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Sucker Punch Pro Series 248 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobig Tofail (ranked 1905 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Thomas Bolleke (ranked 280 p4p, 403 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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Good wrestling
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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tobig Tofail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tofail manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolleke tries to clinch
and Tofail counters with a nice uppercut.
Tofail swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolleke.
Tofail swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tofail keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Tofail misses the target.
Tofail sends Bolleke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tofail is motioning to the referee to let Bolleke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Bolleke is rocked!
Bolleke tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Tofail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolleke tries to clinch but Tofail is having none of it.
Bolleke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tofail counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobig Tofail!
A very excited looking Tobig Tofail rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 1615 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Alzarri Kingston (ranked 148 p4p, 177 weight class). Kingston has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alzarri Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Goncalves misses its intended target.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goncalves.
Kingston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goncalves with a body shot.
Goncalves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Goncalves slips under a jab.
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Goncalves saw that one coming.
Goncalves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goncalves moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Goncalves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston.
Goncalves 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.
Goncalves swings widly with a right hand
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Kingston with the inside leg kick.
Goncalves lands a jab to the head.
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.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goncalves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut.
Goncalves misses with a left hand
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Goncalves avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Goncalves connects with a jab.
Kingston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goncalves misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Goncalves throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves swings widly with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a good low kick that Goncalves was not able to check.
Goncalves misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goncalves tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goncalves throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Goncalves misses.
Kingston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Goncalves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
Goncalves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goncalves throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with a straight left.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goncalves.
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goncalves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Goncalves walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goncalves tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingston! But no joy.
Goncalves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good work by Goncalves as he checks the leg kick.
Goncalves misses with a two punch combination.
Kingston connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingston blocks the leg kick.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Goncalves ducks down to avoid it.
Goncalves moves in looking to clinch but Kingston pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a low kick but Goncalves moves out of range easily.
Goncalves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston misses with a hook.
Kingston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goncalves in his tracks.
Kingston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Goncalves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some bone on bone action there as Goncalves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goncalves throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Kingston misses with an uppercut
and Goncalves counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goncalves. Kingston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goncalves takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Goncalves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston counters with a left to the body.
Goncalves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goncalves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goncalves throws a poor cross that misses
and Kingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goncalves takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Goncalves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves misses with a hook. Kingston ducked under it nicely.
Kingston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston slips under a jab from Goncalves.
Goncalves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goncalves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goncalves punishes Kingston's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goncalves.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Goncalves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goncalves.
Goncalves takes a swing at Kingston's ribcage but misses.
Kingston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goncalves throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston blocks a head kick by Goncalves.
Goncalves throws a big shot that misses.
Kingston throws a hook but Goncalves avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alzarri Kingston will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goncalves connects with a high kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kingston in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Goncalves throws a looping overhand right but Kingston ducks down to avoid it.
Goncalves throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Goncalves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingston lands a jab.
Kingston dips to his left and cracks Goncalves with an uppercut!
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goncalves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goncalves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Goncalves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goncalves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kingston throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Goncalves misses
and Kingston counters with a straight right hand.
Goncalves needs to keep his hands up - Kingston had a free shot at his head there.
Kingston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goncalves looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Goncalves.
A head kick by Goncalves misses
and Kingston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goncalves tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston throws a chopping leg kick but Goncalves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goncalves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goncalves misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goncalves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kingston back to the cage. Goncalves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kingston is rocked!
A combination from Goncalves does no damage.
Kingston is still on wobbly legs! Can Goncalves finish him?
Goncalves lands a nice looking body shot.
Goncalves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goncalves cracks Kingston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Goncalves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves walks into a jab.
Goncalves throws a combination that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kingston throws a low kick but Goncalves moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Goncalves misses its target.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.
Goncalves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goncalves pushes Kingston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Goncalves.
Goncalves unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kingston! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Goncalves is unloading with more strikes now! Kingston drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Goncalves!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Goncalves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montesh Dominguez (ranked 1852 p4p, 1065 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 241 p4p, 149 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kongsangchai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dominguez tests Kongsangchai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kongsangchai. Kongsangchai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kongsangchai wants to clinch.
Kongsangchai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kongsangchai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dominguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominguez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dominguez takes a swing at Kongsangchai's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongsangchai lands with a light punch inside.
Kongsangchai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez lands a right hand.
Kongsangchai lands with a light punch inside.
Kongsangchai lands a hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Montesh Dominguez has been cut.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kongsangchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongsangchai blocks it with crossed arms.
Kongsangchai scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez managing to block the knees to the body from Kongsangchai.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez avoiding damage as Kongsangchai throws knees to the body.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kongsangchai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Akara Kongsangchai has been cut.
Dominguez dodges an elbow strike from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Kongsangchai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongsangchai scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Kongsangchai avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai prevents a body shot from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongsangchai blocks an uppercut.
Kongsangchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai landing knees to the body.
Kongsangchai lands a left hand.
Kongsangchai takes a shot to the head.
Kongsangchai lands with a left to the head.
Dominguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Kongsangchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongsangchai is defending well for now.
Kongsangchai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kongsangchai scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongsangchai blocks it with crossed arms.
Kongsangchai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Kongsangchai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kongsangchai blocks a body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Kongsangchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dominguez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Kongsangchai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Dominguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dominguez is breathing heavily.
Kongsangchai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongsangchai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kongsangchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongsangchai is leaning against Dominguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongsangchai avoids it.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Dominguez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kongsangchai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kongsangchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kongsangchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kongsangchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongsangchai blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akara Kongsangchai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kongsangchai has Dominguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongsangchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kongsangchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Kongsangchai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
Kongsangchai blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Kongsangchai.
A short right from Kongsangchai on the inside.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Kongsangchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Kongsangchai avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kongsangchai.
Dominguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kongsangchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kongsangchai.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai is leaning against Dominguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongsangchai's elbow.
Kongsangchai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongsangchai.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongsangchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominguez blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Kongsangchai misses with a knee to the head.
Kongsangchai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kongsangchai trying to land knees to the body.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Kongsangchai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside that Kongsangchai shrugs off.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
A hook to the body from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kongsangchai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Kongsangchai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kongsangchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dominguez.
Kongsangchai with a knee to the head.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Kongsangchai blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Kongsangchai controls the action.
Dominguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongsangchai controls his hands.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kongsangchai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands a damaging elbow.
Kongsangchai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kongsangchai on the inside.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kongsangchai's elbow.
Kongsangchai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Kongsangchai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kongsangchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Kongsangchai blocks with his arms.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kongsangchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominguez's defenses.
 Dominguez is rocked!
Montesh Dominguez's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kongsangchai on the inside.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kongsangchai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kongsangchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kongsangchai scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Kongsangchai blocks with his arms.
Dominguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kongsangchai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kongsangchai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dominguez to his knees! Kongsangchai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akara Kongsangchai!
After winning the bout, Akara Kongsangchai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 533 p4p, 898 weight class) and Bagel Boss (ranked 76 p4p, 128 weight class). Yarborough's entrance music is Derezzed. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boss's choice of entrance music: 6 Foot 7 Foot. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yarborough.
Boss lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Boss. That snapped Yarborough's head back.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Boss lands a body shot.
Boss scores with a nice head shot.
Yarborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yarborough takes the fight into the clinch.
Yarborough lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boss tries to circle away but Yarborough has him pinned against the cage.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough 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.
Boss misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yarborough fails to land.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boss.
Boss looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
It looked like Yarborough wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boss lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough has managed to clinch.
Boss tries to circle away but Yarborough has him pinned against the cage.
Boss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boss is trying to force a seperation but Yarborough has the dominant position.
Yarborough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boss's elbow.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss lands a left hand.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Boss throws the left hand but Yarborough avoids the punch easily.
Boss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yarborough counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Boss.
Yarborough tries to clinch but Boss moves away
and Boss counters with a nice body shot.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Boss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Boss.
Boss getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James Yarborough's cut is getting worse.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yarborough will feel that in the morning.
Boss swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab lands there for Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Boss.
Boss circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Boss.
Yarborough throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Boss counter with a right hand.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Boss.
Yarborough scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Boss does it's job there.
Yarborough moves out of range as Boss throws a body kick.
Boss throws a low kick but Yarborough avoids it.
Yarborough is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Boss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boss has a couple of punches blocked by Yarborough.
Boss blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Boss avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss slips a jab from Yarborough.
Boss misses with a right hand
and Yarborough finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Boss misses
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Yarborough lands a jab.
Boss connects with a jab.
Boss throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Boss does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bagel Boss 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.
Yarborough doesn't manage to clinch there - Boss circles away.
Yarborough tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Boss.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boss.
Boss misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yarborough. Boss shrugs it off though.
Yarborough lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boss throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Boss blocks an uppercut.
Boss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boss misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Yarborough lands with a short shot to the head.
Boss scores with a shoulder strike.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Boss.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James Yarborough's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boss lands with a nice body punch.
Boss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Boss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boss throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Yarborough looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yarborough gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boss, as that shot connected.
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!
Yarborough is looking to clinch.
Boss misses with a hook. Yarborough ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough lands a really nice looking cross but Boss seems unphased.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boss.
Yarborough throws out a powerful jab.
Boss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boss throws a big shot that misses.
Boss with a hook.
Boss misses with a straight right.
Yarborough appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick by Boss misses
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boss counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Boss cracks Yarborough with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jeez, James Yarborough's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boss connects with a right hand. Yarborough shakes it off.
Boss throws a shot from downtown. Yarborough moves away and avoids it.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boss.
Yarborough scores with a hook.
Boss avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough has closed the distance and engaged Boss in a clinch.
Yarborough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough scores with a three punch combo!
That has opened up Bagel Boss's cut even more.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boss tries to land a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boss! Yarborough lets Boss back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Boss is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Yarborough ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Boss clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Yarborough!
A victorious James Yarborough thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 349 p4p, 327 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 45 p4p, 43 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - When Legends Rise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barkley's sensitive parts.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barkley 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.
Barkley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire looks to clinch
and Barkley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Landon McGuire has been cut.
McGuire tries a low kick but Barkley avoids it.
Landon McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Barkley.
Barkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Barkley lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Barkley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Barkley blocks a body shot from McGuire.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Barkley tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barkley misses with the head strike.
McGuire managing to block the knees to the body from Barkley.
A short right from Barkley.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
Barkley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire tries a body shot but Barkley blocks it.
A short left from Barkley.
McGuire stalls.
Barkley misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McGuire.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Barkley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nick Barkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a right and a left that Barkley avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barkley.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkley momentarily.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Barkley moved out of range nicely.
Barkley just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Barkley with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire with a poor takedown
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
McGuire lands a nice hook to Barkley's body. Barkley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGuire misses with a leg kick
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Barkley missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
McGuire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGuire with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire throws a leg kick which misses Barkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Barkley tries to avoid it.
Barkley takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Barkley shakes it off.
Barkley thows a body kick. McGuire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barkley tries to move into range but McGuire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
Barkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barkley slips under a jab.
Barkley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barkley throws out a leg kick but McGuire moves out of range and Barkley only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Barkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Barkley counters with a body kick.
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barkley, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Barkley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire is leaning against Barkley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
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 Landon McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landon McGuire's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGuire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGuire.
McGuire instigates a clinch.
Barkley throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Barkley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nick Barkley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Barkley controls his hands.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Barkley prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Barkley controls the action.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Barkley improves position.
Barkley gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Barkley.
Barkley scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barkley.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barkley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barkley walks away with a smile on his face. McGuire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
Nick Barkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barkley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barkley cracks McGuire with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGuire looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barkley finish him?
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh McGuire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barkley drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McGuire right on the button. McGuire goes down! Barkley follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Barkley gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Barkley!
A relieved looking Nick Barkley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 397 p4p, 235 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 57 p4p, 31 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jukassa throws out a loose jab but Zambrano uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zambrano! But no joy.
A left lands for Zambrano.
It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Zambrano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jukassa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zambrano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jukassa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zambrano throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Zambrano drives through and clinches with Jukassa against the cage.
Jukassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zambrano throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zambrano slips a straight right by Jukassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa throws a lazy right hand but Zambrano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zambrano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zambrano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jukassa.
Zambrano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Zambrano misses with a takedown attempt
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Zambrano throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano tries to clinch up.
Jukassa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zambrano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zambrano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zambrano throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Jukassa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano lands a nice shot that snaps Jukassa's head back.
Zambrano pushes Jukassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Zambrano is trying to drag Jukassa to the mat but Jukassa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zett Jukassa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Zambrano.
Zambrano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jukassa lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zambrano.
Zambrano blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jukassa.
Jukassa working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrano fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jukassa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jukassa prevents a body shot from Zambrano.
Jukassa stops a takedown attempt from Zambrano.
Jukassa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jukassa fails to land.
Jukassa misses with a punch to the body.
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 Zett Jukassa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zambrano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zambrano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zambrano throws a looping overhand right but Jukassa ducks down to avoid it.
Jukassa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zambrano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jukassa pushes Zambrano off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zambrano throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
Jukassa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jukassa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zambrano wants to control but Jukassa postures up.
Zambrano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jukassa wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Zambrano uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Jukassa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zambrano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jukassa has managed to get both his arms back between Zambrano's legs - danger averted.
Zambrano is looking for a triangle but Jukassa pushes his legs off easily.
Jukassa postures up.
Zambrano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zambrano working for submissions but it's allowed Jukassa to get to half guard.
Jukassa stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zambrano to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano throws a leg kick
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zambrano slips under a jab from Jukassa.
Zambrano misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zambrano throws a push kick but Jukassa slaps the foot to one side.
Zambrano throws a leg kick
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Zambrano throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano fails with a takedown attempt.
Jukassa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zett Jukassa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zambrano misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a left to the body.
Zambrano misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zambrano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambrano thinking.
Zambrano throws a leg kick
and Zambrano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukassa avoids the body shot from Zambrano.
A little feinted left hand from Jukassa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zambrano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukassa cracks Zambrano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zambrano lands a jab to Jukassa's midsection.
Jukassa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Zambrano manages to avoid it.
Zambrano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jukassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darwin Zambrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jukassa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zambrano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jukassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zett Jukassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano throws a hook but Jukassa blocks it.
Jukassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zambrano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Jukassa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambrano misses with a body punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zambrano throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Zambrano misses with a hook to the body
and Jukassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zambrano throws an off balance right hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zambrano throws a head kick that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Darwin Zambrano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano throws a sloppy head kick
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Jukassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Zambrano throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a series of strikes. Zambrano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zambrano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zambrano wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Jukassa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jukassa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zambrano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jukassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zambrano was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukassa.
Jukassa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromZambrano.
Zambrano thows a leg kick but Jukassa checks it
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jukassa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zett Jukassa!
In his post fight interview, Zett Jukassa started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 301 p4p, 470 weight class) and Hero Shima (ranked 48 p4p, 68 weight class). Shima has chosen C. R. E. A. M as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Granite chin |
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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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Lampi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shima throws a hook but Lampi blocks it.
Lampi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shima, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Lampi.
Shima lands a body shot.
Lampi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shima cracks Lampi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lampi counters with a nice body shot.
Shima swings widly with a right hand
and Lampi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Lampi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima with a jab.
Shima moves away from the strike by Lampi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lampi - that will leave a mark!
Lampi has closed the distance and engaged Shima in a clinch.
Lampi misses with a body punch.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Shima lands a body shot.
Lampi tries to throw a body punch but Shima avoids it by throwing Lampi back against the cage.
Lampi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lampi lands a body shot.
Lampi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lampi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lampi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shima.
Lampi cracks Shima with a nice body shot.
Shima looks winded!
Lampi blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi struggles to land a body shot inside as Shima controls his hands.
Shima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shima misses with some punches.
Lampi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lampi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Lampi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shima backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lampi.
Lampi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shima or not.
Lampi has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Lampi lands with a light punch inside.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lampi's elbow.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shima blocks a body shot from Lampi.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Shima blocks a body shot from Lampi.
Lampi digs a right hand into Shima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shima's gas tank.
Shima has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lampi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shima can turn it around.
Lampi gets through Shima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lampi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lampi works on Shima's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws a head punch that misses.
Lampi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shima's elbow.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Lampi.
A short left from Lampi.
Lampi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lampi digs a right hand underneath Shima's ribcage. Shima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lampi.
Lampi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lampi lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Lampi.
Lampi lands a left hand.
Lampi digs a right hand into Shima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shima's gas tank.
Lampi works on Shima's body with a couple of short punches.
Lampi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lampi fails to land.
Lampi throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shima or not.
Lampi works on Shima's body with a couple of short punches.
Lampi has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
A nice left hand lands by Lampi.
Lampi presses Shima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi lands a right hand.
Shima blocking some punches.
Lampi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lampi pushes Shima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shima blocking some punches.
Shima blocks a body shot from Lampi.
Lampi tries to work over Shima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima blocking some punches.
Lampi throws a head punch that misses.
Lampi misses with some punches.
Lampi lands with a left to the head.
Lampi misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lampi fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lampi lands with a left to the head.
Lampi lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hero Shima has been cut.
Shima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lampi has a couple of punches blocked by Shima.
Shima is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eemeli Lampi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hero Shima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lampi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shima.
Nice uppercut there from Lampi.
Shima missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lampi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shima avoids it.
Hero Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lampi moves out of range of the strikes.
Shima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shima walks into a left hand.
Shima is rocked!
Shima drops his hands momentarily. Lampi doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Shima staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Shima doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eemeli Lampi!
An out of breath Eemeli Lampi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 265 p4p, 840 weight class) and Shen Po (ranked 38 p4p, 121 weight class). Po has chosen Ei-tetsu Hayashi & 木下伸市 as his entrance music. Shen Po has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shen Po!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mataitai misses with a right hand
letting Po counter with a right hand.
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
Mataitai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Po looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Po slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Mataitai misses its intended target.
Po tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mataitai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
Mataitai drops his hands momentarily and Po takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Po steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mataitai.
Mataitai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mataitai is rocked!
Po tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mataitai to counter with a crisp jab.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mataitai counters with a stiff right hand.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai looks to land a combination. Po sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Mataitai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Po on the side of the head.
Mataitai moves out of range as Po strikes.
Mataitai scores with a nice head shot.
Po looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mataitai lands a right hand from hell, dropping Po. Mataitai pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy Mataitai!
An out of breath and clearly excited Willy Mataitai thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Jimenez (ranked 150 p4p, 264 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 10 p4p, 24 weight class). Tax Payer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Diogo Jimenez 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez misses with a double jab.
Jimenez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tax Payer cracks a nice hook into Jimenez's ribs.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Tax Payer moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Jimenez scores with a four punch combination!
Jimenez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tax Payer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer walks into a jab.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Tax Payer tries a head kick but it misses.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tax Payer.
A cross from Tax Payer lands.
A jab from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jimenez 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.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Jimenez as he checks the leg kick.
Tax Payer takes one to the chin there.
Jimenez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimenez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tax Payer.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
An attempted straight right counter from Jimenez misses the target.
Jimenez thuds his right hand into Tax Payer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tax Payer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez defending well as Tax Payer loads up on a big left hand.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick as Jimenez jumps back.
Jimenez slips under a jab.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Jimenez does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tax Payer with a nice calf kick.
Tax Payer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tax Payer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Jimenez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tax Payer looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer has one foot on Jimenez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jimenez's sensitive parts.
A big right from Tax Payer misses.
A little feinted left hand from Jimenez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Tax Payer with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Tax Payer.
Tax Payer cracks Jimenez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jimenez misses with a low kick.
Tax Payer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Jimenez. Those never looked like landing.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Tax Payer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tax Payer scores with a nice strike.
Jimenez throws a head kick but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jimenez back to the cage. Tax Payer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tax Payer scores with a nice head shot.
Tax Payer throws a nice head kick!
Tax Payer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Tax Payer avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Tax Payer misses its intended target.
Jimenez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jimenez.
Tax Payer throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez counters with a two punch combo.
Tax Payer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Tax Payer throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jimenez.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer blocks a head kick by Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Tax Payer moves out of range easily.
Tax Payer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tax Payer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimenez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tax Payer moves forwards but Jimenez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tax Payer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jimenez takes one on the button.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses.
Tax Payer connects with a nice looking jab.
Jimenez slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Jimenez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tax Payer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jimenez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tax Payer finds it's way round the side to connect with Jimenez's head.
Good leg kick by Tax Payer.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tax Payer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
A low kick from Tax Payer is predictable there
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez slips a straight right by Tax Payer.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Tax Payer is out of range.
Tax Payer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tax Payer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tax Payer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tax Payer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Tax Payer is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jimenez swings for the body but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Jimenez backing away here, and Tax Payer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tax Payer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jimenez is looking to counter punch.
Tax Payer throws a big shot that misses.
Jimenez throws a wild body kick that Tax Payer sees coming a mile off.
Tax Payer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tax Payer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Jimenez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer tries a low kick but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tax Payer moves away.
Jimenez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jimenez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tax Payer on the side of the head.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Jimenez.
Tax Payer tries a head kick but it misses.
Tax Payer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimenez is out of range and Tax Payer settles back down.
Jimenez gets a double leg takedown into Tax Payer's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tax Payer wants to stand and escape but Jimenez is having none of it.
Tax Payer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jimenez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimenez tries to work over Tax Payer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tax Payer misses with a punch on the inside.
Jimenez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jimenez tries a body shot but Tax Payer blocks it.
Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tax Payer blocks an uppercut.
Tax Payer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jimenez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tax Payer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Tax Payer is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tax Payer lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez moves out of range of the leg kick from Tax Payer.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Jimenez blocks a head kick by Tax Payer.
Nice jab there from Jimenez.
A jab from Tax Payer does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Tax Payer misses with a double jab.
Tax Payer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tax Payer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tax Payer misses with a low kick as Jimenez jumps back.
Jimenez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Tax Payer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tax Payer staying out of range there.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tax Payer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tax Payer.
Tax Payer moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Tax Payer loads up on a big right hand but Jimenez slips the punch.
Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tax Payer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimenez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tax Payer checks it well.
Tax Payer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Tax Payer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Tax Payer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tax Payer misses with a wild body shot.
Tax Payer scores with a decent looking hook.
Tax Payer cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finnish Tax Payer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tax Payer slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Tax Payer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez slips a jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a hook but Jimenez blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jimenez fails to land the takedown.
Tax Payer slips a jab and a cross from Jimenez.
Nice uppercut lands for Jimenez. That snapped Tax Payer's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Tax Payer 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!
Jimenez blocks a head kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jimenez closes the distance and pushes Tax Payer back into the cage.
Jimenez is trying to stall.
Jimenez tries to score a body lock takedown but Tax Payer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tax Payer scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Jimenez.
Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Tax Payer controls the action.
Tax Payer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jimenez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tax Payer tries to throw a body punch but Jimenez avoids it by throwing Tax Payer back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tax Payer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tax Payer missing with a left hand there. Jimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jimenez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tax Payer with a nice calf kick.
Tax Payer blocks a head kick by Jimenez.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Tax Payer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jimenez is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Tax Payer ducks down to avoid it.
Tax Payer tries to score with a low kick but Jimenez moves his leg out of the way.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tax Payer. Tax Payer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jimenez throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jimenez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jimenez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jimenez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Jimenez throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Tax Payer tries a quick counter leg kick but Jimenez is wise to it.
Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Tax Payer moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tax Payer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
Tax Payer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Jimenez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jimenez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Tax Payer ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer misses with a looping left.
Jimenez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jimenez checks a leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
Tax Payer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jimenez walks into a left hand.
Tax Payer ducks under a wild hook from Jimenez.
Tax Payer defending well as Jimenez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tax Payer throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
Tax Payer throws an overhand right that lands on Jimenez's shoulder, as Jimenez tries to avoid the shot.
Jimenez lands an overhand right.
Tax Payer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimenez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tax Payer's head.
Tax Payer connects with a body shot that sends Jimenez's belly button to the back.
Jimenez slips under a jab from Tax Payer.
A big left from Tax Payer misses.
Tax Payer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tax Payer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.
Jimenez throws a head kick but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tax Payer slips under a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tax Payer.
Jimenez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a head kick.
Jimenez looks to land a right hand but Tax Payer moved out of range.
Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Jimenez lands a jab to the nose.
Tax Payer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
A big right from Jimenez misses.
Tax Payer throws a low kick but Jimenez moves out of range easily.
Tax Payer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tax Payer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tax Payer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jimenez checks a leg kick.
Jimenez tries to clinch there but Tax Payer circles away.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tax Payer manages to avoid it.
Tax Payer slips under a jab.
Tax Payer throws a right hand that misses
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Tax Payer throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diogo Jimenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimenez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Tax Payer.
I've got Tax Payer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Tax Payer!
After winning the bout, Finnish Tax Payer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 154 p4p, 277 weight class) and Ben Slam (ranked 10 p4p, 43 weight class). Okongwu comes to the cage accompanied by Show Stop - REASON. 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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Slam. Okongwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Slam
and Okongwu counters with a left and a right that stings Slam.
Slam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Slam throws a sloppy head kick
and Okongwu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slam really felt that one!
Slam 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.
Slam throws a lazy right hand but Okongwu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okongwu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Slam.
Ben Slam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okongwu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okongwu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okongwu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slam avoids the body shot from Okongwu.
Slam misses with a left hand
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Okongwu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Okongwu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've been informed that Slam has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slam moves out of range of the body kick from Okongwu.
Slam lands a nice hook to Okongwu's body. Okongwu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slam connects with a single shot there.
Okongwu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slam.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okongwu.
The fighters circling - Slam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okongwu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slam's head.
Okongwu blocks a leg kick.
Slam misses with an uppercut. Okongwu saw that one coming.
Slam tests Okongwu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mauro Okongwu's cut is getting worse.
Slam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okongwu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slam misses with a right hand
and Okongwu counters with a head kick that drops Slam to the mat! Slam scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Slam is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slam throws a lazy right hand but Okongwu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slam scores with a nice strike.
Slam misses with a hook. Okongwu ducked under it nicely.
Okongwu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slam throws a jab when Okongwu was well out of range.
Slam works the jab nicely.
Mauro Okongwu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Slam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okongwu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Okongwu.
A big right from Slam misses.
Slam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okongwu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slam is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Okongwu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Slam looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Slam misses the target.
Jab, jab by Slam - just one landing.
Okongwu misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okongwu. Okongwu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slam lands a nice shot to the body.
Slam throws a series of punches but Okongwu avoids them all with ease.
Okongwu lands with a hook. Slam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Ben Slam's cut even more.
Slam loads up on a big right hand but Okongwu slips the punch.
Slam throws a hook but Okongwu avoids it easily.
Okongwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slam moves away.
Slam is looking for the big counter here.
Okongwu lands with a straight right. Slam didn't see that one coming.
Okongwu closes the distance and clinches.
Slam wants to break free but Okongwu has control.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okongwu pushes Slam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slam wants to break free but Okongwu has control.
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of Slam backwards.
Slam working hard to break the clinch.
Slam takes a shot to the head.
The cut above Ben Slam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Okongwu is leaning against Slam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Slam controls the action.
Okongwu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slam backwards.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
Okongwu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okongwu is leaning against Slam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okongwu lands a shot to the body.
Okongwu misses with the head strike.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Okongwu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okongwu scores with a kick to the body.
Okongwu darts in and clinches Slam up against the cage.
Okongwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Okongwu - that landed with a thud.
Okongwu scores with a shoulder strike.
Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of Slam's head.
Nice body punch from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands with a light punch inside.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Slam avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Okongwu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slam takes a shot to the head.
Slam is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him?
Ben Slam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slam seems to have recovered his senses.
Slam is breathing heavily.
Okongwu drops Slam onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Slam is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Slam is trying to break free.
Okongwu dips a shoulder and cracks Slam with a mighty uppercut! Slam falls back against the cage and Okongwu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Slam is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Okongwu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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