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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 Jason Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Sin7sins - Rape & Take as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 13 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Parker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phenomenon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phenomenon duly obliges.
It looks like Jason Parker has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Phenomenon. Those never looked like landing.
Parker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phenomenon to the mat! Phenomenon manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phenomenon wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Phenomenon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker prevents Phenomenon from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Phenomenon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Phenomenon thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phenomenon.
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phenomenon throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phenomenon.
Phenomenon throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phenomenon lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phenomenon.
A jab from Parker misses.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker connects with a solid leg kick.
Phenomenon misses with a double jab.
Parker wants to clinch.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parker.
Some wild striking there from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon avoids the body shot from Parker.
Phenomenon throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker tries to work over Phenomenon's front leg with a kick but Phenomenon checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phenomenon throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
Phenomenon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parker - that will leave a mark!
Phenomenon is breathing heavily.
Phenomenon throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Phenomenon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.
Phenomenon moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker swings for the body but Phenomenon moves out of range.
A combination from Phenomenon does no damage.
Parker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parker lands a head shot.
Phenomenon thuds a left hand into Parker's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to slow Phenomenon down by chopping away at his legs.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Phenomenon did well to prevent Parker getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phenomenon is trying to stand up here but Parker is controlling him well.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phenomenon is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker is keen to just control but Phenomenon is a slippery customer.
Phenomenon is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phenomenon's head.
Parker 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phenomenon defending well though.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Phenomenon is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Phenomenon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Parker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phenomenon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Phenomenon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Phenomenon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phenomenon defending well though.
Parker trying to pass the guard but Phenomenon defending well.
Parker is trying to control. Phenomenon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Parker'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.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Phenomenon does no damage.
Parker with a nice cross.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Phenomenon misses.
Phenomenon misses with the combination.
A combination from Phenomenon does no damage.
Parker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parker thumps Phenomenon with a low kick.
A combination from Phenomenon does no damage.
Jason Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phenomenon slips under a jab from Parker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phenomenon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phenomenon throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phenomenon throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker scoring well with a low kick there.
Phenomenon tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Phenomenon takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Phenomenon off the cage and back into range.
Phenomenon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phenomenon stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker scoring well with a low kick there.
Jason Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Phenomenon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker clinches.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phenomenon blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker misses with some punches.
Phenomenon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker scores with a head kick.
Parker cracks Phenomenon with a good jab.
Phenomenon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phenomenon misses with a few strikes there.
Phenomenon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Phenomenon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jon Jon Phenomenon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phenomenon misses with a few strikes there.
Phenomenon blocks a head kick by Parker.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker misses the jab.
Phenomenon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parker throws a series of punches but Phenomenon moves out of range.
Phenomenon lands a nice looking body shot.
Phenomenon fails to land with a series of punches.
Phenomenon misses with a few strikes there.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Phenomenon.
Phenomenon is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Phenomenon tries to break the clinch but Parker is controlling the position.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phenomenon stalks Parker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parker's face. Parker staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Phenomenon. Those never looked like landing.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phenomenon has time to react.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phenomenon moves out of range as Parker throws a body kick.
Phenomenon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker lands a nice shot that snaps Phenomenon's head back.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Phenomenon slips the punch.
Parker connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Phenomenon. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phenomenon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phenomenon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phenomenon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parker misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Parker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Phenomenon misses with the combination.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Phenomenon. Those never looked like landing.
Phenomenon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Phenomenon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Phenomenon throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parker misses with a double jab
enabling Phenomenon to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Phenomenon misses.
Phenomenon staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phenomenon defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Phenomenon stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Parker.
Phenomenon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phenomenon. Phenomenon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Phenomenon misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Phenomenon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phenomenon misses with a straight right.
Phenomenon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phenomenon throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parker, as that shot connected.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Phenomenon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Phenomenon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Phenomenon ducks down to avoid it.
Phenomenon missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker feints and then cracks Phenomenon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phenomenon down.
Parker connects with a body shot that sends Phenomenon's belly button to the back.
Phenomenon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parker cracks Phenomenon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phenomenon throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Parker lands a nice hook to Phenomenon's body. Phenomenon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parker scores with the left hand. Phenomenon knows he should have avoided that one.
Jon Jon Phenomenon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker lands a head kick. Phenomenon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phenomenon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Phenomenon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phenomenon lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Phenomenon misses with the combination.
Jon Jon Phenomenon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phenomenon throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
A big right from Parker misses.
Phenomenon misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phenomenon's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parker. That's going to slow Phenomenon down.
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parker prevents Phenomenon from getting back to his feet.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Phenomenon has wrist control.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control but Phenomenon is working from the bottom.
Jason Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parker won't allow Phenomenon to get back to his feet.
Parker is pushing down on Phenomenon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phenomenon is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker is looking to stall here but Phenomenon recovers full guard.
Parker slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Parker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes into the arena with Master P - Heaven For A Gangsta blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bede!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Bede misses.
Bede takes the fight into the clinch.
Bede tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monk's elbow.
Bede blocks a body shot from Monk.
A head punch on the inside from Bede fails to land.
Bede blocking some punches.
Monk tries to work over Bede's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bede controls his hands.
Bede swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bede swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bede.
Bede lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Marcus Monk has been cut.
Monk lands with a right to the head.
Bede is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monk lands with a right to the head.
Bede stalling in the clinch but Monk improves position.
A short left from Bede.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bede can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Bede misses with an elbow over the top.
Bede tries to land a knee to the head but Monk blocks with his arms.
Bede blocks an uppercut.
Bede trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Monk.
Bede misses with an elbow over the top.
Monk blocking some punches.
Bede breaks from the clinch.
Monk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Monk as he checks the leg kick.
Bede moves away from the strike by Monk.
Monk scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk lands a nice shot to the body.
Monk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bede on the side of the head.
Marcus Monk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bede showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bede. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bede misses with a straight right.
Monk just misses with a punch to the body.
Monk misses the shot to the body.
Bede is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monk.
Monk misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monk.
Bede throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bede throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monk scores with a punch to the head.
Bede throws a poor cross that misses
and Monk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bede bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Monk misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bede. Monk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bede wants to clinch up but Monk keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bede is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bede throws a hook but Monk avoids it easily.
Bede tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monk was well out of range. Poor timing from Bede.
Monk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bede on the side of the head.
Bede is rocked!
Monk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bede.
Bede is still on wobbly legs! Can Monk finish him?
Monk moves in looking to clinch but Bede pushes him off.
Bede seems to have recovered his senses.
Monk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bede looks gassed!
Bede lands with an uppercut that bounces Monk off the cage and back into range.
Bede ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bede throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monk digs a good hook to Bede's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monk lands a hook that stumbles Bede back into the cage. Monk follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Bede to the canvas! Monk pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Bede has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marcus Monk!
After the fight, Marcus Monk was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uljas Tossavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into the arena with Devil went down to Georgia blaring out of the sound system. Tossavainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Macho Man Randy Savage Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uljas Tossavainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tossavainen misses with a looping left.
Tossavainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen staying out of range there.
Tossavainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen misses with a jab to the body
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tossavainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Tossavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
Tossavainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tossavainen manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tossavainen moves away.
Tossavainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Uljas Tossavainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tossavainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossavainen. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tossavainen throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Tossavainen.
Tossavainen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Tossavainen misses with a wild body shot.
Tossavainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Thomas catches Tossavainen right on the button with a cross.
Thomas takes a swing at Tossavainen's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossavainen. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Tossavainen misses with a jab to the body
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Tossavainen's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tossavainen.
Tossavainen throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tossavainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tossavainen on the side of the head.
Tossavainen misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tossavainen.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Tossavainen's belly button to the back.
Thomas stalks Tossavainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tossavainen's face. Tossavainen staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Tossavainen's head back.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Tossavainen looks gassed!
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tossavainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossavainen. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Tossavainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot.
Tossavainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tossavainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Tossavainen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Tossavainen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tossavainen misses
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tossavainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Tossavainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tossavainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tossavainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Tossavainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tossavainen doesn't seem phased though.
Tossavainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Tossavainen's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jab by Thomas.
Tossavainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tossavainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tossavainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas with a jab.
Tossavainen throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Tossavainen is breathing heavily.
Thomas moves out of range as Tossavainen strikes.
Tossavainen missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tossavainen moves away.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossavainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thomas throws a body punch but Tossavainen moves out of range.
John Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas works Tossavainen's body with a nice hook.
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Tossavainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Tossavainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tossavainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tossavainen misses with a two punch combination.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tossavainen swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Tossavainen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tossavainen wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tossavainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes a swing at Tossavainen's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tossavainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tossavainen under the eye.
Tossavainen throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Thomas.
Thomas swings for the body but Tossavainen moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas slips a straight right by Tossavainen.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Tossavainen.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Tossavainen moves out of range.
Tossavainen misses the shot to the body.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tossavainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tossavainen moves away.
Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
Tossavainen fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas swings for the body but Tossavainen moves out of range.
Tossavainen takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Tossavainen loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossavainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tossavainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tossavainen manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Tossavainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Tossavainen tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tossavainen can do to turn this around?
Tossavainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Tossavainen walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas blocks a head kick by Tossavainen.
A head kick misses from Tossavainen.
An inside leg kick lands from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have Tossavainen backpedaling.
It looks like Uljas Tossavainen has been cut.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Tossavainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tossavainen scrambles back to his feet.
Tossavainen misses with a looping left.
Tossavainen throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Tossavainen only half commits.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Tossavainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Tossavainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossavainen misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tossavainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tossavainen moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas jabs Tossavainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas throws a jab when Tossavainen was well out of range.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tossavainen's sensitive parts.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Tossavainen throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Tossavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tossavainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tossavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tossavainen throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Uljas Tossavainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tossavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tossavainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Tossavainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tossavainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tossavainen on the side of the head.
John Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tossavainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tossavainen misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tossavainen drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tossavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Tossavainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tossavainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossavainen takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas cracks Tossavainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tossavainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tossavainen tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him 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!
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
Tossavainen working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas avoids the attempt from Tossavainen to control.
Tossavainen taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thomas!
After the fight, John Thomas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lynch's choice of entrance music: Black Republican -- Nas. 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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193 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lynch lands a nice shot that snaps Bennett's head back.
Bennett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch looks to clinch
and Bennett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lynch wants to slow Bennett down by chopping away at his legs.
Lynch lands with a nice combination. Bennett backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side
and Bennett counters with a low kick, right behind Lynch 's knee.
Lynch lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.
Bennett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lynch. That did some damage!
Lynch throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lynch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
Lynch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Lynch down.
Bennett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Lynch as he checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Lynch.
Lynch motions for Bennett to come forward. Lynch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch gets tackled into the cage by Bennett. Bennett maintains the clinch.
Lynch can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Lynch is trying to push Bennett away but Bennett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Lynch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries a body shot but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Bennett looking to slow down the pace here.
Lynch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lynch stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lynch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lynch misses with a kick to the body.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of Lynch's head.
It looks like Peter Lynch has been cut.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Lynch walks into a left hand.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.
Bennett slips a jab from Lynch.
Bennett moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lynch struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Lynch blocks a body shot from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett prevents Lynch from breaking the clinch.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike from Bennett.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lynch.
Lynch lands with a right to the head.
Lynch avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Lynch looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynch tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Lynch back against the cage.
Lynch digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Lynch is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Lynch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennett. Bennett obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Lynch misses the target.
Lynch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennett's calf.
Lynch misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennett counters with a nice body shot.
Richard Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
Lynch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett fakes the leg kick and cracks Lynch in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bennett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch checks the leg kick.
Good work by Bennett as he checks the leg kick.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Lynch misses with a two punch combination.
Lynch throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lynch pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lynch.
Lynch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Bennett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Lynch wants to stall.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Bennett has Lynch pressed against the cage, preventing Lynch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch being controlled against the cage.
Lynch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stalling.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett is looking to control Lynch's arms but Lynch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennett has his back to the cage.
Lynch stalls.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Bennett is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Bennett into the cage.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a left to the head.
Bennett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lynch wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Lynch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lynch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lynch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennett!
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lynch's calf.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch is looking to score with low kicks.
Lynch is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Bennett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennett misses with the body kick
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Lynch's head but Lynch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynch slips a jab from Bennett.
Lynch misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Lynch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Lynch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left lands for Lynch.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Lynch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lynch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lynch walks into a jab.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennett 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 Lynch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lynch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lynch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Lynch with a jab.
Lynch throws a combination. Bennett tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bennett.
Lynch swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Lynch blocks a low kick nicely.
Lynch clinches.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.
Lynch is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bennett throws an elbow but misses.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lynch.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Lynch improves position.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Peter Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lynch tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett working Lynch over with knees to the body.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bennett misses with an elbow strike.
Lynch tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett avoiding damage.
Lynch misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Bennett.
Lynch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynch is defending well for now.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lynch's efforts to push away.
Lynch is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett blocks a body shot from Lynch.
Bennett lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bennett!
A less than humble Richard Bennett misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
183 lbs
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171 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tugg Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marsh.
Speedman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marsh.
Speedman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Speedman tries to move into range but Marsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speedman.
Marsh moves away from the strike by Speedman.
Marsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speedman.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speedman throws out the jab.
Marsh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speedman rushes Marsh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Speedman has a couple of punches blocked by Marsh.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Speedman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh slips a straight right by Speedman.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Speedman.
Marsh throws a body punch but Speedman moves out of range.
Speedman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Speedman throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Speedman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedman.
Marsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Speedman sprawls well. He's pushed Marsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speedman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speedman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Speedman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speedman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Speedman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Speedman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speedman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Speedman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Speedman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Speedman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Speedman.
Speedman scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh blocking some punches.
Speedman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speedman throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Speedman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speedman lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Speedman lands a body punch.
Speedman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsh has had enough of the clinch but Speedman keeps him there for the moment.
Marsh breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh slips under a jab from Speedman.
Nice shot by Speedman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speedman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speedman throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speedman throws out the jab.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.
Speedman moves into the clinch.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speedman swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh is working for takedown but Speedman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marsh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsh.
Speedman struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsh controls his hands.
Speedman lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Speedman is defending well.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Speedman.
Speedman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Speedman tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Speedman cracks Marsh with a nice body shot.
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!
Speedman swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsh blocks a body shot from Speedman.
Speedman lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedman lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Speedman is working Marsh over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Speedman.
Marsh is rocked!
Speedman cracks Marsh with a nice body shot.
Oh Marsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speedman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marsh slips under a jab from Speedman.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch.
A big left from Speedman misses.
Speedman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Speedman throws a right hand that misses
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speedman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Speedman drops Marsh with a huge uppercut! Marsh drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Speedman is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tugg Speedman!
In his post fight interview, Tugg Speedman gave a big smile as he said 'I knew coming in this would be a tough fight. Martin Cristos was no joke, but I knew he wouldn't be as good on the ground as in the stand up. I respect his manager alot, so it was a great win for me!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cage Theme. Kenny Monday is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
Cage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Monday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cage misses with a lunging right hand
and Monday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monday looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Cage motions for Monday to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monday misses with a looping right.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Monday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Monday.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monday is working Cage over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Cage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cage holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Monday trying to control the position but Cage is working away.
Monday working away.
Monday is working Cage over with some ground and pound from side control.
Monday is trying to ground and pound but Cage uses the momentary lack of control by Monday to regain half guard.
Cage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday throws a strike but Cage avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Monday lands a couple of elbows.
Monday is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monday works over Cage with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monday is looking to work some ground and pound but Cage has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monday wants to pass the guard but Cage is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monday lands a couple of elbows.
Monday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Monday chips away with some ground and pound.
Monday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Monday content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Monday in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Monday throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Monday from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monday lands a couple of elbows.
Monday passes Cage's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monday wants to pass to mount but Cage is defending the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monday is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cage is just riding it out for now. Monday eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monday looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Monday dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monday connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monday takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monday.
Cage misses with a head kick.
Monday moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Monday.
Monday moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage.
Monday shoots in and gets a takedown into Cage's guard.
Monday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monday slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Monday sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cage's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monday works his foot free and advances to mount.
Monday sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Monday.
Monday thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monday looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Monday with a couple of short strikes.
Cage is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monday looking to finish Cage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cage!
Oh Cage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Monday! Cage is hurt baaadly! Monday is firing away with more strikes - Cage is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Monday!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sully Erna - Avalon. Naked has chosen I Want You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
180 lbs
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28
177 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
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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
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Darko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Naked!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naked throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buck Naked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naked looks for the body kick but Darko saw that one coming.
Naked lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
Darko blocks a head kick by Naked.
Darko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Darko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Naked cracks Darko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Darko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naked is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Darko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Darko's back!
Naked has the hooks in. Darko is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Naked has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Darko's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naked looking to hold on to the position here but Darko rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naked wants to stand and escape but instead Darko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Darko is looking to work some ground and pound but Naked has wrist control.
Darko advances position into side control!
Darko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Naked is pushing Darko's head away, looking to escape. Darko manages to hold on to the position though.
Darko throwing strikes but Naked manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking to regain half guard here but Naked keeps moving and retains side control.
Darko sneaks back into half guard.
Naked wants to get back to his feet.
Naked stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Darko to get to his feet.
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!
Naked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darko dives in and scores a takedown into Naked's guard.
Darko throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naked preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Darko trying to move into half guard but instead Naked has managed to sweep!
Darko is working an open guard so Naked takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Naked throws a head kick but Darko moves out of range.
Naked throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darko's head.
Naked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naked counters with a straight right hand.
Darko blocks the body kick.
Darko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Naked tries to avoid it but Darko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Naked to the ground. Naked escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Naked shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Naked stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Naked wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Darko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naked dodges the punch combination from Darko.
Naked misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darko feints and then cracks Naked's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Naked down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Naked avoids it really well and circles away.
Naked lands with a kick to the temple. Darko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buck Naked will probably get the nod.
That's time! Darko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naked throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko cracks the inside of Naked's front leg.
Naked misses with a left hand
and Darko counters with a right hand to the body.
Darko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Naked was covering up waiting for the punch and Darko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darko postures up in Naked's guard and throws a big left but Naked blocks it.
Darko tries to free his leg and advance position but Naked is retaining full guard.
Darko postures up in Naked's guard and throws a big left but Naked blocks it.
Darko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darko throws a big right hand that misses.
Darko looking to sit in guard and control but Naked gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darko is working an open guard so Naked takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
Naked connects with the punch.
Buck Naked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked throws a head kick that misses
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko tries to land a front kick but Naked steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Naked throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Naked checks a low kick from Darko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko avoids a kick to the body.
Naked throws a lazy head kick
and Darko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darko misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Darko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Darko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Darko is looking to take a break and control but Naked is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Darko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Darko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naked keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko working the head with strikes.
Naked regains half guard, as Darko was trying to land strikes.
Naked trying to hold on to Darko's head to control him but Darko postures up.
Darko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Darko is trying to control the action in half guard but Naked is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darko with the ground and pound but Naked uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naked preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naked working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darko.
Naked wants to sweep here but Darko controlling him for the moment.
Darko throws an elbow that misses. Naked uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Darko's guard. Nice move by Naked!
Darko wants to sweep but no luck.
Darko is pulling down on Naked's head to control his posture.
Darko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naked wants to stand but Darko is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Darko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Darko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naked.
Naked looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naked throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
Naked throws out a leg kick but Darko moves out of range and Naked only half commits.
Darko misses with an uppercut. Naked saw that one coming.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Naked counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Naked pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darko throws a leg kick but Naked checks it.
Naked attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darko throws a low kick but Naked avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naked is trying to defend but Darko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Darko with the ground and pound but Naked uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Darko wants to pass the guard but Naked is keeping the position.
Darko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naked pulls Darko in to control the position.
Naked avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naked preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ace Darko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naked is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darko is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko wants to control from the top but Naked keeps moving.
Naked keeping full guard, as Darko tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko stopping the sweep attempt from Naked.
Darko throws an elbow that misses. Naked uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Darko's guard. Nice move by Naked!
Darko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naked stands and steps away. Darko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Darko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Naked there.
Darko tries a low kick but Naked avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
Darko throws a sloppy head kick
and Naked counters with a head kick. That will keep Darko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Darko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Naked's waist but Naked gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Darko off to one side.
Darko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naked counters with a good, hard body kick but Darko shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
Darko checks a leg kick.
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!
Darko blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Naked misses
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko blocks a head kick by Naked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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 Ace Darko.
I think Darko 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ace Darko!
After the big win, Ace Darko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors :: Happy Pills :: 159's for $75! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has chosen Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale as his entrance music. 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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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
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hei checks it well.
Hei throws a one two combo.
It looks like Oliver Reed has been cut.
Reed staying out of range there.
Reed throws a leg kick which misses Hei's front leg but catches the back leg as Hei tries to avoid it.
Reed throws a leg kick but Hei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hei!
Hei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hei avoids the body shot from Reed.
Hei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hei at a distance.
Hei tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Hei as he checks the leg kick.
Reed rushes Hei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei wants to get back to striking at distance but Reed won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Reed fails to land.
Hei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Reed.
Hei tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Hei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reed scores with a shot to the side of Hei's head.
Hei stalling in the clinch but Reed improves position.
Hei lands with a right to the head.
Hei misses with a punch to the body.
Hei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws an elbow that misses.
Reed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hei stalling against the cage.
Reed blocks a body shot from Hei.
Reed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hei tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Reed stalling in the clinch but Hei improves position.
Hei changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reed fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hei throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a crisp one two that drops Hei! Reed thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hei to his feet! Hei is in big trouble!
Hei is rocked!
Hei fails to land with a series of punches.
Reed throws a low kick but Hei avoids it.
Hei fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aima Hei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Hei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Hei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hei seems to have got his legs back now.
Hei is breathing heavily.
Hei on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Reed.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hei.
Hei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed cracks Hei with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reed has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hei to stand back up!
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hei ducks right into an uppercut from Reed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reed lands a front kick.
Reed feints and then cracks Hei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hei down.
Reed cracks Hei with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reed has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hei to stand back up!
Reed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hei's sensitive parts.
Reed looks for the body kick but Hei saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reed. That's going to slow Hei down.
Reed throws an overhand right that drops Hei like a sack of potatoes! Reed dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Reed!
An out of breath and clearly excited Oliver Reed thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Now I Lay Thee Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mornington Crescent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson throws a nice head kick!
Larsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crescent's head.
Mornington Crescent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crescent misses with a jab to the body
and Larsson counters with a right hand that sends Crescent tumbling to the canvas! Can Larsson finish him? He dives into Crescent's guard looking to do just that!
Crescent is rocked!
Crescent is looking to sweep but instead, Larsson has passed into half guard.
Larsson trying to pass the guard but Crescent defending well.
Crescent tries to roll over but Larsson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsson is taking a breather. Crescent says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crescent slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crescent manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Crescent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent pushing down on Larsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crescent wants to take a breather but Larsson is having none of it.
Crescent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crescent working Larsson over with strikes.
Larsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crescent.
Crescent misses with a head shot. Larsson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crescent connects with a couple of short punches.
Larsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing.
Larsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crescent throwing strikes from guard but Larsson blocks nicely.
Crescent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crescent looking to pass the guard.
Larsson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crescent wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent postures up and lands a big shot to Larsson's brow.
Crescent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Crescent throws an elbow that misses. Larsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crescent's guard. Nice move by Larsson!
Larsson wants to control from the top but Crescent keeps moving.
Larsson stays in close to Crescent's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crescent tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crescent is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larsson defends well.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Crescent keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crescent takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Crescent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Crescent misses
and Larsson counters with a leg kick.
Larsson keeps Crescent at a distance using the push kick.
Crescent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Crescent moves out of range of the body kick from Larsson.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Crescent.
Larsson throws a low kick but Crescent avoids it.
Crescent misses with a wild body shot.
Crescent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Crescent lands with a shot to the body.
Crescent closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crescent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
A jab-cross combination lands for Larsson and sends Crescent crashing to the mat! Larsson follows him down to the mat - Crescent regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Oh Crescent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Mornington Crescent has been cut.
Larsson is controlling the pace.
Larsson is nestled in close to Crescent, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crescent seems to have got his legs back now.
Crescent looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crescent 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.
Larsson tries to pass to full mount but Crescent defends it.
Crescent wants to improve his position but Larsson is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crescent manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Crescent keeps moving.
Larsson stopping the sweep attempt from Crescent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent has his foot on Larsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Larsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crescent looking for a sweep. Not yet Crescent, not yet.
Larsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Crescent keeps moving.
Crescent has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Larsson has passed into side control.
Crescent tries to bench press Larsson off him but Larsson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Larsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crescent.
Crescent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larsson is looking to improve his position.
Crescent is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Larsson is not content to let Crescent control the position.
Larsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crescent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Larsson trying to control here.
Larsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Larsson.
Crescent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crescent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Larsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crescent being controlled here momentarily.
Mornington Crescent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crescent wants to control from the top but Larsson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mornington Crescent's cut.
That's time! Crescent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crescent wants to clinch.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Crescent.
Henrik Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crescent moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Crescent misses with a body shot.
Crescent gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crescent throws out the jab.
Crescent fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crescent misses with a body shot.
Crescent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Crescent checks it.
Crescent forces Larsson back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crescent.
Larsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crescent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson misses with an elbow strike.
Crescent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson lands a nice uppercut.
Crescent lands a body shot.
Larsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crescent.
Crescent lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Larsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Crescent tries to throw a body punch but Larsson avoids it by throwing Crescent back against the cage.
Larsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Crescent gets an underhook and turns Larsson into the cage.
Larsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crescent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Crescent.
Larsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent lands with a right to the head.
Crescent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crescent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crescent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsson has a couple of punches blocked by Crescent.
A right hand to the body from Larsson.
Crescent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crescent misses with a punch to the body.
Crescent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crescent.
Crescent pushes Larsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crescent tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson blocks a body shot from Crescent.
Crescent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crescent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Larsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crescent misses with some punches.
Larsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crescent blocks the body kick.
Larsson tries to work over Crescent's front leg with a kick but Crescent checks it.
Crescent is looking to wear down Larsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crescent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crescent lands a nice hook to Larsson's body. Larsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crescent checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henrik Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crescent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larsson.
Crescent staying out of range there.
Larsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crescent lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Larsson sprawls well initially but Crescent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crescent trying to control from half guard but Larsson is working away.
Crescent slips a nice elbow through Larsson's hands, connecting with Larsson's forehead.
Crescent looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crescent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsson keeps working.
Crescent winds up and cracks Larsson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crescent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mornington Crescent'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.
Crescent avoids the head kick by Larsson.
Crescent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crescent.
Crescent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Larsson is able to avoid easily.
Larsson misses with a leg kick
and Crescent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crescent wants to clinch.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses.
Crescent manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Larsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Larsson's guard now, I'm sure.
Larsson wants to hit a switch here but Crescent passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Larsson there!
BOOM! Crescent connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Larsson is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Larsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Larsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crescent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crescent is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crescent trying to control the action but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Crescent trying to mount his opponent but Larsson defends it.
Crescent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Crescent there.
Larsson wants to control but Crescent is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Larsson is not content to let Crescent control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsson wants to get back to full guard.
Larsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crescent.
Larsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crescent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Larsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Larsson is staying active underneath Crescent, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crescent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Larsson is looking to escape.
Crescent passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larsson!
Larsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Larsson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent with good strikes from the mount here!
Crescent is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Larsson taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crescent raining down shots from the mount!
Larsson is rocked!
Crescent landing strikes, looking to finish!
Larsson is still in real trouble! Can Crescent finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crescent connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crescent postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Larsson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Larsson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mornington Crescent!
Mornington Crescent is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mornington Crescent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Freak On A Leash as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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World class 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Norton's leg but Norton calmly moves out of range.
Norton lands an overhand right.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Norton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norton thumps Steele with a low kick.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steele throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Norton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Steele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Norton slips a jab from Steele.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Norton takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Steele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele slips under a jab from Norton.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
Norton tries to land a front kick but Steele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norton looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steele scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steele swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Norton throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Norton misses with a leg kick.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norton works Steele's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norton, right into the meat.
Steele takes one to the side of the head.
Norton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norton checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Norton swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele checks the leg kick.
Norton connects with a jab.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele moves out of range as Norton throws a body kick.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Norton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Steele blocks the low kick.
Norton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Norton throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norton is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
Norton connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Norton is predictable there
and Steele counters with a left to the body.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Norton checks it.
Steele checks a low kick from Norton.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steele can pounce on him.
Norton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steele counters with a good low kick that Norton was not able to check.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Steele moves into the clinch successfully.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norton.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steele.
Norton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steele scores with a spinning back kick!
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele throws a right hand that Norton ducks under and follows up with a left that Norton also avoids with ease.
George Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele lands with an uppercut that bounces Norton off the cage and back into range.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Steele.
A head kick from Steele lands but Norton takes it in his stride.
Steele throws a right and a left that Norton avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Norton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a wild body shot.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Norton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick.
Norton throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norton rather than just go for the knockout.
Norton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Norton looks to land a combination. Steele sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steele walks into a jab.
Norton throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Norton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Norton settles back down.
Steele lands a nice hook to Norton's body. Norton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele drives through and clinches with Norton against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks an elbow strike from Norton.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Steele is trying to push Norton away but Norton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton prevents a body shot from Steele.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Steele wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norton or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norton.
Norton is trying to drag Steele to the mat but Steele just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norton or not.
Steele gets through Norton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norton tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norton working hard to break the clinch.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele lands a head kick!
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
Norton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton scores with a nice strike.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele lands with a shot to the body.
Norton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton misses with a low kick.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Norton's leg but Norton calmly moves out of range.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Steele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Norton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norton throws a right and a left that Steele avoids nicely.
Steele has closed the distance and engaged Norton in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norton misses with a double jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steele checks a leg kick.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Norton thuds his right hand into Steele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Steele - the referee stops the clock and Norton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Steele. Norton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Steele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norton blocks a head kick by Steele.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Norton misses.
Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norton lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Norton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steele after a bit of a struggle.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
George Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Steele.
Norton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taylor Norton's cut is getting worse.
Steele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steele blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Taylor Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steele checks a leg kick.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Norton's belly button to the back.
Norton blocks a head kick by Steele.
Steele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
Steele tried to score with a low kick but Norton checks it.
Steele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele wants to land a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele slips under a jab.
Norton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Norton lands.
Norton lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Steele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norton at a distance.
Norton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele lands a nice looking kick to the body. Norton takes a step back to recover.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steele 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 Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Norton's belly button to the back.
Norton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Steele is looking to clinch.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steele is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Norton is looking to score with low kicks.
Steele with a hook.
Steele tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of Norton's head.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norton swinging wildly here.
Steele digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A right-left combo lands from Steele.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Steele!
George Steele decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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