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Syn' 99: Chaos By Design PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Kanttori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanttori comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - Death in Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Kanttori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanttori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanttori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jenkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kanttori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jenkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Heikki Kanttori has been cut.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside that Kanttori shrugs off.
Kanttori is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jenkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Kanttori letting Jenkins take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Jenkins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heikki Kanttori's cut is getting worse.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanttori lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kanttori has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanttori goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jenkins is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanttori manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kanttori defends well.
Jenkins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jenkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kanttori is breathing heavily.
Jenkins clinches up against the cage.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Kanttori in his tracks for a moment.
Heikki Kanttori's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Kanttori goes for a takedown attempt but Jenkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Kanttori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanttori closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Kanttori pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kanttori backs up against the cage.
Kanttori is rocked!
Jeez, Heikki Kanttori's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Kanttori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins jerks Kanttori's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kanttori drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Jenkins goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Jenkins because Kanttori was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Leroy Jenkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Corncrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corncrab comes to the cage accompanied by TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me. Breaker has chosen Hustlin' as his entrance music. Stanley Corncrab has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Corncrab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corncrab slips under a jab.
Corncrab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Breaker is fending him off so far but Corncrab persists. Nope, Breaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Breaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Breaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Breaker misses the target.
Breaker misses with a low kick.
Corncrab shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Corncrab looking to secure an arm triangle but Breaker defends it well.
Breaker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corncrab scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Breaker?
Breaker tries to hold on but Corncrab postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corncrab working for a guillotine from mount but Breaker is in no mood to give up.
Corncrab avoids the attempt from Breaker to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corncrab misses with a head shot.
Corncrab looking to control but Breaker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Corncrab sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Breaker tries to hold on but Corncrab pushes him away.
Corncrab punching from mount but Breaker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Corncrab looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Corncrab trying to control but Breaker is having none of it.
Breaker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corncrab. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breaker is looking to get to half guard.
Corncrab raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corncrab unloading with bombs!
Corncrab lands a nice shot to the head.
Breaker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Breaker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Breaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Breaker is not content to let Corncrab control the position.
Corncrab is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Breaker defends it well.
Corncrab stops Breaker from getting back to his feet.
Breaker trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Breaker connects with a looping right hand.
Breaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breaker throws a sloppy head kick and Corncrab moves out of range easily.
Breaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corncrab misses with a wild body shot.
Breaker misses with a few strikes there.
Corncrab ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Corncrab scores with a takedown into Breaker's guard.
Corncrab with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corncrab throws a big right hand that misses.
Corncrab stopping the sweep attempt from Breaker.
Corncrab trying to control the position from guard on top but Breaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Corncrab is controlling him.
Corncrab throwing strikes from guard but Breaker blocks nicely.
Breaker keeping moving, preventing Corncrab from controlling successfully.
Corncrab cracks Breaker with a solid left hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Breaker does no damage.
A slow jab from Breaker misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
J Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Stanley Corncrab has been cut.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Breaker moves away from the strike by Corncrab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Corncrab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Corncrab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Breaker moves out of range as Corncrab strikes.
Corncrab takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Breaker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corncrab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Breaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corncrab pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corncrab throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Corncrab throws a head kick that misses.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Corncrab.
Breaker misses with a low kick.
J Breaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Corncrab.
Breaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corncrab closes the distance and clinches up with Breaker, looking for a takedown. Corncrab pushes Breaker against the cage but Breaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Breaker throws a hook but Corncrab blocks it.
Breaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Corncrab counters with a big head kick but Breaker shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corncrab takes one to the chin there.
J Breaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corncrab ducks right into an uppercut from Breaker.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
Breaker tries to bum rush Corncrab with a series of wild strikes but Corncrab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Breaker misses.
Corncrab ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corncrab throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Breaker's waist but Breaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corncrab off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Corncrab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corncrab moves out of range as Breaker strikes.
Breaker cracks Corncrab with an uppercut from hell and Corncrab crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Breaker's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Corncrab is rocked!
Stanley Corncrab's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oh Corncrab is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Breaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Corncrab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corncrab seems to have got his legs back now.
Corncrab has a closed guard, preventing Breaker from standing up.
Corncrab keeping moving, preventing Breaker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker stands up from Corncrab's guard - Breaker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Corncrab shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Breaker is trying to defend but Corncrab finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
Corncrab throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Breaker is pressing down on Corncrab's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Corncrab wants to pass the guard but Breaker is keeping the position.
Breaker can't keep his opponent in guard - Corncrab advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Corncrab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stanley Corncrab overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker wants to get back to his feet.
Corncrab seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corncrab.
Corncrab thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Breaker wants to get back to his feet.
Corncrab looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Corncrab wants to take a breather but Breaker is having none of it.
Corncrab trying to control the pace.
Corncrab lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Corncrab is trying to control. Breaker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Breaker wants to get back to his feet.
Breaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Corncrab throws a head kick that misses.
Breaker misses with a leg kick
and Corncrab counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corncrab is looking to work some ground and pound but Breaker has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but J Breaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stanley Corncrab's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Breaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Corncrab tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corncrab tries to land a knee to the head but Breaker blocks with his arms.
Corncrab tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corncrab is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Breaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corncrab misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Breaker.
Corncrab jumps guard but Breaker stands there with Corncrab around his waist. Corncrab gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Corncrab wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Corncrab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corncrab avoiding damage.
Breaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corncrab tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Corncrab jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Breaker walks away with a smile on his face. Corncrab gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Breaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Corncrab counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Breaker!
Breaker tries to reverse the position but Corncrab maintains control.
Corncrab sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Corncrab controlling the pace for now.
Corncrab prevents Breaker from getting the reversal.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound.
Corncrab trying to control but Breaker is having none of it.
Corncrab scoring with strikes but Breaker is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Corncrab has a good base and remains in mount.
Breaker tries to hold on but Corncrab postures up.
Breaker is trying to escape the mount.
Breaker is squirming around, avoiding Corncrab's attempts to control the action.
Corncrab sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Corncrab lands a nice shot to the head.
Breaker can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab blocks Breaker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Breaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Corncrab won't let Breaker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Breaker wants to hold on but Corncrab pushes him away.
Corncrab cracks Breaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Corncrab lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Corncrab is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Breaker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Breaker tries to lock up and control but Corncrab gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Corncrab looking to control and managing it successfully.
Breaker tries to lock up and control but Corncrab gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Breaker is looking to escape.
Breaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Corncrab landing strikes, looking to finish!
Breaker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Breaker is trying to stand.
Breaker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Corncrab working over Breaker with some ground and pound. Breaker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Breaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Corncrab.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corncrab.
Breaker trying to control from the bottom.
Corncrab with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Corncrab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Corncrab showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Corncrab 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Stanley Corncrab!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Stanley Corncrab!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Stanley Corncrab!
Stanley Corncrab wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolodenka Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bert & Ernie - Ante Up. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Boyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolodenka Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Kharitonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kharitonov has closed the distance and engaged Boyce in a clinch.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyce or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Boyce.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyce.
Kharitonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharitonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kharitonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boyce to score with a decent uppercut.
Boyce throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyce.
Kharitonov scores with a hook to the body. Boyce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kharitonov throws a series of punches but Boyce avoids them all with ease.
Boyce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kharitonov wants to clinch.
Bolodenka Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kharitonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Kharitonov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kharitonov is looking to clinch but Boyce is avoiding it.
Kharitonov misses with a hook. Boyce ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up but Boyce circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyce tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
Kharitonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch but Boyce is avoiding it.
Boyce darts in and clinches Kharitonov up against the cage.
Boyce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyce misses with a body shot.
Kharitonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov has managed to clinch.
Boyce manages to break the clinch.
Boyce tries to clinch but Kharitonov is having none of it.
Kharitonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
Kharitonov moves forwards but Boyce connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boyce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boyce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kharitonov wants to clinch up but Boyce keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Boyce does no damage.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kharitonov closes the distance and clinches.
Boyce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov drops his hands momentarily and Boyce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov moves away from the strike by Boyce.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharitonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyce misses with a series of wild punches.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Kharitonov.
Boyce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch but Boyce is avoiding it.
Boyce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kharitonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boyce scores with a jab. Kharitonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyce circles away.
Boyce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kharitonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kharitonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolodenka Kharitonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kharitonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Boyce has managed to clinch.
Boyce is trying to break the clinch but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
Boyce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boyce closes the distance and clinches.
Boyce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov lands a body punch.
Kharitonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kharitonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boyce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boyce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyce wants to control from the top but Kharitonov keeps moving.
Boyce's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kharitonov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boyce wants to pass the guard but Kharitonov is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boyce is controlling him.
Boyce is pushing down on Kharitonov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kharitonov is fighting to maintain full guard but Boyce has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boyce stops Kharitonov from getting back to his feet.
Kharitonov is looking to improve his position.
Kharitonov pushes Boyce off and gets back to his feet.
Kharitonov looks gassed!
Boyce throws a shot from downtown. Kharitonov moves away and avoids it.
Boyce scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov darts in trying to clinch
and Boyce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boyce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boyce looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
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 Tommy Boyce will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kharitonov wants to clinch
and Boyce counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Boyce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyce throws a good cross that connects.
Boyce lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Boyce catches Kharitonov right on the button with a cross.
Boyce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kharitonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boyce's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boyce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boyce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov keeps control of Boyce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Boyce breaks from the clinch.
Bolodenka Kharitonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyce instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyce jumps guard but Kharitonov stands there with Boyce around his waist. Boyce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boyce has had enough of the clinch but Kharitonov keeps him there for the moment.
Boyce manages to break the clinch.
Kharitonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce scores with a jab to the head.
Kharitonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharitonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyce cracks Kharitonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch but Boyce is avoiding it.
Kharitonov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyce.
Kharitonov wants to clinch.
Boyce tries to clinch up but Kharitonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kharitonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kharitonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kharitonov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boyce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Boyce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharitonov lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyce lands a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Boyce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharitonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kharitonov rushes Boyce and presses him up against the cage.
Kharitonov prevents Boyce from breaking the clinch.
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyce manages to break the clinch.
Boyce misses with a straight right.
Boyce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharitonov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyce.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyce just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kharitonov clinches.
Kharitonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kharitonov tries to clinch there but Boyce circles away.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick which misses Boyce's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyce tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov moves into the clinch.
Kharitonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boyce takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyce dodges the punch combination from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kharitonov clinches with his opponent.
Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov has had enough of the clinch but Boyce keeps him there for the moment.
Boyce breaks the clinch.
Boyce misses the jab.
Kharitonov moves in looking to clinch but Boyce pushes him off.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyce misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kharitonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyce circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce cracks a nice hook into Kharitonov's ribs.
Boyce tries to clinch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyce.
Boyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyce slips under a jab from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Boyce.
Boyce closes the distance and clinches.
Boyce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Boyce looking for a takedown.
Boyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kharitonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kharitonov.
Still in the clinch, Kharitonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boyce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyce throws out the jab.
Tommy Boyce is winning the standup battle so far.
Kharitonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyce circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kharitonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kharitonov has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Kharitonov - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Boyce will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boyce misses with a looping left.
Kharitonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boyce 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 Kharitonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kharitonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharitonov connects with a crisp jab.
Boyce keeps the fight on the outside.
Kharitonov wants to clinch up but Boyce keeps it at a distance.
Boyce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Boyce misses.
Kharitonov shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyce lands a body shot.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Boyce.
Boyce lands a two punch combo.
Boyce digs a good hook to Kharitonov's body.
Boyce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kharitonov closes the distance and clinches.
Boyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kharitonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boyce's efforts to push away.
Bolodenka Kharitonov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyce lands a nice shot that snaps Kharitonov's head back.
Kharitonov looks to clinch
and Boyce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyce.
Boyce thows a body shot but no joy.
Kharitonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyce.
Kharitonov slips a straight right by Boyce.
Kharitonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kharitonov lands a shoulder strike.
Boyce wants to break free but Kharitonov has control.
Boyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyce is trying to force a seperation but Kharitonov has the dominant position.
Kharitonov is pushing Boyce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kharitonov gets through Boyce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov wants to clinch up but Boyce keeps it at a distance.
Kharitonov tries to clinch
and Kharitonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov clinches up against the cage.
Kharitonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kharitonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyce lands a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharitonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyce throws a shot from downtown. Kharitonov moves away and avoids it.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick from Boyce.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kharitonov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Boyce.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Boyce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyce finds it's way round the side to connect with Kharitonov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharitonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kharitonov instigates a clinch.
Kharitonov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boyce blocks an uppercut.
Kharitonov manages to break the clinch.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch.
Boyce has Kharitonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kharitonov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kharitonov is working Boyce over against the cage.
Kharitonov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyce has him pressed against the cage.
Boyce has had enough of the clinch but Kharitonov keeps him there for the moment.
Boyce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyce lands a jab.
Kharitonov gets a clinch.
Kharitonov has Boyce pressed against the cage, preventing Boyce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boyce is trying to break the clinch but Kharitonov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharitonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boyce backwards.
Kharitonov tries to stall but Boyce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kharitonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boyce wants a takedown but no success here.
Kharitonov prevents Boyce from breaking the clinch.
Kharitonov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Boyce.
A short body shot lands from Kharitonov as the two fighters clinch.
Boyce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Kharitonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kharitonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyce was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boyce throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kharitonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyce misses with the combination.
Kharitonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Boyce.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boyce, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Bolodenka Kharitonov!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Tommy Boyce!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tommy Boyce!
Tommy Boyce wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Dangle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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239 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Lee lands but Dangle takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jim Dangle has been cut.
Dangle checks a leg kick.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dangle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dangle keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee throws a body punch but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dangle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Dangle backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dangle.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Dangle moves his leg out of the way.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Dangle's ribs.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dangle throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee keeps Dangle at a distance using the push kick.
Dangle looks gassed!
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dangle avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dangle is defended easily by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch but Dangle is avoiding it.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dangle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dangle throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dangle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dangle wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Dangle stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fred Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee wants to slow Dangle down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee pushes Dangle away with a front kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Dangle moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dangle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Dangle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Dangle's leg but Dangle calmly moves out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
Lee tries to clinch up but Dangle circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee is looking to wear down Dangle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dangle's head.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dangle just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dangle's head.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Dangle moves his leg out of the way.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle avoids the head kick by Lee.
Dangle shoots in and bounces Lee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dangle with a nice head shot there.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dangle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dangle tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Dangle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dangle moves into full mount! Lee won't be happy about that!
Dangle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dangle trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Dangle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dangle lands with some strikes.
Lee taking shots to the head.
Dangle wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Dangle prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Dangle with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to hold on but Dangle pushes him away.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee moves into full guard.
Dangle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Lee wants to stand but Dangle is controlling the position.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Dangle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee keeping full guard, as Dangle tries to pass.
Lee wants to sweep here but Dangle controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Dangle checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee wants to slow Dangle down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee throws a body punch but Dangle moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Dangle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dangle blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Dangle is out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Dangle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Dangle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dangle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee is looking for a triangle here but Dangle uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dangle working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle working the head with strikes.
Lee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dangle looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee regains half guard.
Dangle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dangle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Dangle works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dangle has passed into side control.
Dangle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dangle's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Lee is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dangle pulls his head out easily.
Dangle trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Dangle moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a head kick but Dangle moves out of range.
Lee feints and then cracks Dangle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dangle down.
Dangle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Dangle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Fred Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Dangle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Jim Dangle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dangle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dangle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dangle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dangle 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Fred Lee!
Fred Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IN FLAMES - F(r)iend. 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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268 lbs
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dougie Acton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Acton's guard.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black content to stall in guard here.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Acton is working an open guard so Black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Acton.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Acton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dougie Acton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Acton was covering up waiting for the punch and Black finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Acton keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black landing with the ground and pound.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black stops Acton from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black stops Acton from standing up.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Acton looks gassed!
Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Black stops Acton from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Acton is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black thuds his right hand into Acton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Acton tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Acton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Acton was covering up waiting for the punch and Black finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Black cracks Acton with a solid left hand.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black advances position into side control!
Black working the body and head with strikes.
Black landing strikes.
Black working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Black is controlling him well.
Black is chipping away with strikes.
Black advances to mount.
Acton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Acton's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Acton's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black with shots to the head and body - Acton looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Black connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Black takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Acton is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dougie Acton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Acton.
Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Acton's half guard.
Black looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Acton is trying to stand.
Black postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Acton to stand up.
Acton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acton wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Acton.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Acton slips the punch.
Black is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Acton doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Dougie Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Black scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frank Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Acton to the mat! Acton manages to get full guard.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Acton wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
Black with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black distracts Acton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Acton wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Frank Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black scoring with some ground and pound.
Black working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black lands a couple of digs.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Acton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Acton wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Acton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Black is pushing down on Acton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Acton is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black is controlling the pace.
Acton tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black slips a nice elbow through Acton's hands, connecting with Acton's forehead.
Black is controlling the pace.
Acton is looking to escape.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Acton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Acton's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Acton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dougie Acton's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Acton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acton stuffs the takedown.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Acton avoids it really well and circles away.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acton is looking to clinch.
Acton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Acton did well to prevent Black getting side control.
Black is controlling the pace.
Acton pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acton can do to turn this around?
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acton kicks off Black and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton is looking to clinch.
Black scores a takedown into full mount!
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Acton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black with shots to the head and body - Acton looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Acton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Acton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black lands with some strikes.
Black landing shots from mount.
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Acton looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Black with the ground and pound from mount.
Black throwing strikes here but Acton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Acton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Acton really wants to buck Black off and get back to his feet.
Black landing shots from mount.
Acton wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Black connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Acton?
Acton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Acton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Acton wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black landing punches.
Acton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Black cracks Acton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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.
Black tries to control but Acton wriggling away.
Black breaks from Acton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Frank Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Acton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Black.
Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dougie Acton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Acton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Black. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Frank Black!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Frank Black!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Frank Black!
Frank Black wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klem Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klem Hopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopper has time to react.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Hopper.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hopper avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Hopper throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and Hopper moves into the clinch.
Hopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson scores with a hook.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopper breaks from the clinch.
Hopper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Watson digs a good body shot into Hopper's ribs.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hopper moves into the clinch.
Watson can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopper tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Hopper throws a head punch that misses.
Hopper has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hopper fails to pull guard.
Hopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopper rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Watson tries to land a front kick but Hopper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Hopper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hopper misses with a few strikes there.
Hopper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopper doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopper finish him?
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopper tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Hopper.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson slips under a jab.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopper working hard to break the clinch.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopper.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Hopper blocks a head kick by Watson.
Hopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Hopper.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hopper's head.
Hopper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watson misses with an uppercut. Hopper saw that one coming.
Hopper moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson throws a leg kick
and Hopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopper throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopper waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watson misses with a hook to the body
and Hopper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopper wants to clinch.
Watson misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Hopper's shoulder, as Hopper tries to avoid the shot.
Hopper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Hopper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Hopper.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to de liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopper.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Watson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hopper tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Tom Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Watson misses.
Klem Hopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopper.
Hopper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopper stalks Watson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watson's face. Watson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
Hopper manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson throws a good cross that connects.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Hopper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopper wants to clinch.
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Hopper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson looks for the body kick but Hopper saw that one coming.
Hopper throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Hopper ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Hopper wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Hopper staying out of range there.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a head kick that misses
and Hopper counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Hopper throws a shot to the body.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopper.
Hopper throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Hopper's head but Hopper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson swinging wilding here.
Watson lands a body shot.
Klem Hopper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson lands with a right hand.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watson throws a body punch but Hopper moves out of range.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopper.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopper avoids the head kick by Watson.
Hopper dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Hopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopper swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hopper as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopper closes the distance and clinches.
Hopper has a couple of punches blocked by Watson.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson dives in and grabs Hopper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hopper pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopper.
Tom Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopper moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Hopper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Hopper ducks down to avoid it.
Watson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Klem Hopper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hopper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopper moves into the clinch.
Hopper breaks the clinch.
Hopper lands with a big left! Watson is wobbled badly! Hopper comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Watson to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Klem Hopper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Lucas Mussolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mussolini comes to the cage accompanied by You gonna git bombed. Burnside has chosen Clipse - Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. San Lucas Mussolini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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250 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Lucas Mussolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnside throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like San Lucas Mussolini has been cut.
Burnside throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burnside looks to throw the jab but Mussolini is out of range.
Mussolini throws a nice looking combination but Burnside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mussolini slips a jab and a cross from Burnside.
Burnside pushes Mussolini up against the cage in a clinch.
Mussolini breaks from the clinch.
Mussolini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnside moves into range and clinches up with Mussolini.
Mussolini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mussolini swinging wilding here.
Burnside looks to score with a jab to the body but Mussolini is just out of range.
A punch combination from Mussolini misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mussolini.
It looks like Eddie Burnside has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Burnside coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Burnside 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burnside throws a body punch but Mussolini moves out of range.
Burnside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mussolini moves away.
Burnside throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mussolini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mussolini throws a series of punches but Burnside moves out of range.
Burnside is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mussolini rather than just go for the knockout.
Burnside clinches with his opponent.
Burnside stalling the fight.
Mussolini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnside's elbow.
Mussolini tries to break free but Burnside pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside breaks the clinch.
Mussolini catches Burnside with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Mussolini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mussolini misses with some punches.
Burnside breaks the clinch.
Mussolini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burnside misses with a body shot.
Burnside dodges the punch combination from Mussolini.
Mussolini is breathing heavily.
Mussolini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnside.
Mussolini slips a straight right by Burnside.
Mussolini slips a jab and a cross from Burnside.
Mussolini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burnside gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mussolini is looking to break free of the clinch but Burnside has double underhooks.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnside clinches with his opponent.
Burnside avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burnside.
Burnside avoiding damage.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnside wants to land a leg kick but Mussolini is out of range.
A jab from Burnside does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnside rushes Mussolini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burnside breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mussolini tries to break free but Burnside pushes him back against the cage.
Burnside is struggling to control the position.
Burnside working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San Lucas Mussolini's cut is getting worse.
Burnside pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burnside blocks the body kick.
Mussolini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burnside throws a monster overhand right that drops Mussolini! Burnside follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Burnside!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by wolf pack. Mendez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay-Z - Brooklyn We Go Hard. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendez.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendez lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson slips a straight right by Mendez.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Mendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Jackson moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendez digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Mendez throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paolo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez slips under a jab from Jackson.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Mendez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paolo Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson slips a jab from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez misses with a jab to the body
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Mendez wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Mendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Mendez backing up. Mendez nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Mendez darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denton Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.
Mendez slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Mendez.
Mendez looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Mendez ducks down to avoid it.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Mendez takes one on the button.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez slips a jab from Jackson.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Mendez shoots and misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mendez looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Mendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendez closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Mendez clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mendez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jackson has got the better of the exchanges.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
A big right from Mendez misses.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Mendez - just one landing.
Mendez misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Mendez backpedaling.
Mendez tries to clinch up
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Mendez slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Mendez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendez clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Mendez misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mendez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
Jab from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson with a nice cross.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paolo Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denton Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendez counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Denton Jackson!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Denton Jackson!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Denton Jackson!
Denton Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiroi Neko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neko has chosen Machine Head - Halo as his entrance music. Shiroi Neko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiroi Neko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo throws a leg kick but Neko moved away.
Neko connects with the punch.
Neko clobbers Palo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Neko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palo's guard.
Palo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palo controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neko regains half guard.
Palo controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neko tries to roll over but Palo keeps him under control.
Neko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Palo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palo trying to control from half guard but Neko is working away.
Neko actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neko misses with a head kick.
Palo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neko, pushing him back against the cage.
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.
Neko letting Palo take a breather here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neko.
Palo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neko.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palo up against the cage.
Palo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neko or not.
Neko looks gassed!
Neko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palo is working Neko over against the cage.
Palo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palo taking a breather.
Palo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
Palo is leaning against Neko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Palo - that landed with a thud.
Palo pushes Neko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palo as Neko tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Palo.
Palo scores with a shot to the side of Neko's head.
Palo pushes Neko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Palo.
Neko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Palo.
Good body shot from Palo.
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but Neko blocks with his arms.
Palo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
Palo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neko's face.
Palo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
Neko takes a shot to the head.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palo looking to stall.
Palo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palo is pushing Neko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neko is trying to maintain a safe position but Palo gets an underhook and turns Neko into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo pushes Neko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo lands a shot to the body.
Palo connects with a knee to the head.
Neko blocks an uppercut.
Palo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Neko.
Palo trying to control the position but instead, Neko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Palo into the cage.
Palo lands a body punch.
Neko lands a hook that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Neko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neko misses with an elbow over the top.
Neko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palo is keeping busy.
Palo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neko misses with the head strike.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palo avoiding damage as Neko throws knees to the body.
Palo stops a takedown attempt from Neko.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiroi Neko.
Palo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neko tries to pull guard but Palo won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palo lands a nice looking body kick.
Palo moves into range and clinches up with Neko.
Neko is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
Palo keeps control of Neko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palo is pressed up against the cage. Neko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palo down to the mat. Palo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Neko walks into a left hand.
Palo with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neko needs to keep his hands up - Palo had a free shot at his head there.
Palo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Neko if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palo, right into the meat.
Palo connects with a solid leg kick.
Palo jabs Neko right on the nose. Neko blinks but takes it well.
Palo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Neko.
Palo feints and then cracks Neko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neko down.
Neko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neko moves forwards but Palo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Palo.
Neko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Palo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Neko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neko connects with the punch.
Neko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palo looks to land a body kick but Neko moved away.
Neko slips a straight right by Palo.
Neko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neko.
Tauno Palo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Palo.
Neko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palo catches Neko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neko blocks a head kick by Palo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palo, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neko cracks Palo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Palo connects with a right hand. Neko shakes it off.
Palo looks to land a left hand but Neko moved out of range nicely.
Neko lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Palo as he connects with a hook.
Neko misses with the combination.
Palo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Palo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good shot there by Palo.
Palo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neko thows a leg kick but Palo checks it
and Palo counters with a nice leg kick.
Neko shoots in for a double leg but Palo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiroi Neko.
Palo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neko.
Neko jabs at Palo's body.
Palo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neko can do to turn this around?
Palo stuns Neko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palo can pounce on him.
Palo lands a glancing blow to the side of Neko's head.
Neko cracks the inside of Palo's front leg.
Neko misses with a leg kick
and Palo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Neko.
Palo loads up on a big right hand but Neko slips the punch.
Palo blocks a jab.
Neko blocks a leg kick.
Palo misses with an uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Neko.
Neko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Neko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Neko's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Palo sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neko is one step ahead there.
Neko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Palo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Neko, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Palo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Palo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neko.
Palo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Palo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Neko 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 Palo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Palo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Neko.
Palo throws a right hand that Neko ducks under and follows up with a left that Neko also avoids with ease.
Palo blocks a head kick by Neko.
Neko misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palo.
Palo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neko.
Palo rushes Neko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palo pushes Neko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neko blocking some punches.
Palo keeps control of Neko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neko misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neko avoiding damage.
Palo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Neko's defenses.
Palo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Palo.
Palo lands a left hand.
Palo scores with a shoulder strike.
Palo misses with a knee to the head.
Neko blocking some punches.
Neko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Neko to work.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Neko wants a takedown.
Palo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Neko up against the cage.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palo lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Neko up against the cage.
Neko manages to pull guard.
Palo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neko has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Palo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Neko.
Palo stands up and beckons Neko to his feet.
Palo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Neko.
Palo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Neko's head backwards.
Palo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Neko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Palo.
Neko looks to score with a jab to the body but Palo is just out of range.
Neko moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Neko.
Neko fails to land the takedown.
Palo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palo lands a lovely overhand right.
Neko misses with a takedown attempt - Palo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiroi Neko.
Palo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palo scores with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Palo.
Neko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Neko takes a step back to recover.
Palo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tauno Palo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo clobbers Neko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Neko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palo can pounce on him.
Neko misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Neko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palo doesn't seem phased though.
Palo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Neko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palo.
Neko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neko misses with a straight left.
Shiroi Neko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palo throws a series of punches but Neko avoids them all with ease.
Palo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neko at a distance.
A jab from Palo does it's job there.
A head kick by Neko misses
and Palo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Palo finds it's way through Neko's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palo pushes Neko up against the cage in a clinch.
Palo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tauno Palo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nekos head.
Palo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tauno Palo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palo, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Tauno Palo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Combs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cee Digits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Combs comes to the cage accompanied by All About The Benjamins. Digits has chosen C.$krilla - Freeze Frame as his entrance music. Sean Combs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cee Digits!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Combs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Digits.
Combs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Digits sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Digits lands a glancing blow to the side of Combs's head.
It looks like Sean Combs has been cut.
Combs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Combs works the jab nicely.
Digits defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Combs.
Digits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Combs moves away.
Digits tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Digits.
Combs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Digits as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Combs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digits throws an overhand right that lands on Combs's shoulder, as Combs tries to avoid the shot.
Combs fails with a takedown attempt.
Combs scores with a body shot.
Digits displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Combs.
Digits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Combs.
Digits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Combs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Digits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Combs circles away quickly and effectively.
Combs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Combs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Digits sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cee Digits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Combs misses with a body shot
enabling Digits to counter with a crisp jab.
Digits buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Combs is breathing heavily.
Digits 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.
Digits throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Digits scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Digits has managed to clinch.
Digits digs a right hand underneath Combs's ribcage. Combs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Digits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Combs tries to keep at a distance but Digits has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Digits.
The is referee keeping an eye on Digits - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Digits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digits gets through Combs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Combs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Digits walks away with a smile on his face. Combs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Digits darts in and clinches Combs up against the cage.
Digits pushes Combs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Digits breaks the clinch.
Digits misses with a series of wild punches.
Digits misses with a wild combination.
Digits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Combs.
Combs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Digits has managed to clinch.
Digits wants to break free but Combs has control.
A short right from Digits.
Sean Combs's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Combs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Digits gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Digits is pressed up against the cage. Combs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Digits down to the mat. Digits avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Combs shoots for a takedown but Digits saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Combs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Combs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Digits throws a leg kick but Combs checks it.
Digits's corner calls for a 1-2. Digits obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Digits scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digits lands a really nice looking cross but Combs seems unphased.
Sean Combs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Digits lands with an uppercut that bounces Combs off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Combs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Digits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sean Combs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Digits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cee Digits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Combs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Combs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Digits displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Digits has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Digits gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Combs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Digits prevents it.
Combs is working for takedown but Digits is calmly controlling the position for now.
Combs wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Combs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Digits stalling against the cage.
Digits is working Combs over against the cage.
Digits lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Digits softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jeez, Sean Combs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Digits.
Digits works on Combs's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Digits.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Digits scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sean Combs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cee Digits!
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