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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braylin Timmon (ranked 608 p4p, 979 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 83 p4p, 130 weight class). Kingston has chosen Creep - Radiohead as his entrance music. Carl Kingston looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Braylin Timmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmon sizes up Kingston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Timmon throws a monster overhand right that drops Kingston! Timmon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braylin Timmon!
Braylin Timmon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Carl Kingston was interviewed post fight and said 'You're so very special... I wish I was special. But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 888 p4p, 827 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 57 p4p, 53 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feed the Machine. Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. Takashi Yoshida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Yoshida does it's job there.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Axius moved away.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Axius with an uppercut!
Axius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Axius cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
Axius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Axius. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida stalks Axius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Axius's face. Axius staggers backwards, shaken.
Yoshida misses with a left hand
and Axius counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axius looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Axius throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Axius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Axius scores with a jab to the body.
Axius throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Axius ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshida.
Axius misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Axius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yoshida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Axius scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Axius slips under a jab.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida gets tackled into the cage by Axius. Axius maintains the clinch.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Axius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Axius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Axius.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Axius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Axius throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Axius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axius down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Axius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axius misses with a body kick.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Axius throws out the jab.
Axius blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Axius slips the punch.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Axius moves out of range easily.
Axius misses with a body kick.
Axius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoshida's head.
Axius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Axius.
And Yoshida responds with a good body kick, but Axius manages to step out the way in time.
Yoshida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Axius has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Axius.
Axius looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Axius swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Axius avoids it.
Axius was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Axius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Axius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axius moves away.
Axius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Axius instigates a clinch.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius misses with some punches.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axius is working Yoshida over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius working aggressively here.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Yoshida is looking to break free of the clinch but Axius has double underhooks.
Axius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A shot in the inside from Axius.
Yoshida pressing his opponent against the cage.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axius lands a nice shot to the body.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Gemellus Axius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Axius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Axius jumps back.
Yoshida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Axius throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Axius misses with a head kick.
Yoshida sizes up Axius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Axius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoshida takes a step back to recover.
Yoshida lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axius was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Axius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Axius is looking to wear down Yoshida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Axius connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshida lands a right hook to the body.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Axius tried to counter with a leg kick but Yoshida avoided it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoshida, as that shot connected.
Axius throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Axius.
Axius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Axius is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Axius checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Axius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Axius tries to clinch up.
Axius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoshida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Yoshida - just one landing.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Axius's knee but Axius avoids it well.
Axius misses with a low kick.
Axius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Axius settles back down.
Yoshida swings for the body but Axius moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Yoshida.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
Axius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Axius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius thuds his right hand into Yoshida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Axius blocks the body kick.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Yoshida.
Axius ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Axius with the inside leg kick.
Axius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Axius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Axius throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Axius.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Axius looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Axius in his tracks.
Yoshida throws a hook but Axius blocks it.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
enabling Axius to counter with a crisp jab.
Axius throws a front kick aimed at Yoshida's knee but Yoshida avoids it well.
Axius throws a leg kick that misses.
Axius needs to keep his hands up - Yoshida had a free shot at his head there.
Axius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshida.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Axius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Axius throws a front kick aimed at Yoshida's knee but Yoshida avoids it well.
Axius tries to clinch up.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Axius's leg. Axius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Axius.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Axius's knee but Axius avoids it well.
It looked like Axius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yoshida.
A cross from Axius lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axius is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Axius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Axius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Axius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Axius clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.
Axius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
A nice left hand lands by Axius.
Axius tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Axius as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Yoshida tries to stall but Axius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Axius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshida or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Axius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Axius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to avoid it but Axius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshida to the ground. Yoshida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Axius slips the punch.
Axius is looking to clinch.
Yoshida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axius moves into the clinch.
Yoshida wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Axius.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Axius misses with the head strike.
Yoshida tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Axius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Axius misses with some punches.
Yoshida pushes Axius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axius misses with the head strike.
Axius takes a shot to the head.
Yoshida is trying to stall.
Axius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Axius.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Axius throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yoshida avoids it.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
Axius checks a leg kick.
Axius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axius checks the leg kick.
Axius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Axius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida works Axius's body with a nice hook.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Axius with an uppercut!
Yoshida misses the body punch
and Axius counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Axius lands with a light punch inside.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Axius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshida digs a right hand into Axius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axius's gas tank.
Axius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yoshida trying to stall but Axius improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Axius.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
Axius tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axius has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Axius blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Axius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axius clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Axius moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Gemellus Axius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshida trying to control the position but instead, Axius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshida into the cage.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Gemellus Axius.
I think Axius 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 477 p4p, 176 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 67 p4p, 24 weight class). Tama Ginty comes into the arena with Wear Your Love Like Heaven blaring out of the sound system. Gagnon has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Tama Ginty misses.
Gagnon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gagnon checks a leg kick.
Gagnon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tama Ginty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gagnon scrambles back to his feet.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Nice body kick there by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Tama Ginty lands with a straight right. Gagnon didn't see that one coming.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gagnon.
Tama Ginty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gagnon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Tama Ginty lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon throws a big counter head kick but Tama Ginty avoids it with no problem.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tama Ginty, as that shot connected.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Gagnon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tama Ginty to score with a decent uppercut.
Tama Ginty slips a straight right by Gagnon.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
It looks like Tama Ginty has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty lands with a cross.
Tama Ginty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gagnon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama Ginty with a nice calf kick.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon scores with a hook.
Tama Ginty blocks a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon lands a glancing blow to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
Tama Ginty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gagnon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tama Ginty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping left.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagnon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tama Ginty walks into a left hand.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Tama Ginty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tama Ginty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tama Ginty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gagnon. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tama Ginty.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a sloppy body shot
and Gagnon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Tama Ginty is rocked!
Gagnon knocks out Tama Ginty with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Gagnon before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Gagnon picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Gagnon!
During a confident post fight interview, Luc Gagnon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Vilson (ranked 141 p4p, 160 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 17 p4p, 21 weight class). Vilson comes to the cage accompanied by Haiti Voodoo Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 33 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson clobbers Caunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Vilson finds it's target.
Caunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Vilson moves out of range as Caunt strikes.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Caunt connects with a body shot that sends Vilson's belly button to the back.
Vilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vilson scores with a shot to the body.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Vilson there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt throws the left hand but Vilson avoids the punch easily.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Vilson.
Vilson throws a low kick, looking for Caunt's leg but Caunt calmly moves out of range.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilson. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vilson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson cracks Caunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Vilson tries a low kick but Caunt avoids it.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Vilson's head but Vilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson works the jab nicely.
Vilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vilson misses with a body shot.
Vilson misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Vilson is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vilson checks a low kick from Caunt.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Vilson misses the target.
A lazy left from Vilson finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Vilson. That snapped Caunt's head back.
Caunt throws a push kick but Vilson slaps the foot to one side.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilson misses with an uppercut. Caunt saw that one coming.
Vilson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vilson misses the jab.
Vilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vilson loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Vilson.
Vilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vilson.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vilson.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
Vilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson connects with a single shot there.
Vilson checks a leg kick.
Vilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vilson.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Caunt swinging wildly here.
Caunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilson is looking to counter punch.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Caunt tries to land a body kick
and Vilson counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson lands with a nice body punch.
Caunt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caunt throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Vilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vilson blocks the body kick.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson slips a jab from Caunt.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Vilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vilson catches Caunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Vilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Vilson moved away.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
Vilson throws a good cross that connects.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Caunt throws a sloppy head kick and Vilson moves out of range easily.
Vilson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caunt, as that shot connected.
Vilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caunt defending well as Vilson loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
It looked like Vilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Caunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
Vilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vilson lands a jab to Caunt's midsection.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Vilson tried to counter with a leg kick but Caunt avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Vilson 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.
Good shot there by Vilson.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Vilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vilson checks a leg kick.
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 Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Caunt misses
and Vilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vilson wants to land a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilson.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caunt.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Caunt 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.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Vilson as he connects with a hook.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caunt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Vilson's shoulder, as Vilson tries to avoid the shot.
Vilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Vilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vilson misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt slips under a jab.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Vilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caunt's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vilson. That's going to slow Caunt down.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
Vilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
Caunt tries a low kick but Vilson avoids it.
Vilson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Caunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caunt at a distance.
Caunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Vilson staying out of range there.
A jab from Vilson finds it's way through Caunt's defenses.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson lands a nice shot that snaps Caunt's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt slips a straight right by Vilson.
Caunt thinks about the counter body kick.
Vilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt with the inside leg kick.
Vilson blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Vilson throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caunt flicks out a counter leg kick but Vilson steps away.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Caunt scores with a kick to the body.
Caunt checks the leg kick.
Junior Vilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vilson scores with a hook.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilson.
The crowd cheers as Vilson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caunt doesn't seem phased though.
Caunt slips under a jab from Vilson.
Vilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caunt. Caunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Vilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caunt misses with a head kick.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Caunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caunt misses the jab.
Vilson with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Caunt moves his leg out of the way.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caunt's head.
A jab from Vilson does it's job there.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Vilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Caunt backs away, Vilson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vilson's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Vilson as he connects with a hook.
Junior Vilson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Vilson throws a hook but Caunt blocks it.
Vilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilson scores with a leg kick.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caunt dips to his left and cracks Vilson with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Vilson jumps back.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Vilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Caunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Caunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Caunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vilson throws a chopping leg kick but Caunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Caunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Caunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Caunt throws a push kick but Vilson slaps the foot to one side.
Caunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Vilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Vilson dominated that second round.
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!
Vilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vilson defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Vilson.
Caunt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Caunt lands.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Vilson defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caunt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Vilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Donk. Vilson catches Caunt right on the button with a cross.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Vilson connects with a right hand. Caunt shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt wants to land a leg kick but Vilson is out of range.
Vilson scores with a jab to the head.
Caunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vilson cracks Caunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caunt slips a straight right by Vilson.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Vilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vilson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Caunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caunt checks the leg kick.
Caunt throws a big counter head kick but Vilson avoids it with no problem.
Caunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilson.
Vilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vilson throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Caunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilson walks into a left hand.
Vilson slips a straight right by Caunt.
Caunt connects with a leg kick.
Vilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Vilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Vilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Vilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vilson is out of range and Caunt settles back down.
Vilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Vilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Vilson throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Vilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vilson checks a low kick from Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilson. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vilson throws the left hand but Caunt avoids the punch easily.
Vilson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caunt throws a low kick but Vilson moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Caunt blocks the leg kick.
Vilson misses the jab.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caunt lands a front kick.
Vilson tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Caunt. Those never looked like landing.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Vilson misses the jab.
Vilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caunt.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
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!
Vilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt misses with a hook
and Vilson counters with a good low kick that Caunt was not able to check.
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Vilson's shoulder, as Vilson tries to avoid the shot.
Vilson scores with a nice strike.
Caunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vilson tried to score with a low kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt throws the left hand but Vilson avoids the punch easily.
Caunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilson.
Vilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Caunt.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
Vilson misses with a straight left.
Caunt feints a counter leg kick.
Caunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Vilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Caunt throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
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 Junior Vilson.
Well Vilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Vilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Vilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 100 p4p, 241 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 12 p4p, 31 weight class). Cole Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sarfraz Ali's chin.
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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 26 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali scores with a jab.
Ali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
and Reynolds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
Reynolds throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Reynolds cracks Ali with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Ali tenderised Reynolds's leg. Reynolds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Reynolds's head.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali slips a jab from Reynolds.
Ali shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reynolds napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Reynolds sneaks out the side door and pushes Ali away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reynolds walks into a left hand.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Reynolds appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Ali.
Ali misses with a hook
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ali.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reynolds checks a leg kick.
Reynolds catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali lands a nice hook to Reynolds's body. Reynolds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reynolds at a distance.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Reynolds throws a big counter combination but Ali scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Reynolds has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Reynolds throws a quick counter head kick but Ali was just out of range.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
Reynolds tries to counter by clinching up but Ali breaks away and moves out of range.
Ali throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali motions for Reynolds to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Reynolds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ali.
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by Ali.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with a straight right. Reynolds didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali throws a chopping leg kick but Reynolds manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Reynolds moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
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!
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds staying out of range there.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali slips a jab from Reynolds.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Reynolds is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Ali throws a leg kick
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Reynolds is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Reynolds steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ali is looking to chop away at Reynolds's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses the body punch
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reynolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reynolds lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reynolds lands a big head kick that sends Ali tumbling to the mat! Reynolds takes a step backwards and waves Ali back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Ali is rocked!
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Reynolds finish him?
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reynolds checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali wants to slow Reynolds down by chopping away at his legs.
Ali misses with a body punch
and Reynolds counters with a monster head kick that knocks Ali out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 208 p4p, 250 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 27 p4p, 38 weight class). Inarritu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vulcano. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Singh.
Inarritu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh looks to land a combination but Inarritu avoids it well.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Inarritu. That snapped Singh's head back.
Inarritu misses with a looping left.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inarritu was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Inarritu counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inarritu misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Inarritu lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.
 It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh tries to move into range but Inarritu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu lands a big right hand that sends Singh crashing to the mat! Inarritu stays standing though and waves Singh back to his feet!
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Inarritu is just out of range.
Inarritu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh scores with a push kick.
Singh takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Singh tries to land a front kick but Inarritu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inarritu! But no joy.
Inarritu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Inarritu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inarritu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inarritu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh can pounce on him.
Singh is looking to wear down Inarritu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Inarritu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Inarritu lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inarritu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh has closed the distance and engaged Inarritu in a clinch.
Singh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inarritu avoids it.
Inarritu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Inarritu.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Inarritu breaks from the clinch.
Singh throws a front kick that sends Inarritu stumbling back into the cage.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Inarritu's leg but Inarritu calmly moves out of range.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Singh wants to clinch up but Inarritu keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inarritu misses with a hook.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Singh misses
letting Inarritu counter with a right hand.
Singh with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Inarritu.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh throws the left hand but Inarritu avoids the punch easily.
Inarritu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Good leg kick by Singh.
Singh wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a body punch but Inarritu moves out of range.
Singh looks for the body kick but Inarritu saw that one coming.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Inarritu saw that one coming.
Singh scores with the left hand. Inarritu knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
And Inarritu responds with a good body kick, but Singh manages to step out the way in time.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inarritu moves away.
Inarritu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Singh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Inarritu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh misses with a low kick as Inarritu jumps back.
Singh connects with a leg kick.
Singh moves in looking to clinch but Inarritu pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuvraj Singh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Inarritu throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inarritu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Inarritu throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Inarritu checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inarritu! But no joy.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with some punches.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Inarritu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Singh's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Singh is looking to slow Inarritu down with leg kicks.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Inarritu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Inarritu misses with a body punch.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Inarritu controls his hands.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inarritu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inarritu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inarritu throws a big shot that misses.
Inarritu scores with a punch to the head.
Singh throws out a powerful jab.
Inarritu walks into a jab.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Singh.
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!
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inarritu just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Singh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inarritu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Singh jabs Inarritu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Singh works Inarritu's body with a nice hook.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Singh blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inarritu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh scores with a nice strike.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Singh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Inarritu misses.
Singh is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh slips under a jab.
Inarritu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh thuds his right hand into Inarritu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu with a hook.
Singh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inarritu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Inarritu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Inarritu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inarritu! But no joy.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inarritu lands with a right hand.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Inarritu moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuvraj Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuvraj Singh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh throws a series of punches but Inarritu moves out of range.
Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inarritu gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh tries a body shot but Inarritu blocks it.
Inarritu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inarritu breaks the clinch.
Inarritu looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh looks to clinch
and Inarritu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh misses with a body shot
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Inarritu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Singh if he has to take too many more of those.
Inarritu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yuvraj Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Inarritu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Inarritu circles away.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inarritu misses with a looping left.
Singh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Inarritu counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inarritu. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inarritu throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh lands a glancing blow to the side of Inarritu's head.
A shot to the liver by Inarritu. Beautiful body shot.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inarritu misses with a body shot.
Singh takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Inarritu avoids a kick to the body.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut
and Singh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Inarritu's head.
Singh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh slips under a jab from Inarritu.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
Singh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Inarritu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inarritu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inarritu ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Singh stuns Inarritu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inarritu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Singh misses the body punch
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singh defending well as Inarritu loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Inarritu misses.
Singh throws a quick counter kick to the body but Inarritu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
As Inarritu backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice jab there from Singh.
Inarritu cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Singh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inarritu doesn't seem phased though.
Inarritu takes one on the button.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inarritu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Singh throws a leg kick
enabling Inarritu to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inarritu 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
Felix Inarritu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 46 p4p, 153 weight class) and JoJo Diaz (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class). Aiken kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, JoJo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz tries to clinch but Aiken moves out of range.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Aiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aiken gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz'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.
Aiken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aiken tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Aiken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Aiken is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Diaz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aiken breaks from the clinch.
Aiken circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aiken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Aiken back into the cage.
Aiken is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Aiken is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
A short right from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aiken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz prevents Aiken from breaking the clinch.
Aiken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a lazy body kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz wants to clinch.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Aiken throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Aiken misses its target.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Aiken circles away.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aiken misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aiken keeps the fight on the outside.
As Diaz looks to move away, Aiken throws a big counter combo but Diaz just gets out of the way.
Diaz slips a straight right by Aiken.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aiken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Aiken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Aiken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Aiken.
Aiken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aiken wants to break free but Diaz has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Aiken moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JoJo Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aiken tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Aiken is trying to break free.
Aiken breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Aiken circles away.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz rushes Aiken and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aiken wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Aiken wants to break free but Diaz has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aiken wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aiken's efforts to push away.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz has Aiken pressed against the cage, preventing Aiken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aiken.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aiken misses with a looping left.
Aiken swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Aiken throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz forces Aiken back against the cage and clinches.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Aiken lands a left hand.
Aiken lands an uppercut.
JoJo Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz tries to clinch but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Aiken connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Oooooh!!! Aiken has knocked Diaz down with a huge combo! Aiken steps away and waves a wobbly Diaz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Diaz is rocked!
 It looks like JoJo Diaz has been cut.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Aiken finish him?
Aiken throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aiken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Aiken misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Aiken pushes him off.
Aiken throws an overhand right that drops Diaz like a sack of potatoes! Aiken dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Midick Aiken!
Midick Aiken decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bapp (ranked 58 p4p, 94 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 12 p4p, 18 weight class). Po has chosen Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po is looking to clinch.
Bapp throws a jab when Po was well out of range.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Bapp moves out of range easily.
Po has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bapp is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bapp misses the body punch
and Po counters with a crisp one two that drops Bapp! Po thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bapp to his feet! Bapp is in big trouble!
Bapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Bapp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bapp scores with a jab to the body.
Bapp misses with a jab to the body
and Po counters with a right hand to the body.
Bapp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bapp throws a jab when Po was well out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Po moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Po misses with a head kick.
Po throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bapp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Po looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a body punch but Bapp moves out of range.
A cross from Bapp lands.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Bapp moves out of range easily.
Po moves into range and clinches up with Bapp.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Bapp is trying to break the clinch but Po is controlling him.
Po misses with the head strike.
Po lands a shot to the body.
Po lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Po works on Bapp's body with a couple of short punches.
Bapp is breathing heavily.
Bapp prevents a body shot from Po.
Po lands a left hand.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po pushes Bapp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Po tries a body shot but Bapp blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bapp.
Bapp blocks a body shot from Po.
Po misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Po lands a right hand.
Po prevents Bapp from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Bapp.
Bapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Bapp.
Bapp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scotty Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Po throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Po misses with a body shot.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Bapp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Po slips a straight right by Bapp.
Bapp sizes up Po with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Po moves out of range of the strikes.
Po goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po cracks Bapp with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Po has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bapp to stand back up!
Bapp scores with a jab. Po acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Po goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Po.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Po misses the jab.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bapp connects with a body shot that sends Po's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Po throws a hook to the side of Bapp's head but Bapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bapp scores with a decent looking hook.
Po forces Bapp back against the cage and clinches.
Po keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bapp's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po lands an uppercut.
Bapp is trying to force a seperation but Po has the dominant position.
Po lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp working hard to break the clinch.
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Po lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bapp.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Bapp avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Po lands an uppercut.
Po presses Bapp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Po lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bapp or not.
Po lands a body shot.
Po lands an uppercut.
A short right from Po.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po lands a body shot.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Po.
Po lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bapp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bapp drops his hands for a split second and Po immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Bapp face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Po follows up with a right hand that knocks Bapp into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tong Po!
Tong Po decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 65 p4p, 47 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). Boretti's entrance music is Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. A fine choice. McDonald has chosen Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Boretti.
McDonald misses with a hook.
Boretti throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald lands with a hook. Boretti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boretti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arm Breakers/BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Boretti moves his leg out of the way.
Cletus McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Boretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald .
Boretti misses with the combination.
A big right from McDonald misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boretti misses with a looping right.
Boretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Boretti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sloppy strikes from Boretti. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
McDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
Boretti lands an overhand right.
Boretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Boretti.
McDonald dives in for a single leg takedown but Boretti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Matteo Boretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus McDonald .
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDonald wants to slow Boretti down by chopping away at his legs.
Boretti instigates a clinch.
Boretti tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Boretti back against the cage.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McDonald .
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti takes a shot to the head.
Boretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matteo Boretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boretti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald is fighting to break Boretti's control of his arms but Boretti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boretti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald stands up over Boretti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boretti's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McDonald lands a couple of digs.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boretti is controlling McDonald 's posture.
Boretti wants to get back to his feet but McDonald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stands up over Boretti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boretti looking to control.
McDonald stands up over Boretti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boretti controlling McDonald 's posture.
McDonald stops Boretti from standing up.
McDonald postures up.
McDonald lands a couple of digs.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDonald is working Boretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boretti working a defensive guard here.
McDonald prevents Boretti from getting back to his feet.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boretti is keeping the position for now.
Boretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald .
Boretti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McDonald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boretti trying to control the position.
Boretti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald distracts Boretti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boretti is pulling down on McDonald 's head to control his posture.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Boretti, which made it look bad.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald has closed the distance and engaged Boretti in a clinch.
McDonald lands a right hand.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
McDonald tightens his grip and picks Boretti up, before dumping him to the ground. Boretti manages to land in guard.
McDonald slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDonald scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boretti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McDonald 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McDonald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boretti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McDonald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cletus McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boretti has one foot on McDonald 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald pushes Boretti up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Boretti has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boretti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Boretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
It looked like Boretti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boretti looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald misses with a takedown
and Boretti counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking McDonald out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Boretti is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matteo Boretti!
Matteo Boretti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Cletus McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Nielsen (ranked 22 p4p, 124 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Bobo Nielsen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Do Ho Joy's chin.
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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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body kick.
Ho Joy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a looping right.
Nielsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Joy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nielsen.
Nielsen walks into a jab.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nielsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nielsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick.
Ho Joy takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
And Ho Joy responds with a good body kick, but Nielsen manages to step out the way in time.
Ho Joy misses with a kick to the body
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Joy scores with a nice strike.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen sizes up Ho Joy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Do Ho Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Nielsen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nielsen misses with a looping right.
Nielsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nielsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nielsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nielsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ho Joy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do Ho Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen drops Ho Joy with a big left hand and mounts him. Ho Joy is in big trouble!
Ho Joy is rocked!
Ho Joy wants to control but Nielsen is having none of it.
Ho Joy is still in real trouble! Can Nielsen finish him?
Poor strikes thrown by Nielsen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ho Joy seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho Joy working to try and regain half guard.
Ho Joy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nielsen.
Nielsen lands a heavy elbow.
Nielsen throws some wild stikes that Ho Joy manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ho Joy because Nielsen loaded up on that one.
Ho Joy wants to hold on but Nielsen pushes him away.
Nielsen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ho Joy is looking to escape.
Nielsen throws a sloppy strike and Ho Joy uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Ho Joy has ended up in Nielsen's guard.
Ho Joy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nielsen holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho Joy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen wants to sweep here but Ho Joy controlling him for the moment.
Nielsen wants to control the position but Ho Joy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ho Joy in particular looking to stall.
Nielsen is looking for a sweep. Ho Joy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ho Joy trying to pass the guard but Nielsen defending well.
Nielsen gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Nielsen dominated that round.
That's time! Nielsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nielsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Nielsen is predictable there
and Ho Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Nielsen.
Nielsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nielsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ho Joy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Nielsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nielsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Nielsen is having none of it.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Joy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands a jab-cross combination.
Nielsen misses with a kick to the body
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Do Ho Joy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nielsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nielsen takes one on the button.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nielsen.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Joy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nielsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Ho Joy tries to get set, Nielsen tries to push him back and clinch up but Ho Joy manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nielsen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy jabs Nielsen right on the nose. Nielsen blinks but takes it well.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that misses.
Nielsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nielsen has time to react.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Joy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Joy lands a big head kick that sends Nielsen tumbling to the mat! Ho Joy takes a step backwards and waves Nielsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nielsen is rocked!
Ho Joy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nielsen takes a step back to recover.
Oh Nielsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nielsen moves forwards but Ho Joy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a hook
and Ho Joy counters with a big right hand! Oh Nielsen is in trouble here! Ho Joy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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