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Sucker Punch Pro Series 232 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balor Devlin (ranked 5107 p4p, 5262 weight class) and Adrian Oyelowo (ranked 539 p4p, 544 weight class). Adrian Oyelowo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balor Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Oyelowo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Oyelowo shoots in for a takedown but Devlin shows good takedown defense.
Devlin feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyelowo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Oyelowo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Devlin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oyelowo throws a series of punches but Devlin moves out of range.
Devlin is looking for a counter combo.
Oyelowo misses with a two punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oyelowo swats away the attempt to clinch by Devlin.
Oyelowo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balor Devlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Devlin 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 10:9
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 10:9
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balor Devlin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 1934 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Alzarri Kingston (ranked 175 p4p, 187 weight class). Kingston has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alzarri Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matsunaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matsunaga lands a nice hook to Kingston's body. Kingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matsunaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kingston instigates a clinch.
Matsunaga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Matsunaga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsunaga on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Kingston misses its intended target.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but Kingston avoids it.
Kingston feints a counter leg kick.
Matsunaga cracks Kingston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kingston missing with a left hand there. Matsunaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston blocks a low kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kingston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matsunaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingston. Kingston obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingston throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga takes one to the chin there.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Kingston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matsunaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Matsunaga throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston counters with a two punch combo.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingston lands an overhand right.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut. Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsunaga avoids a kick to the body.
Matsunaga is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsunaga blocks the leg kick.
Matsunaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingston. That's going to slow Matsunaga down.
Matsunaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston thuds his right hand into Matsunaga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That kick from Kingston tenderised Matsunaga's leg. Matsunaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matsunaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kingston has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Kingston as he checks the leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matsunaga back to the cage. Kingston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matsunaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kingston has Matsunaga up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kingston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Matsunaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingston just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsunagas head.
Matsunaga breaks from the clinch.
Matsunaga scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses the jab.
Matsunaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matsunaga lands a glancing blow to the side of Kingston's head.
Kingston throws a leg kick that misses.
Matsunaga digs a good body shot into Kingston's ribs.
Matsunaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matsunaga throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matsunaga.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
Kingston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matsunaga swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Matsunaga.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston throws out a loose jab but Matsunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsunaga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matsunaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingston. That's going to slow Matsunaga down.
Kingston lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston avoids the head kick by Matsunaga.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Matsunaga.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matsunaga momentarily.
Kingston lands an overhand right.
Kingston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsunaga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matsunaga is looking to counter punch.
Kingston slips a straight right by Matsunaga.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingston.
Kingston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingston with the inside leg kick.
Matsunaga is looking to slow Kingston down with leg kicks.
A big right from Kingston misses.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the side of Kingston's head but Kingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matsunaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingston throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Matsunaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alzarri Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingston misses with a looping right.
Matsunaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matsunaga cracks Kingston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matsunaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Kingston checks the leg kick.
Kingston was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alzarri Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matsunaga, pushing him back against the cage.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsunaga is trying to break free.
Matsunaga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston with a nice calf kick.
Kingston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
Kingston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Matsunaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kingston.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
Matsunaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingston to score with a decent uppercut.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Matsunaga.
Kingston staying out of range there.
A big right from Kingston misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matsunaga misses the shot to the body.
Matsunaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingston.
It looked like Matsunaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kingston scores with a leg kick.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Kingston stuns Matsunaga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matsunaga gets tackled into the cage by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Matsunaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingston connects with a nice looking jab.
Matsunaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kingston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Matsunaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Matsunaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston connects with a crisp jab.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsunaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matsunaga misses with a straight left.
Matsunaga misses with a looping left.
Kingston connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Matsunaga avoids it well.
Matsunaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matsunaga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kingston.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingston.
Matsunaga scores with a hook to the body. Kingston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but Kingston avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Kingston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kingston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingston takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
Kingston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
Matsunaga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kingstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsunaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Matsunaga sizes up Kingston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Matsunaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingston tries to work over Matsunaga's front leg with a kick but Matsunaga checks it.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kingston keeps Matsunaga at a distance using the push kick.
Matsunaga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matsunaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingston.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that Kingston avoids nicely.
Matsunaga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kingston tests Matsunaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matsunaga. Matsunaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsunaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kingston jabs Matsunaga right on the nose. Matsunaga blinks but takes it well.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsunaga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab.
Matsunaga throws a quick counter head kick but Kingston was just out of range.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
Kingston lands a jab to the nose.
Kingston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kingston scores with a jab to the head.
Matsunaga throws a wild body kick that Kingston sees coming a mile off.
Matsunaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston throws out a leg kick but Matsunaga moves out of range and Kingston only half commits.
Matsunaga throws a right hand that Kingston ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingston also avoids with ease.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingston! But no joy.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
Kingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingston lands a nice hook to Matsunaga's body. Matsunaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingston misses the target.
Matsunaga appears to be looking for a big counter.
Matsunaga swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kingston.
Good leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston drives through and clinches with Matsunaga against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alzarri Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Kingston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kingston looks for the body kick but Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsunaga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kingston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Matsunaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Kingston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Matsunaga slips the punch.
Matsunaga fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kingston just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston punishes Matsunaga's body with a nice straight punch.
Matsunaga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Kingston lands with a straight right. Matsunaga didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingston is looking to clinch but Matsunaga is avoiding it.
Matsunaga misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kingston, as that shot connected.
Matsunaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matsunaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kingston lands a leg kick that knocks Matsunaga off balance momentarily.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matsunaga checks a low kick from Kingston.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
Kingston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston is looking to chop away at Matsunaga's legs.
It looked like Matsunaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kingston lands with a slapping head kick.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Kingston thuds a left hand into Matsunaga's body.
Kingston feints and then cracks Matsunaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsunaga down.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Kingston throws a sloppy head kick and Matsunaga moves out of range easily.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Matsunaga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingston throws out a counter right but Matsunaga avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsunaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingston.
Kingston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsunaga takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Kingston has double underhooks.
Matsunaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Matsunaga misses its target.
Kingston lands a front kick.
Kingston avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kingston slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Kingston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kingston.
Kingston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Kingston moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Matsunaga throws a lazy head kick
and Kingston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matsunaga scores with a nice right hand.
Kingston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsunaga manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Kingston.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Matsunaga.
Kingston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kingston blocks the body kick.
Kingston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Matsunaga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsunaga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston connects with the punch.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Futoshi Matsunaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsunaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingston.
Kingston scores with a leg kick.
Kingston rushes Matsunaga and presses him up against the cage.
Matsunaga tries to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling the position.
Matsunaga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alzarri Kingston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingston.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsunaga is trying to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling him.
Matsunaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kingston presses Matsunaga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matsunaga backwards.
Matsunaga misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsunaga is trying to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling him.
Matsunaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsunaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alzarri Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kingston 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alzarri Kingston!
Alzarri Kingston seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drummond (ranked 2432 p4p, 1697 weight class) and African King (ranked 303 p4p, 224 weight class). Jake Drummond is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drummond working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drummond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drummond is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
Drummond working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Drummond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Drummond looking to control.
King trying to control but Drummond is working from the bottom.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Drummond.
Drummond not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King preventing the sweep.
King is pushing down on Drummond's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drummond is fighting to maintain full guard but King has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drummond is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drummond defends it well.
King is looking to take a break and control but Drummond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King is looking for a kimura but Drummond is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for King to get the leverage.
King is trying to control. Drummond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drummond works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drummond wants to sweep but no luck.
Drummond escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drummond is on top in guard.
Drummond being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond won't allow King to sweep him here.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drummond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King is looking to cinch up a triangle. Drummond throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to King's body to avoid the submission. King has instead reached around Drummond's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! King arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). African King!
After the fight, African King was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 510 p4p, 962 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 80 p4p, 136 weight class). Lester has chosen Get Back - Ludacris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Christ Karter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moe Lester's chin.
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36
155
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
Karter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karter moves away from the strike by Lester.
Karter tries to sprawl but Lester drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Karter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karter is trying to control the position but Lester postures up.
Karter is looking to sweep but instead, Lester has passed into half guard.
Karter is controlling Lester's trapped leg to prevent Lester from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter wants to improve his position but Lester is controlling well.
Karter is trying to control but can't.
Karter wants to improve his position but Lester is controlling well.
Lester not doing much here.
Lester not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lester wants to pass the guard but Karter is defending well.
Karter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Karter does no damage.
Karter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Jesus Christ Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karter defends well and Lester ends up having to push Karter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lester moves out of range of the body kick from Karter.
Lester doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lester misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Karter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesus Christ Karter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moe Lester.
Lester scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Karter wants to get back to full guard.
Lester trying to pass the guard but Karter defending well.
Karter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lester is working away from the top position though.
Karter is looking for a sweep. Lester is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lester is trying to control the action in half guard but Karter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lester checks a leg kick.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester misses with a hook to the body
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karter misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Karter thows a body kick. Lester tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lester tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karter defends well and Lester ends up having to push Karter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Karter misses.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Christ Karter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lester let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lester shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lester showed some decent athleticism there.
Karter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lester is working away from the top position though.
Lester content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karter is working hard here to advance position.
Lester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karter is pressing down on Lester's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lester looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karter trying to keep a closed guard but Lester is proving a slippery customer.
Moe Lester has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lester got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lester has managed to get both his arms back between Karter's legs - danger averted.
Lester landing with the ground and pound.
Lester wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karter is pulling down on Lester's head to control his posture.
Lester content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lester drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Karter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lester defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lester trying to control but Karter is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lester lands a couple of digs.
Lester looking to sit in guard and control but Karter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lester decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Lester there.
Lester controlling the action here.
Karter is holding on to half guard well.
Karter is refusing to be controlled, as Lester sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester working Karter over with strikes.
Lester prevents Karter from improving his position.
Lester sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karter avoids it really well and circles away.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter throwing a counter right hand but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester looking to score a takedown here. Karter is defending well but Lester drives through and ends up in Karter's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter looking to control.
Lester looking to pass the guard.
Karter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lester controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karter is trying to control the position but Lester postures up.
Lester controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester lands a couple of digs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karter moves into the clinch successfully.
Karter lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Karter tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Lester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Karter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lester just manages to avoid it.
Karter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karter misses with a head kick.
Karter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips a straight right by Karter.
Lester swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Karter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Lester throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Karter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter misses with a straight left.
Lester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Karter is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karter takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Karter scores with a hook.
Lester connects with a crisp jab.
Lester dives in and grabs Karter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karter pushes down on Lester's head and hops out.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moe Lester.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
Moe Lester seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 890 p4p, 786 weight class) and Craig Watkins (ranked 122 p4p, 112 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boss might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 6 Foot 7 Foot. Bagel Boss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
185
14 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Boss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Watkins motions for Boss to come forward. Watkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watkins just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBoss.
Watkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boss throws out the jab.
Watkins lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Watkins.
We've been told by Boss's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boss was well out of range. Poor timing from Watkins.
It looked like Boss was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watkins.
Watkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Boss.
Boss feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Watkins throws a nice looking combination but Boss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watkins slips under a jab.
Boss misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boss looks to score with a jab to the body but Watkins is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watkins! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Watkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boss.
An attempted straight right counter from Boss misses the target.
Boss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watkins.
Boss misses with a body shot.
Watkins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boss.
Boss needs to keep his hands up - Watkins had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boss.
Watkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss misses with a looping left.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Watkins moves out of range easily.
Watkins appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Boss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Watkins digs a good hook to Boss's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slow jab from Boss misses its intended target.
Boss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Craig Watkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Watkins is rocked!
Watkins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boss eats them both and turns towards Watkins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boss pushes Watkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watkins slips under a jab from Boss.
Boss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Watkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Boss finish him?
Watkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Watkins scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boss throws a looping overhand right but Watkins ducks down to avoid it.
Boss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watkins at a distance.
Watkins connects with a leg kick.
Watkins throws a chopping leg kick but Boss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watkins misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Watkins misses.
Boss walks into a stiff left hand from Watkins.
Watkins throws a right hand that Boss ducks under and follows up with a left that Boss also avoids with ease.
A cross from Boss lands.
Watkins jabs Boss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss lands a front kick.
Watkins lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watkins moves away.
Watkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Boss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boss clobbers Watkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boss throws a right and a left that Watkins avoids nicely.
Watkins thuds a left hand into Boss's body.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Watkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Boss misses the target.
Watkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boss rather than just go for the knockout.
Boss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle, before Boss throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Watkins's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Boss lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bagel Boss!
Bagel Boss thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 531 p4p, 288 weight class) and Don Bronson (ranked 81 p4p, 43 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bronson's choice of entrance music: Glass Candy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saúl Tacoronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacoronte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tacoronte lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Don Bronson has been cut.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Tacoronte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bronson throws a hook but Tacoronte avoids it easily.
Tacoronte is looking to counter punch.
Tacoronte misses with a kick to the body.
Tacoronte misses the jab.
Tacoronte misses with a body shot.
Bronson throws a body kick that misses.
Bronson scores with a leg kick.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Tacoronte moves away and avoids it.
Tacoronte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tacoronte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
Bronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tacoronte counters with a low kick, right behind Bronson 's knee.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Bronson throws a body punch but Tacoronte moves out of range.
It looked like Tacoronte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bronson.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Tacoronte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bronson avoids a kick to the body.
Bronson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bronson throws a body kick that misses.
Tacoronte tries a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Tacoronte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Good standup being displayed there by Bronson as he connects with a hook.
A low kick lands for Tacoronte.
Tacoronte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tacoronte.
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tacoronte's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tacoronte throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson moves out of range as Tacoronte throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronson misses.
An inside leg kick from Tacoronte misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacoronte is just out of range.
Bronson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tacoronte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronson scrambles back to his feet.
Tacoronte throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tacoronte looks for the body kick but Bronson saw that one coming.
Bronson thinks about the counter body kick.
Tacoronte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tacoronte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bronson counters with a left to the body.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tacoronte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tacoronte moves into the clinch successfully.
Tacoronte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacoronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson is leaning against Tacoronte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte pushes Bronson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson breaks the clinch.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bronson.
Bronson scores with a spinning back kick!
Bronson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tacoronte should have avoided that one.
A jab from Tacoronte does it's job there.
Tacoronte misses with a looping right.
Bronson with a nice cross.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tacoronte manages to avoid it.
Bronson instigates a clinch.
Tacoronte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte stalls.
Tacoronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tacoronte stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacoronte controls his hands.
Tacoronte prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Tacoronte digs a right hand into Bronson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronson's gas tank.
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!
Tacoronte cracks Bronson with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Tacoronte's head.
Bronson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tacoronte looking to slow down the pace here.
Tacoronte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Tacoronte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Tacoronte manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tacoronte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tacoronte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bronson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Bronson tries a low kick but Tacoronte avoids it.
Tacoronte is looking to counter punch.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tacoronte closes the distance but Bronson moves to the side
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tacoronte moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
Bronson is looking to slow Tacoronte down with leg kicks.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
Tacoronte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tacoronte as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tacoronte checks it well.
Tacoronte motions for Bronson to come forward. Tacoronte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tacoronte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bronson is able to avoid easily.
Bronson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tacoronte misses with a looping left.
Tacoronte misses with a body punch
and Bronson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tacoronte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tacoronte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson connects with a leg kick.
Tacoronte misses the jab.
Tacoronte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Don Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tacoronte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bronson cracks Tacoronte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bronson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tacoronte swings for the body but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tacoronte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacoronte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bronson.
Bronson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tacoronte tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.
Tacoronte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tacoronte's head.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tacoronte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tacoronte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Tacoronte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson flicks out a counter leg kick but Tacoronte steps away.
Bronson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tacoronte.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bronson looks to land a body kick but Tacoronte moved away.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tacoronte manages to avoid it.
Tacoronte takes one on the button.
Bronson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tacoronte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tacoronte moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
Bronson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Bronson.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Tacoronte doesn't manage to clinch there - Bronson circles away.
Tacoronte tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Tacoronte.
A clash of legs there as Bronson blocks the low kick.
Tacoronte misses with the body kick
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte misses with a kick to the body.
Bronson lands a leg kick that knocks Tacoronte off balance momentarily.
Bronson lands with a straight right. Tacoronte didn't see that one coming.
Tacoronte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
Tacoronte has closed the distance and engaged Bronson in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tacoronte.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body.
Don Bronson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bronson is working Tacoronte over against the cage.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Tacoronte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
Tacoronte throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Bronson tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Tacoronte throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Bronson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronson moves out of range of the body kick.
Bronson throws a one two combo.
Bronson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bronson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tacoronte's head backwards.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronson lands with a nice body kick.
Bronson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tacoronte. That did some damage!
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tacoronte misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
Tacoronte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Tacoronte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tacoronte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tacoronte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tacoronte throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
Bronson lands with a slapping head kick.
Tacoronte tries to clinch up but Bronson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bronson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tacoronte tries to land a leg kick but Bronson saw it coming and moves away.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson scores with a jab. Tacoronte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tacoronte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronson misses with a hook. Tacoronte ducked under it nicely.
Tacoronte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bronson thuds his right hand into Tacoronte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronson wants to clinch up but Tacoronte keeps it at a distance.
Tacoronte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bronson throws a low kick, looking for Tacoronte's leg but Tacoronte calmly moves out of range.
Bronson is looking to slow Tacoronte down with leg kicks.
Bronson moves away from the strike by Tacoronte.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Tacoronte.
Bronson slips under a jab from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with an uppercut
and Bronson counters with a leg kick.
Tacoronte clinches up with Bronson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson gets through Tacoronte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bronson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tacoronte will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bronson up against the cage.
Tacoronte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte tries to circle away but Bronson has him pinned against the cage.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacoronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Bronson tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacoronte.
Don Bronson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Tacoronte controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tacoronte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tacoronte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacoronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronson walks into a straight right hand from Tacoronte.
Bronson moves out of range as Tacoronte strikes.
Bronson lunges at Tacoronte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tacoronte's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bronson works the jab nicely.
Saúl Tacoronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson with the inside leg kick.
Tacoronte swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Bronson!
Don Bronson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 1293 p4p, 851 weight class) and Schmedgar Dimms (ranked 181 p4p, 123 weight class). Schmedgar Dimms has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schmedgar Dimms!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway moves into the clinch.
Holloway throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway has Dimms pushed against the cage.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimms works on Holloway's body with a couple of short punches.
Dimms scores with a hook to the body.
Holloway blocks a body shot from Dimms.
Dimms presses Holloway against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
Holloway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimms backwards.
Holloway leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimms.
Dimms lands with a left to the head.
Dimms digs a right hand underneath Holloway's ribcage. Holloway 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.
A short right from Dimms.
Dimms blocks an uppercut.
Holloway lands an uppercut.
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimms takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway slips under a jab.
Holloway throws out a powerful jab.
Holloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dimms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimms scores with a punch to the head.
Dimms misses with a hook
letting Holloway counter with a right hand.
Holloway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Holloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Dimms throws a shot from downtown. Holloway moves away and avoids it.
Holloway closes the distance but Dimms moves to the side
and Dimms counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dimms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holloway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dimms counters with a nice right hand that sends Holloway toppling to the canvas! Holloway scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dimms finish him?!
 Holloway is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway misses with a right hand
and Dimms counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Schmedgar Dimms!
Schmedgar Dimms thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cobain is out of range.
Rain scores with a hook.
A big right from Rain misses.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobain misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Cobain misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobain misses the target.
Rain scores with the left hand. Cobain knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Cobain down.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobain misses with a straight right.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain scores with a hook to the body. Cobain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rain misses with a leg kick.
Rain throws a front kick aimed at Cobain's knee but Cobain avoids it well.
White Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cobain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
Cobain checks a leg kick.
Cobain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cobain.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobain. That did some damage!
Rain moves away from the strike by Cobain.
Rain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobain.
Cobain checks a low kick from Rain.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rain throws a hook but Cobain avoids it easily.
Rain wants to slow Cobain down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobain avoids the body shot from Rain.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobain looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Rain looks to throw the jab but Cobain is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Rain throws a front kick aimed at Cobain's knee but Cobain avoids it well.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rain misses with a low kick as Cobain jumps back.
Cobain misses the shot to the body.
Cobain connects with a jab.
Cobain lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobain.
Rain has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rain misses with a leg kick.
Cobain throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Cobain misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Rain misses the target.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Cobain looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rain checks a leg kick.
Rain avoids the body shot from Cobain.
Rain is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Cobain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
Rain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobain misses with a hook.
Rain moves out of range as Cobain strikes.
Cobain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cobain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Rain misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Cobain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rain missing with a left hand there. Cobain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobain avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain swings widly with a right hand
and Cobain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rain.
Cobain misses the shot to the body.
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Rain dips to his left and cracks Cobain with an uppercut!
Rain moves away from the strike by Cobain.
Cobain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain slips under a jab from Cobain.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Cobain.
Jab by Cobain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
Cobain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cobain lands a nice shot to the body.
Cobain throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Cobain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Cobain slips the punch.
Cobain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rain 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.
Cobain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobain lands with an uppercut that bounces Rain off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobain blocks a low kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cobain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Cobain is out of range.
Rain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rain with the inside leg kick.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Rain is looking to score with low kicks.
Rain misses with a double jab
and Cobain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Cobain misses.
Rain tried to counter with a leg kick but Cobain avoided it.
Cobain throws a wild body kick that Rain sees coming a mile off.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobain. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Cobain tenderised Rain's leg. Rain is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobain blocks the leg kick.
Rain throws a solid leg kick but Cobain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rain.
Nice shot by Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobain with a nice cross.
Rain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobain momentarily.
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rain throws out a leg kick but Cobain moves out of range and Rain only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobain misses the target.
Cobain checks a leg kick.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobain. That did some damage!
Cobain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cobain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobain. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobain swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws a right and a left that Cobain avoids nicely.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Cobain slips the punch.
Rain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Cobain moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain throws a low kick but Cobain avoids it.
Cobain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Cobain throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Cobain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cobain throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Cobain misses with an uppercut.
Cobain throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain thumps Cobain with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rain throws a good cross that connects.
Cobain scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobain looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
White Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rain slips under a jab from Cobain.
Rain misses with a looping left.
Cobain ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Rain staying out of range there.
Cobain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain defending well as Cobain loads up on a big left hand.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick lands for Rain.
Rain defending well as Cobain loads up on a big left hand.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Cobain saw that one coming.
Cobain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobain misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain thows a leg kick but Cobain checks it
and Cobain counters with a straight right hand.
Cobain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cobain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
A countering left hand to the body from Cobain misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobain slips under a jab from Rain.
Rain throws the left hand but Cobain avoids the punch easily.
Cobain lands a slapping body shot.
Cobain scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Rain throws a leg kick but Cobain checks it.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
Cobain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobain scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cobain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rain scrambles back to his feet.
Cobain is looking to slow Rain down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Cobain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobain defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Rain as he connects with a hook.
Cobain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobain.
Rain avoids the body shot from Cobain.
A big right from Rain misses.
Cobain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobain jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Cobain misses.
Rain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain scores with a jab.
Cobain moves away from the strike by Rain.
Rain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobain.
Cobain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Rain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rain moves out of range as Cobain strikes.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Cobain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Cobain there.
Cobain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Cobain moves out of range of the leg kick from Rain.
Cobain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobain.
As Cobain backs away, Rain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cobain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rain wants to slow Cobain down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cobain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobain throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Cobain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cobain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain thows a leg kick but Cobain checks it
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rain tried to score with a low kick but Cobain checks it.
Cobain throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cobain clobbers Rain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cobain misses the shot to the body.
Cobain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Cobain avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Cobain saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Cobain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobain. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurt Cobain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cobain moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Rain slips under a jab from Cobain.
Rain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobain lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain misses with an uppercut.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cobain works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Cobain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick
and Cobain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab by Rain.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Rain takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
Cobain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cobain dips to his left and cracks Rain with an uppercut!
Cobain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobain slips a straight right by Rain.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Cobain lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobain.
Cobain lunges at Rain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rain's hand.
Rain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rain thows a leg kick but Cobain checks it
and Cobain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rain misses with a left hand
and Cobain counters with a nice body shot.
Rain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobain counters with a nice leg kick.
Rain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rain takes one on the button.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Cobain moves away and avoids it.
Rain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rain thumps Cobain with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobain lands a lovely overhand right.
Rain thows a leg kick but Cobain checks it
enabling Cobain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Cobain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Cobain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cobain 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kurt Cobain!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurt Cobain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Shima (ranked 356 p4p, 285 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 51 p4p, 38 weight class). Shima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, C. R. E. A. M. Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
Shima loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Shima needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson cracks Shima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shima takes a step back to recover.
Shima throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shima moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Shima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson lands a high kick!
It looks like Hero Shima has been cut.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Anderson catches Shima right on the button with a cross.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a swing at Shima's ribcage but misses.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Shima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Shima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Shima to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Shima avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Shima misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Shima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good shot there by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Shima.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shima doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Shima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Shima tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Shima misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shima lands a nice shot to the body.
Shima works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Shima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A swing and a miss from Shima.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shima slips a straight right by Anderson.
As Anderson tries to get set, Shima tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson lunges at Shima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shima's hand.
A shot to the body from Shima misses
and Shima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Shima ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson cracks Shima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson cracks Shima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shima misses with an uppercut.
Shima avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Shima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a big counter head kick but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shima manages to avoid it.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Anderson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Shima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Shima tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Shima back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shima is rocked!
Anderson cracks Shima with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Shima tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Anderson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Shima is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Anderson!
Noah Anderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 411 p4p, 407 weight class) and Daniel Spong (ranked 58 p4p, 57 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bundy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bundy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bundy lands in his opponent's guard.
Bundy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bundy preventing the sweep.
Spong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bundy defends it easily.
Spong keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Spong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bundy defends it easily.
Spong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bundy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spong keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bundy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Spong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spong looking for a guillotine here but Bundy defends easily.
Bundy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bundy advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Spong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bundy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Spong sneaks back into half guard.
Bundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bundy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spong is looking for a sweep. Bundy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spong is still trying to improve position.
Bundy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bundy is taking a breather. Spong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Spong is trying to control but Bundy passes into side control!
Bundy working away.
Spong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spong has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bundy lands a nice short elbow.
Spong is looking to improve his position.
Bundy wants to control but Spong is keeping him busy.
Spong wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
Spong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bundy prevents Spong from improving his position.
Bundy is trying to control the action in half guard but Spong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bundy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Spong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong is looking to improve his position.
Bundy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spong won't allow Bundy to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bundy trying to control from half guard but Spong is working away.
Spong actively working from the bottom here.
Bundy wants to control but Spong is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Bundy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bundy takes one to the chin there.
Bundy throws a good cross that connects.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bundy.
Bundy lands a nice forearm strike.
Bundy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bundy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spong tries to buck Bundy off but Bundy is having none of it.
Bundy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spong is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spong is trying to get back to half guard.
Bundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is working Spong over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spong can't do much from the bottom here.
Bundy is working Spong over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bundy working the body and head with strikes.
Bundy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bundy lands a few punches from side control.
Spong is trying to get back to half guard.
Spong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bundy cracks Spong with a big right hand but Spong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to control the action but Spong is working from the bottom.
Bundy landing a few strikes.
Spong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Bundy raining down shots from the mount!
Bundy working Spong over with strikes here.
Spong is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy has hold of Spong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Spong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bundy looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong can't escape the position.
Bundy working for a guillotine from mount but Spong is in no mood to give up.
Spong is trying to escape the mount.
Bundy working Spong over with strikes here.
Spong is looking to get to half guard.
Bundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bundy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spong?
Spong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bundy has control of Spong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Spong regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bundy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy working for a submission but Spong is keeping him at bay.
Spong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ted Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bundy wants to control the pace but Spong is squirming around nicely.
Spong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundy is working for a guillotine from mount but Spong frees his head quite easily.
Spong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Bundy dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bundy was covering up waiting for the punch and Spong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bundy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spong landing with the ground and pound.
Spong landing some decent shots from guard.
Bundy has momentary wrist control but Spong slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bundy's head.
Spong postures up.
Spong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bundy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spong with a nice head shot there.
Bundy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy trying to keep a closed guard but Spong is proving a slippery customer.
Bundy is controlling Spong's posture.
Ted Bundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bundy is keeping the position for now.
Spong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bundy working for a triangle but Spong defends it easily.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bundy, not yet.
Bundy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Spong tries to roll over but Bundy keeps him under control.
Spong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong wants to improve his position but Bundy is controlling well.
Well, if Bundy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Spong is trying to get back to full guard.
Bundy controlling the pace.
Spong is trying to control but Bundy manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy content just to control the position here.
Spong gets back to half guard.
Spong is looking to improve his position.
Bundy slips a nice elbow through Spong's hands, connecting with Spong's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bundy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daniel Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bundy connects with a nice short shot to Spong's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Spong.
I think Bundy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Bundy!
During a confident post fight interview, Ted Bundy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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