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HFC 50 - Slingin vs King PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daaniel Teteny (ranked 3472 p4p, 4380 weight class) and Lauri Jukola (ranked 447 p4p, 529 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daaniel Teteny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lauri Jukola!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teteny taking some punishment here, with Jukola in his half guard.
Teteny is looking for a sweep. Jukola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Teteny is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jukola scores with a couple of nice shots.
Teteny looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jukola pushes past his half guard into mount!
Teteny is trying to escape the mount.
Jukola looking to finish Teteny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Teteny!
Jukola postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teteny looks a forlorn figure.
Teteny is desperately trying to improve his position but Jukola has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukola lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jukola controlling his opponent.
Teteny is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola with a couple of short strikes.
Jukola lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Teteny hang on?
Teteny in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 Teteny is rocked!
Teteny takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jukola's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lauri Jukola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Lindholm (ranked 1736 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Horgen Stein (ranked 207 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olli Lindholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horgen Stein!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lindholm.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick
and Lindholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindholm scores with a jab to the head.
Stein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lindholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Stein tries to keep at a distance but Lindholm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lindholm looking to throw knees to the head but Stein is blocking nicely.
Lindholm lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Horgen Stein has been cut.
Lindholm letting Stein take a breather here.
Stein lands a left hand.
Stein blocks the elbow strike.
Lindholm working aggressively here.
Lindholm lands a shot to the body.
Stein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindholm tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein tries to land a knee to the head but Lindholm blocks with his arms.
Stein prevents a body shot from Lindholm.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindholm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Stein.
Stein connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Lindholm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lindholm lands an elbow that stopped Stein in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindholm.
Lindholm digs a right hand underneath Stein's ribcage. Stein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stein looking to stall.
Lindholm lands a left hand.
Stein tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindholm avoids the damage to the body.
Stein misses with a knee strike.
Stein takes an elbow to the temple.
Stein tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lindholm.
Stein looks winded!
Lindholm throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lindholm to keep the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindholm.
Lindholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindholm is working Stein over against the cage.
Lindholm misses with a body punch.
Lindholm lands with a right to the head.
Lindholm lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm lands an uppercut.
Lindholm lands a left hand.
 Stein is rocked!
Lindholm breaks from the clinch.
Lindholm catches Stein napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Stein to the canvas!
Stein is still in real trouble! Can Lindholm finish him?
Lindholm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lindholm tries to pass to full mount but Stein defends it.
Lindholm controlling the action here.
Stein seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lindholm stands up out of the half guard.
Stein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stein blocks the body kick.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Lindholm.
Lindholm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
Stein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stein throws a series of punches but Lindholm moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lindholm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lindholm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein avoids a kick to the body.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lindholm cracks Stein with a hook to the temple - Stein is on wobbly legs here! Lindholm swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stein falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lindholm wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Olli Lindholm!
In his post fight interview, Olli Lindholm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 2222 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Jet Gunner (ranked 291 p4p, 137 weight class). Gunner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner drives through and clinches with Godwin against the cage.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Godwin fails to land.
Godwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Godwin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Godwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunner managing to block the knees to the body from Godwin.
Godwin missing with knees to the body.
Gunner misses with an elbow strike.
Godwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunner controls his hands.
Godwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Godwin has a couple of punches blocked by Gunner.
Gunner can't find room to land a body shot as Godwin controls the action.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
Gunner tries to pull guard but Godwin holds him up against the cage and eventually Gunner drops back down to his feet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Godwin's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunner.
Gunner tries a body shot but Godwin blocks it.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunner.
Gunner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godwin's elbow.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner managing to block the knees to the body from Godwin.
Godwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner is working Godwin over against the cage.
Gunner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Godwin blocks an elbow strike.
Gunner throws a punch but it's blocked by Godwin.
Gunner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Godwin.
We've been informed that Gunner 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.
Still in the clinch, Gunner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunner.
A short right from Godwin on the inside.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Godwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Godwin avoids the elbow strike from Gunner, against the cage.
Godwin tries a body shot but Gunner blocks it.
Godwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Godwin prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Godwin blocks a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner blocking some punches.
A short left from Godwin.
Godwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunner's elbow.
Godwin misses with the head strike.
Gunner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunner throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunner lands an elbow that stopped Godwin in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Basko Godwin has been cut.
Godwin pushes Gunner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunner.
Gunner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Godwin can't fight it off and eventually Gunner manages to take the fight to the floor. Godwin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner trying to control but Godwin is working from the bottom.
Gunner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gunner tries to advance to mount but Godwin denies him.
Gunner just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Godwin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gunner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gunner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gunner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Godwin!
Gunner tries to control but Godwin wriggling away.
Godwin tries to hold on but Gunner pushes him away.
Godwin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jet Gunner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Basko Godwin'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.
Godwin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gunner blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Gunner - just one landing.
Godwin moves forwards but Gunner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Godwin. That's going to slow Gunner down.
Gunner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Godwin drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gunner follows Godwin to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Gunner!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jet Gunner made sure he mentioned EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 2092 p4p, 1700 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 248 p4p, 204 weight class). Juodasis Vaiduoklis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Vaiduoklis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vaiduoklis has time to react.
Vaiduoklis wants to land a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Vaiduoklis slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
A low kick from Vaiduoklis is predictable there
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaiduoklis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaiduoklis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vaiduoklis scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Vaiduoklis staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Vaiduoklis misses the target.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Vaiduoklis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaiduoklis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Vaiduoklis misses
and Vaiduoklis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rodriguez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vaiduoklis on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Rodriguez works over Vaiduoklis's head and body with a nice combination.
Vaiduoklis throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaiduoklis tries to score with a low kick but Rodriguez moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Vaiduoklis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vaiduoklis just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaiduoklis throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vaiduoklis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaiduoklis looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Vaiduoklis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodriguez.
Vaiduoklis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vaiduoklis swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands with a straight right. Rodriguez didn't see that one coming.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Vaiduoklis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. Vaiduoklis shakes it off.
Rodriguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaiduoklis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez sizes up Vaiduoklis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez jabs at Vaiduoklis's body.
Rodriguez lands a high kick!
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez scores with a leg kick.
Vaiduoklis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vaiduoklis misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Vaiduoklis seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaiduoklis lands a front kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Vaiduoklis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodriguez at a distance.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vaiduoklis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Vaiduoklis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rodriguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vaiduoklis swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaiduoklis swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vaiduoklis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vaiduoklis checks it well.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice shot that snaps Rodriguez's head back.
A low kick from Vaiduoklis misses
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Vaiduoklis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Vaiduoklis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaiduoklis is just out of range.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez catches Vaiduoklis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vaiduoklis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. Vaiduoklis obviously looking to wear him down.
Vaiduoklis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but Vaiduoklis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryan Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Vaiduoklis.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaiduoklis connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Vaiduoklis throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vaiduoklis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis blocks a jab.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vaiduoklis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vaiduoklis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vaiduoklis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Vaiduoklis with a series of wild strikes but Vaiduoklis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Vaiduoklis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaiduoklis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the head.
Vaiduoklis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
Vaiduoklis moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Vaiduoklis misses with a wild body shot.
Vaiduoklis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaiduoklis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaiduoklis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Vaiduoklis.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Vaiduoklis.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vaiduoklis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vaiduoklis throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Vaiduoklis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaiduoklis lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Vaiduoklis.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Vaiduoklis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vaiduoklis connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rodriguez! He's out on his feet! Vaiduoklis rushes in and drops Rodriguez with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Semenov (ranked 3218 p4p, 1500 weight class) and Dro Qanar (ranked 417 p4p, 203 weight class). Qanar has chosen Go To Sleep as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirill Semenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dro Qanar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov digs a good hook to Qanar's body.
Semenov misses with a lunging right hand
and Qanar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Qanar avoids it well.
Qanar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Qanar lunges at Semenov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Semenov's hand.
Semenov misses with a hook. Qanar ducked under it nicely.
Qanar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Qanar eats them both and turns towards Semenov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Dro Qanar has been cut.
Semenov misses with a hook.
Qanar jabs at Semenov's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Qanar.
Good shot there by Semenov.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
Qanar swinging wildly here.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Qanar avoids nicely.
Qanar misses with a body shot
letting Semenov counter with a right hand.
Semenov misses the body punch
and Qanar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qanar ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Qanar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Qanar moved out of range nicely.
Semenov lands a jab to the nose.
Semenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Qanar clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qanar.
Semenov with a knee to the head.
Qanar throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenov.
Qanar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Semenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Semenov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Qanar managing to block the knees to the body from Semenov.
Qanar tries to throw a body punch but Semenov avoids it by throwing Qanar back against the cage.
Qanar tries a body shot but Semenov blocks it.
Qanar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Qanar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Semenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Semenov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Qanar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qanar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Semenov after a bit of a struggle.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dro Qanar.
Semenov scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qanar goes for a takedown attempt but Semenov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Semenov with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qanar takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Semenov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Qanar swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Qanar fails with a takedown attempt.
Qanar throws a body shot but no joy.
Qanar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenov throws out the jab.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qanar walks into a straight right hand from Semenov.
Qanar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Semenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semenov tests Qanar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Qanar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qanar connects with a looping right hand.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qanar slips a jab from Semenov.
Semenov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Semenov lunges at Qanar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Qanar's hand.
Qanar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Semenovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Qanar lands with an uppercut that bounces Semenov off the cage and back into range.
Semenov throws a hook but Qanar blocks it.
Qanar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenov.
Semenov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Qanar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qanar walks into a stiff left hand from Semenov.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Qanar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qanar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qanar shoots in and drives through. Semenov sprawls well.
Semenov misses with a looping right.
Qanar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Qanar dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Qanar's head and hops out.
It looked like Semenov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov throws the left hand but Qanar avoids the punch easily.
Semenov misses with a left hand
and Qanar counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Semenov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qanar.
Qanar misses with a wild combination.
Semenov is looking to counter punch.
Semenov lands a jab to Qanar's midsection.
Semenov defending well as Qanar loads up on a big left hand.
Qanar shoots in looking for a takedown but Semenov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Qanar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Semenov misses with a wild body shot.
Qanar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Qanar. Those never looked like landing.
Qanar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target.
Qanar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Semenov breaks the clinch.
Semenov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dro Qanar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Qanar closes the distance and pushes Semenov back into the cage.
Qanar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Qanar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Semenov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Qanar up against the cage.
Semenov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Qanar.
Qanar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Semenov.
A short right from Qanar on the inside.
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenov gets a clinch.
Qanar lands with a left to the head.
Qanar misses with the head strike.
Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirill Semenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Qanar's shoulder, as Qanar tries to avoid the shot.
Semenov moves forwards but Qanar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qanar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Qanar on the side of the head.
Semenov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Qanar staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Semenov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Qanar takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Semenov throwing a counter right hand but Qanar manages to avoid it.
Semenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenov looks to throw the jab but Qanar is out of range.
Qanar blocks a jab.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
Qanar misses with a straight left.
Semenov digs a good body shot into Qanar's ribs.
Semenov tries to clinch up but Qanar circles away and keeps his distance.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov slips a straight right by Qanar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov lands an overhand right.
Qanar throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Semenov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Qanar has time to react.
Qanar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Qanar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Qanar takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Qanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Qanar.
Semenov throws a right hand that misses
letting Qanar counter with a right hand.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Qanar swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qanar.
Qanar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Qanar ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Qanar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qanar slips under a jab from Semenov.
Qanar closes the distance and pushes Semenov back into the cage.
Qanar swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Qanar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenov throws an elbow but misses.
Qanar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenov.
Qanar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qanar has Semenov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Semenov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dro Qanar.
Qanar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Semenov pushes off an throws an elbow but Qanar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Qanar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Semenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Semenov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Semenov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Qanar.
Semenov connects with a knee to the head.
Qanar blocks an elbow strike.
Qanar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Semenov prevents it.
Semenov gets underhooks to prevent Qanar's takedown attempt.
Qanar is breathing heavily.
Qanar swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qanar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qanar misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenov misses with an elbow over the top.
Qanar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov tries to land knees in the clinch but Qanar avoids the damage to the body.
Dro Qanar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qanar misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenov throws an elbow but misses.
Semenov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Qanar.
Semenov scores a nice knee to the body.
Qanar tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qanar misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Qanar.
Semenov lands with a light punch inside.
Qanar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Semenov connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Dro Qanar's cut even more.
Qanar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Qanar is looking for a takedown.
Qanar dodges an elbow strike from Semenov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dro Qanar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Qanar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semenov throws the left hand but Qanar avoids the punch easily.
Semenov closes the distance but Qanar moves to the side
and Qanar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qanar misses with a combination
and Semenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semenov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Qanar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Semenov throws a hook but Qanar blocks it.
Semenov tries to keep at a distance but Qanar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Qanar goes for a takedown attempt but Semenov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qanar keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Qanar shakes it off.
Semenov lands a jab to the nose.
Qanar moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Qanar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenov throws a body punch but Qanar moves out of range.
Semenov scores with a three punch combo!
Semenov avoids the body shot from Qanar.
Qanar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Semenov throws a poor cross that misses
and Qanar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semenov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Qanar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qanar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenov.
A little feinted left hand from Semenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
Qanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qanar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Semenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Qanar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qanar misses with a body shot.
It looked like Semenov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Qanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semenov connects with a single shot there.
Semenov looks to throw the jab but Qanar is out of range.
Qanar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Qanar.
The fighters circling - Semenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qanar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Qanar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Qanar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Qanar seems to be working for a kimura but Semenov defends the submission attempt.
Qanar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Semenov sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov gets full guard.
Kirill Semenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qanar preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qanar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semenov keeping moving, preventing Qanar from controlling successfully.
Semenov keeping full guard, as Qanar tries to pass.
Semenov is looking to stand up but Qanar isn't so interested in that idea.
Qanar wants to pass the guard but Semenov is keeping the position.
Qanar trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom.
Qanar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Qanar trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom.
Qanar has gone for a leg lock! Semenov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Qanar's guard.
Qanar trying to control the position.
Qanar working for a triangle but Semenov defends it easily.
Semenov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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 Kirill Semenov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Semenov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Semenov!
A relieved looking Kirill Semenov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Mills (ranked 1557 p4p, 1833 weight class) and Rhondon Rousey (ranked 186 p4p, 215 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lance Mills has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lance Mills seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhondon Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills fails with the takedown
and Rousey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Lance Mills has been cut.
Mills takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mills instigates a clinch.
Rousey tries to circle away but Mills has him pinned against the cage.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Rousey.
Rousey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mills jumps guard.
Rousey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mills is keeping the position for now.
Mills escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rousey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills working for a triangle but Rousey defends it easily.
Rousey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mills has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rousey has managed to get both his arms back between Mills's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mills has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rousey should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mills has tightened it up now! Rousey should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lance Mills!
In his post fight interview, Lance Mills started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ford (ranked 414 p4p, 724 weight class) and Kai Kona (ranked 48 p4p, 86 weight class). Kona has chosen A Warriors Call as his entrance music. Kai Kona has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ed Ford's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kona has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Kona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Kona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ed Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford throws a jab when Kona was well out of range.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Ford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men in the buildup to the fight.
Ford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kona. Kona obviously looking to wear him down.
Kona lands a glancing blow to the side of Ford's head.
Kona misses with a two punch combination.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Ford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kona to score with a decent uppercut.
Kona slips under a jab from Ford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kona.
Kona tests Ford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Ford misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kona.
Kona takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford misses with a straight left.
Kona looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Kona pushes him off.
Kona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Kona misses.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kona throws out a leg kick but Ford moves out of range and Kona only half commits.
Ford avoids the head kick by Kona.
Ford throws a lazy right hand but Kona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ford throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Ford misses the jab.
Ford scores with a jab.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona connects with a solid leg 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!
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford checks a leg kick.
Kona misses with a looping right.
Ford just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Kona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kona looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Ford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ford throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Ford misses with a shot to the body
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford avoids the body shot from Kona.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Ford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kona walks into a stiff left hand from Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kona manages to avoid it.
Ford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ford defending well as Kona loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Ford misses.
Kona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kona throws a big shot that misses.
Kona takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ford lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Ford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ford.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kona.
Ford takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kona avoids the body shot from Ford.
Kona swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Ford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford misses the body punch
and Kona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford swings for the body but Kona moves out of range.
Kona moves out of range as Ford throws a body kick.
Kona misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Ford.
Kona takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Kona jabs Ford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kona throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Ford thuds a left hand into Kona's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford throws a chopping leg kick but Kona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Kona misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ed Ford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kona fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ford on the side of the head.
Kona throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kona thumps Ford with a low kick.
Ford is looking to wear down Kona with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ford throws a hook but Kona blocks it.
Kai Kona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kona lands with a right hand.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.
Kona sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ford slips a jab from Kona.
Kona misses with a head kick.
Kona misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kona throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kona throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Ford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kona checks a leg kick nicely.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Kona should have avoided that one.
Ford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kona will feel that in the morning.
Ford jabs Kona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kona swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kona misses with a body kick.
Kona scores with a nice strike.
Kona takes one to the chin there.
Kona avoids the body shot from Ford.
Kona avoids the body shot from Ford.
Kona scores with a hook to the body. Ford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ford - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kona throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Kona takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kona's hands.
Ford wants to clinch
and Kona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kona is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kona scores with a hook.
Kona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ford scores with a four punch combination!
Ford looks to score with a jab to the body but Kona is just out of range.
Kona with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford misses with an uppercut
and Kona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kona moves away.
A cross from Kona lands.
Kona throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford slips a straight right by Kona.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Kona's ribs.
Kona looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Kona misses the shot to the body.
Kona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ford on the side of the head.
Kona slips a straight right by Ford.
Kona moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ford misses with a hook.
Kona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ford on the side of the head.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kona misses with a hook.
Ford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ford is looking to land body kicks.
Kona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Kona counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford throws a body shot but no joy.
Kona throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kona needs to keep his hands up - Ford had a free shot at his head there.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kona takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kona avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford checks a low kick from Kona.
Kona misses with a straight right.
Ford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ford avoids the body shot from Kona.
Ford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kona stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kona tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kona misses with a body shot.
Ford lands with a cross.
Ford throws a chopping leg kick but Kona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kona takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ed Ford will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kona has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ford.
Jab, jab by Ford - just one landing.
Kona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
Ford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ford throws a shot from downtown. Kona moves away and avoids it.
Kona ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Kona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ford to score with a decent uppercut.
Kona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Ford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kona doesn't seem phased though.
Kona avoids the body shot from Ford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kona.
Ford misses with a body shot
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Kona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Ford misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona avoids a kick to the body.
Ford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kona was well out of range. Poor timing from Ford.
Kona throws out a counter right but Ford avoids it with no problem.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kona blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Ford.
Ford lands a head shot.
Ford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kona.
Ford cracks Kona with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kona motions for Ford to come forward. Kona throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
It seemed like Kona was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kona.
Ford defending well as Kona loads up on a big left hand.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kona slips under a jab from Ford.
Kona ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Kai Kona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kona connects with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kona might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ford has got the better of the exchanges.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Kona. That snapped Ford's head back.
Kona forces Ford back against the cage and clinches.
Kona's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ford pushes Kona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kona's elbow.
Kona has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford blocking some punches.
Kona misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ford.
Good body shot from Kona.
Kona struggles to land a body shot inside as Ford controls his hands.
Kona breaks the clinch.
Kona avoids the body shot from Ford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona moves forwards but Ford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ford with a nice calf kick.
Ford lands with a hook. Kona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ford defending well as Kona loads up on a big left hand.
Ford tries to clinch up but Kona circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford keeps Kona at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Kona does it's job there.
Ford throws the kick towards the body but Kona avoids it.
A jab from Ford misses.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kona.
Kona misses the jab.
A jab from Kona misses.
Ford misses with a kick to the body.
Ford scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Ford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kona doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kona throws a big shot that misses.
Ford jabs at Kona's body.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ford tries to land a front kick but Kona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Kona misses.
Ford is looking to counter punch.
Ford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford blocking some punches.
Kona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kona fails to land.
A short right from Kona on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kona.
Ford misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Ford!
Our winner, Ed Ford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaquan Woods (ranked 588 p4p, 604 weight class) and Lucien Lachance (ranked 88 p4p, 91 weight class). Woods comes into the arena with LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lachance's choice of entrance music: Scarecrow. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaquan Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucien Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods thows a body kick. Lachance tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Woods blocks a jab.
Woods connects with a body shot.
Woods misses with the body kick
and Lachance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lachance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lachance rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lachance closes the distance and clinches.
Woods lands a shoulder strike.
Lachance keeps control of Woods as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods jumps into guard, dragging Lachance to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lachance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woods wants to stand but Lachance is controlling the position.
Woods looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods trying to control the position.
Woods is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Woods seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lachance won't allow Woods to get back to his feet.
Lachance preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lachance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods misses the body punch
and Lachance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lachance looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Lachance moves out of range easily.
Lachance looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lachance closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Woods.
Lachance lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lachance.
Woods gets control of Lachance's arms and successfully pulls guard. Woods will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lachance got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woods has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lachance has managed to get both his arms back between Woods's legs - danger averted.
Lachance tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.
Lachance drops back, looking for a kneebar! Woods looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Woods looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Woods!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods trying to control the position but Lachance is working away.
Lachance is looking to regain half guard here but Woods keeps moving and retains side control.
Lachance is trying to control Woods's posture but Woods avoids it.
Lachance is looking to reverse the position.
Woods is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lachance is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lachance manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Woods looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Woods wants to stand up but Lachance manages to regain full guard.
Woods advances position into side control!
Woods controls the position from side control.
Woods tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lachance moves away.
It seemed like Lachance was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lachance takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Woods throws a head kick but Lachance moves out of range.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Lachance's head but Lachance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lachance takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woods with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woods connects with the punch.
Lachance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Woods. Beautiful body shot.
Lachance misses with a wild combination.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Lachance manages to avoid it.
Lachance with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods lands with a slapping head kick.
Lachance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lachance! But no joy.
Woods throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lachance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woods scores with a nice right hand.
Lachance slips a jab from Woods.
A nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lachance looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lachance's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woods.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Woods swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods misses with a hook
and Lachance counters with a straight right hand.
Lachance drops Woods with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Woods looks back up at him and smiles so Lachance waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Woods is rocked!
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Lachance counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucien Lachance!
Lucien Lachance thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 157 p4p, 477 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 20 p4p, 59 weight class). Sosa's entrance music is EMOTIONALLY SCARRED. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Sosa's head back.
Sosa throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Sosa wants to clinch but Benedetti slips to the side
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Sosa takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Sosa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Sosa misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sosa misses with a jab to the body
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosa clinches with his opponent.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
A short uppercut from Sosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Sosa tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Sosa misses with a body punch.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Sosa tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa with a nice calf kick.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Sosa connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
Sosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Sosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sosa looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
That kick from Sosa tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sosa throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Sosa misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Sosa saw it coming and moves away.
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sosa tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sosa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Sosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Sosa.
A jab from Sosa finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
Sosa misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body kick.
Sosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Sosa's head.
A solid body kick from Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa moves to clinch but Benedetti breaks away
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Benedetti scores with a nice body kick.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa checks the leg kick.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Sosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sosa tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti 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 Sosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Sosa's shoulder, as Sosa tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sosa looks to clinch
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Sosa misses the target.
Sosa is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sosa scores with a jab.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sosa.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body kick.
Benedetti jabs Sosa right on the nose. Sosa blinks but takes it well.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sosa is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Sosa's knee but Sosa avoids it well.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sosa moves to clinch but Benedetti breaks away
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Sosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the body.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Sosa avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sosa on the side of the head.
Sosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Sosa swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Sosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benedetti on the side of the head.
Sosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benedetti under the eye.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Sosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Sosa with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti throws a nice head kick!
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Sosa tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
Sosa moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sosa to keep the fight standing.
Sosa keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Sosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sosa.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Sosa keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sosa has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa cracks Benedetti with a nice body shot.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sosa on the side of the head.
Sosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Sosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Sosa misses the target.
Sosa moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Sosa instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Sosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Sosa has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Benedetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sosa misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosa, as that shot connected.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Sosa avoids it.
Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sosa connects with the punch.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa is looking to chop away at Benedetti's legs.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sosa lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Sosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sosa throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti moves out of range as Sosa throws a body kick.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Sosa seems unphased.
Sosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Sosa staying out of range there.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sosa lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Sosa looks to throw a body kick
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
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!
Sosa throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Sosa misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Sosa keeps Benedetti at a distance using the push kick.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Sosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Sosa misses.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sosa scores with a punch to the head.
Sosa closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti cracks Sosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sosa connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa is looking to land body kicks.
Sosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Sosa ducks down to avoid it.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Sosa rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.
Benedetti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sosa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa had his way with Lorenzo Benedetti in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Sosa's defenses.
Sosa misses with an uppercut
and Sosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sosa blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sosa misses with a body kick.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Benedetti lands a nice hook to Sosa's body. Sosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sosa delivers a nice body kick.
Sosa lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
Sosa lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sosa.
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!
Sosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benedetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Sosa throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a jab to the body
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sosa misses the target.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sosa momentarily.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa looks to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benedetti - that will leave a mark!
Sosa slips under a jab.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Sosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sosa misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Sosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Sosa avoids it.
Sosa forces Benedetti back against the cage and clinches.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sosa rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.
Sosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Benedetti, not yet.
Sosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Benedetti wants to improve his position but instead Sosa has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcello Sosa.
I think Sosa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sosa!
Marcello Sosa retains his featherweight title!
Marcello Sosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slash Slingin (ranked 201 p4p, 413 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 29 p4p, 64 weight class). Slingin comes to the cage accompanied by Addicted to Pain. Slash Slingin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slash Slingin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws the left hand but Slingin avoids the punch easily.
King takes a swing at Slingin's ribcage but misses.
Slingin shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Slingin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slingin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slingin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King looks to land a combination but Slingin avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slingin drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King throws a looping overhand right but Slingin ducks down to avoid it.
Slingin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slingin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King scores with a hook to the body. Slingin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
Slingin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slingin takes one on the button.
Slingin misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slingin.
Slingin throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
King with a nice calf kick.
King's coach down at Pantheon of Paroxysm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slingin.
King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King lands with a hook. Slingin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a body shot.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King stuns Slingin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slingin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Slingin's head.
Slingin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slingin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Slingin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King with a nice calf kick.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Slingin is predictable there
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slingin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King slips under a jab.
King feints and then cracks Slingin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slingin down.
Slingin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King thuds his right hand into Slingin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Slingin shrugs it off though.
Slingin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slingin shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slingin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King lands with a shot to the body.
King cracks Slingin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slingin.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Slingin blocks the low kick.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Slingin misses the target.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Slingin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Slingin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Slingin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slingin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Slingin misses.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King cracks a nice hook into Slingin's ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Slingin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.
King scores with a jab. Slingin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slingin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Slingin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King 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.
Slingin slips a jab from King.
A little feinted left hand from Slingin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Slingin misses the target.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slingin.
It looked like Slingin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slingin moves away from the strike by King.
Slingin throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King connects with the punch.
King throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Slingin cracks King with an open hand slap.
King throws a leg kick which misses Slingin's front leg but catches the back leg as Slingin tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King throws out a counter right but Slingin avoids it with no problem.
Slingin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slingin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Slingin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
King feints and then cracks Slingin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slingin down.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malcolm King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slingin scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from King.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King feints and then cracks Slingin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slingin down.
That kick from King tenderised Slingin's leg. Slingin is trying to keep his angry face on.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slingin back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slingin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King catches Slingin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. King catches Slingin right on the button with a cross.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
King lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King throws a looping overhand right but Slingin ducks down to avoid it.
King misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Slingin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Slingin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slingin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malcolm King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slingin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slingin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from King.
Slingin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Slingin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Slingin avoids the body shot from King.
King looks for the body kick but Slingin saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Slingin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slingin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Slingin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King thumps Slingin with a low kick.
King sizes up Slingin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King misses with a body punch
and Slingin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Slingin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King jabs Slingin right on the nose. Slingin blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from King.
King misses with a low kick.
It looked like Slingin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Slingin is looking to counter punch.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slingin was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Slingin throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King swings for the body but Slingin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slingin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick lands for King.
Slingin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
King misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King with the inside leg kick.
King scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Slingin.
A little feinted left hand from Slingin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slingin eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slingin. Slingin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slingin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King misses with a looping left.
Slingin throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Slingin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slingin is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Slingin avoids the body shot from King.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to chop away at Slingin's legs.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slingin fails with a takedown attempt.
King lands with a hook. Slingin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King throws a lazy head kick
and Slingin counters with a nice uppercut.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King with a nice calf kick.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
King stuffs the takedown.
Slingin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slingin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slingin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King thuds his right hand into Slingin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a straight right. Slingin didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Slingin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slingin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King jabs at Slingin's body.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Slingin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slingin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King throws out a leg kick but Slingin moves out of range and King only half commits.
Slingin is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick from King, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head kick but Slingin moves out of range.
Slingin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is looking to slow Slingin down with leg kicks.
Donk. King catches Slingin right on the button with a cross.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Slingin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slingin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slingin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King cracks Slingin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Slingin is just out of range.
Slingin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slingin. That did some damage!
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slingin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slingin darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Slingin into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slingin.
Slingin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slingin prevents a body shot from King.
Slingin is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Slingin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King cracks Slingin with a nice body shot.
Slingin is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slingin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slingin manages to avoid it.
Slingin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
A jab from King finds it's way through Slingin's defenses.
Slingin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Slingin off balance momentarily.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slingin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slingin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Slingin takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
King misses with a low kick.
Slingin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Slingin misses with a looping left.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slingin.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King cracks Slingin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slingin. That did some damage!
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slingin on the side of the head.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slingin. Slingin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slingin shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Slingin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Slingin misses the target.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slingin on the side of the head.
King throws a lazy right hand but Slingin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
Slingin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slingin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Slingin's head back.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Slingin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Slingin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
A little feinted left hand from Slingin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slingin's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slingin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Slingin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King thumps Slingin with a low kick.
Slash Slingin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King scores with the left hand. Slingin knows he should have avoided that one.
Slingin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malcolm King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Slingin seems unphased.
King with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slingin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Slingin's head.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slingin slips a jab from King.
Slingin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King throws a body punch but Slingin moves out of range.
King blocks a jab.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 40:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 40:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm King!
Malcolm King is the new welterweight champion!
Malcolm King gave a mention to Core Combat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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