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KoF:IW St.Paddy's Triple Crown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Ruth (ranked 2571 p4p, 3340 weight class) and Dennis Wagner (ranked 320 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dennis Wagner enters the cage!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner slips a jab from Ruth.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Wagner clinches up with Ruth and pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ruth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagner trying to land knees to the body.
Ruth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wagner misses with a knee strike.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth misses with a wild body shot.
Ruth misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ruth is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wagner dodges the punch combination from Ruth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Ruth pushes him off.
Ruth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ruth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruth circles away.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Ruth keeps it at a distance.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Ruth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ruth throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruth.
Wagner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wagner missing with knees to the body.
Wagner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wagner stalling in the clinch.
Ruth scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Ruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Ruth.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Ruth.
 It looks like Dennis Wagner has been cut.
Wagner tries a body shot but Ruth blocks it.
Wagner misses with a knee to the head.
Wagner misses with a knee to the head.
Ruth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Ruth.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.
Ruth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
Wagner tries a quick counter leg kick but Ruth is wise to it.
Wagner closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth digs a right hand into Wagner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner's gas tank.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth is trying to break free.
Wagner is pushing Ruth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wagner throws an elbow but it misses.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Wagner's cut.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruth takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner clinches up with Ruth and pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner trying to stall but Ruth improves his position.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis Wagner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Ruth pushes him off.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
Wagner tries to clinch up
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth jabs Wagner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Dennis Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruth tries to break free but Wagner pushes him back against the cage.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Ruth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wagner looking to throw knees to the head but Ruth is blocking nicely.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myles Ruth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruth punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner moves to clinch but Ruth breaks away
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Ruth pushes him off.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruth throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Wagner feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagner takes one on the button.
Wagner moves to clinch but Ruth breaks away
letting Ruth counter with a right hand.
Ruth looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner tried to score with a low kick but Ruth checks it.
Wagner rushes Ruth and presses him up against the cage.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagner.
Ruth lands with a light punch inside.
Ruth lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagner tries to stall but Ruth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Wagner.
Ruth breaks the clinch.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Ruth is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruth.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Ruth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Wagner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wagner clinches.
Wagner gets through Ruth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruth working hard to break the clinch.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruth is pushing Wagner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Wagner stalling.
Ruth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ruth on the inside.
Wagner connects with a knee to the head.
Ruth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wagner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruth is defending well for now.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Ruth to work.
Ruth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Ruth.
Ruth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagner is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagner obliges.
Wagner misses with a knee to the head.
Wagner keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagner tries to stall but Ruth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruth tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Ruth blocks it.
Wagner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner tries a knee to the head but Ruth blocks it.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner missing with knees to the body.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Wagner scores with a knee to the head.
Wagner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagner tries to clinch but Ruth is having none of it.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Nice uppercut there from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Ruth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wagner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wagner closes the distance but Ruth moves to the side
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
And Wagner responds with a good body kick, but Ruth manages to step out the way in time.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruth circles away.
Ruth blocks a low kick nicely.
Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Myles Ruth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruth is trying to force a seperation but Wagner has the dominant position.
Wagner is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruth gets an underhook and turns Wagner into the cage.
Ruth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wagner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruth scores with a shot to the side of Wagner's head.
Dennis Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruth breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruth blocks the leg kick.
Ruth appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wagner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagner has closed the distance and engaged Ruth in a clinch.
Ruth tries to break the clinch but Wagner is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Wagner.
I think Ruth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Myles Ruth!
During a confident post fight interview, Myles Ruth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 23905 p4p, 24722 weight class) and George Russell (ranked 659 p4p, 647 weight class). Akinaga comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Wolf Totem. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Russell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Akinaga throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've been told by Akinaga's head coaches at That one gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akinaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like George Russell has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinaga connects with a body shot.
Russell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russell closes the distance and clinches up with Akinaga, looking for a takedown. Russell pushes Akinaga against the cage but Akinaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Akinaga.
Russell wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Akinaga coming out on top.
Akinaga lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinaga throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Russell.
Akinaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Russell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akinaga connects with a nice cross there... Russell is looking wobbly and Akinaga recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Russell to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Akinaga jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kiso Akinaga!
Kiso Akinaga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 2868 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Aaron Spears (ranked 364 p4p, 517 weight class). Mandiang comes into the arena with Oliver Twist blaring out of the sound system. Aaron Spears is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Spears!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandiang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spears.
Mandiang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mandiang tries to score with a low kick but Spears moves his leg out of the way.
Spears tries to bum rush Mandiang with a series of wild strikes but Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Mandiang.
Spears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mandiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spears to score with a decent uppercut.
Mandiang moves out of range as Spears strikes.
Spears misses with a lunging right hand
and Mandiang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spears thinking.
Mandiang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Mandiang.
Spears misses with an uppercut
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears wants to slow Mandiang down by chopping away at his legs.
Spears chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandiang can pounce on him.
Spears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spears keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spears throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mandiang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spears really felt that one!
Mandiang scores with a nice head shot.
Spears throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spears throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandiang misses the target.
Mandiang stuns Spears with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aboubacar Mandiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spears darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spears connects with a looping right hand.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang slips under a jab.
Spears feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mandiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears clobbers Mandiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mandiang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandiang with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Mandiang's shoulder, as Mandiang tries to avoid the shot.
Spears lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Spears throws out a loose jab but Mandiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandiang is looking to slow Spears down with leg kicks.
Spears throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
It looked like Mandiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Spears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spears throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Spears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spears ducks right into an uppercut from Mandiang.
Mandiang lunges at Spears with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spears's hand.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
Mandiang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mandiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spears.
Spears misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears scores with a body shot.
Mandiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spears misses with a hook.
Mandiang misses with a low kick.
Spears swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
It looks like Mandiang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mandiang misses with a straight right.
Mandiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
Spears misses with a lunging right hand
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spears misses with a hook
letting Mandiang counter with a right hand.
Spears throws a right hand that Mandiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandiang also avoids with ease.
Spears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Spears as he connects with a hook.
Spears misses with a leg kick
and Mandiang counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.
Spears pushes Mandiang up against the cage in a clinch.
Mandiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spears throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Spears 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.
Mandiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Spears throws a one two combo.
Good exchange - Spears coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Spears swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spears feints a jab promting Mandiang to slip. Spears then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mandiang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spears misses with a wild body shot.
Spears slips a straight right by Mandiang.
Spears tried to score with a low kick but Mandiang checks it.
It looked like Mandiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spears.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Spears.
Mandiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spears has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mandiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spears.
Spears connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spears shoots in for a takedown but Mandiang shows good takedown defense.
Spears tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mandiang swivels and escapes.
Spears throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandiang misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Spears misses the target.
Mandiang half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Spears.
Spears misses with a hook.
Mandiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spears.
Spears throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spears.
Mandiang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mandiang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spears's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mandiang under the eye.
Mandiang throws a leg kick which misses Spears's front leg but catches the back leg as Spears tries to avoid it.
Jab from Spears.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aaron Spears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spears looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aboubacar Mandiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Spears looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aboubacar Mandiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Spears.
A left and a right from Spears both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Mandiang misses.
Mandiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Spears misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spears throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears misses with a straight left.
Spears connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spears looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spears.
Mandiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crunch! Mandiang slams his shin into Spears's torso.
Spears ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spears! But no joy.
Mandiang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mandiang swings for the body but Spears moves out of range.
Mandiang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spears fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandiang as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mandiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mandiang.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang cracks Spears with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spears looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mandiang finish him?
Mandiang scores with a jab to the head.
 Spears is rocked!
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spears throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mandiang counters with a crisp right that sends Spears to the canvas! Mandiang follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Aboubacar Mandiang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rammaru Nokkau (ranked 3710 p4p, 2340 weight class) and Youssef Alaoui (ranked 472 p4p, 317 weight class). Nokkau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When We Ride On Our Enemies. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rammaru Nokkau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokkau throws a combination that misses
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nokkau throws an overhand right that lands on Alaoui's shoulder, as Alaoui tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaoui! But no joy.
Nokkau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alaoui throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nokkau takes one on the button.
Nokkau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alaoui circles away quickly and effectively.
Alaoui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Alaoui. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alaoui.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Nokkau.
Alaoui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nokkau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alaoui.
Nokkau looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alaoui pulls Nokkau in close to prevent any damage.
Nokkau tries to free his leg and advance position but Alaoui is retaining full guard.
Nokkau is looking to work some ground and pound but Alaoui has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaoui controlling Nokkau's posture.
Alaoui keeping moving, preventing Nokkau from controlling successfully.
Alaoui looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nokkau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alaoui has Nokkau pulled in close to control his posture.
Nokkau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alaoui is trying to control the position but Nokkau postures up.
Alaoui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nokkau won't allow Alaoui to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nokkau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nokkau is looking to work some ground and pound but Alaoui has wrist control.
Alaoui trying to keep a closed guard but Nokkau is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nokkau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alaoui working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nokkau.
Alaoui is pulling down on Nokkau's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nokkau throws a jab when Alaoui was well out of range.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nokkau throws a series of punches but Alaoui moves out of range.
A jab from Nokkau finds it's way through Alaoui's defenses.
Alaoui thuds his right hand into Nokkau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Alaoui there.
Nokkau misses with a hook.
Alaoui feints with a jab and clips Nokkau right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Nokkau is sent crashing into the canvas and Alaoui leaps in for the kill! Nokkau tries to get to his feet but Alaoui is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Nokkau is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youssef Alaoui!
Youssef Alaoui seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 2359 p4p, 2566 weight class) and Hector Gonzalez (ranked 294 p4p, 319 weight class). Hector Gonzalez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez clinches up with Shifter and pushes him back against the cage.
Shifter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shifter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Shape Shifter has been cut.
Shifter tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the cage and eventually Shifter drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shape Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shifter wants a takedown but no success here.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Shifter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shifter's gas tank.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Shifter 's eye.
Shifter can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shifter backwards.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shifter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
 Shifter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter takes a shot to the head.
Oh Shifter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shifter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Shifter out cold! Shifter corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hector Gonzalez!
Hector Gonzalez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Turner (ranked 2457 p4p, 1122 weight class) and Lindsay Apollo (ranked 125 p4p, 65 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
Apollo lands a right hook to the body.
Apollo moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turner is rocked!
Apollo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner walks into a straight right hand from Apollo.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
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!
Apollo throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Apollo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner seems to have got his legs back now.
Apollo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Apollo lands a nice hook to Turner's body. Turner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Apollo counters with a huge left! Turner is in big trouble! He's backing up but Apollo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Turner from any more damage. A dominating finish by Apollo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Jesse Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck it'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 2674 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Wilhelm Van Hoodonk (ranked 290 p4p, 181 weight class). Okongwu comes to the cage accompanied by Show Stop - REASON. 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilhelm Van Hoodonk!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hoodonk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okongwu.
Van Hoodonk throws out a counter right but Okongwu avoids it with no problem.
Van Hoodonk misses with a looping right.
Van Hoodonk misses with a looping right.
Okongwu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Hoodonk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hoodonk misses with an uppercut.
Van Hoodonk scores with a jab. Okongwu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okongwu wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Van Hoodonk misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hoodonk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okongwu momentarily.
Van Hoodonk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okongwu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Hoodonk. That did some damage!
Okongwu is looking to slow Van Hoodonk down with leg kicks.
Van Hoodonk throws out a loose jab but Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okongwu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Hoodonk manages to circle out of the way.
Van Hoodonk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okongwu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Okongwu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okongwu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hoodonk.
Okongwu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okongwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hoodonk misses the target.
Okongwu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Hoodonk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Hoodonk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Okongwu looks to land a body kick but Van Hoodonk moved away.
Van Hoodonk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Okongwu tries to clinch up.
Wilhelm Van Hoodonk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hoodonk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okongwu.
Okongwu misses with a combination
and Van Hoodonk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Okongwu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Hoodonk misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hoodonk there.
Okongwu throws a leg kick but Van Hoodonk sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Okongwu!
Okongwu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okongwu tries to counter by clinching up but Van Hoodonk breaks away and moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Hoodonk scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hoodonk, as that shot connected.
Okongwu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hoodonk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hoodonk throws a body shot but no joy.
Okongwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Hoodonk.
Okongwu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Hoodonk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okongwu manages to avoid it.
Okongwu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Hoodonk.
Jab, jab by Van Hoodonk - just one landing.
Okongwu throws a body kick that misses.
Okongwu cracks Van Hoodonk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Hoodonk misses with a looping left.
Okongwu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hoodonk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hoodonk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okongwu doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Hoodonk circles away.
Van Hoodonk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okongwu.
Okongwu wants to clinch up but Van Hoodonk keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Hoodonk. Okongwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okongwu tries to clinch up but Van Hoodonk circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Hoodonk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okongwu fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Hoodonk in the body.
Van Hoodonk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Hoodonk scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Hoodonk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okongwu.
Okongwu is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Van Hoodonk finds it's target.
Van Hoodonk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu scores with a leg kick.
Van Hoodonk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Okongwu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okongwu lands a big head kick that sends Van Hoodonk tumbling to the mat! Okongwu takes a step backwards and waves Van Hoodonk back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Hoodonk is rocked!
It looks like Wilhelm Van Hoodonk has been cut.
Van Hoodonk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okongwu on the side of the head.
Van Hoodonk misses with an uppercut. Okongwu saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Hoodonk. Okongwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okongwu scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Hoodonk looks winded!
Okongwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hoodonk.
Van Hoodonk checks a leg kick nicely.
Okongwu feints and then cracks Van Hoodonk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hoodonk down.
Okongwu misses with a body kick.
Van Hoodonk throws a shot from downtown. Okongwu moves away and avoids it.
Van Hoodonk throws a looping overhand right but Okongwu ducks down to avoid it.
Van Hoodonk missing with a left hand there. Okongwu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okongwu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wilhelm Van Hoodonk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okongwu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Hoodonk.
Okongwu tries to score with a low kick but Van Hoodonk moves his leg out of the way.
Van Hoodonk throws a body shot but no joy.
Okongwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okongwu throws a body kick that misses.
Van Hoodonk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Okongwu has managed to clinch.
Okongwu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okongwu.
Okongwu gets through Van Hoodonk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hoodonk takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okongwu cracks Van Hoodonk with a nice body shot.
Van Hoodonk is breathing heavily.
Okongwu is working Van Hoodonk over against the cage.
Okongwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okongwu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Okongwu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu lands with a right to the head.
Okongwu lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mauro Okongwu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Okongwu.
Okongwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Hoodonks head.
Okongwu has Van Hoodonk pressed against the cage.
Okongwu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Hoodonk backwards.
Van Hoodonk is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okongwu has Van Hoodonk pressed against the cage.
Van Hoodonk seems to have recovered his senses.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hoodonk or not.
Van Hoodonk blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Hoodonk taking a breather.
Okongwu is leaning against Van Hoodonk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okongwu stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of Van Hoodonk's head.
Okongwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hoodonk's elbow.
Okongwu is leaning against Van Hoodonk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
Okongwu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
Okongwu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Okongwu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okongwu lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Hoodonk is trying to push Okongwu away but Okongwu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hoodonk's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hoodonk.
Okongwu lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okongwu.
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
Okongwu stalling against the cage.
Okongwu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okongwu taking a breather.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu pushes Van Hoodonk against the cage. Okongwu is working some dirty boxing. Okongwu pushes off with a quick right hook! Van Hoodonk goes down! Van Hoodonk tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Okongwu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Mcgillicutty (ranked 272 p4p, 2709 weight class) and Three Of Five (ranked 32 p4p, 303 weight class). Mcgillicutty's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Armin van Buuren - Blahblahblah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Mcgillicutty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Three Of Five!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Mcgillicutty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Of Five doesn't seem phased though.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook but Of Five blocks it.
A slow jab from Mcgillicutty misses its intended target.
Mcgillicutty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgillicutty throws a body punch but Of Five moves out of range.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Of Five blocks a jab.
Mcgillicutty scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Mcgillicutty does it's job there.
Mcgillicutty loads up on a big right hand but Of Five slips the punch.
Paddy Mcgillicutty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgillicutty slips under a jab.
Of Five missing with a left hand there. Mcgillicutty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgillicutty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Of Five swivels and escapes.
Of Five now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mcgillicutty fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Of Five sprawls well initially but Mcgillicutty persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgillicutty seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Five sees it coming and defends easily.
Mcgillicutty is taking a breather. Of Five says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Of Five wants to get back to his feet.
Of Five really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcgillicutty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcgillicutty is trying to work for a kimura but Of Five is defending well.
Mcgillicutty trying to mount his opponent but Of Five defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcgillicutty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Five sees it coming and defends easily.
Of Five is not content to let Mcgillicutty control the position.
Mcgillicutty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mcgillicutty slows the pace down in half guard.
Mcgillicutty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Five keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mcgillicutty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Of Five does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcgillicutty prevents Of Five from standing back up.
Mcgillicutty wants to work for an arm triangle but Of Five is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Of Five is trying to maintain the position but Mcgillicutty is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mcgillicutty is working for a submission of some sort.
Mcgillicutty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Of Five defends it well.
Mcgillicutty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcgillicutty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Of Five knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Mcgillicutty 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.
Mcgillicutty lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with an uppercut. Of Five saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgillicutty. Of Five does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Five looks to land a right hand but Mcgillicutty moved out of range.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mcgillicutty lands a jab to Of Five's midsection.
Mcgillicutty looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Five is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mcgillicutty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Of Five's head backwards.
Mcgillicutty keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgillicutty is looking to counter punch.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab when Of Five was well out of range.
Of Five needs to keep his hands up - Mcgillicutty had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Five.
Of Five walks into a left hand.
Paddy Mcgillicutty is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgillicutty misses the jab.
Of Five doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgillicutty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgillicutty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Of Five throws the left hand but Mcgillicutty avoids the punch easily.
Of Five uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgillicutty.
Of Five uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mcgillicutty misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Of Five was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mcgillicutty fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Mcgillicutty lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Five throws a series of punches but Mcgillicutty avoids them all with ease.
Of Five on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgillicutty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Of Five, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Five misses the jab.
Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Five looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mcgillicutty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Of Five finds it's way round the side to connect with Mcgillicutty's head.
Three Of Five is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Of Five has closed the distance and engaged Mcgillicutty in a clinch.
Of Five lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgillicutty jumps guard but Of Five stands there with Mcgillicutty around his waist. Mcgillicutty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Of Five misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Five goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Of Five.
Of Five scores with a nice hook to the head.
Of Five misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgillicutty throws a head punch that misses.
Of Five misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Five can do to turn this around?
Of Five lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Of Five.
Mcgillicutty tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Mcgillicutty back against the cage.
Mcgillicutty misses with some punches.
Mcgillicutty jumps guard but Of Five stands there with Mcgillicutty around his waist. Mcgillicutty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Mcgillicutty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgillicutty throws a punch but it's blocked by Of Five.
Mcgillicutty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcgillicutty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgillicutty shoots in but Of Five avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcgillicutty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Five.
Of Five 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgillicutty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Five scores with a spinning back kick!
Mcgillicutty throws a hook to the side of Of Five's head but Of Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Of Five cracks Mcgillicutty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Of Five bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Of Five throws a series of punches but Mcgillicutty moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Three Of Five showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Mcgillicutty misses.
Mcgillicutty misses with a hook. Of Five ducked under it nicely.
Of Five is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mcgillicutty with a body shot.
Of Five misses with the combination.
It looked like Mcgillicutty wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgillicutty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcgillicutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Five was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcgillicutty connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five ducks under a wild hook from Mcgillicutty.
Of Five works the jab nicely.
Of Five has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Of Five slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty lands a lovely overhand right.
Of Five cracks Mcgillicutty with an open hand slap.
Mcgillicutty scores with a jab.
A big right from Mcgillicutty misses.
Of Five avoids the body shot from Mcgillicutty.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Five darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mcgillicutty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Five to score with a decent uppercut.
Of Five throws a solid leg kick but Mcgillicutty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Five.
Of Five jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgillicutty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Five looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Mcgillicutty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgillicutty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Five stuns Mcgillicutty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Of Five has taken the fight to the clinch.
Of Five escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Of Five was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Mcgillicutty.
Of Five throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgillicutty's shoulder, as Mcgillicutty tries to avoid the shot.
Mcgillicutty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Of Five misses with an uppercut. Mcgillicutty saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Of Five's waist but Of Five gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgillicutty off to one side.
Of Five pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Five moves out of range as Mcgillicutty strikes.
A jab lands there for Of Five.
Mcgillicutty lands with a straight right. Of Five didn't see that one coming.
Mcgillicutty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Of Five. Of Five circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mcgillicutty darts in looking for a takedown but Of Five gets double underhooks and turns Mcgillicutty into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Five! But no joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Of Five.
Of Five pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgillicutty needs to keep his hands up - Of Five had a free shot at his head there.
Mcgillicutty thuds a left hand into Of Five's body.
Mcgillicutty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Five was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgillicutty.
Of Five throws a jab when Mcgillicutty was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Five throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcgillicutty.
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!
Of Five comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mcgillicutty blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Mcgillicutty tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Five looks to throw the jab but Mcgillicutty is out of range.
Of Five throws a lazy right hand but Mcgillicutty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mcgillicutty looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Mcgillicutty decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Of Five tries to roll over but Mcgillicutty keeps him under control.
Of Five trying to control here.
Mcgillicutty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of Five sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Three Of Five really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Of Five throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Five slips a jab from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcgillicutty throws an overhand right that lands on Of Five's shoulder, as Of Five tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Of Five - just one landing.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty takes a swing at Of Five's ribcage but misses.
Mcgillicutty looks to land a right hand but Of Five moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcgillicutty.
Of Five ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgillicutty moves away.
Of Five throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgillicutty tests Of Five's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty moves out of range as Of Five strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Of Five as he jumps to the side.
Mcgillicutty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcgillicutty scores with a hook to the body. Of Five takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcgillicutty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgillicutty throws a jab when Of Five was well out of range.
Of Five looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcgillicutty lands with a good body shot.
Of Five scores with a punch to the head.
Of Five pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Five lands a lovely overhand right.
Mcgillicutty misses the jab.
Mcgillicutty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Five doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Of Five misses.
Of Five staying out of range there.
A big left from Of Five misses.
Of Five blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgillicutty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgillicutty misses with a takedown attempt - Of Five sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Mcgillicutty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgillicutty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty missing with a left hand there. Of Five was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Mcgillicutty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Five lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcgillicutty misses with a takedown attempt - Of Five sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcgillicutty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Of Five in his tracks.
Of Five fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcgillicutty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Five waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcgillicutty.
Mcgillicutty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mcgillicutty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Of Five in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgillicutty misses with a two punch combination.
Mcgillicutty shoots in for a double leg but Of Five sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A clash of legs there as Mcgillicutty blocks the low kick.
Of Five walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Five tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcgillicutty was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Five.
Mcgillicutty misses with a straight right.
Of Five misses with a double jab.
Of Five throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Mcgillicutty was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Of Five.
Mcgillicutty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Of Five circles away.
Of Five fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mcgillicutty on the side of the head.
Of Five attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Three Of Five will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Of Five throws a push kick but Mcgillicutty slaps the foot to one side.
Mcgillicutty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mcgillicutty fails to land the takedown.
Mcgillicutty blocks a head kick by Of Five.
Mcgillicutty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgillicutty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcgillicutty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcgillicutty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Of Five cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Five loads up on a big right hand but Mcgillicutty slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgillicutty's head.
Of Five connects with a leg kick.
Of Five clinches with his opponent.
Of Five pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Five bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgillicutty closes the distance and clinches up with Of Five, looking for a takedown. Mcgillicutty pushes Of Five against the cage but Of Five circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcgillicutty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mcgillicutty misses with a looping right.
Mcgillicutty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Five.
Of Five lands with a cross.
Of Five feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcgillicuttys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mcgillicutty is rocked!
Of Five fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Mcgillicutty to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Mcgillicutty looks to clinch but Of Five throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Mcgillicutty taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Three Of Five!
Three Of Five is the new lightweight champion!
Three Of Five took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Paddy Mcgillicutty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Are you not entertained?! '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 1071 p4p, 859 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 158 p4p, 126 weight class). Payton's entrance music is Andre Nickatina - Yeah. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Payton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mike Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Okafor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Payton.
A jab from Payton does it's job there.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor tries to score with a low kick but Payton moves his leg out of the way.
Payton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payton throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Payton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor slips under a jab from Payton.
Payton throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Payton is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Payton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor with a hook.
Payton misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Payton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Payton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Payton does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Payton misses the target.
Mike Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payton throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Payton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okafor tries to avoid it but Payton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okafor to the ground. Okafor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Okafor misses.
Payton throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a three punch combo that has Payton backing up. Payton nods at Okafor to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor misses with a leg kick
letting Payton counter with a right hand.
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A swing and a miss from Payton.
Payton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor lands with an uppercut that bounces Payton off the cage and back into range.
Okafor jabs at Payton's body.
Payton slips a jab from Okafor.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.
Payton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okafor. Okafor obviously looking to wear him down.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Payton moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Payton misses the target.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payton.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton shoots in for a double leg but Okafor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payton is defended easily by Okafor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okafor! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payton moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Okafor.
Payton slips under a jab.
Payton throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor misses the body punch
and Payton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Payton throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Payton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payton scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payton throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payton stuns Okafor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okafor moves out of range as Payton strikes.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Payton counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Payton throws a hook but Okafor avoids it easily.
Payton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Payton misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton slips a straight right by Okafor.
Payton moves away from the strike by Okafor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Okafor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Walter Payton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payton misses the shot to the body.
Payton lands with a cross.
Okafor lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Payton throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Okafor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payton misses with a lunging right hand
and Payton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor misses with a leg kick
enabling Payton to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws the left hand but Payton avoids the punch easily.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Payton ducks down to avoid it.
Okafor misses with a hook.
Payton shoots for a takedown but Okafor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payton connects with a nice looking jab.
Okafor scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Payton moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Payton takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor cracks a nice hook into Payton's ribs.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor connects with a looping right hand.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Payton takes one on the button.
Okafor works Payton's body with a nice hook.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Payton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Payton moved away.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Payton is looking to counter punch.
Mike Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab by Okafor.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor swings for the body but Payton moves out of range.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payton throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Payton shoots in and drives through. Okafor sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Okafor to the mat! Okafor manages to get full guard.
Okafor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor working for a triangle but Payton defends it easily.
Payton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Payton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Okafor is pulling down on Payton's head. It's preventing any offense from Payton, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Payton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payton postures up in Okafor's guard and throws a big left but Okafor blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okafor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter Payton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okafor staying out of range there.
Payton misses with a straight right.
Payton slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
It looked like Payton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okafor.
Payton throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Payton is out of range.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Payton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Payton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton scores with a punch to the head.
Payton throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Okafor.
Jab from Okafor.
Payton throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okafor takes one to the chin there.
Payton scores with a punch to the head.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Payton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payton.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Payton ducks down to avoid it.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Payton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Okafor misses
and Payton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fakes the leg kick and cracks Payton in the body.
Okafor works Payton's body with a nice hook.
Payton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton looks to land a left hand but Okafor moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Payton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okafor lands a big uppercut and Payton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Payton looks OK. Okafor waves Payton back to his feet!
Payton is rocked!
Okafor fakes the body blow, causing Payton to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Payton goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mike Okafor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Walter Payton was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullsh*t'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deon Big Daddy (ranked 407 p4p, 1452 weight class) and Kamalu Nokkau (ranked 56 p4p, 169 weight class). Big Daddy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nokkau's choice of entrance music: War Chant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Big Daddy !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamalu Nokkau!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nokkau misses.
Nokkau throws a body punch but Big Daddy moves out of range.
Big Daddy throwing a counter right hand but Nokkau manages to avoid it.
Nokkau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Big Daddy moves out of range as Nokkau strikes.
Big Daddy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nokkau throws a leg kick but Big Daddy checks it.
A quick step to the side and Big Daddy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Daddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nokkau connects with a jab.
Big Daddy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nokkau throws the kick towards the body but Big Daddy avoids it.
Big Daddy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nokkau looks winded!
Big Daddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nokkau misses with an uppercut. Big Daddy saw that one coming.
Big Daddy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Big Daddy lands.
It looks like Kamalu Nokkau has been cut.
Big Daddy avoids the body shot from Nokkau.
Big Daddy misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokkau throws the left hand but Big Daddy avoids the punch easily.
Big Daddy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nokkau! Big Daddy dives in looking to finish! Nokkau is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deon Big Daddy !
Deon Big Daddy retains his heavyweight title!
Deon Big Daddy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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