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HFC 116 - Todd vs Nickel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Billings (ranked 5158 p4p, 22871 weight class) and Chris George (ranked 547 p4p, 464 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris George!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George tries to clinch up.
George moves away from the strike by Billings.
George throws a combination that misses
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Billings catches George right on the button with a cross.
George closes this distance looking for a takedown but Billings circles away.
Billings throwing a counter right hand but George manages to avoid it.
George is looking to clinch.
George drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
George misses with a takedown
and Billings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billings misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
Billings getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George tries to clinch up.
Billings digs a good hook to George's body.
George with a lazy takedown attempt
and Billings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark Billings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris George.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George looks to clinch
and Billings makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
George walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George tries to clinch up
and Billings counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Billings lands a body shot.
George doesn't manage to clinch there - Billings circles away.
A shot to the body from George misses
and Billings makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billings ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Billings misses with a straight right.
Billings comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billings.
Billings lands with a nice body punch.
George with a lazy takedown attempt
and Billings counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps George thinking.
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!
George doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Billings makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
George looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billings lands a slapping body shot.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Billings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Billings counters with a stiff right hand.
Billings connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chris George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billings lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Billings.
 George is rocked!
Billings lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
Billings connects with a looping right hand.
George is still on wobbly legs! Can Billings finish him?
A head kick by George misses
and Billings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George throws a lazy head kick
and Billings counters with a nice body shot.
George drops his hands momentarily and Billings takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billings cracks George with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Billings as he connects with a hook.
George throws a lazy uppercut
and Billings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Billings counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Billings lands with a good body shot.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
George takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Billings lands with an overhand left.
Good standup being displayed there by Billings as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from George there as he acknowledges the shot.
George fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Billings.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Billings lands.
Billings is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
George shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Billings counters with a crisp right that sends George to the canvas! Billings follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Billings!
Chris George spoke after the fight, saying 'he fought better'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bethania Valverde (ranked 2190 p4p, 4106 weight class) and Natalia Pisswater (ranked 144 p4p, 255 weight class). Valverde comes to the cage accompanied by LLAMAME YA. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bethania Valverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valverde cracks Pisswater with an open hand slap.
Valverde throws a lazy uppercut
and Pisswater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valverde throws a head kick but Pisswater moves out of range.
Valverde swings widly with a right hand
and Pisswater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pisswater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valverde swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Valverde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valverde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valverde cracks a nice hook into Pisswater's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Pisswater lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valverde doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Pisswater.
A little jabbing left from Pisswater on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valverde.
Pisswater misses the shot to the body.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pisswater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pisswater moves out of range as Valverde strikes.
Pisswater scores with a jab. Valverde acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pisswater blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valverde!
Pisswater has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valverde.
Valverde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pisswater on the side of the head.
Valverde avoids the body shot from Pisswater.
Pisswater rushes Valverde and presses him up against the cage.
Pisswater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pisswater misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pisswater.
Pisswater lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisswater lands with a right to the head.
Pisswater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valverde blocks an uppercut.
Pisswater drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valverde gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Valverde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pisswater tries to throw a body punch but Valverde avoids it by throwing Pisswater back against the cage.
Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Valverde controls his hands.
Pisswater tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pisswater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valverde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Valverde misses.
Valverde thows a body kick. Pisswater tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice jab there from Valverde.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valverde.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pisswater crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Valverde - the referee stops the clock and Pisswater gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Valverde. Pisswater manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Valverde with a nice cross.
Valverde misses with a body kick.
Pisswater is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valverde rather than just go for the knockout.
Valverde throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pisswater to counter with a crisp jab.
Valverde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
A jab from Valverde finds it's way through Pisswater's defenses.
Valverde looks to land a body kick but Pisswater moved away.
Pisswater is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valverde with a body shot.
Pisswater steps into range and cracks Valverde with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Valverde flops backwards and Pisswater dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Valverde is rocked!
 It looks like Bethania Valverde has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde has momentary wrist control but Pisswater slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Valverde is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pisswater trying to control the position from guard on top but Valverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valverde wants to get back to his feet but Pisswater is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valverde seems to have got his legs back now.
Pisswater throwing strikes from guard but Valverde blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pisswater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pisswater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valverde wants to stand up but Pisswater is controlling him.
Valverde is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 88Fight Club Gym88.. 800pw (16 COACHES) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pisswater pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valverde is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Natalia Pisswater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bethania Valverde's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valverde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pisswater.
Pisswater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Valverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valverde swivels and escapes.
A jab from Valverde finds it's way through Pisswater's defenses.
Bethania Valverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Pisswater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pisswater fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valverde on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater lands a slapping body shot.
Pisswater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pisswater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pisswater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valverde scores with a shot to the body.
Pisswater misses with a straight right.
Valverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Pisswater misses.
Pisswater jabs at Valverde's body.
Valverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valverde misses with a double jab
and Pisswater counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valverde lands a jab to Pisswater's midsection.
Valverde scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valverde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pisswater is trying hard to land a takedown here. Valverde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Pisswater counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Valverde.
Pisswater drops Valverde with a big left hand and mounts him. Valverde is in big trouble!
Pisswater throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Valverde because Pisswater loaded up on that one.
Pisswater sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pisswater throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Valverde because Pisswater loaded up on that one.
Pisswater punching from mount but Valverde doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pisswater throwing strikes here but Valverde is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pisswater is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pisswater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Natalia Pisswater!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fang Zhaohui (ranked 1909 p4p, 6229 weight class) and Van Darkholme (ranked 250 p4p, 612 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fang Zhaohui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Darkholme!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhaohui lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darkholme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkholme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darkholme lands a nice shot that snaps Zhaohui's head back.
Darkholme connects with a leg kick.
Darkholme drops his hands momentarily and Zhaohui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darkholme takes a swing at Zhaohui's ribcage but misses.
Zhaohui throws a poor cross that misses
and Darkholme counters with a left to the body.
Darkholme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkholme looks to land a body kick but Zhaohui moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhaohui walks into a straight right hand from Darkholme.
Darkholme misses with a looping left.
Zhaohui takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darkholme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkholme tries to clinch up.
Zhaohui gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Darkholme counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darkholme lands a nice looking body shot.
Zhaohui misses with an uppercut. Darkholme saw that one coming.
Darkholme catches Zhaohui with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Darkholme. That snapped Zhaohui's head back.
Darkholme throws a lazy right hand but Zhaohui sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhaohui thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zhaohui takes a swing at Darkholme's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Zhaohui misses.
Darkholme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhaohui looks to throw a body kick
and Darkholme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Darkholme misses.
Darkholme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zhaohui is rocked!
A head kick by Darkholme - that's a beauty! Zhaohui is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Darkholme can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Van Darkholme!
After winning the bout, Van Darkholme thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Beach Boy (ranked 1014 p4p, 23240 weight class) and Henny Bottles (ranked 115 p4p, 376 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beach Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach Boy tries to clinch there but Bottles circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bottles misses.
Bottles throws a series of punches but Beach Boy moves out of range.
Bottles misses with an uppercut. Beach Boy saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Bottles.
Beach Boy blocks a jab.
Beach Boy tries to counter with a takedown but Bottles is quick to defend against it.
Bottles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beach Boy's head.
Beach Boy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bottles is pressing down on Beach Boy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bottles working a defensive guard here.
Beach Boy advances position into side control!
Bottles prevents Beach Boy from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beach Boy connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottles takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Beach Boy working the ground and pound.
Beach Boy working the ground and pound from side control.
Bottles wants to control but Beach Boy postures up.
Bottles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beach Boy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bottles is rocked!
Beach Boy cracks Bottles with a big right hand but Bottles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bottles is still in real trouble! Can Beach Boy finish him?
Beach Boy working the head and body with strikes.
Beach Boy cracks Bottles with a big elbow.
Bottles is not content to let Beach Boy control the position.
Beach Boy cracks Bottles with a big elbow.
Beach Boy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bottles looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Beach Boy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Beach Boy!
Anderson Beach Boy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 1939 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 251 p4p, 299 weight class). Hanayama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Plan Three - Triggers. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval blocks a jab.
Hanayama scores with the left hand. Sandoval knows he should have avoided that one.
Hanayama throws out a loose jab but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Hanayama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanayama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanayama.
Hanayama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Hanayama's ribs.
Sandoval takes a swing at Hanayama's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval throws a shot from downtown. Hanayama moves away and avoids it.
Hanayama gets caught napping as Sandoval dives in and scores a takedown. Hanayama manages to retain guard.
Hanayama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanayama has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sandoval doesn't defend quickly enough and Hanayama has managed to lock this one up! Can Sandoval escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hanayama on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kaoru Hanayama!
Kaoru Hanayama 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jomoney (ranked 1230 p4p, 2659 weight class) and Macho Man Randy (ranked 163 p4p, 328 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Jomoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Macho Man Randy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney loads up on a big right hand but Randy slips the punch.
Jomoney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jomoney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jomoney wants it to stay on the feet.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Randy catches Jomoney right on the button with a cross.
Randy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jomoney to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jomoney has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jomoney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jomoney connects with a couple of short punches.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jomoney is in close to Randy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Randy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jomoney defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jomoney is in close to Randy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jomoney stands up over Randy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Randy is rocked!
Jomoney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Randy is still in real trouble! Can Jomoney finish him?
Jomoney postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Randy covers up, he's hurt! Jomoney keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jomoney and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jomoney can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Jomoney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1086 p4p, 1156 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 145 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodgers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue Flowers - Doctor Octagon . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Bob has Rodgers up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bob tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bob breaks from the clinch.
Bob avoids the body shot from Rodgers .
Rodgers scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodgers sprawls well. Rodgers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodgers throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is defending well.
Rodgers is trying to maintain the position but Bob is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodgers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bob's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bob's back!
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodgers . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bob trying to control the hands but Rodgers won't let him.
Rodgers controlling well, preventing Bob from escaping the position.
Rodgers lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers keeps control of the position as Bob tries to break free.
Bob is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rodgers off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bob is still trying to improve position.
Rodgers has Bob flattened out and is raining down punches.
Rodgers wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob can't escape the position.
Bob looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rodgers .
The referee is taking a good look at Bob as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rodgers !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bob hold on?
Will Rodgers go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rodgers scores with punches to the body.
Rodgers softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Rodgers slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rodgers wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Rodgers lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is not going to allow Bob to sit and survive in this position.
Bob covers up after that shot from Rodgers .
Rodgers scores with punches to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers struggling to keep hold of the position.
Rodgers has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bob tries to roll but Rodgers sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers tries to score with a low kick but Bob moves his leg out of the way.
Rodgers connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Rodgers .
Bob is looking for the big counter here.
Bob lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodgers backs up against the cage.
Scooter Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob tries to work over Rodgers 's front leg with a kick but Rodgers checks it.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Bob checks a leg kick.
Bob gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Rodgers lands a right hand.
Bob breaks the clinch.
Bob fails to land the takedown.
Rodgers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodgers thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodgers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A quick step to the side and Rodgers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keith Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scooter Bob.
Rodgers is looking to slow Bob down with leg kicks.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Rodgers misses with a looping left.
Rodgers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodgers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Rodgers catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
Rodgers misses with a low kick.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Rodgers .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rodgers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bob has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Rodgers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bob but Bob pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodgers defends it nicely.
Bob checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Rodgers connects with the punch.
Bob takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodgers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a low kick but Rodgers avoids it.
Bob throws a series of punches but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bob changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodgers misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Rodgers .
Bob is looking to land body kicks.
Rodgers throws a body kick that misses.
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob throws a counter combo.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Bob is looking to clinch but Rodgers is avoiding it.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodgers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodgers 's hands.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
Rodgers throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rodgers throws a solid leg kick but Bob takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rodgers .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob blocks a leg kick.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodgers is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Rodgers circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodgers jabs at Bob's body.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodgers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodgers misses with a kick to the body.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodgers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rodgers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob shoots for a takedown but Rodgers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodgers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bob somewhat.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodgers is trying to defend but Bob finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rodgers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodgers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bob's guard.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers passes Bob's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob has hold of Rodgers 's hands but Rodgers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodgers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bob is controlling Rodgers 's trapped leg to prevent Rodgers from advancing to side control.
Rodgers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
Keith Rodgers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodgers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodgers trying to control from half guard but Bob is working away.
Rodgers stalling.
Bob wants to control but Rodgers is keeping busy.
Rodgers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
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.
Rodgers is trying to control. Bob wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bob throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodgers motions for Bob to come forward. Rodgers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodgers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Rodgers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodgers lands with a right hand.
Rodgers misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Scooter Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodgers pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodgers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Keith Rodgers made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch King Smash Machine (ranked 1047 p4p, 1776 weight class) and Jolly Roger (ranked 143 p4p, 229 weight class). Roger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Under Jolly Roger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinch King Smash Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jolly Roger!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Smash Machine finds it's way through Roger's defenses.
Roger throws out a loose jab but Smash Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smash Machine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roger throws out the jab.
Roger connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Clinch King Smash Machine has been cut.
Roger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roger shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smash Machine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roger misses the jab.
Smash Machine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roger misses the body punch
and Roger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smash Machine with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roger lands a slapping body shot.
Roger shoots in for a takedown but Smash Machine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smash Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Roger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Roger there.
Roger just misses with a punch to the body.
Roger misses with a body shot.
Smash Machine moves out of range of the strikes.
Clinch King Smash Machine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Machine stuffs the takedown attempt from Roger. Roger gets slowly back to his feet.
Smash Machine tries to counter by clinching up but Roger breaks away and moves out of range.
Clinch King Smash Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jolly Roger.
Smash Machine tries to clinch but Roger moves out of range.
Smash Machine throws a front kick that sends Roger stumbling back into the cage.
Roger shoots in but no luck this time.
Smash Machine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smash Machine lands an overhand right.
Roger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smash Machine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smash Machine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roger in his tracks.
Smash Machine lands a lovely overhand right.
Smash Machine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smash Machine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roger in his tracks.
Roger is rocked!
Roger misses with a shot to the body
and Smash Machine counters with a huge left! Roger is in big trouble! He's backing up but Smash Machine isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Roger from any more damage. A dominating finish by Smash Machine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinch King Smash Machine!
A less than humble Clinch King Smash Machine misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 122 p4p, 967 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 18 p4p, 144 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares lands a nice hook to Tonissaar's body. Tonissaar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonissaar circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonissaar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soares.
Soares with a hook.
A punch combination from Soares misses.
We've been informed that Soares has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Soares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonissaar.
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!
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Soares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares sizes up Tonissaar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baruto Tonissaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares digs a good body shot into Tonissaar's ribs.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares misses with a wild combination.
Soares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonissaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Soares throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Tonissaar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soares just manages to avoid it.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Soares's belly button to the back.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Soares swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a counter high kick but Soares was just alert enough to avoid it.
Soares has his takedown stuffed
and Tonissaar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soares thinking.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a hook
and Tonissaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tonissaar rather than just go for the knockout.
Tonissaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonissaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Tonissaar catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Tonissaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonissaar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
Soares takes one to the side of the head.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar tried to counter with a leg kick but Soares avoided it.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Soares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soares lands a nice looking body shot.
Soares misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soares checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Soares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Tonissaar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tonissaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares misses the body punch
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Soares misses the target.
Soares lands with a good body shot.
Soares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Tonissaar's guard.
Tonissaar looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonissaar, not yet.
Soares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonissaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonissaar is controlling Soares's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tonissaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonissaar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonissaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Tonissaar. Beautiful body shot.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonissaar. Soares shrugs it off though.
Soares is breathing heavily.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tonissaar has Soares pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonissaar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tonissaar is adopting a defensive guard.
Tonissaar working for a triangle but Soares defends it easily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares is fighting to break Tonissaar's control of his arms but Tonissaar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tonissaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soares's guard.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonissaar controlling from the top position.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Tonissaar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonissaar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tonissaar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Soares is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tonissaar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soares tries to reverse the position but Tonissaar maintains control.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonissaar trying to control but Soares is having none of it.
Soares working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soares lands a two punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar scores with a kick to the body.
Soares scores with a shot to the body.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Tonissaar coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Tonissaar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tonissaar on his heels. He'll look to pass Tonissaar's guard now, I'm sure.
Tonissaar managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares is in close to Tonissaar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonissaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Tonissaar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares trying to keep a closed guard but Tonissaar is proving a slippery customer.
Tonissaar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonissaar is one step ahead there.
Tonissaar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonissaar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Tonissaar has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soares.
Tonissaar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonissaar has managed to get both his arms back between Soares's legs - danger averted.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonissaar is one step ahead there.
Tonissaar pushing down on Soares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soares tries to roll over but Tonissaar keeps him under control.
Soares is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tonissaar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tonissaar's back!
Soares connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tonissaar to escape the position.
Tonissaar turns into Soares and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tonissaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tonissaar has passed into side control.
Soares manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tonissaar's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares trying to control here.
Soares is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gilbervan Soares.
Well Soares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 43 p4p, 183 weight class) and Chip Nickel (ranked 6 p4p, 25 weight class). Todd comes to the cage accompanied by Piano Man. Nickel has chosen TISM - Greg the Stop Sign as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Nickel!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickel.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Nickel's knee but Nickel avoids it well.
Todd throws an overhand right that lands on Nickel's shoulder, as Nickel tries to avoid the shot.
Nickel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Todd misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickel counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Todd swings for the body but Nickel moves out of range.
Nickel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
A nice side step and Nickel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Todd misses with an uppercut
letting Nickel counter with a right hand.
Todd connects with a right hand. Nickel shakes it off.
Nickel jabs Todd right on the nose. Todd blinks but takes it well.
Nickel misses with a lunging right hand
and Todd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chip Nickel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nickel misses the shot to the body.
Nickel tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
Todd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel lunges at Todd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Todd's hand.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Nickel.
Todd lands a jab to the head.
Todd misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickel with a jab.
Nickel lunges at Todd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Todd's hand.
Nickel is looking to land body kicks.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Nickel ducks down to avoid it.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd misses with a body kick.
Todd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Todd slips a jab from Nickel.
Nickel wants to slow Todd down by chopping away at his legs.
Nickel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Todd's hands.
Nickel throws a leg kick which misses Todd's front leg but catches the back leg as Todd tries to avoid it.
Nickel is looking to clinch.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Nickel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nickel moves into the clinch.
Todd misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Nickel fails to land.
Todd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot in the inside from Todd.
Todd lands with a right to the head.
Todd lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Todd.
Todd prevents a body shot from Nickel.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Todd breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickel.
Todd scores with a nice body kick.
Todd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nickels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd scores with a jab.
Todd lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd throws a leg kick but Nickel checks it.
Todd throws a body kick that misses.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Todd lands a head shot.
Todd throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Nickel.
Nickel staying out of range there.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickel.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Nickel slips the punch.
Todd tries to keep at a distance but Nickel has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Nickel tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd lands a shot to the body.
Todd scores with a hook to the body.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Nickel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nickel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nickel misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Todd.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Nickel avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Todd coming out on top.
Nickel misses with a leg kick
and Todd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nickel thinking.
Nickel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Nickel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Todd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Todd.
Nickel pushes Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Todd blocks a body shot from Nickel.
Todd tries a body shot but Nickel blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that round.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel throws a big counter head kick but Todd avoids it with no problem.
Todd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Todd.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nickel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nickel avoids a kick to the body.
Nickel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Todd wants to clinch up but Nickel keeps it at a distance.
Todd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nickel gets tackled into the cage by Todd. Todd maintains the clinch.
Nickel misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nickel blocking some punches.
Todd prevents a body shot from Nickel.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Todd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nickel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd lands an uppercut.
Todd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Todd tries to work over Nickel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd pushes Nickel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Todd lands a body shot.
Nickel is breathing heavily.
Todd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Todd avoids the head kick by Nickel.
Nickel throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickel checks a leg kick.
Nickel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Nickel down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Nickel down.
Winston Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickel moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Nickel saw that one coming.
Nickel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Todd's head backwards.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nickel's sensitive parts.
Todd misses with a straight right.
Todd misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickel looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickel lands with a shot to the body.
Nickel is looking to clinch.
Nickel staying out of range there.
Todd is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Todd misses.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Todd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nickel throws an overhand right that lands on Todd's shoulder, as Todd tries to avoid the shot.
Todd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Todd throws the left hand but Nickel avoids the punch easily.
Nickel avoids the body shot from Todd.
Nickel throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Todd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel blocks a body shot from Todd.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
Nickel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Todd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd blocking some punches.
Nickel tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winston Todd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickel.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Nickel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Nickel controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nickel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Nickel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nickel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickel.
A right handed body shot lands from Todd.
Nickel lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nickel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd blocking some punches.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Nickel works on Todd's body with a couple of short punches.
Nickel lands a left hand.
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nickel digs a right hand underneath Todd's ribcage. Todd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nickel tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
Nickel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Nickel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Todd blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Winston Todd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickel.
Todd takes the fight into the clinch.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nickel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Todd is leaning against Nickel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Todd lands a shoulder strike.
Nickel can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Todd lands a left hand.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nickel.
Todd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Nickel misses with some punches.
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickel can do to turn this around?
Todd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Todd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd tries to work over Nickel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd looking to slow down the pace here.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nickel tries a body shot but Todd blocks it.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
Todd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Nickel avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Nickel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Todd - that landed with a thud.
Todd blocks a body shot from Nickel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Todd wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Nickel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Nickel struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
Nickel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel cracks Todd with a nice body shot.
Nickel throws a head punch that misses.
Nickel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd scores with a shot to the side of Nickel's head.
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!
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
Nickel gets through Todd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nickel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nickel lands with a left to the head.
Todd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
Todd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickel blocks an uppercut.
Nickel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
Nickel lands a shoulder strike.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Todd staying out of range there.
Todd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nickel tests Todd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickel throws a leg kick but Todd checks it.
Nickel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nickel takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nickel's sensitive parts.
Todd avoids the body shot from Nickel.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Todd misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nickel. Todd shrugs it off though.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nickel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Todd cracks a nice hook into Nickel's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd throws a leg kick but Nickel moved away.
Nickel lands a nice shot to the body.
Todd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nickel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickel throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickel throws a leg kick that misses.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Winston Todd did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Todd avoids the body shot from Nickel.
A slow jab from Todd misses its intended target.
Todd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Todd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nickel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Todd's knee momentarily.
Todd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nickel under the eye.
Nickel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nickel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Todd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Nickel misses.
Nickel walks into a left hand.
Todd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nickel blocks the body kick.
Nickel moves into the clinch.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Todd.
Nickel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickel.
Nickel throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickel checks a low kick from Todd.
Nickel feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Todd lands.
Todd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Todd.
Nickel slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickel manages to avoid it.
Nickel throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickel is just out of range.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Todd misses.
Nickel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nickel.
Todd throws a hook to the side of Nickel's head but Nickel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickel throws a low kick but Todd moves out of range easily.
Todd is looking to counter the offense by Nickel and move into the clinch.
Todd scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by Todd.
Nickel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nickel scoring well with a low kick there.
Todd walks into a left hand.
Todd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nickel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Nickel.
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
Todd checks a low kick from Nickel.
Nickel misses the body punch
and Todd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Nickel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickel scores with a sloppy right hand. Todd should have avoided that one.
Todd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Todd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Todd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickel.
Todd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nickel.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd works Nickel's body with a nice hook.
Todd scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd lands a head kick. Nickel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Todd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nickel throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Todd staying out of range there.
Nickel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickel circles away quickly and effectively.
Nickel throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Nickel blocks a low kick nicely.
Nickel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Nickel.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nickel.
Todd walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd had his way with Chip Nickel in 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. This is the final round!
Todd cracks Nickel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todd connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Todd finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Todd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nickel throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd closes the distance and pushes Nickel back into the cage.
Todd lands with a left to the head.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickel tries to work over Todd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Todd prevents a body shot from Nickel.
Todd digs a right hand underneath Nickel's ribcage. Nickel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nickel digs a right hand underneath Todd's ribcage. Todd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
Nickel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Todd misses with a punch to the body.
Todd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickel backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickel's elbow.
Todd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Nickel digs a good hook to Todd's body.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Todd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Todd checks the leg kick.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickel blocks a head kick by Todd.
Nickel throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Nickel is out of range.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel dips to his left and cracks Todd with an uppercut!
Nickel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Nickel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a wild body kick that Nickel sees coming a mile off.
Todd jabs at Nickel's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Todd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nickel lunges at Todd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Todd's hand.
Todd tries to bum rush Nickel with a series of wild strikes but Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickel lands a really nice looking cross but Todd seems unphased.
Todd throws a head kick that misses
and Nickel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd lands with a good body shot.
Todd slips a straight right by Nickel.
Todd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nickel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chip Nickel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Nickel ducks down to avoid it.
Nickel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nickel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nickel throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nickel scores with a sloppy right hand. Todd should have avoided that one.
Todd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nickel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston Todd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd scores with a punch to the head.
Nickel defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Nickel throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd pushes Nickel away with a front kick.
Todd is looking to slow Nickel down with leg kicks.
Todd lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd blocks a jab.
Nickel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd tests Nickel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickel walks into a left hand.
Todd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nickel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd catches Nickel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Todd with a nice calf kick.
Nickel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Nickel pushes him off.
Good exchange - Todd coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd avoids the body shot from Nickel.
Nickel loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Todd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
Winston Todd retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Winston Todd started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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