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Blitz 131: Brothers in Arms PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo's entrance music is "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. A fine choice. Whyte has chosen Imagine - John Lennon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dana Whyte is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Musashimaru Koyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dana Whyte!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koyo misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Koyo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Koyo throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Koyo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whyte to the mat! Whyte manages to get full guard.
Koyo postures up in Whyte's guard and throws a big left but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whyte pulls Koyo in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whyte looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koyo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koyo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koyo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whyte throws a hook but Koyo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Koyo is just out of range.
Koyo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Whyte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whyte moves into full guard.
Whyte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koyo defends well.
Whyte trying to control the position.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Koyo landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.
Whyte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koyo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Whyte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koyo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whyte prevents Koyo from improving his position.
Koyo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whyte is working away from the top position though.
Koyo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Whyte is keen to just control but Koyo is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koyo's head.
Whyte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koyo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koyo keeping full guard, as Whyte tries to pass.
Koyo controlling Whyte's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koyo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koyo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whyte!
Koyo lands a big elbow - Whyte is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Whyte is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Musashimaru Koyo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Ready to Die Andrew W.K. 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
A combination from Sole does no damage.
Jenkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sole misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jenkins!
Sole is looking to clinch.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
A combination from Sole does no damage.
Jenkins takes one to the chin there.
Sole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole lands with a good body shot.
Sole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jenkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
Sole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Jenkins takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sole rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sole.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jenkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sole thinking.
Sole misses with a looping left.
Sole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jenkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole tries to clinch
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Sole does it's job there.
Sole shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sole in his tracks.
No joy there for Sole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
Sole tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Jenkins finds it's way through Sole's defenses.
Sole tries to clinch up
and Jenkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jenkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Sole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jenkins lands a stunning uppercut that sends Sole to the mat!
Sole is rocked!
Jenkins is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Sole is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jenkins fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Sole from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jenkins! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grimlock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Wu Tang Clan - Method Man. A fine choice. Pequeno has chosen Cão da Morte by Mão Morta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimlock Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pequeno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Pequeno is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Pequeno's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pequeno keeps working.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Pequeno is defending well.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Pequeno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones prevents Pequeno from improving his position.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Pequeno wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pequeno throws a body kick that misses.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pequeno moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pequeno looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Pequeno tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pequeno tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Grimlock Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pequeno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pequeno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a body shot.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pequeno has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Pequeno.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pequeno has the dominant position.
Pequeno lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimlock Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pequeno moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pequeno.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pequeno's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Pequeno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters circling a little - Pequeno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones tries a low kick but Pequeno avoids it.
Jones checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pequeno counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Pequeno takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pequeno. That did some damage!
Jones sizes up Pequeno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones clobbers Pequeno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pequeno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pequeno lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Pequeno tries to clinch up.
Pequeno throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pequeno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pequeno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pequeno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pequeno holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Pequeno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Pequeno blocks nicely.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones passes into half guard.
Pequeno is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pequeno is not content to let Jones control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pequeno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pequeno looking for a sweep. Not yet Pequeno, not yet.
Pequeno being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimlock Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Pequeno counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pequeno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Pequeno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Pequeno was well out of range.
Pequeno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Pequeno which made him look bad.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pequeno moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Pequeno.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Pequeno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pequeno thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pequeno. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pequeno takes a step back to recover.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pequeno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pequeno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimlock Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Pequeno counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Pequeno cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joao Pequeno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pequeno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pequeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pequeno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joao Pequeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Pequeno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimlock Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones thows a leg kick but Pequeno checks it
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pequeno.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Pequeno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones taking a breather.
Pequeno scores with a hook to the body.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pequeno has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Pequeno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Pequeno has him pinned against the cage.
Pequeno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pequeno pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Pequeno scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to break free but Pequeno pushes him back against the cage.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pequeno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pequeno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimlock Jones!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Rogers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
Da Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers works Da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Da Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Da Silva off to one side.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Da Silva shoots in but Rogers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Da Silva slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rogers wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rogers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Rogers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Da Silva. Rogers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brad Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
Rogers moves forwards but Da Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Da Silva fails to land the takedown.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Da Silva.
Da Silva has Rogers pressed against the cage, preventing Rogers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva successfully pulls guard.
Da Silva looking to control.
Da Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rogers rolls with it to try and escape but Da Silva cranks on the arm and Rogers is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). wa Za Banga comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. Penn has chosen BJ Penn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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23
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn blocks a leg kick.
wa Za Banga ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Penn lands in his opponent's guard.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but wa Za Banga blocks nicely.
wa Za Banga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn is fighting to break wa Za Banga's control of his arms but wa Za Banga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but wa Za Banga is retaining full guard.
Penn advances position into side control!
wa Za Banga is trying to get back to half guard.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but wa Za Banga is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wa Za Banga holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
wa Za Banga stops Penn from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn scoring with punches and elbows.
wa Za Banga manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Penn manages to get to full guard.
wa Za Banga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga wants to get up but he can't break Penn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
wa Za Banga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
wa Za Banga wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
wa Za Banga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn misses with a looping right.
wa Za Banga tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
wa Za Banga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wa Za Banga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn with a nice cross.
wa Za Banga misses with a head kick.
wa Za Banga throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by wa Za Banga.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but wa Za Banga avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
wa Za Banga misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wa Za Banga throws a head kick that half lands.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
wa Za Banga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
wa Za Banga connects with a single shot there.
wa Za Banga throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
wa Za Banga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
wa Za Banga throws a quick inside leg kick.
wa Za Banga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
wa Za Banga throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and wa Za Banga only half commits.
wa Za Banga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wa Za Banga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn misses with a wild combination.
wa Za Banga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn throws a jab when wa Za Banga was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses the body punch
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
wa Za Banga throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
wa Za Banga is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
wa Za Banga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
wa Za Banga just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Penn thuds his right hand into wa Za Banga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
wa Za Banga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
A kick lands to the mid section there for wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. wa Za Banga moves away and avoids it.
Penn avoids the body shot from wa Za Banga.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but wa Za Banga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
wa Za Banga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
wa Za Banga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with wa Za Banga's head.
wa Za Banga misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
wa Za Banga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
wa Za Banga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
wa Za Banga looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
wa Za Banga cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before wa Za Banga has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good leg kick by wa Za Banga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between wa Za Banga's hands.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and wa Za Banga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
wa Za Banga throws a low kick, looking for Penn's leg but Penn calmly moves out of range.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from wa Za Banga lands.
wa Za Banga throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
wa Za Banga moves away from the strike by Penn.
Good leg kick by wa Za Banga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn misses with a combination
and wa Za Banga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga connects with a high kick.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
wa Za Banga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
wa Za Banga throws a head kick that misses.
wa Za Banga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
wa Za Banga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
wa Za Banga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
wa Za Banga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with wa Za Banga, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes wa Za Banga against the cage but wa Za Banga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
wa Za Banga misses with a body shot.
wa Za Banga throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
wa Za Banga throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga is winning the standup battle so far.
wa Za Banga looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from wa Za Banga.
A nice inside leg kick there by wa Za Banga. That's going to slow Penn down.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn throws a body punch but wa Za Banga moves out of range.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but wa Za Banga sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
wa Za Banga connects with a solid leg kick.
wa Za Banga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but wa Za Banga swivels and escapes.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by wa Za Banga. That's going to slow Penn down.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
wa Za Banga clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
wa Za Banga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn avoids the body shot from wa Za Banga.
wa Za Banga throws a quick inside leg kick.
wa Za Banga looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
wa Za Banga ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
wa Za Banga lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn misses with a straight right.
wa Za Banga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
wa Za Banga delivers a nice body kick.
A cross from wa Za Banga lands.
wa Za Banga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn digs a good hook to wa Za Banga's body.
wa Za Banga throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wa Za Banga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
wa Za Banga throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
wa Za Banga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
wa Za Banga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
wa Za Banga tries a head kick but it misses.
wa Za Banga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from wa Za Banga.
An inside leg kick from wa Za Banga misses.
wa Za Banga scoring well with a low kick there.
wa Za Banga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
wa Za Banga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and wa Za Banga settles back down.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn misses with a body shot
and wa Za Banga counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - wa Za Banga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
wa Za Banga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. wa Za Banga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
wa Za Banga slips under a jab from Penn.
wa Za Banga lands a front kick.
wa Za Banga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
wa Za Banga misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
wa Za Banga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn misses the jab.
wa Za Banga throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wa Za Banga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Brigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigo's entrance music is The Black Eyed Peas - Bebot . A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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23
300 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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28
308 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Brigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Hill!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Brigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigo fails to land with a series of punches.
Brigo tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Brigo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Hill misses.
Hill takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brigo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill misses with a combination
and Brigo counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill throws out a loose jab but Brigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill misses with a hook.
Brigo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brigo lands the left hand.
Hill tries to land a front kick but Brigo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brigo, right into the meat.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brigo, right into the meat.
Brigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brigo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brigo lands a left hand.
Brigo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hill tries to break free but Brigo pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Brigo.
Brigo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brigo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brigo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brigo ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigo cracks the inside of Hill's front leg.
Brigo dips to his left and cracks Hill with an uppercut!
It looks like Harry Hill has been cut.
Brigo forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Brigo misses with a knee strike.
Brigo lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brigo.
Hill looks gassed!
Brigo scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Brigo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brigo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Brigo.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Brigo.
Brigo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Brigo lands a left hand.
Hill tries to break free but Brigo pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brigo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hill's brow.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigo counters with an outside leg kick.
Brigo lands with an overhand left.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigo counters with a low kick, right behind Hill 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Brigo's head but Brigo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Brigo's shoulder, as Brigo tries to avoid the shot.
Brigo clinches.
Brigo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brigo misses with some punches.
Brigo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brigo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
Hill letting Brigo take a breather here.
Brigo misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Brigo has the dominant position.
Brigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brigo has Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Brigo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Brigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Hill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hill looks to land a right hand but Brigo moved out of range.
Brigo slips under a jab.
Hill misses with a hook. Brigo ducked under it nicely.
Hill misses with a body kick.
Brigo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Brigo ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Brigo moved out of range nicely.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brigo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Brigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brigo duly obliges.
Brigo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill throws a combination that misses
and Brigo counters by clinching up.
Brigo cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Brigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Brigo is out of range.
Brigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Brigo feints and then cracks Hill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hill down.
Brigo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brigo lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Brigo lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brigo cracks the inside of Hill's front leg.
Brigo connects with a high kick.
Hill misses with a hook. Brigo ducked under it nicely.
Brigo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brigo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Harry Hill's cut even more.
Brigo lands with a short shot to the head.
Brigo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brigo trying to land knees to the body.
Brigo misses with the head strike.
Brigo is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigo.
Brigo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Brigo is controlling the position.
Brigo has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Brigo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Brigo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brigo stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigo pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brigo stalling against the cage.
Brigo breaks from the clinch.
Brigo jabs at Hill's body.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Brigo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brigo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brigo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brigo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Brigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill throws the left hand but Brigo avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jamie Brigo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Brigo moved out of range nicely.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Brigo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brigo.
Brigo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brigo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hill on the side of the head.
The cut above Harry Hill's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A left lands for Brigo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brigo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brigo can pounce on him.
Brigo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brigo punishes Hill's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Brigo finds it's way through Hill's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Brigo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Hill's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brigo digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Hill with a jab.
Harry Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Brigo.
Brigo connects with a single shot there.
Brigo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brigo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brigo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Brigo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brigo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brigo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigo lands an elbow just above Hill 's eye.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brigo scores with a knee to the head.
Harry Hill's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brigo missing with knees to the body.
Brigo breaks the clinch.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill throws a hook but Brigo avoids it easily.
Hill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brigo in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brigo. That's going to slow Hill down.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Brigo.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Brigo slips the punch.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harry Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigo counters with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Hill's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Brigo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Vandrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandrel comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantula - Pendulum. Seth Vandrel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Vandrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Noonan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandrel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noonan on the side of the head.
It looks like Mickey Noonan has been cut.
Vandrel wants to land a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Vandrel needs to keep his hands up - Noonan had a free shot at his head there.
Mickey Noonan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noonan throws a looping overhand right but Vandrel ducks down to avoid it.
Vandrel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vandrel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Noonan backwards.
Noonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan lands with a left to the head.
Noonan tries to throw a body punch but Vandrel avoids it by throwing Noonan back against the cage.
Noonan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noonan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vandrel backwards.
It looks like Seth Vandrel has been cut.
Vandrel scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan lands a body punch.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Vandrel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noonan.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Vandrel controls the action.
Noonan pushes Vandrel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Noonan as the two fighters clinch.
Vandrel is breathing heavily.
Vandrel prevents a body shot from Noonan.
Vandrel misses with the head strike.
Noonan misses with a punch on the inside.
Vandrel blocks an uppercut.
Noonan scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Vandrel controls the action.
Noonan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan works on Vandrel's body with a couple of short punches.
Noonan lands with a right to the head.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandrel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noonan.
Noonan tries to work over Vandrel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan lands a body shot.
Vandrel misses with a body punch.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan gets through Vandrel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Noonan struggles to land a body shot inside as Vandrel controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Noonan.
Vandrel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Noonan - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Noonan.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Noonan.
Noonan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noonan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noonan gets through Vandrel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandrel blocks an uppercut.
Noonan has a couple of punches blocked by Vandrel.
Vandrel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Noonan as the two fighters clinch.
Noonan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Vandrel prevents a body shot from Noonan.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Vandrel.
Vandrel is trying to stall.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Noonan can't find room to land a body shot as Vandrel controls the action.
Vandrel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandrel.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vandrel or not.
Vandrel misses with a knee strike.
Noonan lands a shot to the body.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Vandrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vandrel lands a right hand.
Noonan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Noonan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vandrels head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Noonan.
Vandrel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noonan is keeping busy.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vandrel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noonan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noonan lands with a right to the head.
Noonan gets through Vandrel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan tries a body shot but Vandrel blocks it.
Noonan tries to throw a body punch but Vandrel avoids it by throwing Noonan back against the cage.
Vandrel is trying to maintain a safe position but Noonan gets an underhook and turns Vandrel into the cage.
Noonan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vandrel is rocked!
Noonan scores with a hook to the body.
Noonan tries to throw a body punch but Vandrel avoids it by throwing Noonan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Noonan.
Noonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Vandrel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vandrel seems to have got his legs back now.
Noonan lands a hook that snaps the head of Vandrel backwards.
Vandrel blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noonan throws a head punch that misses.
Noonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noonan scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Noonan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vandrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noonan.
Noonan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noonan cracks Vandrel with a good jab.
Noonan takes a swing at Vandrel's ribcage but misses.
Vandrel misses the shot to the body.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noonan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vandrel on the side of the head.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandrel throws a wild body kick that Noonan sees coming a mile off.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan misses the body punch
and Vandrel counters with a shoot takedown. Noonan fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vandrel tries to free his leg and advance position but Noonan is retaining full guard.
Noonan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vandrel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noonan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vandrel trying to control but Noonan is working from the bottom.
Vandrel tries to free his leg and advance position but Noonan is retaining full guard.
Vandrel thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vandrel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Noonan throws a big shot that misses.
Noonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandrel.
Noonan lands with a right hand.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandrel manages to avoid it.
Vandrel throws a series of punches but Noonan moves out of range.
A jab from Noonan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noonan stuns Vandrel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noonan lands a head shot.
Vandrel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noonan.
Noonan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noonan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vandrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noonan.
Noonan tests Vandrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Vandrel lands with an uppercut that bounces Noonan off the cage and back into rage.
Noonan lands with a shot to the body.
Mickey Noonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Vandrel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Vandrel.
Jab, jab by Noonan - just one landing.
Noonan takes a swing at Vandrel's ribcage but misses.
Vandrel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vandrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noonan throws a body punch but Vandrel moves out of range.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan lands a slapping body shot.
Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Vandrel.
Noonan lands with a good body shot.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Vandrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan tests Vandrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vandrel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noonan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vandrel.
Noonan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noonan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noonan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Noonan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noonan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vandrel takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Noonan finds it's target.
Vandrel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vandrel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Noonan lands the left hand.
Noonan scores with a nice head shot.
Noonan with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vandrel. Noonan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vandrel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mickey Noonan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandrel misses with the combination.
Noonan cracks Vandrel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vandrel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Noonan misses with a body shot.
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan swings for the body but Vandrel moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Noonan.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noonan throws a body punch but Vandrel moves out of range.
Vandrel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noonan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandrel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noonan was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandrel.
Vandrel drops his hands momentarily and Noonan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Noonan.
Noonan swings for the body but Vandrel moves out of range.
Noonan looks to land a left hand but Vandrel moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Noonan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Vandrel scores with a nice strike.
Noonan throws a shot from downtown. Vandrel moves away and avoids it.
Vandrel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan misses with a looping left.
Noonan misses with a hook. Vandrel ducked under it nicely.
Vandrel slips under a jab from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noonan. Vandrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vandrel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vandrel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noonan throws a body punch but Vandrel moves out of range.
Vandrel tries to clinch there but Noonan circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vandrel counters with a straight right hand.
Noonan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vandrel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vandrel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Noonan lands the left hand.
Vandrel throws a one two combo.
Noonan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noonan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noonan connects with a single shot there.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vandrel moves out of range of the strikes.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan slaps away a takedown attempt from Vandrel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noonan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vandrel.
Vandrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandrel is just out of range.
Noonan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vandrel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noonan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vandrel was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
Noonan misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Vandrel.
Noonan lands with a nice body punch.
Vandrel throws a wild body kick that Noonan sees coming a mile off.
Noonan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vandrel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandrel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vandrel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vandrel ducks under a wild hook from Noonan.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noonan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Noonan takes one on the button.
Noonan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Nice uppercut lands for Noonan. That snapped Vandrel's head back.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Noonan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandrel moves away.
Vandrel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vandrel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noonan doesn't seem bothered though.
Vandrel wants to clinch up but Noonan keeps it at a distance.
Vandrel avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Noonan throws a big shot that misses.
Noonan throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Noonan.
A jab from Noonan misses.
Vandrel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
Noonan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vandrel rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noonan lands the left hand.
Vandrel misses with a straight left.
Vandrel lands a nice hook to Noonan's body. Noonan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noonan thows a body shot but no joy.
Noonan lands an overhand right.
Vandrel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Noonan's guard.
Vandrel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noonan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vandrel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noonan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noonan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan unloading with bombs!
Noonan lands a big elbow - Vandrel is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Vandrel is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Noonan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhard Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barbarino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Barbarino song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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273 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinhard Galt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galt throws a hook to the side of Barbarino's head but Barbarino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Galt. Barbarino shrugs it off though.
A jab from Barbarino finds it's way through Galt's defenses.
Galt misses with a low kick as Barbarino jumps back.
Reinhard Galt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbarino's sensitive parts.
Barbarino avoids a kick to the body.
Galt throws a leg kick but Barbarino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Galt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbarino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Galt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Galt 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 Barbarino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbarino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Galt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galt moves away.
Galt misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galt cracks Barbarino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Galt throws a solid leg kick but Barbarino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galt.
Galt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Galt connects with a jab.
It looks like Vinnie Barbarino has been cut.
Galt misses with a kick to the body.
Barbarino tries for a takedown but Galt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Barbarino misses.
A big left from Barbarino misses.
Barbarino is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbarino tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbarino moves out of range of the leg kick from Galt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino shoots for a takedown but Galt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbarino ducks under a wild hook from Galt.
Galt stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Barbarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Galt misses with a body kick.
Galt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinhard Galt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Barbarino.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt strikes.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Galt but Galt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Galt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Galt.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Barbarino throws a hook but Galt blocks it.
Galt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Barbarino misses
and Galt counters with a good low kick that Barbarino was not able to check.
Barbarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Galt lands a head kick. Barbarino smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Barbarino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Barbarino.
Galt slips a jab from Barbarino.
Barbarino cracks Galt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbarino blocks a head kick by Galt.
Galt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galt tries to work over Barbarino's front leg with a kick but Barbarino checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galt slips a jab and a cross from Barbarino.
Barbarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reinhard Galt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Barbarino with that takedown attempt.
Galt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbarino throws a shot from downtown. Galt moves away and avoids it.
Barbarino sizes up Galt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbarino is looking to score with low kicks.
Barbarino defending well as Galt loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Galt.
Horrible takedown by Barbarino or perhaps it was just good defense by Galt which made him look bad.
Barbarino checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galt.
Barbarino cracks Galt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barbarino. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Galt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Galt misses with a leg kick
and Barbarino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galt won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Galt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbarino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Galt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barbarino.
Barbarino misses with the ground and pound.
Galt tries to buck Barbarino off but Barbarino is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Galt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barbarino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Galt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbarino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Galt gets back to full guard.
Barbarino thows a big elbow that misses.
Barbarino postures up in Galt's guard and throws a big left but Galt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino thows a big elbow that misses.
Barbarino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barbarino working the ground and pound.
Galt tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Barbarino crashes against the mat.
Barbarino throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Galt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Barbarino looks to land a strike but Galt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Barbarino trying to control the position from guard on top but Galt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbarino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barbarino scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbarino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Galt is keeping the position.
Barbarino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barbarino wants to pass the guard but Galt is keeping the position.
Barbarino throwing strikes from guard but Galt blocks nicely.
Galt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Barbarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Barbarino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Galt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barbarino checks a low kick from Galt.
Barbarino throws a front kick aimed at Galt's knee but Galt avoids it well.
Barbarino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Galt staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbarino misses with an uppercut.
Galt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbarino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino trying to control the action but Galt is working from the bottom.
Barbarino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barbarino wants to free his trapped foot but Galt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Galt is doing well to control the position and prevent Barbarino from advancing to side control.
Barbarino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galt defending well though.
Barbarino with the ground and pound but Galt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Barbarino preventing the sweep.
Galt controls Barbarino momentarily but Barbarino frees himself.
Barbarino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbarino.
Barbarino moves out of range as Galt throws a body kick.
Barbarino misses with a looping left.
Barbarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galt.
Galt works the jab nicely.
Barbarino misses with a looping left.
Reinhard Galt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Galt misses.
Galt is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barbarino misses.
Barbarino throws a big shot that misses.
Barbarino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Galt connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbarino throws a jab but it's blocked by Galt.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Barbarino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbarino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Galt misses with a head kick.
Galt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbarino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barbarino looks to land a left hand but Galt moved out of range nicely.
Galt throws a body kick that misses.
Galt throws a head kick that misses.
Barbarino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Galt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barbarino scores with a nice strike.
Galt scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galt. That's going to slow Barbarino down.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbarino misses the target.
Galt ducks under a wild hook from Barbarino.
An inside leg kick from Barbarino misses.
Galt thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reinhard Galt.
I think Galt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Reinhard Galt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin has chosen Metallica - Damage Inc. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Loughlin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Loughlin misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Bell misses.
Loughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Bell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Bell misses.
Loughlin jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Loughlin misses.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell thuds his right hand into Loughlin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loughlin. That's going to slow Bell down.
Loughlin ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
A slow jab from Loughlin misses its intended target.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loughlin throws out the jab.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loughlin throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Loughlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loughlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Loughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Loughlin misses with a hook to the body
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell moves out of range of the leg kick from Loughlin.
Loughlin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loughlin tries a low kick but Bell avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loughlin throws out a loose jab but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loughlin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Loughlin takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bell thinking.
A slow jab from Loughlin misses its intended target.
Bell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loughlin.
Loughlin tries to land a body kick
and Bell counters with a three punch combo that has Loughlin backing up. Loughlin nods at Bell to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loughlin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell connects with a jab.
Loughlin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bell rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a low kick.
Bell lands a jab to the nose.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loughlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loughlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bell checks a low kick from Loughlin.
Bell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bell misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good work by Bell as he checks the leg kick.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Loughlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bell in his tracks.
Loughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Loughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loughlin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bell defending well as Loughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Loughlin misses with a straight left.
Bell throws a right and a left that Loughlin avoids nicely.
Bell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loughlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell lands a nice hook to Loughlin's body. Loughlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocks a head kick by Loughlin.
Loughlin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A cross from Loughlin lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loughlin.
Bell defending well as Loughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loughlin's hands.
Loughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Stringer Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Loughlin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loughlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loughlin is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Loughlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loughlin tries to work over Bell's front leg with a kick but Bell checks it.
Loughlin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Bell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loughlin manages to avoid it.
Loughlin looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell clinches with his opponent.
Bell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell lands a left hand.
Loughlin breaks from the clinch.
Bell misses with a body punch
and Loughlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Loughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Loughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Loughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell checks the leg kick.
Loughlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loughlin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Loughlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loughlin throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Bell blocks a head kick by Loughlin.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loughlin misses with a body shot
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bell wants to clinch up but Loughlin keeps it at a distance.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Loughlin.
Loughlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin tries to land a leg kick but Bell saw it coming and moves away.
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bell looks to land a combination but Loughlin avoids it well.
Loughlin throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bell blocks the low kick.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Loughlin misses with a hook.
Loughlin throws a big shot that misses.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Bell ducked under it nicely.
Bell connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Loughlin finds it's target.
Loughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loughlin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Loughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bell counters by moving into the clinch.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch but Bell keeps him there for the moment.
Bell misses with a knee strike.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Bell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loughlin avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Loughlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
Bell misses with the head strike.
Loughlin blocks an uppercut.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell tries a knee to the head but Loughlin blocks it.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell working aggressively here.
Loughlin has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loughlin's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loughlin wants to break free but Bell has control.
Bell working aggressively here.
Loughlin tries to circle away but Bell has him pinned against the cage.
Loughlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loughlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Loughlin.
Loughlin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loughlin dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Loughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stringer Bell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loughlin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loughlin.
A jab from Loughlin finds it's way through Bell's defenses.
Loughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell checks a low kick from Loughlin.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Loughlin ducks down to avoid it.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
A punch combination from Loughlin misses.
Bell is looking to clinch but Loughlin is avoiding it.
Loughlin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocks the body kick.
Loughlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Loughlin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Bell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Loughlin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin moves away from the strike by Bell.
Bell takes a swing at Loughlin's ribcage but misses.
Loughlin feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loughlin throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Loughlin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Loughlin tries to land a leg kick but Bell saw it coming and moves away.
Loughlin throws a head kick that misses.
Loughlin dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Loughlin.
Loughlin ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Loughlin stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loughlin lunges at Bell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bell's hand.
Loughlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell throws a body punch but Loughlin moves out of range.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loughlin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loughlin tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Loughlin throws a leg kick
and Bell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bell misses with some punches.
Bell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Loughlin manages to break the clinch.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loughlin misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell throws a series of punches but Loughlin avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stringer Bell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bell blocks a jab.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell punishes Loughlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Loughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big right from Loughlin misses.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Bell throws out a powerful jab.
Loughlin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin tried to score with a low kick but Bell checks it.
Loughlin throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Loughlin is just out of range.
Bell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loughlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Loughlin misses
and Bell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loughlin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurent Loughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Loughlin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loughlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Bell off the cage and back into rage.
Bell wants to clinch up but Loughlin keeps it at a distance.
Loughlin misses with a body punch
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Loughlin.
Bell throws the left hand but Loughlin avoids the punch easily.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
Loughlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bell counters with a left and a right that stings Loughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a straight right hand.
Bell is looking to clinch but Loughlin is avoiding it.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Loughlin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bell is out of range and Loughlin settles back down.
Loughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Loughlin misses with a body shot.
Loughlin throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Loughlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loughlin throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Loughlin tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loughlin momentarily.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loughlin throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Loughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loughlin misses the body punch
and Loughlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!
Stringer Bell retains his light heavyweight title!
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