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HBFC 11: Unification PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quik Yin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pierre Skogsbaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Got A Feeling (lol :P). Skogsbaer has chosen Rough boy - ZZ Top as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quik Yin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Skogsbaer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Skogsbaer.
Yin looks to score with a jab to the body but Skogsbaer is just out of range.
Yin looks for a takedown but Skogsbaer sprawls well.
Skogsbaer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skogsbaer connects with a nice looking jab.
Skogsbaer loads up on a big right hand but Yin slips the punch.
Skogsbaer misses with a body shot.
Yin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Skogsbaer won't allow Yin to pass to mount.
Yin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skogsbaer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yin is looking to pass Skogsbaer's guard but actually Skogsbaer recovers to full guard.
Yin looking to sit in guard and control but Skogsbaer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin being controlled here, momentarily.
Yin is controlling Skogsbaer's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skogsbaer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yin has momentary wrist control but Skogsbaer slips an elbow through the middle.
Skogsbaer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yin is keeping the position for now.
Skogsbaer being controlled here momentarily.
Skogsbaer wants to control from the top but Yin keeps moving.
Yin looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Skogsbaer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Skogsbaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yin manages to avoid it.
Yin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skogsbaer misses with a wild combination.
Skogsbaer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yin.
Yin misses with a straight left.
Yin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skogsbaer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Yin.
Skogsbaer lands a nice shot that snaps Yin's head back.
It looks like Quik Yin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skogsbaer looks to land a combination but Yin avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer throws a big shot that misses.
Skogsbaer misses with a shot to the body
and Yin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yin walks into a jab.
Jean Pierre Skogsbaer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yin moves away.
Skogsbaer slips a jab from Yin.
Some wild striking there from Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skogsbaer misses with a series of wild punches.
Yin catches Skogsbaer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yin counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skogsbaer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yin counters with a single leg into guard. Skogsbaer didn't expect that.
Yin trying to control the position from guard on top but Skogsbaer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skogsbaer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yin wants to pass the guard but Skogsbaer is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yin stands and throws Skogsbaer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Skogsbaer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quik Yin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Skogsbaer misses with an uppercut.
Skogsbaer throws a series of punches but Yin moves out of range.
Yin misses with an uppercut
and Skogsbaer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skogsbaer misses with a series of wild punches.
Jean Pierre Skogsbaer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Skogsbaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skogsbaer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yin throws a head kick that misses.
Skogsbaer keeps the fight on the outside.
Yin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skogsbaer pinned against the cage. Skogsbaer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skogsbaer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jean Pierre Skogsbaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin looks to land a left hand but Skogsbaer moved out of range nicely.
Skogsbaer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yin.
Skogsbaer missing with a left hand there. Yin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skogsbaer looks to land a combination but Yin avoids it well.
Yin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skogsbaer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quik Yin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yin ducks right into an uppercut from Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer scores with a punch to the head.
Skogsbaer throws a right hand that Yin ducks under and follows up with a left that Yin also avoids with ease.
Yin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skogsbaer throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Skogsbaer. Those never looked like landing.
Yin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skogsbaer as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skogsbaer lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yin misses with a body shot.
A big right from Skogsbaer misses.
A swing and a miss from Skogsbaer.
Yin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skogsbaer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yin scrambles back to his feet.
Yin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skogsbaer.
Skogsbaer slips a jab from Yin.
Skogsbaer scores with a body shot.
Yin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yin moves out of range as Skogsbaer strikes.
Skogsbaer misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skogsbaer scores with a hook.
Skogsbaer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skogsbaer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yin was well out of range. Poor timing from Skogsbaer.
Yin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Skogsbaer. That snapped Yin's head back.
Yin slips under a jab from Skogsbaer.
Yin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yin is rocked!
Yin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Yin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skogsbaer Throws a clean left jab. Skogsbaer Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Yin's chin! Yin crumbles to the ground and Skogsbaer follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Skogsbaer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jean Pierre Skogsbaer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ok Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ok Ko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ready Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ok Ko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko tries a head kick but it misses.
Go misses the shot to the body.
Go throws a jab when Ko was well out of range.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Ko tries to clinch up.
Go fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko manages to avoid it.
Go looks to land a left hand but Ko moved out of range nicely.
Go throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ko throws a head kick that misses.
Ready Go seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Go misses with an uppercut.
Go cracks Ko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Go pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Go is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Go lands an overhand right.
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Go as he checks the leg kick.
Go blocks a jab.
Ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Go fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ko slips a jab from Go.
Nice cross by Go.
Go fails with the takedown.
Go swings for the body but Ko moves out of range.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Go looks to land a left hand but Ko moved out of range nicely.
Ok Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Go takes a swing at Ko's ribcage but misses.
Go changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ko tries to avoid it but Go manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ko to the ground. Ko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ko is looking to clinch but Go is avoiding it.
Go takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a body punch but Ko moves out of range.
Ko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Go is defending well for now.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Go avoids it.
Ko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Go avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but Go blocks with his arms.
Ko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Go's face.
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!
Go misses with a punch to the body.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ko obliges.
Go managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Go lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Ko trying to control the position but instead, Go has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ko into the cage.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Go.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Go avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ko.
Ko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Go in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ko avoiding damage.
Go takes a knee to the side of the body.
Go tries a body shot but Ko blocks it.
Go has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ready Go. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko is pressed up against the cage. Go has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ko down to the mat. Ko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ko is looking to chop away at Go's legs.
Go avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Go throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko avoids the body shot from Go.
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Go loads up on a big right hand but Ko slips the punch.
Go is looking to wear down Ko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ko has closed the distance and engaged Go in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ready Go has been cut.
Go is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ko can't fight it off and eventually Go manages to take the fight to the floor. Ko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Go throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ok Ko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ready Go'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.
Ko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Go.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Go pushes him off.
Go tests Ko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Go circles away quickly and effectively.
Go checks a low kick from Ko.
Go swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Go.
Ko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ko moves forwards but Go connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Go misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Go scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ko moves away from the strike by Go.
Ko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ko avoids the body shot from Go.
Ko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Go lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Ko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Go.
A head punch on the inside from Go fails to land.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Go.
A left hand lands to the body for Go.
Ko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Go works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ko wants to sweep here but Go controlling him for the moment.
Go prevents Ko from getting back to his feet.
Ko tries to strike from the bottom.
Ko pulls Go in close to prevent any damage.
Ko looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ok Ko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Go lands a jab to the head.
Ko wants to clinch up but Go keeps it at a distance.
Ko slips a straight right by Go.
Ko moves out of range as Go strikes.
Go cracks a nice hook into Ko's ribs.
Go scores with a jab.
Ko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Go.
Ko clinches up against the cage.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Go goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Go takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Go goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ko prevents it.
Ko stops a takedown attempt from Go.
Go lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ko doesn't manage to clinch there - Go circles away.
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!
Ko throws a leg kick that misses.
Go misses with a body shot.
Go takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ko staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ko tries to clinch but Go moves out of range.
Go missing with a left hand there. Ko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Go lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ready Go will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ready Go'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Go keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Go misses
and Ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Go misses with a straight left.
Go throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ko on the side of the head.
Ko clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Go.
Go misses with a body punch.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Go is blocking nicely.
Ko working Go over with knees to the body.
Go is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Go takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Go throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ko thumps Go with a low kick.
Ko swings for the body but Go moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ko was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Ko jabs Go to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Go. Ko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Go takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ko instigates a clinch.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko misses with a punch on the inside.
Go takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Go avoids the damage to the body.
Go blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ko working Go over with knees to the body.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
Go is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Go trying to stall but Ko improves his position.
Ko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko blocking some punches.
Ko stalling against the cage.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but Go blocks with his arms.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Go working aggressively here.
Ko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Go.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ready Go. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Go throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Go.
Ko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ko.
Ko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Go fails to land.
Ko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Go waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ko.
Ko scores with a head kick. Go tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Go throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ko wants to clinch.
Ko tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch but Go swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ok Ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ok Ko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the cage accompanied by Awaken . This should be fireworks!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg has managed to clinch.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Daikaura blocks it.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daikaura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Chris Cyborg has been cut.
Daikaura prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands an uppercut.
Daikaura prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
A short left from Cyborg.
Daikaura trying to stall but Cyborg improves his position.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
Daikaura lands an elbow inside.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daikaura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cyborg tries to work over Daikaura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Daikaura controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cyborg as Daikaura tries to tie him up.
Daikaura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cyborg.
Cyborg has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Cyborg pushes Daikaura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cyborg lands a body shot.
Daikaura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cyborg.
Daikaura trying to control the position but instead, Cyborg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daikaura into the cage.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cyborg avoids a wild elbow strike from Daikaura.
Daikaura prevents a body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cyborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daikaura tries to throw a body punch but Cyborg avoids it by throwing Daikaura back against the cage.
Daikaura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cyborg blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg effectively controlling the action here.
Cyborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Cyborg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daikaura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daikaura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cyborg's brow.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cyborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cyborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Daikaura.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
Cyborg avoiding damage as Daikaura throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyborg.
Daikaura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cyborg has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Daikaura stalling the fight.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg tries a body shot but Daikaura blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daikaura misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Cyborg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daikaura misses with a looping right.
Daikaura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cyborg. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Cyborg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daikaura tries to land a leg kick but Cyborg saw it coming and moves away.
Daikaura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cyborg takes a step back to recover.
Cyborg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cyborg connects with a nice short shot to Daikaura's temple.
Cyborg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daikaura trying to control here.
Cyborg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daikaura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura is trying to control but can't.
Daikaura wants to improve his position but Cyborg is controlling well.
Daikaura gets full guard.
Daikaura keeping full guard, as Cyborg tries to pass.
Cyborg is pushing down on Daikaura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daikaura is fighting to maintain full guard but Cyborg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cyborg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cyborg connects with a nice short shot to Daikaura's temple.
Daikaura is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg works his way into side control.
Cyborg lands some shots froms side control.
Daikaura is trying to get back to half guard.
Cyborg scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daikaura is trying to get back to half guard.
Cyborg scoring with punches and elbows.
Daikaura is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cyborg connects with a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura is trying to get back to half guard.
Daikaura is breathing heavily.
Cyborg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cyborg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cyborg working the ground and pound from side control.
Cyborg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cyborg scoring with punches and elbows.
Cyborg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cyborg lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyborg is looking to take a break and control but Daikaura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg is really struggling to control Daikaura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Daikaura keeping his opponent close.
Cyborg grinds an elbow into Daikaura's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daikaura is looking to regain half guard here but Cyborg keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Cyborg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cyborg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cyborg blocks a head kick by Daikaura.
Daikaura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cyborg is out of range.
Daikaura rushes Cyborg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cyborg pushes Daikaura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg misses with a punch on the inside.
Cyborg is leaning against Daikaura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cyborg avoids the elbow strike from Daikaura, against the cage.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cyborg has Daikaura pushed against the cage.
Cyborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
Cyborg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Cyborg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cyborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daikaura's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daikaura throws an elbow but misses.
Cyborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chris Cyborg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cyborg stalling against the cage.
Cyborg can't find room to land a body shot as Daikaura controls the action.
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cyborg digs a right hand underneath Daikaura's ribcage. Daikaura let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cyborg lands a left hand.
Daikaura blocks a body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daikaura is trying to maintain a safe position but Cyborg gets an underhook and turns Daikaura into the cage.
Cyborg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cyborg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cyborg misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing Cyborg back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Cyborg.
Cyborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Cyborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eiki Daikaura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cyborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cyborg slowing the pace effectively.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it misses.
Daikaura tries to land knees in the clinch but Cyborg avoids the damage to the body.
Cyborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daikaura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cyborg.
Cyborg misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Daikaura up against the cage.
Cyborg lands with a left to the head.
Daikaura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daikaura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daikaura misses with an elbow over the top.
Daikaura stalling in the clinch but Cyborg improves position.
A body shot lands from Cyborg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daikaura misses with an elbow over the top.
Cyborg dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
A short right from Cyborg on the inside.
Cyborg dodges an elbow strike from Daikaura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cyborg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tapdance Extravaganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yago Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Justified by AMEN. This should be a great matchup!
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30
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapdance Extravaganza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Extravaganza moves out of range easily.
Extravaganza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.
Extravaganza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gutierrez on the side of the head.
Gutierrez throws a body kick that misses.
Gutierrez throws a head kick but Extravaganza moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutierrez.
Extravaganza misses with a series of wild punches.
Extravaganza scores with a body shot.
Extravaganza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Extravaganza closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gutierrez quickly recovers to half guard.
Gutierrez trying to control but Extravaganza postures up.
Extravaganza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Extravaganza looks to land a strike but Gutierrez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Extravaganza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Extravaganza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gutierrez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Extravaganza tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutierrez is retaining full guard.
Gutierrez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gutierrez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Extravaganza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Extravaganza is trying to escape the mount.
Gutierrez unloading with bombs!
Gutierrez looking to control but Extravaganza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Extravaganza is looking to improve his position but Gutierrez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutierrez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Extravaganza is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gutierrez lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Gutierrez.
Extravaganza can't escape the position.
Extravaganza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gutierrez controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gutierrez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Extravaganza is looking to escape.
Extravaganza working to try and regain half guard.
Gutierrez breaks from Extravaganza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gutierrez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza is looking to get to half guard.
Gutierrez tries to control but Extravaganza wriggling away.
Extravaganza is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Extravaganza regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutierrez in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yago Gutierrez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez wants to land a leg kick but Extravaganza is out of range.
Gutierrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Extravaganza throws out the jab.
Gutierrez misses with a body kick.
Yago Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Extravaganza shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutierrez tries to sprawl out of it but Extravaganza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gutierrez throws a push kick but Extravaganza slaps the foot to one side.
Extravaganza throws a combination. Gutierrez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Yago Gutierrez has been cut.
Extravaganza blocks a head kick by Gutierrez.
Extravaganza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutierrez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Extravaganza.
Gutierrez tries to land a leg kick but Extravaganza saw it coming and moves away.
Extravaganza digs a good hook to Gutierrez's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Extravaganza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutierrez.
Extravaganza feints and as Gutierrez raises his hands in defense, Extravaganza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Extravaganza tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutierrez is retaining full guard.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Extravaganza is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutierrez has wrist control.
Gutierrez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Extravaganza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Extravaganza has gone for a leg lock! Gutierrez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Extravaganza's guard.
Gutierrez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Extravaganza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gutierrez is aware though and is defending well.
Extravaganza working for submissions but it's allowed Gutierrez to get to half guard.
Gutierrez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gutierrez is looking to take a break and control but Extravaganza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Extravaganza wants to improve his position but Gutierrez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Extravaganza!
Extravaganza can't escape the position.
Gutierrez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gutierrez unloading with bombs!
Gutierrez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gutierrez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gutierrez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Extravaganza is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Gutierrez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gutierrez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Extravaganza is looking to escape.
Extravaganza is looking to improve his position but Gutierrez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gutierrez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Extravaganza is now in Gutierrez's guard. A big mistake from Gutierrez there, giving up the dominant position!
Gutierrez controls Extravaganza momentarily but Extravaganza frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tapdance Extravaganza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yago Gutierrez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Extravaganza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutierrez moves away.
Extravaganza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez defends it nicely.
Extravaganza lands a really nice looking cross but Gutierrez seems unphased.
Extravaganza moves out of range as Gutierrez throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gutierrez.
Yago Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Extravaganza avoids a kick to the body.
Extravaganza with a hook.
Gutierrez throws a front kick aimed at Extravaganza's knee but Extravaganza avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Extravaganza.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy head kick and Extravaganza moves out of range easily.
Extravaganza tests Gutierrez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Extravaganza avoids the head kick by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez tries a head kick but it misses.
Extravaganza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Extravaganza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gutierrez eats them both and turns towards Extravaganza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Extravaganza moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Extravaganza.
Extravaganza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutierrez's hands.
Extravaganza thuds a left hand into Gutierrez's body.
Extravaganza looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutierrez is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Extravaganza. That snapped Gutierrez's head back.
Gutierrez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gutierrez stuffs the takedown attempt from Extravaganza. Extravaganza gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gutierrez misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez throws a head kick but Extravaganza moves out of range.
Extravaganza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Gutierrez throws a wild body kick that Extravaganza sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.
Extravaganza lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Extravaganza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yago Gutierrez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Extravaganza is looking to take a break and control but Gutierrez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Extravaganza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gutierrez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gutierrez is in trouble now - Extravaganza has advanced to mount!
Extravaganza punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez gets back to half guard.
Gutierrez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Extravaganza throwing strikes but missing.
Gutierrez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Extravaganza lands a couple of digs.
Gutierrez looking to control.
Extravaganza tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutierrez is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez keeping moving, preventing Extravaganza from controlling successfully.
Gutierrez working for a triangle but Extravaganza defends it easily.
Extravaganza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Extravaganza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Extravaganza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutierrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gutierrez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapdance Extravaganza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Extravaganza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tapdance Extravaganza!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Armin van Buuren - Sail. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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28
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hara misses with a takedown
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambino misses with a head kick.
Gambino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gambino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gambino duly obliges.
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!
Hara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gambino defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hara is defended easily by Gambino.
Gambino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hara is breathing heavily.
Gambino cracks the inside of Hara's front leg.
Hara circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gambino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hara. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gambino wants to clinch.
Hara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gambino lands a left and a right that send Hara crashing to the mat, dazed. Gambino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle, before Gambino throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hara's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gambino lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Carlo Gambino!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuriel Leonard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Dillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nuriel Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dillard's head backwards.
Leonard misses with an uppercut. Dillard saw that one coming.
Dillard misses with a takedown attempt
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Leonard.
Dillard gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Leonard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leonard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leonard tries to break the clinch but Dillard is controlling the position.
Leonard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leonard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Kirk Dillard has been cut.
Leonard throws a body kick that misses.
Leonard throws a chopping leg kick but Dillard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leonard throws a leg kick but Dillard moved away.
Dillard moves into the clinch.
Leonard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Leonard.
Dillard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonard tries to score with a low kick but Dillard moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillard moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Leonard there.
Leonard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillard checks it well.
Leonard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillard takes one to the chin there.
Dillard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dillard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leonard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leonard is not content to let Dillard control the position.
Dillard swings around for an armbar but Leonard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dillard's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leonard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leonard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dillard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonard has managed to get both his arms back between Dillard's legs - danger averted.
Leonard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuriel Leonard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Dillard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dillard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dillard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leonard misses with an uppercut
letting Dillard counter with a right hand.
Dillard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonard to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonard blocks a jab.
Leonard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillard moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard shoots in for a double leg but Leonard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonard dips to his left and cracks Dillard with an uppercut!
Dillard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dillard swings for the body but Leonard moves out of range.
Dillard needs to keep his hands up - Leonard had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Leonard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Leonard does no damage.
Good shot there by Leonard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard blocks a head kick by Leonard.
A leg kick checked by Dillard.
Leonard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leonard throws a leg kick
and Dillard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leonard's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leonard dives on top into guard.
Dillard working for submissions but it's allowed Leonard to get to half guard.
Leonard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to get back to full guard.
Dillard wants to control but Leonard is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard prevents Dillard from improving his position.
Dillard trying to control here.
Dillard manages to get to full guard.
Leonard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dillard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leonard has managed to get both his arms back between Dillard's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nuriel Leonard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kirk Dillard'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leonard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dillard.
Leonard sizes up Dillard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Leonard. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nuriel Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillard checks the leg kick.
Dillard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonard throws out the jab.
Leonard misses with a right hand
enabling Dillard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown but Leonard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dillard throws a hook but Leonard avoids it easily.
Dillard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dillard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonard throws a shot from downtown. Dillard moves away and avoids it.
Leonard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dillard is out of range.
Leonard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leonard throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard tries to bum rush Dillard with a series of wild strikes but Dillard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No joy there for Leonard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillard avoids the head kick by Leonard.
Dillard moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Leonard sprawls well initially but Dillard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Leonard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leonard is trying to stand.
Leonard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kirk Dillard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leonard keeps working.
Dillard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leonard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dillard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dillard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dillard wants to work for an arm triangle but Leonard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard trying to control from half guard but Leonard is working away.
Dillard seems to be looking for submissions.
Dillard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leonard sees it coming and defends easily.
Dillard prevents Leonard from standing back up.
Dillard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk Dillard.
I think Leonard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kirk Dillard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruin Yuz (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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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruin Yuz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yuz.
Ragnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yuz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Yuz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Yuz's front leg but catches the back leg as Yuz tries to avoid it.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yuz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yuz looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuz.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick!
Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson drops Yuz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yuz looks back up at him and smiles so Ragnarsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yuz is rocked!
It looks like Ruin Yuz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Yuz down.
Yuz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Yuz's front leg but catches the back leg as Yuz tries to avoid it.
Yuz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Yuz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Yuz's body.
Ragnarsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Yuz's leg. Yuz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Ragnarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ragnarsson sends Yuz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ragnarsson is motioning to the referee to let Yuz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnarsson. Yuz shrugs it off though.
Ragnarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ragnarsson pounces like a tiger and cracks Yuz with a vicious hook! Yuz is down but not out! Ragnarsson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kari Ragnarsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jon Phenomenon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Anson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anson has chosen ''South of Heaven'' by The Electric Hellfire Club as his entrance music. Seth Anson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Jon Phenomenon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Anson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anson lands with a nice body kick.
Anson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Phenomenon counter with a right hand.
Phenomenon scores with a one two! Anson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anson lands with a nice body punch.
Anson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anson shoots in but no luck this time.
Phenomenon throws a front kick that sends Anson stumbling back into the cage.
Anson gets a takedown into half guard.
Phenomenon tries to kick Anson off but Anson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anson trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Anson there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anson stalling away here and it's allowed Phenomenon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anson won't allow Phenomenon to get back to his feet.
Anson content to stall in guard here.
Anson being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anson preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phenomenon holds on and takes a little breather.
Anson scoring with some ground and pound.
Phenomenon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Jon Phenomenon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Phenomenon gets caught flat footed, as Anson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anson throwing strikes from guard but Phenomenon blocks nicely.
Anson trying to control but Phenomenon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon trying to control the position here.
Anson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Phenomenon is trying to keep Anson in close.
Anson throwing strikes but missing.
Anson thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anson.
Phenomenon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phenomenon's head.
Anson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phenomenon looking for a sweep. Not yet Phenomenon, not yet.
Anson wants to control from the top but Phenomenon keeps moving.
Anson postures up in Phenomenon's guard and throws a big left but Phenomenon blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phenomenon keeping moving, preventing Anson from controlling successfully.
Phenomenon controls Anson momentarily but Anson frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Anson dominated that 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.
Anson misses with a wild body shot.
Anson throws a right hand that misses
and Phenomenon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phenomenon manages to avoid it.
Phenomenon throws a shot from downtown. Anson moves away and avoids it.
Phenomenon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Phenomenon finds it's way through Anson's defenses.
Anson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phenomenon counters with a stiff right hand.
Phenomenon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anson at a distance.
Anson with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon throws a leg kick but Anson checks it.
Phenomenon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anson was well out of range. Poor timing from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon misses with a series of wild punches.
Anson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phenomenon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anson counters with a nice kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Phenomenon enables Anson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Phenomenon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Phenomenon controlling the position.
Anson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anson throwing strikes but missing.
Anson distracts Phenomenon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anson throwing strikes from guard but Phenomenon blocks nicely.
Anson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phenomenon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anson stopping the sweep attempt from Phenomenon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phenomenon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anson won't allow Phenomenon to sweep him here.
Anson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Phenomenon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phenomenon wants to get back to his feet but Anson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anson lands a couple of elbows.
Anson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anson trying to control the position from guard on top but Phenomenon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anson advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Anson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phenomenon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phenomenon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anson.
Anson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Phenomenon's half guard.
Anson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Phenomenon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phenomenon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anson.
Anson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phenomenon is pulling down on Anson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anson, at least for the moment.
Anson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anson cracks Phenomenon with a solid left hand.
Anson is looking to work some ground and pound but Phenomenon has wrist control.
Anson throws a strike but Phenomenon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phenomenon tries to free his leg and advance position but Anson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Phenomenon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Phenomenon preventing the sweep.
Jon Jon Phenomenon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Jon Phenomenon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Anson. Those never looked like landing.
Anson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phenomenon.
Anson is looking to land body kicks.
Anson avoids the body shot from Phenomenon.
Anson misses with a leg kick
and Phenomenon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phenomenon just misses with a punch to the body.
Phenomenon throws a right hand that Anson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anson also avoids with ease.
Phenomenon misses with a leg kick
and Anson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Phenomenon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon throws a body kick that misses.
Anson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anson just misses with a punch to the body.
Phenomenon takes one to the side of the head.
Phenomenon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anson in his tracks.
Anson slips under a jab.
Anson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anson scores with a jab to the head.
Phenomenon throws a leg kick but Anson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seth Anson.
I've got Anson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Anson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roscoe Conwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Herer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conwell comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie ft David Guetta - Just For One Day (Heroes). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roscoe Conwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Herer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Herer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Herer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conwell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Herer's calf.
That kick from Herer tenderised Conwell's leg. Conwell is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Conwell.
Roscoe Conwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herer misses with a body kick.
Conwell checks a leg kick.
Conwell throws a combination. Herer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jack Herer has been cut.
Conwell moves out of range as Herer throws a body kick.
Herer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Conwell.
Conwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Conwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conwell is looking to chop away at Herer's legs.
Conwell thuds a left hand into Herer's body.
Herer looks gassed!
Conwell misses with a head kick.
Conwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Conwell takes a swing at Herer's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Herer misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Conwell.
Herer needs to keep his hands up - Conwell had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herer is looking to score with low kicks.
Conwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Herer is just out of range.
Herer throws a head kick but Conwell moves out of range.
Conwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herer thuds his shin into the meat of Conwell's side.
Herer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Herer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Herer has a takedown stuffed.
Conwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Conwell throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Conwell misses.
Conwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Conwell thuds a left hand into Herer's body.
Conwell looks to land a right hand but Herer moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herer lands a nice shot that snaps Conwell's head back.
Herer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herer tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Conwell.
Herer avoids the body shot from Conwell.
Conwell cracks Herer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conwell checks a leg kick.
Herer drops his hands momentarily and Conwell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Herer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conwell seems to be stalking Herer here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Herer drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roscoe Conwell!
Roscoe Conwell retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Ruent!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narvaez lands with a nice body kick.
Narvaez lands with a hook. Ruent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ruent takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez looks for the body kick but Ruent saw that one coming.
Narvaez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruent.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Ruent.
Ruent attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Narvaez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Ruent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruent throws a jab but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruent on the side of the head.
Narvaez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruent misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruent lands with a hook. Narvaez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Narvaez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ruent cracks Narvaez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Ruent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narvaez throws a body kick that misses.
Ruent misses with a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruent throws a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
Ruent checks a leg kick.
Ruent lands a jab.
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Narvaez throws the kick towards the body but Ruent avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez tries to work over Ruent's front leg with a kick but Ruent checks it.
Narvaez delivers a nice body kick.
Narvaez misses with a few strikes there.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narvaez misses with a kick to the body.
Ruent looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Ruent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruent misses with a head kick.
Ruent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruent loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Narvaez, right into the meat.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruent was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Narvaez does it's job there.
Ruent looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Ruent scoring well with a low kick there.
Narvaez motions for Ruent to come forward. Narvaez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez is looking to land body kicks.
Ruent just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez misses with a kick to the body.
Ruent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Narvaez.
Ruent looks for the body kick but Narvaez saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ruent.
Ruent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez.
Narvaez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Narvaez is looking to land body kicks.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez misses with a head kick.
Narvaez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruent counters with a right hand to the body.
Narvaez throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Narvaez.
Narvaez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut
and Ruent counters with a low kick, right behind Narvaez 's knee.
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruent throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez dominated that round.
That's time! Narvaez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narvaez shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ruent down.
Narvaez scores with a decent looking hook.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Ruent moves out of range easily.
Narvaez misses with an uppercut. Ruent saw that one coming.
Ruent throws a body kick that misses.
Narvaez connects with a crisp jab.
Ruent throws a head kick that half lands.
Narvaez checks a low kick from Ruent.
Ruent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruent misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narvaez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruent throws a sloppy body shot
and Narvaez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruent looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruent, right into the meat.
Ruent misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruent is trying hard to land a takedown here. Narvaez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Narvaez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruent.
Ruent lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruent swings away with a body shot that misses
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narvaez counters with a left and a right that stings Ruent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Narvaez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Narvaez checks it well.
Ruent throws a head kick that Narvaez semi-blocks.
Ruent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruent blocks the leg kick.
Ruent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Narvaez rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruent misses with a straight right.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez throws a hook to the side of Ruent's head but Ruent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Narvaez.
Ruent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narvaez.
Ruent leaves Narvaez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Narvaez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narvaez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narvaez just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez takes a swing at Ruent's ribcage but misses.
Ruent checks the leg kick.
Narvaez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruent throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruent lands a slapping body shot.
Narvaez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Narvaez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a looping overhand right but Ruent ducks down to avoid it.
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruent paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narvaez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruent drops his hands momentarily and Narvaez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruent is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent digs a good body shot into Narvaez's ribs.
Ruent feints and then cracks Narvaez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narvaez down.
Narvaez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rafael Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Narvaez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez takes a swing at Ruent's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Ruent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narvaez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruent if he has to take too many more of those.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Narvaez.
Ruent ducks right into an uppercut from Narvaez.
Narvaez with a jab.
Narvaez moves forwards but Ruent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruent throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Ruent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez tries to work over Ruent's front leg with a kick but Ruent checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez throws a head kick that misses
and Ruent counters with a thumping low kick.
Narvaez tries to land a front kick but Ruent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Ruent misses with a wild combination.
Ruent tries a low kick but Narvaez avoids it.
Narvaez jabs Ruent right on the nose. Ruent blinks but takes it well.
Narvaez scores with a shot to the body.
Ruent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Narvaez. That did some damage!
Narvaez throws a front kick aimed at Ruent's knee but Ruent avoids it well.
Narvaez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Narvaez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruent stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
Ruent tries to score with a low kick but Narvaez moves his leg out of the way.
Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruent.
Narvaez fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruent in the body.
Ruent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruent is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Ruent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Ruent.
Narvaez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narvaez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ruent throws a leg kick but Narvaez checks it.
Narvaez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Narvaez's knee momentarily.
Rafael Narvaez is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruent 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 Narvaez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Narvaez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Narvaez avoids the head kick by Ruent.
Ruent throws a front kick aimed at Narvaez's knee but Narvaez avoids it well.
Ruent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruent swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ruent down.
Narvaez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruent throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ruent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narvaez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Narvaez swings for the body but Ruent moves out of range.
A big left from Narvaez misses.
Ruent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
Ruent has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruent checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Ruent looks for the body kick but Narvaez saw that one coming.
Ruent swings widly with a right hand
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruent checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Ruent throws a shot from downtown. Narvaez moves away and avoids it.
Ruent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Ruent misses
and Narvaez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Narvaez. That's going to slow Ruent down.
Narvaez thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Ruent misses.
A big right from Ruent misses.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruent has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narvaez.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruent swinging wildly here.
Narvaez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruent is out of range and Narvaez settles back down.
Ruent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narvaez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruent throws a sloppy body shot
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Narvaez. No joy for Ruent on that attempt.
Ruent is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ruent shoots in and drives through. Narvaez sprawls well.
Narvaez thuds his shin into the meat of Ruent's side.
Narvaez throws out a leg kick but Ruent moves out of range and Narvaez only half commits.
The fighters circling - Ruent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez throws a sloppy head kick and Ruent moves out of range easily.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruent takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Ruent swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruent checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruent takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Narvaez throws a leg kick which misses Ruent's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruent tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruent motions for Narvaez to come forward. Ruent throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Narvaez.
Ruent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruent moves out of range of the strikes.
Narvaez misses with a looping right.
Narvaez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ruent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narvaez. Ruent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Narvaez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent moves away from the strike by Narvaez.
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
Narvaez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruents jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruent takes one to the side of the head.
Narvaez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruent.
Ruent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Narvaez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ruent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruent misses with a head kick.
Ruent goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narvaez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent walks into a stiff left hand from Narvaez.
Ruent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ruent connects with a body shot that sends Narvaez's belly button to the back.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Ruent.
Sloppy strikes from Narvaez. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez lands with a nice body punch.
Ruent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Narvaez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Ruent avoids it.
Ruent takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ruent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Narvaez checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Narvaez had his way with Pete Ruent in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ruent misses with a low kick as Narvaez jumps back.
Ruent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Narvaez is able to avoid easily.
Narvaez lands a right hook to the body.
Narvaez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruent. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruent looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruent throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ruent.
Ruent slips a straight right by Narvaez.
Ruent misses with a looping right.
Narvaez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narvaez throws a low kick, looking for Ruent's leg but Ruent calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent misses with a kick to the body
and Narvaez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruent is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruent misses with a wild body shot.
Narvaez checks a leg kick.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruent.
Ruent checks the leg kick.
Ruent lands a body shot.
Ruent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Ruent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Narvaez is able to avoid easily.
Ruent attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ruent.
Ruent throws a sloppy head kick and Narvaez moves out of range easily.
Ruent is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Narvaez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A solid body kick from Narvaez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narvaez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narvaez misses with a head kick.
Ruent thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruent.
Narvaez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narvaez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pete Ruent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruent missing with a left hand there. Narvaez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narvaez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruent momentarily.
Narvaez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narvaez.
A cross from Narvaez lands.
Ruent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez digs a good hook to Ruent's body.
A big left from Ruent misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruent 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 Narvaez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Narvaez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruent ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
Ruent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent blocks the body kick.
Narvaez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Narvaez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ruent misses with a straight left.
Ruent throws a body punch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Ruent misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Narvaez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruent misses the jab.
Ruent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruent swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Ruent throws an overhand right that lands on Narvaez's shoulder, as Narvaez tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Narvaez!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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