Badmean's body with a couple of short punches.
Badmean is breathing heavily.
A short right from Gee.
Gee missing with knees to the body.
Badmean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badmean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gee.
Gee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gee lands a good knee to the midsection. Badmean won't want to take too many of those.
Gee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gee lands a left hand.
Gee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gee tries to throw a body punch but Badmean avoids it by throwing Gee back against the cage.
Gee lands a nice knee to the body.
Gee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Gee stalling in the clinch.
Gee missing with knees to the body.
Badmean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badmean blocks it with crossed arms.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
Gee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gee lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badmean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gee.
Gee lands a nice uppercut.
Badmean with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gee.
Gee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badmean's elbow.
Gee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gee scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gee obliges.
Gee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badmean avoiding damage as Gee throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gee can't find room to land a body shot as Badmean controls the action.
Badmean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gee tries to land knees in the clinch but Badmean avoids the damage to the body.
Gee blocking some punches.
Gee lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gee.
Gee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gee misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gee blocks the elbow strike.
Gee with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gee - that landed with a thud.
Badmean managing to block the knees to the body from Gee.
Badmean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badmean misses with some punches.
Gee trying to land knees to the body.
Gee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Gee.
Gee has Badmean pressed against the cage.
Gee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Gee dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badmean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gee finds it's way round the side to connect with Badmean's head.
Gee finds Badmean's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Badmean flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Gee lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Badmean will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Inspektor Gee!
Our winner, Inspektor Gee, 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.
Terry Badmean spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey I'm not as mean as my name suggests. Congrats on your win champ, I think I'll stick to writing event previews!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bizihwaeile (ranked 1275 p4p, 143 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 1182 p4p, 137 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes to the cage accompanied by Problem - Say That Then ft. Glasses Malone. Pinochet has chosen I'M AN ASS MAN YEEEAH ! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39
272 lbs
27 - 14 - 0 |
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239 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinochet forces Bizihwaeile back against the cage and clinches.
Pinochet prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Pinochet decides to pull guard.
Bizihwaeile got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinochet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bizihwaeile has managed to get both his arms back between Pinochet's legs - danger averted.
Pinochet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bizihwaeile keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinochet won't allow Bizihwaeile to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Bizihwaeile keeps moving.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bizihwaeile keeping moving, preventing Pinochet from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bizihwaeile has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pinochet is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
I was talking to Bizihwaeile's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Pinochet is trying to pull guard but Bizihwaeile turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinochet backwards.
Bizihwaeile lands an uppercut.
Bizihwaeile jumps into guard, dragging Pinochet to the mat.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Bizihwaeile keeps moving.
Pinochet won't allow Bizihwaeile to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinochet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bizihwaeile is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinochet.
Pinochet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinochet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bizihwaeile is just riding it out for now. Pinochet eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinochet prevents Bizihwaeile from standing back up.
Bizihwaeile has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pinochet is on him like a limpet, forcing Bizihwaeile back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile looking to throw knees to the head but Pinochet is blocking nicely.
Bizihwaeile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinochets head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bizihwaeile pulls guard effortlessly.
Pinochet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand and escape but Pinochet is having none of it.
Bizihwaeile pushes Pinochet off and gets back to his feet.
Bizihwaeile clinches.
Bizihwaeile cracks Pinochet with a nice body shot.
Bizihwaeile jumps into guard, dragging Pinochet to the mat.
Bizihwaeile is looking to stand up but Pinochet isn't so interested in that idea.
Pinochet wants to control from the top but Bizihwaeile keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pinochet trying to control but Bizihwaeile is working from the bottom.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand and escape but Pinochet is having none of it.
Pinochet wants to pass the guard but Bizihwaeile is keeping the position.
Bizihwaeile has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pinochet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bizihwaeile drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pinochet has a closed guard, preventing Bizihwaeile from standing up.
Pinochet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bizihwaeile doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bizihwaeile manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bizihwaeile decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pinochet, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bizihwaeile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Augusto Pinochet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinochet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinochet takes the fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaeile lands a head kick!
That has opened up Augusto Pinochet's cut even more.
Pinochet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bizihwaeile.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinochet is trying to pull guard but Bizihwaeile has him pressed against the cage.
Pinochet tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bizihwaeile just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bizihwaeile lands a high kick to the side of Pinochet's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Bizihwaeile dives into guard, looking to finish.
The cut above Augusto Pinochet's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinochet wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinochet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pinochet wants to improve his position but instead Bizihwaeile has moved into half guard.
Bizihwaeile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinochet can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pinochet to get to his feet.
Pinochet instigates a clinch.
Pinochet jumps guard but Bizihwaeile turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnny Bizihwaeile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Bizihwaeile using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pinochet is breathing heavily.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bizihwaeile feints a jab and as Pinochet dips his head, Bizihwaeile unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Pinochet right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Pinochet falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Bizihwaeile smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Bizihwaeile!
Johnny Bizihwaeile took some time post fight to say the following; 'miss me with that gay shit fool. Fools like you is F*ck*ng up our generation. I just made you straight bitch that's how it goes. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 865 p4p, 104 weight class) and Inspektor Bee (ranked 999 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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27
245 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Bee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee is looking to land body kicks.
Babyara throws a body punch but Bee moves out of range.
Babyara just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee moves to clinch but Babyara breaks away
and Babyara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bee misses with a left hand
and Babyara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Inspektor Bee has been cut.
Babyara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bee wants to counter with a clinch but Babyara pushes him away.
Babyara scores with a jab.
Babyara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara swats away the attempt to clinch by Bee.
Babyara cracks Bee with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bee looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Babyara finish him?
Bee is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Babyara does no damage.
Bee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babyara.
Bee tried to score with a low kick but Babyara checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Babyara. Those never looked like landing.
Babyara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bee darts in trying to clinch
and Babyara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bee thinking.
Bee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Babyara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bee throws a series of punches but Babyara moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Babyara. That snapped Bee's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee throws a head kick but Babyara moves out of range.
Bee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babyara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Babyara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babyara punishes Bee's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Bee.
Babyara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Bee moves out of range.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Babyara and move into the clinch position.
Bee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bee instigates a clinch.
Babyara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babyara pulls guard effortlessly.
Babyara is working an open guard so Bee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bee throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Babyara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bee lands an elbow inside that Babyara shrugs off.
Babyara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Bee.
Babyara takes a swing at Bee's ribcage but misses.
Babyara moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBee.
Bee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babyara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babyara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babyara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Babyara and move into the clinch position.
Babyara swats away the attempt to clinch by Bee.
Babyara is looking to wear down Bee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babyara fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Bee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
Bee wants to counter the offense by Babyara and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babyara. Bee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babyara.
Babyara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bee.
Babyara ducks under a wild hook from Bee.
Inspektor Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bee - that will leave a mark!
Babyara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Babyara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Babyara swinging wildly here.
Babyara scores with a shot to the body.
Francisco Babyara is winning the standup battle so far.
Bee misses with a body punch
and Babyara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee tries to clinch but Babyara is having none of it.
Bee moves into the clinch.
Babyara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Babyara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bee uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee stands up from Babyara's guard - Bee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Babyara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Bee misses.
Babyara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babyara slips a jab from Bee.
Babyara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Babyara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babyaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Babyara moved away.
Bee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Babyara checks a leg kick.
Babyara feinted with a counter takedown.
Babyara drops Bee with a beautiful combination! Bee stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Babyara is looking for the KO!
Bee is still on wobbly legs! Can Babyara finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babyara misses with a combination
and Bee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bee misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Babyara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bee seems to have recovered his senses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bee loads up on a big right hand but Babyara slips the punch.
Babyara lands a big right hand that sends Bee crashing to the mat! Babyara stays standing though and waves Bee back to his feet!
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Bee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babyara just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babyara ducks under a wild hook from Bee.
Babyara is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Babyara misses the jab.
Babyara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babyara misses the shot to the body.
Babyara moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBee.
Bee closes the distance and clinches.
Bee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bee presses Babyara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bee missing with knees to the body.
Babyara dodges an elbow strike from Bee.
A short body shot lands from Bee as the two fighters clinch.
Bee lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bee.
Bee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babyara tries to pull guard but Bee holds him up against the cage and eventually Babyara drops back down to his feet.
Babyara is trying to pull guard but Bee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Babyara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee stalling.
Babyara is trying to break the clinch but Bee is controlling him.
Babyara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by Babyara.
Babyara tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bee manages to circle out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bee.
Babyara misses with a shot to the body
and Bee counters with an outside leg kick.
Babyara misses with a combination
and Bee counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Babyara down! Bee is looking to finish but Babyara is intelligently defending himself.
Babyara is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Inspektor Bee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bee scoring well with a low kick there.
Babyara ducks under a wild hook from Bee.
Babyara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bee doesn't manage to clinch there - Babyara circles away.
Bee missing with a left hand there. Babyara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babyara is looking to counter punch.
Babyara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Babyara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bee counters by moving into the clinch.
Babyara is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bee is looking to control Babyara's arms but Babyara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bee has his back to the cage.
Come on Bee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Babyara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bee.
Inspektor Bee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee lands an elbow just above Babyara 's eye.
Babyara is trying to force a seperation but Bee has the dominant position.
Babyara takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bee.
Bee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bee misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bee obliges.
Bee can't find room to land a body shot as Babyara controls the action.
Bee scores with a shoulder strike.
Bee tries to throw a body punch but Babyara avoids it by throwing Bee back against the cage.
Bee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bee tries to land knees in the clinch but Babyara avoids the damage to the body.
Babyara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babyara manages to avoid it.
Bee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babyara, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bee stalling against the cage.
Bee landing knees to the body.
Bee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Babyara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Babyara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bee misses with a punch to the body.
Babyara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bee walks away with a smile on his face. Babyara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circling - Bee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bee throws a shot from downtown. Babyara moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babyara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babyara just misses with a punch to the body.
Bee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Babyara on the side of the head.
Babyara moves out of range of the body kick.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babyara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babyara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A combination from Babyara does no damage.
Bee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babyara lands the left hand.
Babyara throws a right hand that Bee ducks under and follows up with a left that Bee also avoids with ease.
Bee darts in and clinches Babyara up against the cage.
Bee scores with a knee to the head.
Francisco Babyara's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Babyara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babyara's elbow.
Bee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Babyara missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
Bee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bee prevents Babyara from breaking the clinch.
Bee slows down the pace here.
Bee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Babyara with a big uppercut! Babyara tries to clinch up but Bee pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Babyara to the mat! Babyara covers up and Bee unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Inspektor Bee!
After winning the bout, Inspektor Bee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 710 p4p, 87 weight class) and Mike Charles (ranked 1735 p4p, 190 weight class). Charles has chosen Renegades Of Funk - Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Charles!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hirigushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles cracks Hirigushi with an open hand slap.
Hirigushi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hirigushi. Those never looked like landing.
Charles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charles throws a hook but Hirigushi avoids it easily.
Mike Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles connects with a single shot there.
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Hirigushi throwing a counter right hand but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles throws out a powerful jab.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hirigushi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Charles feints a jab promting Hirigushi to slip. Charles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hirigushi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands a right hook to the body.
Charles wants to slow Hirigushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Charles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hirigushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles throws a leg kick
and Hirigushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Charles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hirigushi scores with a three punch combo!
Charles tries to bum rush Hirigushi with a series of wild strikes but Hirigushi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirigushi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles throws a leg kick
letting Hirigushi counter with a right hand.
Hirigushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hirigushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
A right-left combo lands from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Hirigushi slips the punch.
Charles avoids the body shot from Hirigushi.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirigushi throws a big counter combination but Charles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Charles throws a leg kick but Hirigushi checks it.
A shot to the liver by Charles. Beautiful body shot.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirigushi throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles takes a swing at Hirigushi's ribcage but misses.
Charles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hirigushi has time to react.
Charles throws a front kick aimed at Hirigushi's knee but Hirigushi avoids it well.
Hirigushi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Charles lands with a straight right. Hirigushi didn't see that one coming.
Charles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles scores with the left hand. Hirigushi knows he should have avoided that one.
Hirigushi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Charles.
Hirigushi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirigushi lands a nice hook to Charles's body. Charles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi ducks right into an uppercut from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi jabs Charles right on the nose. Charles blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Hirigushi misses.
Hirigushi avoids the head kick by Charles.
Charles shoots for a takedown but Hirigushi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Charles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hirigushi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirigushi throwing a counter right hand but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirigushi connects with a right hand. Charles shakes it off.
Charles throws a lazy uppercut
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hirigushi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirigushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles jabs Hirigushi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Charles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hirigushi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Hirigushi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hirigushi thuds his right hand into Charles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hirigushi throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Charles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charles thuds a left hand into Hirigushi's body.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirigushi. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Charles misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hirigushi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hirigushi checks a low kick from Charles.
Kendo Hirigushi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirigushi. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charles misses with a low kick as Hirigushi jumps back.
Charles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Charles misses with an attempted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Charles.
Charles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hirigushi drops his hands momentarily and Charles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Hirigushi shows good takedown defense.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Hirigushi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hirigushi throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirigushi misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charles misses with the combination.
Charles throws a push kick but Hirigushi slaps the foot to one side.
Charles throws a big shot that misses.
Hirigushi throwing a counter right hand but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles scores with a nice right hand.
Charles misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hirigushi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hirigushi takes one to the side of the head.
Hirigushi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hirigushi is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hirigushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charles throws a hook but Hirigushi blocks it.
Hirigushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hirigushi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hirigushi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Charles throws a leg kick but Hirigushi checks it.
Hirigushi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Charles with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hirigushi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Charles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hirigushi throws a looping overhand right but Charles ducks down to avoid it.
Charles throws a lazy uppercut
and Hirigushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kendo Hirigushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles lands with a hook. Hirigushi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charles scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hirigushi blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hirigushi misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Hirigushi. Those never looked like landing.
Hirigushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Hirigushi.
Charles throws a leg kick but Hirigushi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hirigushi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Charles throws a hook but Hirigushi avoids it easily.
Hirigushi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Charles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Hirigushi.
Mike Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Charles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Charles throws a body punch but Hirigushi moves out of range.
Charles throws a low kick but Hirigushi moves out of range easily.
Hirigushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Charles misses with a left hand
and Hirigushi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hirigushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
Hirigushi throwing a counter right hand but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charles throws a leg kick
letting Hirigushi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles throws a lazy uppercut
and Hirigushi counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Hirigushi misses.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Hirigushi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi digs a good body shot into Charles's ribs.
Charles throws a low kick but Hirigushi moves out of range easily.
Charles misses the body punch
and Hirigushi counters with a crisp one two that drops Charles! Hirigushi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Charles to his feet! Charles is in big trouble!
Charles is rocked!
Charles leaves his chin hanging out and Hirigushi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Charles crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 538 p4p, 77 weight class) and Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 1237 p4p, 156 weight class). Arjuna's entrance music is Om. A fine choice. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baccalieri misses with a hook.
Arjuna keeps Baccalieri at a distance using the push kick.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baccalieri throws out the jab.
Arjuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arjuna misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Arjuna coming out on top.
Arjuna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baccalieri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arjuna.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arjuna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baccalieri thinking.
Baccalieri throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arjuna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baccalieri at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Baccalieri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baccalieri throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Arjuna.
Baccalieri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arjuna tried to counter with a leg kick but Baccalieri avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna pushes Baccalieri away with a front kick.
Arjuna jabs at Baccalieri's body.
Arjuna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Baccalieri scores with a four punch combination!
Baccalieri misses the jab.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri walks into a straight right hand from Arjuna.
Baccalieri looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
Arjuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Baccalieri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Arjuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baccalieri misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Baccalieri throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
Arjuna tries to clinch up but Baccalieri circles away and keeps his distance.
Baccalieri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arjuna looks to land a combination but Baccalieri avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baccalieri swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna slips under a jab.
Arjuna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arjuna lands a two punch combo.
Arjuna scores with the left hand. Baccalieri knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Arjuna.
Baccalieri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baccalieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arjuna takes a swing at Baccalieri's ribcage but misses.
Arjuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baccalieri throws a right hand that Arjuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Arjuna also avoids with ease.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baccalieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
A right-left combo lands from Arjuna.
Baccalieri moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circling - Baccalieri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baccalieri works the jab nicely.
Arjuna throws a body punch but Baccalieri moves out of range.
Arjuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arjuna throws a sloppy head kick and Baccalieri moves out of range easily.
Arjuna throws a leg kick which misses Baccalieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Baccalieri tries to avoid it.
Arjuna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baccalieri staying out of range there.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that Baccalieri avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Baccalieri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arjuna is looking to clinch but Baccalieri is avoiding it.
Arjuna defending well as Baccalieri loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baccalieri.
Arjuna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baccalieri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arjuna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baccalieri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Baccalieri. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Baccalieri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arjuna is looking to wear down Baccalieri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baccalieri throws an off balance right hand
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Arjuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baccalieri.
Arjuna slips under a jab from Baccalieri.
Arjuna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baccalieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Baccalieri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baccalieri throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a body kick that stops Baccalieri in his tracks momentarily.
Arjuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baccalieri dodges the punch combination from Arjuna.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baccalieri will feel that in the morning.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baccalieri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arjuna - the referee stops the clock and Baccalieri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arjuna. Baccalieri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Arjuna dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baccalieri misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Arjuna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baccalieri throws a jab but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Baccalieri missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arjuna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baccalieri throws a hook but Arjuna blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Arjuna. Those never looked like landing.
Baccalieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.
Arjuna misses with a combination
and Baccalieri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arjuna has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Arjuna throws a body punch but Baccalieri moves out of range.
Baccalieri throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body. Baccalieri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baccalieri loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Baccalieri throws out a loose jab but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baccalieri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri misses with a body shot.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna wants to clinch
and Baccalieri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arjuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baccalieri.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arjuna.
Baccalieri misses with an uppercut.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a body kick.
Arjuna slips a jab from Baccalieri.
Arjuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baccalieri takes one on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Baccalieri might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arjuna has got the better of the exchanges.
Arjuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Baccalieri misses.
Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arjuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baccalieri dodges the punch combination from Arjuna.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Baccalieri is having none of it.
Baccalieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna misses with a kick to the body.
Baccalieri scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arjuna tries to land a leg kick but Baccalieri saw it coming and moves away.
Baccalieri lands the left hand.
Arjuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baccalieri throws out a counter right but Arjuna avoids it with no problem.
Baccalieri looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
Arjuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the body
and Baccalieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arjuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baccalieri can do to turn this around?
Arjuna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Baccalieri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna misses with a body punch.
Baccalieri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands an uppercut.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baccalieri's elbow.
Arjuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arjuna lands a left hand.
Arjuna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arjuna lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Arjuna.
It looked like Arjuna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baccalieri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses.
Baccalieri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arjuna throws the kick towards the body but Baccalieri avoids it.
Arjuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baccalieri keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arjuna scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baccalieri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna.
A punch combination from Baccalieri misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baccalieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baccalieri takes a swing at Arjuna's ribcage but misses.
Arjuna moves to clinch but Baccalieri breaks away
and Baccalieri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arjuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baccalieri throws a right hand that Arjuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Arjuna also avoids with ease.
Baccalieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
Baccalieri misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baccalieri. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna tries to clinch there but Baccalieri circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Baccalieri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Arjuna lands with a right hand.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Baccalieri moves out of range.
Baccalieri loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Arjuna tries to clinch up
letting Baccalieri counter with a right hand.
Arjuna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baccalieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna is looking to clinch.
Baccalieri lands with a nice combination. Arjuna backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baccalieri misses with a hook. Arjuna ducked under it nicely.
Baccalieri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arjuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arjuna slips a straight right by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baccalieri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baccalieri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arjuna tries to bum rush Baccalieri with a series of wild strikes but Baccalieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Baccalieri's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arjuna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Arjuna there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Baccalieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baccalieri loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Baccalieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arjuna throws a hook to the side of Baccalieri's head but Baccalieri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baccalieri throws a hook but Arjuna blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Arjuna. Beautiful body shot.
Arjuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arjuna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baccalieri jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baccalieri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arjuna wants to clinch up but Baccalieri keeps it at a distance.
Baccalieri misses with a hook. Arjuna ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Arjuna misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Baccalieri misses the target.
Arjuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Baccalieri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Baccalieri misses the target.
Arjuna clinches with his opponent.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arjuna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arjuna, as that shot connected.
Baccalieri throws a body shot but no joy.
Baccalieri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arjuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baccalieri.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baccalieri.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baccalieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baccalieri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baccalieri throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that Baccalieri avoids nicely.
Arjuna darts in and clinches Baccalieri up against the cage.
Arjuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arjuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baccalieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with some punches.
Baccalieri working aggressively here.
Rama Arjuna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Arjuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arjuna misses with a body punch.
Baccalieri working aggressively here.
Baccalieri blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arjuna.
Arjuna blocking some punches.
Baccalieri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arjuna lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Baccalieri.
I think Baccalieri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 793 p4p, 108 weight class) and Roy Gaston (ranked 739 p4p, 103 weight class). Gaston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Can Do It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Roy Gaston has been cut.
Gaston avoids the head kick by Kai.
Gaston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai works the jab nicely.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Gaston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Gaston's head but Gaston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaston throws an off balance right hand
and Kai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jab by Gaston.
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
Kai misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.
Kai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Gaston moves into the clinch.
Gaston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai is trying to maintain a safe position but Gaston gets an underhook and turns Kai into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaston.
Gaston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gaston has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gaston.
A nice left hand lands by Kai.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Gaston controls the action.
Kai blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai manages to break the clinch.
Gaston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kai.
A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gaston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donk. Gaston catches Kai right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai throws a shot from downtown. Gaston moves away and avoids it.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gaston's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Gaston.
Kai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gaston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai swings for the body but Gaston moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gaston misses its intended target.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai stuns Gaston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Gaston misses.
Gaston throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Kai misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Gaston responds with a good body kick, but Kai manages to step out the way in time.
Gaston swings widly with a right hand
and Kai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaston's calf.
Gaston throws out a powerful jab.
Kai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gaston - that will leave a mark!
Roy Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai punishes Gaston's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaston throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
Gaston just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKai.
Gaston looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Gaston moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaston throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Gaston does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Gaston - just one landing.
Kai misses with a hook.
Kai delivers a nice body kick.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Gaston backs away, Kai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Gaston manages to avoid it.
Gaston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaston misses with a looping left.
Gaston throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kai counters with a leg kick.
Kai connects with a body shot that sends Gaston's belly button to the back.
Gaston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kai lands a jab to Gaston's midsection.
Kai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gaston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gaston throws a sloppy body shot
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gaston moves to clinch but Kai breaks away
and Kai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gaston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gaston lands a head kick that stumbles Kai and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai looking for subs off his back but Gaston has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Gaston there.
Kai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaston's back!
Kai not allowing Gaston to control his hands.
Kai is looking for the choke from the back position but Gaston is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gaston has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gaston wants to control his opponent's hands but Kai gets his hands free.
Gaston prevents Kai from getting a body triangle.
Gaston trying to control the position but Kai manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kai patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kai looking for the choke but no joy.
Gaston trying to control the position but Kai manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kai has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gaston trying to control the hands but Kai breaks the grip.
Kai looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gaston is defending well though. Kai let's go of the attempt for now.
Kai trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gaston doesn't escape.
Kai is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gaston is defending well though. Kai let's go of the attempt for now.
Kai not allowing Gaston to control his hands.
Kai has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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.
Gaston breaks Kai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kai trying to keep a closed guard but Gaston is proving a slippery customer.
Kai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kai trying to control the position.
Gaston looking to sit in guard and control but Kai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kai wants to pass the guard but Gaston is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick from Kai lands but Gaston takes it in his stride.
Gaston scores with a leg kick.
Kai throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaston is looking to land body kicks.
A cross from Gaston lands.
Kron Kai's cut is getting worse.
Gaston misses with a straight left.
Gaston has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaston.
Gaston tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaston misses with a wild body shot.
Gaston instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Gaston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaston lands a hook that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Gaston takes a shot to the head.
Kai cracks Gaston with a nice body shot.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Kai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gaston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick from Gaston.
Nice body kick there by Kai.
Kai slips under a jab from Gaston.
Kai lands with a cross.
Nice body kick there by Gaston.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston misses with a left hand
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gaston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gaston scores with a jab. Kai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kai avoids the body shot from Gaston.
Kai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaston scores with a hook to the body. Kai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kai throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaston wants to counter with a clinch but Kai pushes him away.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Roy Gaston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaston misses with a straight left.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaston is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaston counters with a big head kick but Kai shrugs it off.
Kron Kai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gaston misses the shot to the body.
Kai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gaston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai connects with a looping right hand.
Gaston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gaston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaston walks into a left hand.
Kai misses the jab.
Kai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses
and Kai counters with a nice body kick.
Gaston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston throws a body kick that misses.
Gaston misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
Kai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Gaston.
Gaston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaston throws a head punch that misses.
Gaston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
Kron Kai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaston swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Kron Kai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kai, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Kai!
After the fight, Kron Kai was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Roy Gaston stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better watch yo back homie!'.
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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