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Event:
ABW 85 Douglas - Dovlatov
Date: Nov 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Meat Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meat Boy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meat Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hess walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick which misses Hess's front leg but catches the back leg as Hess tries to avoid it.
Hess tries to clinch but Meat Boy moves out of range.
Hess has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meat Boy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meat Boy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hess has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hess and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meat Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meat Boy misses with a low kick.
Hess wants to counter the offense by Meat Boy and move into the clinch position.
A bone on bone clash there as Hess blocks the leg kick.
Meat Boy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hess wants to clinch
and Meat Boy counters with a nice body kick.
Hess looks winded!#T1#
Meat Boy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meat Boy misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Hess releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Meat Boy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meat Boy throws the kick towards the body but Hess avoids it.
Meat Boy misses with a leg kick
and Hess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meat Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meat Boy throws a lazy right hand but Hess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meat Boy throws a leg kick
and Hess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meat Boy.
Meat Boy misses with a body shot.
Meat Boy cracks the inside of Hess's front leg.
Meat Boy misses the shot to the body.
Hess is looking to clinch but Meat Boy is avoiding it.
Meat Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Meat Boy's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hess fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meat Boy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Meat Boy. #CL2#
Hess moves into range and clinches up with Meat Boy.
Meat Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meat Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meat Boy stalls.
Meat Boy tries to work over Hess's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meat Boy.
Hess misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hess throws a head punch that misses.
Hess tries to work over Meat Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hess has a couple of punches blocked by Meat Boy.
Hess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meat Boy.
Meat Boy misses with some punches.
Hess misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Meat Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Hess controls the action.
#TD#
Meat Boy pulls guard successfully.
Meat Boy pulls Hess in close to his closed guard and prevents Hess from doing any damage or advancing position.
Meat Boy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hess manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meat Boy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Meat Boy passes into half guard.
Hess taking some punishment here, with Meat Boy in his half guard.
Meat Boy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hess! #T4#
Meat Boy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hess in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Meat Boy content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Meat Boy looking to isolate an arm here. Hess doesn't see it coming and as Meat Boy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Meat Boy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Super Meat Boy!
A less than humble Super Meat Boy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Khaan misses with a body shot.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khaan.
#CL2#
Hess has managed to clinch.
Hess lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#
It looks like Darius Khaan has been cut.
Hess stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Our sources have told us that Khaan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Khaan tries to break the clinch but Hess is controlling the position.
Hess softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hess.
Hess throws a punch but it's blocked by Khaan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Khaan lands a takedown into guard.
Khaan throwing strikes from guard but Hess blocks nicely.
Khaan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hess really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khaan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Khaan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khaan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khaan postures up in Hess's guard and throws a big left but Hess blocks it.
Khaan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khaan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khaan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Khaan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hess can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khaan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khaan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khaan cracks Hess with a solid left hand.
Hess keeping moving, preventing Khaan from controlling successfully.
Khaan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hess working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khaan.
Khaan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khaan stands up over Hess, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Khaan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khaan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khaan postures up in Hess's guard and throws a big left but Hess blocks it.
Hess utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khaan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khaan trying to control but Hess is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khaan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khaan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khaan throws a big right hand that misses.
Khaan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hess avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hess wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khaan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Khaan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khaan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khaan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hess has momentary wrist control but Khaan slips an elbow through the middle.
Khaan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khaan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khaan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Khaan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Khaan cracks Hess with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Khaan immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hess is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Khaan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Khaan!
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Event:
YL 47: Doss v Sobchak 2
Date: Sep 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Hess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pellinore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pellinore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pellinore throws a leg kick but Hess sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pellinore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pellinore thows a leg kick but Hess checks it
and Hess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pellinore circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Pellinore misses.
Hess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pellinore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pellinore throws a leg kick
and Hess counters with a leg kick.
Hess lands a leg kick that knocks Pellinore off balance momentarily.
Hess connects with a leg kick. Pellinore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pellinore looks to throw the jab but Hess is out of range.
Pellinore misses with a jab to the body
and Hess counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pellinore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hess wants to clinch.#T1##CL#
Hess moves into the clinch successfully.
Hess misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pellinore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pellinore digs a right hand underneath Hess's ribcage. Hess let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hess blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hess - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pellinore digs a right hand into Hess's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hess's gas tank.
Hess is breathing heavily.
Pellinore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pellinore.
Good body shot from Pellinore.
Pellinore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Pellinore.
Pellinore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hess backwards. #BC2#
Pellinore breaks from the clinch.
Hess looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hess crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pellinore - the referee stops the clock and Hess gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pellinore. Hess manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pellinore throws a body punch but Hess moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Pellinore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hess on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Pellinore.#ROC2#
Hess is rocked!
Pellinore connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hess out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tor Pellinore!
A relieved looking Tor Pellinore 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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Event:
YL 44: McGregor v Umm
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Hess forces Peterson back against the ropes and clinches.
Hess displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peterson up against the ropes.
Hess tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Hess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hess stalls.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Hess works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Hess swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Peterson.
Peterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peterson 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.
A short right from Peterson.
Hess working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Hess saw that one coming.#CL2#
Hess closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hess fails to land.
Hess tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Hess back against the ropes.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson is working Hess over against the ropes.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Hess.
Hess has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Hess avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the ropes. #KD#
Peterson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hess with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hess looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hess get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hess moves away.#T2#
Peterson throws a right hand that misses
and Hess counters with an outside leg kick.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hess.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hess circles away quickly and effectively.
Hess is looking to clinch.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Hess counters with a thumping low kick.
Hess wants to clinch
and Peterson counters with a big uppercut that drops Hess face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). George Peterson!
After winning the bout, George Peterson 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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Event:
YL 33: Doss v Sobchak
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Hess.
Hess wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hess looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hess tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrahamian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrahamian.
Hess wants to clinch but Abrahamian slips to the side
and Abrahamian counters with a three punch combo that has Hess backing up. Hess nods at Abrahamian to acknowledge the strikes.
Abrahamian has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hess misses with the body kick
and Abrahamian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abrahamian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hess tries to clinch there but Abrahamian circles away.
Hess throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bubba Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hess tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Abrahamian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hess moves in looking to clinch but Abrahamian pushes him off.
Hess doesn't manage to clinch there - Abrahamian circles away.
Abrahamian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1##CL#
Hess closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Hess as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hess.
Abrahamian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hess softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hess is working Abrahamian over against the ropes.#BC2#
Abrahamian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hess is looking to clinch but Abrahamian is avoiding it.
Hess staying out of range there.#CL#
Hess moves into range and clinches up with Abrahamian.
Hess blocks an uppercut.
Abrahamian is trying to break the clinch but Hess is controlling him.
Hess is trying to maintain a safe position but Abrahamian gets an underhook and turns Hess into the ropes.
Abrahamian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abrahamian prevents a body shot from Hess.
Abrahamian misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Abrahamian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abrahamian struggles to land a body shot inside as Hess controls his hands.
Hess misses with some punches.
Hess misses with a punch to the body.
Abrahamian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hess backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hess.
Hess digs a right hand underneath Abrahamian's ribcage. Abrahamian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abrahamian working aggressively here.
Hess presses Abrahamian against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hess lands a body shot.
Abrahamian looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Hess as the two fighters clinch.
Hess gets through Abrahamian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Artiom Abrahamian has been cut.
A short left from Hess.
Hess stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abrahamian takes a shot to the head.
Hess presses Abrahamian against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hess lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hess pushes Abrahamian back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hess lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Abrahamian is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Hess dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artiom Abrahamian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Hess.
Abrahamian is still on wobbly legs! Can Hess finish him?
Hess cracks Abrahamian with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Abrahamian goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Abrahamian wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bubba Hess!
Bubba Hess bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Young Lions 170 T Round 8
Date: Jun 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Abrahamian takes a swing at Hess's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Hess moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hess fails to land.
A hook to the body from Abrahamian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abrahamian.
Abrahamian working aggressively here.
Hess tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abrahamian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abrahamian.
Still in the clinch, Abrahamian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hess throws a head punch that misses.
Hess blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abrahamian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abrahamian backwards.
Hess lands a body shot.
Hess pushes Abrahamian back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abrahamian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrahamian throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Abrahamian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hess swings wildly with an uppercut but Abrahamian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Hess.
Hess working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abrahamian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hess throws a head punch that misses.
Hess tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hess scores with a shoulder strike.
Hess doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Hess to work.
Hess goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hess blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abrahamian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hess lands a hook that snaps the head of Abrahamian backwards. #T2#
Hess taking a breather.
Hess lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Abrahamian breaks the clinch.
Hess tries to clinch there but Abrahamian circles away.
Abrahamian misses with a straight left.
Hess tries to clinch but Abrahamian moves out of range. #CL#
Hess closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Abrahamian.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hess.
Hess lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abrahamian blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Hess dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Hess clinches up with Abrahamian and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hess fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hess lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abrahamian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abrahamian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hess scores with a shoulder strike.
Hess misses with a punch to the body.
Hess has Abrahamian pressed against the ropes, preventing Abrahamian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hess holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Hess.
Abrahamian blocks a body shot from Hess.
Hess lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abrahamian backwards.
Hess misses with a knee to the head.
Hess working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Hess on the inside. #T1#
Hess tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abrahamian's elbow.
Hess tries a body shot but Abrahamian blocks it.
Abrahamian's coach down at England Fight Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Abrahamian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hess is leaning against Abrahamian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hess comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Artiom Abrahamian has been cut.
Abrahamian letting Hess take a breather here.
Abrahamian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hess displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abrahamian up against the ropes.#KD#
Hess breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Abrahamian with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Abrahamian looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Abrahamian get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!#CL#
Hess moves into the clinch successfully.
Hess cracks Abrahamian with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Abrahamian goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Abrahamian wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bubba Hess!
Bubba Hess tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Hess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hess feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL#
Hess fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slim, pushing him back against the cage.
Hess makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hess stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hess.
Slim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hess scores with a shot to the side of Slim's head.
Hess lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Hess.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Hess stalling against the cage.
Hess lands a right hand.
Hess lands a shot to the body.
Hess digs a right hand into Slim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slim's gas tank.
Slim looks winded!
Hess lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC#
Hess breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1##CL#
Hess gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hess lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hess lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Hess pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hess pushes Slim up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hess.
Hess lands with a light punch inside.
Slim has had enough of the clinch but Hess keeps him there for the moment.
Hess makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hess is working Slim over against the cage.
Come on Hess - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hess lands with a right to the head.
Hess lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slim backwards. #T2#
A hook to the body from Hess.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slim.
A shot in the inside from Hess.
Hess slowing the pace effectively.
Hess stalling against the cage.
Hess lands a shoulder strike.
Slim takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Hess.
Hess lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
Nice body punch from Hess - that landed with a thud.
Hess stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hess.
A short right from Hess.
Hess digs a right hand into Slim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slim's gas tank. #T3#
Hess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hess. #BC#
Hess breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Hess has Slim up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hess.
Hess scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hess.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hess creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hess.
Hess lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hess lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#KD#
Hess drops Slim onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Slim is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Slim is rocked!#T4#
A short uppercut from Hess.
Slim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hess finish him?
A short right from Hess on the inside.
Hess is leaning against Slim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hess lands a left hand.
Hess creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Slim with a big uppercut! Slim tries to clinch up but Hess pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Slim to the mat! Slim covers up and Hess unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bubba Hess!
Bubba Hess decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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