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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Abaddon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Abaddon.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abaddon. Larsson shrugs it off though.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body. Abaddon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abaddon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abaddon doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Abaddon lands a big right hand that sends Larsson crashing to the mat! Abaddon stays standing though and waves Larsson back to his feet!
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abaddon's head.
Abaddon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abaddon misses with a hook.
Abaddon misses with a hook
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Look low, kick high! Abaddon uses the oldest trick in the book to send Larsson tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Abaddon is absolutely delighted - when Larsson wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Abaddon!
Our winner, Anthony Abaddon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III's entrance music is Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. A fine choice. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind throws a lazy right hand but Gatti III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatti III as he connects with a hook.
Lind tries to bum rush Gatti III with a series of wild strikes but Gatti III uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gatti III thuds a left hand into Lind's body.
Gatti III thows a body shot but no joy.
Lind throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gatti III tries to score with a low kick but Lind moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lind, as that shot connected.
Lind throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatti III bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lind checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lind loads up on a big right hand but Gatti III slips the punch.
A low kick from Gatti III is predictable there
and Lind counters with a good low kick that Gatti III was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Lind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lind misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatti III was well out of range. Poor timing from Lind.
Curtis Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti III looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick
and Gatti III counters with a nice uppercut.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Lind misses.
Nice body kick there by Gatti III.
Lind throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti III fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatti III looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatti III lands with a slapping head kick.
Lind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatti III takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gatti III throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti III staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatti III stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crunch! Gatti III slams his shin into Lind's torso.
Gatti III swinging wildly here.
Gatti III throws a looping overhand right but Lind ducks down to avoid it.
Gatti III checks a low kick from Lind.
Lind punishes Gatti III's body with a nice straight punch.
Gatti III uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lind.
Gatti III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Lind takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatti III throws a low kick but Lind avoids it.
Arturo Gatti III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatti III swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lind crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gatti III - the referee stops the clock and Lind gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gatti III. Lind manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gatti III throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti III throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Gatti III finds it's way through Lind's defenses.
A shot to the body from Gatti III misses
and Lind counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Lind is predictable there
and Gatti III counters with a big head kick but Lind shrugs it off.
Lind uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a nice looking body kick.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gatti III throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lind moves away.
Gatti III gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lind.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a nice right hand.
Gatti III tried to score with a low kick but Lind checks it.
Lind on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III is looking to wear down Lind with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatti III throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatti III misses with a body kick.
A combination from Lind does no damage.
Gatti III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lind throws a wild body kick that Gatti III sees coming a mile off.
Lind slips a jab and a cross from Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Gatti III wants to land a leg kick but Lind is out of range.
Gatti III tries to clinch up.
Lind cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Gatti III misses with a shot to the body
and Lind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands a jab to Lind's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III closes the distance and clinches.
Gatti III goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lind tries a body shot but Gatti III blocks it.
Lind misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti III moves away from the strike by Lind.
Lind misses the shot to the body.
Arturo Gatti III is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gatti III lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatti III takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lind swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Lind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gatti III with a nice cross.
Lind lands a nice hook to Gatti III's body. Gatti III takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gatti III thumps Lind with a low kick.
Gatti III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Gatti III does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind throws a push kick but Gatti III slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind works the jab nicely.
Lind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Some wild striking there from Lind.
Gatti III slips a jab and a cross from Lind.
Gatti III punishes Lind's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Gatti III misses.
Gatti III scores with a shot to the body.
Gatti III does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gatti III throws a sloppy head kick and Lind moves out of range easily.
Lind takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gatti III catches Lind with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lind punishes Gatti III's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gatti III is looking to clinch but Lind is avoiding it.
Lind thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lind cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Lind throws a head kick that misses.
Lind moves out of range of the body kick from Gatti III.
Lind lands a jab to Gatti III's midsection.
Gatti III stalks Lind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lind's face. Lind staggers backwards, shaken.
Lind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gatti III.
Lind lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Gatti III does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind connects with a body shot.
Gatti III misses with a two punch combination.
Lind has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gatti III.
Lind scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatti III misses with a low kick.
Lind throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatti III.
Lind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatti III.
Gatti III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lind was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti III.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Lind. Beautiful body shot.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gatti III tries to avoid it but Lind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gatti III to the ground. Gatti III escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gatti III connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Gatti III misses.
Lind scores with a body shot.
Gatti III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lind throws a lazy uppercut
and Lind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gatti III momentarily.
Gatti III misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Gatti III moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Lind.
Gatti III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatti III fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Gatti III coming out on top.
Gatti III throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lind.
Lind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gatti III finds it's way round the side to connect with Lind's head.
Lind misses the jab.
Lind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatti III gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatti III tries a body shot but Lind blocks it.
Gatti III tries to throw a body punch but Lind avoids it by throwing Gatti III back against the cage.
Gatti III missing with knees to the body.
Gatti III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lind.
Lind looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
Lind scores with a hook.
Lind moves out of range as Gatti III strikes.
Lind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind blocks the body kick.
Lind missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lind throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a looping right.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind throws a one two combo.
Gatti III moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti III digs a right hand underneath Lind's ribcage. Lind let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti III lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Gatti III on the inside.
Gatti III breaks the clinch.
Gatti III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lind.
Gatti III closes the distance and pushes Lind back into the cage.
Lind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatti III blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lind.
Lind is leaning against Gatti III and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lind struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatti III controls his hands.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Lind takes a shot to the head.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Gatti III tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lind avoids it.
Lind misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatti III unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gatti III working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatti III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatti III lands with a short shot to the head.
Gatti III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gatti III.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lind.
Gatti III breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lind has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Lind moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a jab when Lind was well out of range.
Gatti III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Lind.
Lind throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatti III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gatti III scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice cross by Gatti III.
Lind is rocked!
Lind tries to keep at a distance but Gatti III has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curtis Lind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lind can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gatti III misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lind.
Lind wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gatti III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatti III 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Arturo Gatti III wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arturo Gatti III waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charm Demarsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by C.$krilla ft. Bizzle - Say it 2 my Face. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Lee Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charm Demarsh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Charm Demarsh has been cut.
Swagger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demarsh scores with a body shot.
Swagger misses with a wild combination.
Demarsh lands a big head kick that sends Swagger tumbling to the mat! Demarsh takes a step backwards and waves Swagger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Swagger is rocked!
It looks like Earl Lee Swagger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swagger throws a poor cross that misses
and Demarsh counters with a monster head kick that knocks Swagger out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charm Demarsh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glozman comes to the cage accompanied by enae Volare Mezzo. Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another One Bites The Dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glozman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glozman misses with a straight left.
Rose shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glozman is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glozman.
Rose misses with a combination
and Glozman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glozman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Glozman.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Glozman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Rose walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Glozman as he connects with a hook.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Glozman tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Glozman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Glozman off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glozman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Igor Glozman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glozman jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Glozman wants to clinch.
Glozman misses with a kick to the body.
Glozman throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Glozman connects with a jab.
Glozman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glozman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose connects with a single shot there.
Rose takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose throws a body punch but Glozman moves out of range.
Glozman closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose avoids the elbow strike from Glozman, against the cage.
A short right from Rose.
Glozman misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.
Glozman dodges an elbow strike from Rose.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Glozman controls the action.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Glozman.
Glozman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Nice body punch from Glozman.
Glozman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Glozman works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Glozman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Glozman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glozman effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman is stalling here.
Glozman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Glozman.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glozman lands a right hand.
Glozman pushes Rose back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Glozman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Glozman throws an elbow but misses.
Rose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Glozman dodges an elbow strike from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose pushes Glozman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow.
Rose lands a knee to the body.
Glozman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Glozman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glozman struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
Glozman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Igor Glozman has been cut.
Glozman taking a breather.
Glozman prevents a body shot from Rose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glozman is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Glozman into the cage.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Igor Glozman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Glozman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glozman moves away.
Glozman gets tackled into the cage by Rose. Rose maintains the clinch.
Glozman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Glozman misses with a body punch.
Glozman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rose leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Glozman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glozman scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Glozman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Glozman trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glozman into the cage.
Glozman misses with some punches.
Glozman lands with a light punch inside.
Glozman misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Rose.
Glozman misses with a knee to the head.
Igor Glozman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses.
Glozman misses with the head strike.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glozman's elbow.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses.
Rose takes an elbow to the temple.
Glozman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose.
Glozman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glozman is defending well for now.
Glozman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Glozman.
Rose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glozman stalls.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glozman.
Rose is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Glozman.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Glozman finish him?
Rose blocks a body shot from Glozman.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glozmans head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Glozman throws an elbow but misses.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rose's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rose drops to his knees and Glozman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Glozman!
Igor Glozman gave a mention to SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maddox's choice of entrance music: Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maddox can pounce on him.
Hei scores with a decent looking hook.
Maddox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Maddox misses.
Hei misses with a jab to the body
and Maddox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hei just misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maddox defends it nicely.
Maddox ducks under a wild hook from Hei.
Maddox closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maddox lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hei manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maddox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hei thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hei trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hei unloading with bombs!
Hei sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maddox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hei fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hei unloads with some shots from mount but Maddox bucks and avoids them well.
Maddox is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maddox is looking to escape.
Hei working Maddox over with strikes here.
Maddox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Hei there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hei trying to control but Maddox is having none of it.
Hei throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maddox because Hei loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hei with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hei looking to ground and pound but Maddox is blocking nicely.
Maddox is trying desperately to improve position.
Hei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hei thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maddox blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Hei.
Hei avoids the attempt from Maddox to control.
Hei 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Hei there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maddox. That did some damage!
Hei throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hei throws out a powerful jab.
Hei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maddox swivels and escapes.
Hei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maddox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maddox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maddox scores with a takedown into Hei's guard.
Hei has Maddox pulled in close to control his posture.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Hei keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hei wants to hit a switch here but Maddox passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hei there!
Hei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maddox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hei is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hei is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hei is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hei working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Domenic Maddox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maddox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maddox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maddox doesn't manage to clinch there - Hei circles away.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Hei.
Maddox jabs Hei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Hei misses its intended target.
Hei tries to sprawl but Maddox drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Maddox wants to take a breather but Hei is having none of it.
Hei moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hei has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maddox has passed into side control.
Hei manages to get back to half guard.
Hei tries to get to full guard but Maddox has control of the leg.
Hei slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maddox is one step ahead there.
Domenic Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hei is trying to keep Maddox in close.
Hei manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei with a couple of short strikes.
Aima Hei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hei misses with a head shot.
Hei tries to control but Maddox wriggling away.
Hei with a couple of short strikes.
Hei working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox is working to get back to half guard.
Hei lands a big shot there that rocks Maddox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Aima Hei wins by unanimous decision!
Aima Hei took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with Why Cant we Be Friends! blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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33
243 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
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27
287 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
It looks like Eli Williams has been cut.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gonzalez reverses the position - he's now on top in Williams's guard.
Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is stalling here. Gonzalez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gonzalez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gonzalez taking a break here but Williams is having none of it and regains half guard.
Williams is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez prevents Williams from improving his position.
Gonzalez is taking a breather. Williams 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzalez won't be happy with that.
Williams cracks Gonzalez with a big right hand but Gonzalez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gonzalez is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Williams tries to advance to mount but Gonzalez denies him.
Gonzalez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eli Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonzalez which made him look bad.
Williams jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eli Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez moves into full guard.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams is working Gonzalez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Williams.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eli Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jesus Gonzalez!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jesus Gonzalez!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Eli Williams!
Jesus Gonzalez wins by split decision!
Jesus Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaVey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix. Keynes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Concerto for Four Violins in B minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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31
210 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
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209 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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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
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaVey walks into a jab.
Keynes defending well as LaVey loads up on a big left hand.
LaVey misses with an uppercut.
Keynes takes a swing at LaVey's ribcage but misses.
LaVey misses with an attempted mid kick.
LaVey tries to work over Keynes's front leg with a kick but Keynes checks it.
Keynes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
LaVey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keynes.
LaVey misses with a wild body shot.
Keynes shoots in for a takedown but LaVey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John Keynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keynes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. LaVey defends it nicely.
LaVey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keynes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keynes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
LaVey misses with a leg kick
and Keynes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
LaVey misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey checks a leg kick.
LaVey motions for Keynes to come forward. LaVey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keynes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
LaVey is positioning himself well to prevent Keynes advancing to mount.
Keynes is trying to control the action in half guard but LaVey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
LaVey trying to control here.
Keynes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keynes works his way into full mount!
Keynes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Keynes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can LaVey hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keynes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. LaVey looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keynes landing punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Keynes avoids the attempt from LaVey to control.
Keynes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LaVey taking shots to the head.
LaVey is rocked!
Keynes lands a big elbow - LaVey is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and LaVey is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Keynes!
A relieved looking John Keynes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stand me now. Evangelisti has chosen Hell's Gate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 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
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelisti misses with a looping right.
Evangelisti ducks right into an uppercut from Doherty.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Evangelisti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Evangelisti looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Doherty.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Doherty takes a swing at Evangelisti's ribcage but misses.
Evangelisti misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Doherty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Evangelisti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Evangelisti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doherty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Evangelisti's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Doherty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doherty scores with the left hand. Evangelisti knows he should have avoided that one.
Doherty scores with a leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick which misses Doherty's front leg but catches the back leg as Doherty tries to avoid it.
Evangelisti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doherty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evangelisti thinking.
A head kick misses from Doherty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti dips to his left and cracks Doherty with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Evangelisti misses its intended target.
Doherty scores with a hook to the body. Evangelisti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doherty misses the shot to the body.
Evangelisti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doherty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Evangelisti - the referee stops the clock and Doherty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Evangelisti. Doherty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evangelisti, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doherty scores with a push kick.
A clash of legs there as Doherty blocks the low kick.
Doherty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Evangelisti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doherty counters with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Evangelisti.
Doherty misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evangelisti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doherty to score with a decent uppercut.
Doherty lands with a good body shot.
Doherty avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Doherty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evangelisti defends it nicely.
Doherty pushes Evangelisti up against the cage in a clinch.
Doherty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evangelisti is looking to break free of the clinch but Doherty has double underhooks.
Evangelisti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doherty is keeping busy.
Doherty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evangelisti backwards.
Evangelisti lands a shot to the body.
Evangelisti blocks a body shot from Doherty.
Evangelisti misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti has had enough of the clinch but Doherty keeps him there for the moment.
Doherty tries a body shot but Evangelisti blocks it.
Evangelisti can't find room to land a body shot as Doherty controls the action.
Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doherty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evangelisti throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.
Evangelisti throws a punch but it's blocked by Doherty.
Evangelisti is trying to break the clinch but Doherty has him pressed against the cage.
Doherty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evangelisti tries a low kick but Doherty avoids it.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evangelisti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doherty.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick that misses.
Evangelisti throws a jab when Doherty was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelisti is just out of range.
Doherty scores with a hook to the body. Evangelisti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evangelisti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doherty counters with a big head kick but Evangelisti shrugs it off.
Dante Evangelisti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Doherty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evangelisti scores with a nice right hand.
Doherty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doherty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evangelisti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evangelisti thuds his right hand into Doherty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Evangelisti catches Doherty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doherty connects with a single shot there.
Doherty thows a body shot but no joy.
Evangelisti throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doherty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doherty tries a low kick but Evangelisti avoids it.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Evangelisti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Evangelisti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from Doherty.
Evangelisti blocks a head kick by Doherty.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evangelisti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doherty drives through and clinches with Evangelisti against the cage.
Evangelisti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evangelisti misses with a body punch.
Evangelisti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evangelisti works on Doherty's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Doherty on the inside.
Doherty misses with the head strike.
Doherty misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Evangelisti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doherty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty gets through Evangelisti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evangelisti misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty cracks Evangelisti with a nice body shot.
Doherty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evangelisti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Doherty.
A right hand to the body from Doherty.
Evangelisti scores with a knee to the head.
Evangelisti presses Doherty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Evangelisti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Doherty.
Evangelisti tries to break free but Doherty pushes him back against the cage.
Doherty lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty tries to throw a body punch but Evangelisti avoids it by throwing Doherty back against the cage.
Evangelisti missing with knees to the body.
Doherty lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evangelisti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doherty is trying to pull guard but Evangelisti has him pressed against the cage.
Doherty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evangelisti pushes Doherty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evangelisti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evangelisti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Doherty.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doherty.
Evangelisti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doherty turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Doherty manages to end up in side control.
Evangelisti is looking for a sweep.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Doherty here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evangelisti keeps working.
Evangelisti is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Evangelisti trying to control but Doherty postures up.
Doherty wants to pass to mount but Evangelisti is defending the position.
Doherty moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Evangelisti's shoulder. That is not cool.
Doherty trying to control the position but Evangelisti is working away.
Doherty moves into full mount!
Doherty is stalling here but it's allowed Evangelisti to get half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Doherty 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evangelisti moves away.
Evangelisti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Evangelisti ducks down to avoid it.
Evangelisti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doherty checks a low kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti looks for the body kick but Doherty saw that one coming.
Evangelisti tries to score with a low kick but Doherty moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evangelisti.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doherty.
Doherty throws a low kick but it's checked well by Evangelisti.
Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Doherty moves out of range.
Doherty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Evangelisti catches Doherty right on the button with a cross.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty punishes Evangelisti's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Evangelisti blocks the low kick.
A leg kick checked by Evangelisti.
Doherty scores with a one two! Evangelisti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Evangelisti blocks the low kick.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Doherty's front leg.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Evangelisti.
Doherty misses with a two punch combination.
Evangelisti catches Doherty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evangelisti throws a body kick that misses.
Doherty lands a nice shot that snaps Evangelisti's head back.
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!
Doherty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Evangelisti did well to prevent Doherty getting side control.
Evangelisti won't allow Doherty to pass to mount.
Doherty works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Doherty tries to control but Evangelisti wriggling away.
Evangelisti is in a horrible position here. Doherty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doherty wants to control the pace but Evangelisti is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doherty dominating with strikes here.
Evangelisti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Evangelisti tries to kick Doherty off but Doherty keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is keen to just control but Evangelisti is a slippery customer.
Evangelisti wants to improve his position but Doherty is controlling well.
Doherty tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evangelisti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evangelisti trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pete Doherty has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Doherty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doherty 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Pete Doherty!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Pete Doherty!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Pete Doherty!
Pete Doherty wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Pete Doherty rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momoko Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Momoko Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Turner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi lands a jab.
Yamaguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like John Turner has been cut.
Turner tries to move into range but Yamaguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turner as Yamaguchi tries to tie him up.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamaguchi avoids it.
Yamaguchi tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamaguchi looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner lands a left hand.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamaguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Turner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamaguchi obliges.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
Turner prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi trying to control the position but instead, Turner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yamaguchi into the cage.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Turner's leg but Turner calmly moves out of range.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Donk. Turner catches Yamaguchi right on the button with a cross.
Turner misses with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a left to the body.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamaguchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turner looks gassed!
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Yamaguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turner is out of range and Yamaguchi settles back down.
Yamaguchi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Yamaguchi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turner.
Yamaguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi scores with a three punch combo!
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Yamaguchi only half commits.
A low kick from Yamaguchi is predictable there
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner walks into a left hand.
Yamaguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turner can pounce on him.
Turner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a kick to the temple. Turner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up John Turner's cut even more.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Turner thuds his shin into the meat of Yamaguchi's side.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamaguchi connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Momoko Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Turner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner delivers a nice body kick.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamaguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Yamaguchi.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Turner lands a head kick!
Yamaguchi misses with a wild combination.
Yamaguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Momoko Yamaguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
Turner scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi lands a jab.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner connects with a solid leg kick.
Turner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamaguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner cracks the inside of Yamaguchi's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch
and Turner counters with a low kick, right behind Yamaguchi 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Turner tenderised Yamaguchi's leg. Yamaguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamaguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamaguchi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turner if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yamaguchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamaguchi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the cage.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamaguchi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Turner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yamaguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Turner cracks Yamaguchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamaguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Yamaguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Yamaguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamaguchi on the side of the head.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Turner.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamaguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamaguchi moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner avoiding damage as Yamaguchi throws knees to the body.
Turner tries to stall but Yamaguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Yamaguchi.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Turner.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamaguchi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamaguchi throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamaguchi gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Yamaguchi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamaguchi obliges.
Turner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamaguchi.
John Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Yamaguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Yamaguchi tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above John Turner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turner's defenses.
John Turner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yamaguchi lands an elbow inside.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamaguchi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Turner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Momoko Yamaguchi!
A relieved looking Momoko Yamaguchi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Pox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pox comes to the cage accompanied by Same Song - Digital Underground. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jordan's choice of entrance music: Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. Big Pox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Pox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pox checks a low kick from Jordan.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick
and Pox counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jordan.
Jordan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pox is out of range and Jordan settles back down.
Jordan throws the kick towards the body but Pox avoids it.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. Pox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jordan tries a low kick but Pox avoids it.
Pox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pox blocks a head kick by Jordan.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan slips a jab from Pox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Pox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pox throws a leg kick that misses.
Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pox tries to score with a low kick but Jordan moves his leg out of the way.
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan misses with a hook
and Pox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan thows a leg kick but Pox checks it
and Pox counters with a nice leg kick.
Jordan tries a low kick but Pox avoids it.
Pox throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to slow Pox down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jordan.
Pox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan slips under a jab.
A big left from Pox misses.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pox moves away.
Pox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a nice body kick.
Jordan wants to land a leg kick but Pox is out of range.
Jordan lands a right hook to the body.
Pox throws a combination. Jordan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a low kick but Pox avoids it.
A slow jab from Pox misses its intended target.
Jordan checks a low kick from Pox.
Jordan wants to land a leg kick but Pox is out of range.
Pox tries to move into range but Jordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pox misses the shot to the body.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Pox checks it.
Jordan takes one on the button.
Pox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pox.
Pox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Jordan is looking to clinch.
That kick from Pox tenderised Jordan's leg. Jordan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jordan.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Pox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jordan tries to land a leg kick but Pox saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Jordan.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Pox.
Pox throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Pox misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Jordan.
Pox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Pox throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Pox throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Good shot there by Pox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hal Jordan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pox throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan cracks Pox with a good jab.
Pox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jordan.
Pox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Pox misses the target.
Jordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pox blocks the body kick.
Jordan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
Pox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Jordan misses
and Pox counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pox throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Pox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pox throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Pox blocks a jab.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Pox misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Jordan
and Pox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jordan's knee momentarily.
Jordan misses with a leg kick
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Jordan is predictable there
and Pox counters with a left and a right... And another left! Jordan is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Pox!
A victorious Big Pox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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