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IOV 50: Houser vs. King PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vic Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abby Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Mercer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abby Austin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Mercer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Austin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Austin is trying to control Mercer's posture but Mercer avoids it.
Austin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mercer connects with a decent elbow.
Austin is trying to get back to his feet.
Mercer cracks Austin with a big elbow.
Mercer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Austin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mercer wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
Mercer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mercer working the head and body with strikes.
Austin struggling a bit here.
Mercer working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to control but Mercer postures up.
Mercer has hold of Austin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Austin seems comfortable defending it but Mercer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Austin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Austin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mercer couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vic Mercer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between oscuro guerrero jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Noulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). guerrero jr's entrance music is lil' evil . A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, oscuro guerrero jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspard Noulin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
guerrero jr lands a jab to the head.
guerrero jr stalks Noulin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noulin's face. Noulin staggers backwards, shaken.
Noulin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
guerrero jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Noulin. Noulin gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for guerrero jr.
Noulin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Noulin misses with a takedown attempt
enabling guerrero jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Noulin is rocked!
oscuro guerrero jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaspard Noulin.
Noulin looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
guerrero jr darts in and clinches Noulin up against the cage.
Noulin is still on wobbly legs! Can guerrero jr finish him?
Knees in the clinch landing for guerrero jr.
guerrero jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noulin seems to have recovered his senses.
guerrero jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
guerrero jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
guerrero jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noulin.
guerrero jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
guerrero jr landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. guerrero jr obliges.
guerrero jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from guerrero jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
guerrero jr lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from guerrero jr.
Noulin letting guerrero jr take a breather here.
guerrero jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noulin backwards.
guerrero jr scores with a shot to the side of Noulin's head.
guerrero jr is pushing Noulin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
guerrero jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noulin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
guerrero jr lands a nice elbow.
guerrero jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
guerrero jr scores with a shot to the side of Noulin's head.
guerrero jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Noulin with a big uppercut! Noulin tries to clinch up but guerrero jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Noulin to the mat! Noulin covers up and guerrero jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). oscuro guerrero jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with ''The Wizard'' by Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan scores with a shot to the side of Sanderson's head.
It looks like Johnny Sanderson has been cut.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanderson blocks an uppercut.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
Sanderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanderson or not.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Sanderson looks gassed!
Sanderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Sanderson is rocked!
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan lands a big knee! That's hurt Sanderson! Oh, he's all over the place! Morgan lands another knee that sends Sanderson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Morgan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ukobach Hasmal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ukobach Hasmal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hasmal.
Hasmal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Hasmal avoids nicely.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hasmal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Hasmal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ukobach Hasmal has been cut.
Jackson throws a right hand that Hasmal ducks under and follows up with a left that Hasmal also avoids with ease.
Hasmal misses with a low kick.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Hasmal counters with a head kick that drops Jackson to the mat! Jackson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jackson is rocked!
Hasmal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hasmal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hasmal 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 Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hasmal misses with a hook.
Hasmal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ukobach Hasmal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasmal throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hasmal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hasmal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Hasmal settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hasmal.
Hasmal wants to clinch.
A jab from Hasmal misses.
Hasmal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Hasmal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson thumps Hasmal with a low kick.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hasmal counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Hasmal counters with a good, hard body kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Hasmal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasmal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hasmal counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal keeps Jackson at a distance using the push kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hasmal can pounce on him.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hasmal misses with a head kick.
Hasmal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Hasmal counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukobach Hasmal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ukobach Hasmal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hasmal throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Hasmal dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Hasmal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hasmal throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hasmal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hasmal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasmal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Hasmal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Hasmal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ukobach Hasmal is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hasmal throws a leg kick that misses.
Hasmal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hasmal looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hasmal counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Hasmal checks a low kick from Jackson.
A solid body kick from Hasmal.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Hasmal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Hasmal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hasmal tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Troy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hasmal is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hasmal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasmal.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hasmal throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hasmal.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Hasmal counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Hasmal's leg but Hasmal calmly moves out of range.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hasmal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hasmal lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hasmal.
Jackson looking to stall.
Hasmal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to break free but Hasmal pushes him back against the cage.
Hasmal throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hasmal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hasmal lands an elbow inside.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hasmal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukobach Hasmal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ukobach Hasmal'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. This is the final round!
Hasmal has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hasmal.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Hasmal, against the cage.
Hasmal has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hasmal lands a nice elbow.
Hasmal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hasmal dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Hasmal throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hasmal won't allow it.
Hasmal keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hasmal slows down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasmal avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Hasmal prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Hasmal lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hasmal won't allow it.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Hasmal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal throws an elbow that misses.
Hasmal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hasmal avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Hasmal keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hasmal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasmal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hasmal taking a breather.
Jackson is looking to control Hasmal's arms but Hasmal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Hasmal lands a nice elbow.
Hasmal pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Hasmal keeps him there for the moment.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Hasmal is controlling him.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hasmal is keeping busy.
Hasmal lands a damaging elbow.
Hasmal lands a nice elbow.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hasmal lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Troy Jackson has been cut.
Hasmal lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson looking to stall.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson tries to stall but Hasmal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Hasmal, against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hasmal has double underhooks.
Hasmal pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Hasmal, against the cage.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasmal has him pressed against the cage.
Hasmal lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Hasmal blocks an elbow strike.
Hasmal lands a nice elbow.
Hasmal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson wants to break free but Hasmal has control.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it misses.
Ukobach Hasmal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hasmal just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hasmal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hasmal lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hasmal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Hasmal lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Hasmal keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasmal.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasmal.
Jackson tries to stall but Hasmal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hasmal throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Hasmal has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hasmal is struggling to control the position.
Jackson looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasmal throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson tries to circle away but Hasmal has him pinned against the cage.
Hasmal prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Hasmal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hasmal blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Hasmal has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hasmal lands an elbow inside.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hasmal gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hasmal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hasmal throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Hasmal is controlling him.
Hasmal lands a damaging elbow.
Troy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukobach Hasmal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hasmal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukobach Hasmal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conny Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Solitary Man. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conny Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson clinches.
Potter lands a right hand.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Karlsson lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson tests Potter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Potter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karlsson keeps control of Potter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson takes one to the side of the head.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Karlsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Potter blocks it with crossed arms.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Potter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter lands a jab.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potter lands a shot to the body.
Potter scores with a shoulder strike.
Karlsson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter.
A short left from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karlsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Potter throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Potter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Potter catches Karlsson right on the button with a cross.
Karlsson misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Potter is blocking nicely.
Karlsson looks gassed!
Potter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
A hook to the body from Potter.
A nice left hand lands by Potter.
Potter lands with a light punch inside.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potter moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potter.
Karlsson gets a clinch.
Potter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Potter is working Karlsson over against the cage.
Karlsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Potter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karlsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsson's head.
Potter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Potter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karlsson is rocked!
Potter lands a body shot.
Potter connects with a jab.
Karlsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potter has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Potter is trying to force a seperation but Karlsson has the dominant position.
Potter gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karlsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potter's brow.
Karlsson keeps control of Potter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Potter.
Potter digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Potter drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Potter is looking for the KO!
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Potter finish him?
Potter throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Potter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Potter coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Potter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Potter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Good work by Potter as he checks the leg kick.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conny Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter stuns Karlsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Potter throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Karlsson rushes Potter and presses him up against the cage.
Potter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Potter digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potter lands with a light punch inside.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson is trying to stall.
Potter can't break the clinch.
Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Potter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karlsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter has managed to clinch.
Potter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Potter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Potter digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter lands a right hand.
Potter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Potter.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karlsson.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Potter lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Potter.
Potter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Potter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Potter lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karlsson.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Karlsson is controlling him.
Potter pushes Karlsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potter digs a right hand underneath Karlsson's ribcage. Karlsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Potter.
A right hand to the body from Potter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Potter clinches.
Potter gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potter is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karlsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potter's brow.
Potter lands a hook that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Potter blocks an uppercut.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Potter moves out of range of the body kick.
Potter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Potter has Karlsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
Potter scores with a shoulder strike.
Potter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Potter.
Karlsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Potter drops Karlsson with a beautiful combination! Karlsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Potter is looking for the KO!
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter connects with the punch.
Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter feints a jab promting Karlsson to slip. Potter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karlsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karlsson forces Potter back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karlsson throws an elbow but misses.
Potter scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Still in the clinch, Potter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Potter.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Potter, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes Potter against the cage but Potter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Karlsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potter breaks the clinch.
Harry Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karlsson gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Potter.
Karlsson keeps control of Potter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potter is looking to break free of the clinch but Karlsson has double underhooks.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlsson can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potter pushes Karlsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Potter as he connects with a hook.
Potter takes the fight into the clinch.
Potter cracks Karlsson with a nice body shot.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potter is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karlsson obliges.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Potter.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Potter.
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!
Potter lands with a light punch inside.
Potter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potter tries to break free but Karlsson pushes him back against the cage.
Potter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harry Potter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter lands a jab to Karlsson's midsection.
Karlsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Potter scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Potter, as that shot connected.
Potter throws a series of punches but Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Potter feints a jab promting Karlsson to slip. Potter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karlsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Potter works the jab nicely.
Harry Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Potter works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Potter clinches.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karlsson on the side of the head.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karlsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karlsson walks into a jab.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Potter lands a lovely overhand right.
Karlsson clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potter.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Potter scores with a shoulder strike.
Potter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potter is trying to force a seperation but Karlsson has the dominant position.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter.
Potter lands an uppercut.
Karlsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Potter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potter lands with an uppercut that bounces Karlsson off the cage and back into rage.
Potter misses with a hook.
Karlsson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Potter closes the distance and clinches.
Potter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potter is looking to break free of the clinch but Karlsson has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Potter.
Karlsson wants to break free but Potter has control.
Potter lands a shoulder strike.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but Potter blocks it.
Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karlsson.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Potter has double underhooks.
Potter scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Potter wants to break free but Karlsson has control.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Potter. That snapped Karlsson's head back.
Potter jabs Karlsson right on the nose. Karlsson blinks but takes it well.
Karlsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Potter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Potter is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter lands a jab.
Karlsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Potter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karlsson closes the distance and pushes Potter back into the cage.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Potter!
Potter misses with a body shot.
Karlsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Potter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Potter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karlsson jumps guard but Potter stands there with Karlsson around his waist. Karlsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Potter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Potter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Potter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Karlsson takes a shot to the head.
Potter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Potter keeps control of Karlsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Potter.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potter's efforts to push away.
Potter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Potter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Potter.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Karlsson drives through and clinches with Potter against the cage.
Karlsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Potter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potter is trying to push Karlsson away but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potter is trying to push Karlsson away but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karlsson is trying to break free.
Potter gets underhooks to prevent Karlsson's takedown attempt.
Potter wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Potter.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter rushes Karlsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Potter gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Potter managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsson.
A short left from Potter.
Potter is trying to force a seperation but Karlsson has the dominant position.
Potter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karlsson backwards.
Potter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karlssons head.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karlsson or not.
Potter lands with a right to the head.
Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potter is leaning against Karlsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Potter.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karlsson or not.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson has Potter up against the cage in a clinch.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Potter counters with a three punch combo that has Karlsson backing up. Karlsson nods at Potter to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potter scores with a hook to the body. Karlsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karlsson tries to keep at a distance but Potter has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harry Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conny Karlsson.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potter is keeping busy.
Potter lands a right hand.
Potter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Potter is blocking nicely.
Potter can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Potter.
Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conny Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potter lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Potter.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Potter - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Potter won't allow it.
Karlsson takes a shot to the head.
Potter lands with a left to the head.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Karlsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potter.
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter lands with a straight right. Karlsson didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Potter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Potter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky throws a looping overhand right but Monday ducks down to avoid it.
Michael Vronsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vronsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Monday throws a right and a left that Vronsky avoids nicely.
Vronsky stuffs the takedown.
Monday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vronsky misses with a jab to the body
and Monday counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vronsky shoots in and bounces Monday off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Monday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Monday has wrist control.
Vronsky trying to control but Monday is working from the bottom.
Vronsky postures up in Monday's guard and throws a big left but Monday blocks it.
Vronsky postures up in Monday's guard and throws a big left but Monday blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vronsky stays in close to Monday's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Vronsky.
Vronsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vronsky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Monday counter with a right hand.
Monday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vronsky counter with a right hand.
Monday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vronsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday misses with a lunging right hand
and Vronsky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Monday's guard now.
Vronsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Monday has wrist control.
Vronsky stopping the sweep attempt from Monday.
Monday is working hard here to advance position.
Monday wants to stand up but Vronsky is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vronsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vronsky thows a big elbow that misses.
Monday is looking to stand up but Vronsky isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Vronsky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vronsky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vronsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Monday regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vronsky's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Monday trying to control but Vronsky postures up.
Still in half guard, Vronsky seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky wants to control but Monday is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monday trying to hold on to Vronsky's head to control him but Vronsky postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Vronsky.
Vronsky scores with a takedown into Monday's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Monday is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vronsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monday wants to stand but Vronsky is controlling the position.
Monday bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vronsky's guard.
Monday wants to control from the top but Vronsky keeps moving.
Monday has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Monday postures up.
Monday trying to control but Vronsky is working from the bottom.
Vronsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vronsky controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Monday wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vronsky tries for a takedown but Monday circles away easily
and Monday counters by clinching up.
Vronsky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monday lands a left hand.
Vronsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vronsky scores with a shot to the body.
Vronsky slips under a jab from Monday.
Vronsky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monday is controlling Vronsky's trapped leg to prevent Vronsky from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Vronsky misses the shot to the body.
Monday moves in looking to clinch but Vronsky pushes him off.
Vronsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Monday tries to avoid it but Vronsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Monday to the ground. Monday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monday wants it to stay on the feet.
Vronsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vronsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monday swinging wildly here.
Vronsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday is looking to clinch but Vronsky is avoiding it.
Vronsky misses with a takedown
and Monday counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vronsky thinking.
Kenny Monday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vronsky.
Monday misses the shot to the body.
Monday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monday wants it to stay on the feet.
Vronsky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Monday quickly recovers to half guard.
Vronsky prevents Monday from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to control the action but Monday is working from the bottom.
Monday is pressing down on Vronsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monday looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vronsky puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Monday pushes Vronsky off looking to stand but Vronsky dives back in and keeps control.
Monday is not content to let Vronsky control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky throwing shots but Monday is blocking nicely.
Michael Vronsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vronsky is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kenny Monday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vronsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Vronsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vronsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vronsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Monday is squirming around, avoiding Vronsky's attempts to control the action.
Monday looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vronsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vronsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vronsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vronsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dean Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Susumu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajime Susumu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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27
156 lbs
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25
157 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hajime Susumu!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susumu misses with a wild combination.
Venture misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Susumu counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Susumu tenderised Venture's leg. Venture is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice sprawl there from Venture as Susumu shoots in.
Susumu scoring well with a low kick there.
Venture misses the body punch
and Susumu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Venture misses with a takedown attempt - Susumu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Susumu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susumu throws a head kick but Venture moves out of range.
Susumu misses with an uppercut.
Susumu jabs Venture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Venture misses with a lunging right hand
and Susumu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Susumu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venture. That did some damage!
Venture tries for a takedown but Susumu circles away easily
and Susumu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Venture won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susumu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Susumu working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susumu wants to control but Venture is keeping him busy.
Susumu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Susumu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Venture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Susumu on the ground.
Susumu in side control, throwing shots but Venture defends.
Susumu throws an elbow but Venture slips to the side and avoids it well.
Susumu slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susumu trying to control the action but Venture is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Susumu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Venture is trying to improve his position.
Susumu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Venture is avoiding damage well.
Susumu landing a few strikes.
Venture tries to bench press Susumu off him but Susumu keeps the position.
Susumu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venture keeps working.
Susumu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Susumu trying to control the action but Venture is working from the bottom.
Susumu lands a nice forearm strike.
Susumu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Venture works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Venture wants to control but Susumu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Venture is refusing to be controlled, as Susumu sits in half guard.
Susumu is thwarting Venture's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Susumu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Venture has a takedown stuffed.
Susumu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Venture sprawls well. Venture wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Susumu gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Susumu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venture was well out of range. Poor timing from Susumu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venture misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Susumu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venture misses with a looping right.
Venture swings away with a body shot that misses
and Susumu counters with a big head kick but Venture shrugs it off.
Venture missing with a left hand there. Susumu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venture misses with an uppercut
and Susumu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Venture swings for the body but Susumu moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susumu.
Venture misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susumu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venture. Susumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venture has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venture there as he acknowledges the shot.
Venture looks to score with a jab to the body but Susumu is just out of range.
Venture moves out of range of the strikes.
Venture stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Susumu.
Susumu tries to close the distance and clinch but Venture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venture throws a sloppy body shot
and Susumu counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture throws a sloppy body shot
and Susumu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Venture misses with a double jab.
Venture throws an off balance right hand
and Susumu counters with a thumping low kick.
Venture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venture misses with a body punch
letting Susumu counter with a right hand.
Venture misses with a body punch
and Susumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Susumu shoots and misses
and Venture counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Susumu.
Venture is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Venture misses with a wild body shot.
Venture is looking to wear down Susumu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Susumu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venture. That did some damage!
Susumu throws a sloppy head kick and Venture moves out of range easily.
Venture moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venture. Susumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venture tries for a takedown but Susumu circles away easily
and Susumu counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Susumu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Venture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Susumu thumps Venture with a low kick.
Venture rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Susumu counters with a big head kick but Venture shrugs it off.
Susumu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Susumu lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Susumu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Susumu thows a big elbow that misses.
Venture trying to control the position.
Susumu trying to control but Venture is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Susumu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Susumu trying to control the position from guard on top but Venture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Venture scores with a shot to the body.
Venture closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Susumu quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Venture prevents Susumu from improving his position.
Venture trying to control the action but Susumu is working from the bottom.
Venture is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Venture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Susumu defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Susumu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Susumu keeping moving, preventing Venture from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Susumu looking to control but Venture passes into half guard.
Susumu is refusing to be controlled, as Venture sits in half guard.
Venture is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Susumu reverses the position - he's now on top in Venture's guard.
Hajime Susumu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susumu postures up and lands a big shot to Venture's brow.
Venture seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Susumu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Venture swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Venture looking to control.
Susumu is pushing down on Venture's leg trying to pass to half guard. Venture is fighting to maintain full guard but Susumu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Susumu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Susumu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Susumu is trying to control the action in half guard but Venture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Venture manages to get to full guard.
Susumu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dean Venture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venture looking for a guillotine here but Susumu defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hajime Susumu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Susumu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajime Susumu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rin Itoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voitto Puhti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itoshiki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (SZS Mod. Rap ver.). The key to victory for Rin Itoshiki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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23
270 lbs
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266 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rin Itoshiki!
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, Voitto Puhti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puhti shoots in looking for a takedown. Itoshiki tries to sprawl out of it but Puhti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Itoshiki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Puhti with that takedown attempt.
Itoshiki with a hook.
Puhti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Itoshiki lands a nice shot to the body.
Puhti with a lazy takedown attempt
and Itoshiki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rin Itoshiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voitto Puhti.
Puhti looks gassed!
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Puhti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puhti swats away the attempt to clinch by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puhti's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itoshiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itoshiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itoshiki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puhti. That did some damage!
Itoshiki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Itoshiki 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Itoshiki can pounce on him.
Rin Itoshiki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Itoshiki. Puhti shrugs it off though.
Itoshiki wants to clinch.
Puhti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itoshiki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puhti's hands.
Itoshiki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki clinches with his opponent.
Puhti is trying desperately to land a takedown but Itoshiki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Puhti.
Itoshiki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Itoshiki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puhti backwards.
Itoshiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Puhti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itoshiki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puhti keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki tests Puhti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puhti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Itoshiki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Itoshiki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki sizes up Puhti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Itoshiki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puhti doesn't seem bothered though.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up but Puhti circles away and keeps his distance.
Puhti gets a takedown into half guard.
Itoshiki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Itoshiki pushes Puhti off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puhti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Itoshiki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Itoshiki scores with a nice right hand.
Itoshiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puhti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Itoshiki.
Puhti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itoshiki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puhti eats them both and turns towards Itoshiki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puhti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Itoshiki with a hook.
Itoshiki throws a leg kick which misses Puhti's front leg but catches the back leg as Puhti tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Itoshiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Itoshiki wants to clinch up but Puhti keeps it at a distance.
Itoshiki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puhti.
Itoshiki tests Puhti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Itoshiki tries to clinch there but Puhti circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Puhti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Itoshiki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up but Puhti circles away and keeps his distance.
Itoshiki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Itoshiki clinches with his opponent.
Itoshiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Itoshiki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puhti backwards.
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside that Puhti shrugs off.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Itoshiki scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Itoshiki lands a nice shot to the body.
Itoshiki landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Itoshiki lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Itoshiki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puhti fails with a takedown attempt.
Rin Itoshiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itoshiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Itoshiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Itoshiki clinches up against the cage.
Itoshiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Itoshiki.
A nice left hand lands by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Itoshiki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Itoshiki forces Puhti back against the cage and clinches.
Puhti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside.
Puhti is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Itoshiki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itoshiki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itoshiki.
Puhti fails to pull guard.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puhti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Itoshiki moves into the clinch.
Itoshiki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puhti misses with a punch to the body.
Itoshiki manages to break the clinch.
Puhti throws an overhand right that lands on Itoshiki's shoulder, as Itoshiki tries to avoid the shot.
Puhti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Itoshiki tenderised Puhti's leg. Puhti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Puhti misses with a takedown attempt - Itoshiki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rin Itoshiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voitto Puhti.
Itoshiki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puhti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Itoshiki can pounce on him.
Puhti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itoshiki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Puhti under the eye.
Puhti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki wants to clinch.
Itoshiki lands a slapping body shot.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Puhti is having none of it.
Itoshiki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puhti.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puhti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki rushes Puhti and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puhti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Itoshiki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Itoshiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Itoshiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puhti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Itoshiki dips to his left and cracks Puhti with an uppercut!
Voitto Puhti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Itoshiki moves in looking to clinch but Puhti pushes him off.
Itoshiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki has Puhti up against the cage in a clinch.
Itoshiki is leaning against Puhti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puhti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Itoshiki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki breaks from the clinch.
Puhti moves forwards but Itoshiki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itoshiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itoshiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puhti can do to turn this around?
Itoshiki wants to clinch up but Puhti keeps it at a distance.
Puhti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itoshiki has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Itoshiki keeps control of Puhti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Itoshiki stalling against the cage.
Itoshiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Puhti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puhti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Itoshiki clinches up against the cage.
Itoshiki breaks from the clinch.
Itoshiki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Itoshiki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Itoshiki thows a body kick. Puhti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Puhti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puhti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itoshiki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puhti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puhti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Itoshiki throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itoshiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itoshiki clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rin Itoshiki 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. This is the final round!
Itoshiki tries to clinch there but Puhti circles away.
Itoshiki moves in looking to clinch but Puhti pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Puhti.
Itoshiki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Itoshiki fakes the leg kick and cracks Puhti in the body.
Itoshiki lands a nice shot that snaps Puhti's head back.
Itoshiki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puhti's calf.
Itoshiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Itoshiki is looking to clinch.
Itoshiki connects with an inside leg kick.
Puhti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itoshiki scores with a spinning back kick!
Itoshiki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Puhti is having none of it.
Puhti tries to keep at a distance but Itoshiki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Itoshiki swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Itoshiki coming out on top.
Itoshiki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Itoshiki connects with a jab.
Itoshiki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Itoshiki lands with a hook. Puhti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Itoshiki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Itoshiki tries to clinch there but Puhti circles away.
Itoshiki connects with a leg kick. Puhti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puhti misses the body punch
and Itoshiki counters with a leg kick.
Itoshiki instigates a clinch.
Puhti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch.
Puhti shoots in for a takedown but Itoshiki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itoshiki lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki darts in and clinches Puhti up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki is working Puhti over against the cage.
Itoshiki lands an elbow inside.
Itoshiki lands with a right to the head.
Puhti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puhti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Itoshiki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up but Puhti circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Itoshiki - that will leave a mark!
Puhti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Itoshiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Itoshiki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puhti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itoshiki lunges at Puhti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puhti's hand.
Itoshiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puhti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Puhti is having none of it.
Itoshiki lands a head shot.
Puhti gets tackled into the cage by Itoshiki. Itoshiki maintains the clinch.
Itoshiki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Puhti up against the cage.
Itoshiki gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A right hand to the body from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Puhti moves out of range.
Puhti shoots in for a takedown but Itoshiki shows good takedown defense.
Rin Itoshiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Voitto Puhti.
Itoshiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puhti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Itoshiki wants to clinch up but Puhti keeps it at a distance.
Puhti gets tackled into the cage by Itoshiki. Itoshiki maintains the clinch.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puhti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rin Itoshiki is winning the standup battle so far.
Puhti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Itoshiki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puhti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Itoshiki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Itoshiki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Puhti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puhti tries for a kimura but Itoshiki is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rin Itoshiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Itoshiki, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rin Itoshiki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is you throw knee, i go home. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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288 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the 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, Cro Copout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Copout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon misses with a double jab.
Copout connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like William Gordon has been cut.
Gordon misses with a combination
and Copout counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Copout counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gordon's knee momentarily.
Copout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gordon throws out the jab.
Copout fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gordon sprawls well initially but Copout persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gordon is looking to escape.
Copout content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Copout wants to pass to mount but Gordon is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout works his way into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Copout looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copout seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gordon for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gordon is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout controlling from the full mount.
Gordon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gordon is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Copout throws some wild stikes that Gordon manages to avoid easily.
Gordon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Copout tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gordon is desperately trying to improve his position but Copout has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Gordon's cut.
That's time! Copout's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Copout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Gordon.
Nice body punch from Copout.
Copout lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Copout keeps control of Gordon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Copout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gordon is trying to push Copout away but Copout has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Copout drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gordon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Copout with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon can't break the clinch.
Gordon tries to break free but Copout pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon is trying to break free.
A short right from Copout on the inside.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Copout prevents Gordon from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon looking to stall.
Copout gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gordon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copout makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gordon really felt that one!
Gordon misses with a combination
and Copout counters with a body kick.
Gordon misses with a double jab
and Copout counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Copout scores with a body shot.
William Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gordon at a distance.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Copout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gordon won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon is trying to buck Copout off.
Copout is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gordon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon struggling a bit here.
Copout controlling from side mount.
Gordon sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is trying to stand back up but Copout is controlling him
Gordon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Copout.
Copout trying to control the action but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Copout moves nicely into side control.
Gordon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Copout seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Copout is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Gordon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gordon misses with a combination
enabling Copout to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Copout counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
William Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Copout is looking to wear down Gordon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Copout stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Copout wants it to stay on the feet.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Copout counters with a nice kick to the body.
Copout lands with an overhand left.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout punishes Gordon's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Copout.
Cro Copout is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
Copout scores with a shoulder strike.
Copout digs a right hand into Gordon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gordon's gas tank.
Copout lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Copout lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.
Copout gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Copout seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cro Copout wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Copout lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copout blocks a jab.
Copout connects with a body shot that sends Gordon's belly button to the back.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Copout counters with a right hand to the body.
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copout counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gordon is trying to stand back up but Copout is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Copout prevents Gordon from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Copout in particular looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Cro Copout wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copout counters with a nice kick to the body.
Copout is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
Copout shoots in looking for a takedown. Gordon tries to sprawl out of it but Copout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gordon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Copout misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Copout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gordon won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cro Copout clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on William Gordon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Copout makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Copout counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Copout postures up in Gordon's guard and throws a big left but Gordon blocks it.
Copout sitting in guard here, content to control.
Copout stands up and waves to Gordon to follow him.
Copout stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
and Copout counters with a nice body shot.
Gordon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Copout.
Copout instigates a clinch.
A short right from Copout.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Copout obliges.
Copout scores with a shoulder strike.
Copout presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Copout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Copout lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gordon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Copout.
Copout lands a body punch.
Copout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Copout.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Copout obliges.
Copout lands a body shot in the clinch.
Copout working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Copout.
Copout is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gordon can't break the clinch.
Copout landing knees to the body.
Copout scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Copout creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
William Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copout gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon is trying to break the clinch but Copout is controlling him.
Copout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Copout misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copout creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Copout lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Copout misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Copout.
Gordon breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout slips a straight right by Gordon.
Gordon moves out of range of the body kick.
Gordon misses with an uppercut
and Copout counters with a stiff right hand.
Cro Copout is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gordon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Copout counters with a solid body kick.
Copout cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Copout makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Copout punishes Gordon's body with a nice straight punch.
Copout gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copout digs a right hand into Gordon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gordon's gas tank.
Gordon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Copout.
A short body shot lands from Copout as the two fighters clinch.
Copout gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Copout softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copout is leaning against Gordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cro Copout has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Copout.
Copout has picked Gordon up - he's going for a ride! Copout dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copout controlling the pace.
Gordon is trying to stand back up but Copout is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copout not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cro Copout showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Copout has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 40:33
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:33
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 40:33
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cro Copout!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houser kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hackensaw Boys-Keep it simple. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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267 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Houser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houser misses with a body shot
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Houser counter with a right hand.
It looks like Brian King has been cut.
King throws a hook but Houser avoids it easily.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Houser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houser throws out the jab.
A low kick from Houser misses
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Houser throws a leg kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Houser misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser misses with a straight left.
Houser throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
Houser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Houser swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Houser to counter with a crisp jab.
Houser lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houser avoids the body shot from King.
Brian King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Houser keeps the fight on the outside.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houser is out of range and King settles back down.
King tries to clinch but Houser moves out of range.
King 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a body shot.
King scores with a body shot.
Houser misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by King.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Houser momentarily.
A shot to the body from Houser misses
and Houser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Houser is rocked!
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Houser is breathing heavily.
Houser misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houser takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Houser takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by King.
King lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Houser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Houser throws a predictable looking body shot
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Houser throws a leg kick
and King counters with a left right combination that sends Houser crashing to the mat - King wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Houser out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian King!
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