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Syn' 239: Seppeku PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Drunkula - Lift The Whip. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ekaku's choice of entrance music: IV. Hakuin Ekaku struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Billy Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakuin Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Ekaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Ekaku avoids nicely.
Ekaku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Ekaku slips a straight right by Bishop.
A good leg kick by Ekaku.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Ekaku steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekaku drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into Ekaku's guard.
Ekaku is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
Ekaku wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Ekaku is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bishop's guard.
Ekaku scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ekaku won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
Ekaku looking to pass the guard.
Bishop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ekaku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ekaku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ekaku looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bishop content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Ekaku is retaining full guard.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Ekaku uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Ekaku!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop working for a triangle but Ekaku defends it easily.
Ekaku with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ekaku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ekaku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ekaku throws a big right hand that misses.
Ekaku looking to pass the guard.
Ekaku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop wants to sweep but no luck.
Ekaku slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bishop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ekaku connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop parries the strikes from Ekaku easily there. Ekaku is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bishop to escape.
Ekaku throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bishop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ekaku.
Ekaku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bishop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop is pressing down on Ekaku's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hakuin Ekaku will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ekaku misses with a looping left.
Bishop lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ekaku throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Ekaku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Ekaku gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ekaku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop is pressed up against the cage. Ekaku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bishop down to the mat. Bishop avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ekaku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ekaku quickly recovers to half guard.
Ekaku trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ekaku is in trouble now - Bishop has advanced to mount!
Bishop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ekaku is looking to escape.
The referee warns Ekaku that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ekaku really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Billy Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop cracks Ekaku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bishop working Ekaku over with strikes here.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ekaku is rocked!
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!
Ekaku keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to control but Ekaku is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bishop landing strikes from the mount.
Ekaku somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bishop connects with the punch.
Ekaku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Ekaku takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop shoots in and bounces Ekaku off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekaku has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Ekaku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Ekaku is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
Bishop cracks Ekaku with a solid left hand.
Ekaku is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop is working Ekaku over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekaku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop won't allow Ekaku to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop chips away with some ground and pound.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Ekaku has wrist control.
Bishop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Ekaku is keeping the position.
Bishop postures up and lands a big shot to Ekaku's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop scoring with some ground and pound.
Bishop lands a couple of digs.
Ekaku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ekaku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ekaku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ekaku keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bishop takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Ekaku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ekaku connects with a nice looking jab.
Ekaku closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ekaku's head.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku checks the leg kick.
Ekaku digs a good hook to Bishop's body.
Ekaku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop tries to move into range but Ekaku moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bishop takes a step back to recover.
Hakuin Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Ekaku tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekaku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Hakuin Ekaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop moves forwards but Ekaku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Ekaku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Ekaku avoids them all with ease.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bishop works over Ekaku's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Ekaku.
Ekaku ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ekaku. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekaku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Ekaku moved away.
Ekaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ekaku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ekaku tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Bishop moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ekaku misses with a head kick.
Ekaku dips to his left and cracks Bishop with an uppercut!
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Ekaku's ribs.
Ekaku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop throws a body punch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Bishop drops his hands momentarily and Ekaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ekaku scores with a nice strike.
Ekaku keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ekaku is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Ekaku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop takes a swing at Ekaku's ribcage but misses.
Ekaku lands a jab-cross combination.
Bishop has Ekaku up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuin Ekaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ekaku has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight as a draw!
Hakuin Ekaku wins by majority decision!
Hakuin Ekaku thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Knish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knish might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Ten Inch by Areosmith. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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272 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Knish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny McGee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee blocks the body kick.
Knish gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Joey Knish has been cut.
McGee is pushing Knish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGee working aggressively here.
Knish misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from McGee.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee drops Knish onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Knish is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Knish is rocked!
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!
Knish prevents McGee from breaking the clinch.
Oh Knish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knish.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Knish.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knish with a big uppercut! Knish tries to clinch up but McGee pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knish to the mat! Knish covers up and McGee unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tiny McGee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Why Cant we Be Friends!. Maddox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. This should be a great matchup!
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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
35 - 17 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox misses with a kick to the body.
Maddox misses with an uppercut.
Maddox scores with a spinning back kick!
Maddox fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Maddox misses.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox lands a nice shot to the body.
Maddox moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
Maddox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maddox tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Maddox back against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Maddox misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox presses Gonzalez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maddox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Maddox struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Maddox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maddox lands a shot to the body.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Maddox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Nice body punch from Maddox.
Gonzalez presses Maddox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maddox.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a left hand.
Gonzalez tries to work over Maddox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maddox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Maddox.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox misses with the head strike.
Maddox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maddox blocks an uppercut.
Maddox working aggressively here.
Maddox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Maddox.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maddox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maddox tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Maddox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Maddox lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maddox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maddox staying out of range there.
Jab from Maddox.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Maddox needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Maddox clinches.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Maddox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maddox lands a left hand.
Maddox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Maddox.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Maddox.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Domenic Maddox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox misses the shot to the body.
Maddox throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maddox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox counters with a straight right hand.
Maddox throws a front kick that sends Gonzalez stumbling back into the cage.
Maddox throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Domenic Maddox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maddox drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maddox misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maddox struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Maddox cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Maddox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maddox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maddox struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maddox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maddox prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Maddox on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maddox tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maddox misses with the head strike.
Maddox cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Domenic Maddox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maddox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maddox up against the cage.
Maddox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maddox lands a shoulder strike.
Maddox lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Maddox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Maddox.
Maddox throws a big uppercut that drops Gonzalez! More strikes from Maddox and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gonzalez lies dazed against the cage as Maddox celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domenic Maddox!
Domenic Maddox took some time post fight to say the following; 'FREE AT LAST.....FREE AT LAST '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jafar Agrabah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III has chosen Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
35 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jafar Agrabah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agrabah wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Agrabah moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatti III finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gatti III throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Agrabah counters with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Agrabah throws a low kick, looking for Gatti III's leg but Gatti III calmly moves out of range.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
Agrabah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti III. Gatti III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Agrabah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
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!
Agrabah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agrabah moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatti III tries to bum rush Agrabah with a series of wild strikes but Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Agrabah.
Gatti III throws out a loose jab but Agrabah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agrabah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Agrabah misses with an uppercut. Gatti III saw that one coming.
Gatti III is looking to score with low kicks.
Agrabah throws out a loose jab but Gatti III uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Gatti III walks into a left hand.
Agrabah misses with the combination.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Agrabah blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Agrabah. That one must have hurt.
Gatti III throws a hook but Agrabah avoids it easily.
Gatti III throws a push kick but Agrabah slaps the foot to one side.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agrabah rather than just go for the knockout.
Agrabah throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatti III counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III moves out of range as Agrabah throws a body kick.
Agrabah wants to land a leg kick but Gatti III is out of range.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti III tried to score with a low kick but Agrabah checks it.
Agrabah dodges the punch combination from Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a hook to the side of Agrabah's head but Agrabah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Agrabah. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti III lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti III.
Agrabah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Agrabah wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatti III throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III throws the kick towards the body but Agrabah avoids it.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah scores with a jab. Gatti III acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Agrabah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Agrabah slips a straight right by Gatti III.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agrabah lands a front kick.
Agrabah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti III moves away.
Nice jab there from Gatti III.
Agrabah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti III.
Agrabah lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Agrabah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Agrabah.
Agrabah feints and then cracks Gatti III's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti III down.
Gatti III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agrabah manages to avoid it.
Gatti III misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III misses with an uppercut.
Gatti III dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agrabah misses with a wild body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Agrabah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Agrabah moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatti III.
Agrabah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatti III.
Gatti III connects with a single shot there.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick.
Agrabah throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Gatti III does it's job there.
Gatti III throws a big shot that misses.
Agrabah drops his hands momentarily and Gatti III takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Agrabah tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti III throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatti III misses with a right hand
and Agrabah counters with an inside leg kick.
Gatti III takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agrabah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Agrabah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Gatti III connects with a nice looking jab.
Gatti III throws a series of punches but Agrabah avoids them all with ease.
Agrabah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Jafar Agrabah is winning the standup battle so far.
Agrabah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafar Agrabah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agrabah misses with a head kick.
Gatti III misses with a straight right.
Gatti III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Agrabah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatti III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Agrabah throws the left hand but Gatti III avoids the punch easily.
Gatti III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agrabah cracks Gatti III with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Agrabah cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agrabah misses with a low kick.
Gatti III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agrabah circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Agrabah, as that shot connected.
Gatti III takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Agrabah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti III connects with a single shot there.
Agrabah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that misses.
Gatti III takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agrabah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gatti III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah walks into a stiff left hand from Gatti III.
Gatti III works the jab nicely.
Gatti III looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatti III scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatti III lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatti III misses with a body shot.
Gatti III misses with a lunging right hand
and Agrabah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gatti III thinking.
Gatti III lands a jab to the nose.
Gatti III takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Gatti III.
Agrabah cracks Gatti III with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gatti III.
Agrabah stuns Gatti III with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agrabah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gatti III has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti III looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti III throws a body punch but Agrabah moves out of range.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Agrabah.
A head kick misses from Gatti III.
Agrabah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gatti III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti III checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Agrabah does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jafar Agrabah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Agrabah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Agrabah shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gatti III eats them both and turns towards Agrabah to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Agrabah scores with a leg kick.
Agrabah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Agrabah misses with a straight left.
Gatti III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agrabah.
Gatti III takes one on the button.
Agrabah lands with a slapping head kick.
Agrabah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice combination there by Gatti III.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agrabah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agrabah connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Agrabah misses.
Agrabah misses with a looping right.
Gatti III misses with a body kick.
Gatti III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick.
Gatti III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Agrabah misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Agrabah misses.
Agrabah connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Gatti III.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Agrabah.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut.
Agrabah throws a leg kick which misses Gatti III's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatti III tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III scores with a nice strike.
Agrabah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Agrabah swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Agrabah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gatti III is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti III stalks Agrabah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Agrabah's face. Agrabah staggers backwards, shaken.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Gatti III.
Agrabah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Agrabah blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Gatti III.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti III on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatti III lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Agrabah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gatti III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Agrabah.
Gatti III keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Agrabah throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agrabah throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Agrabah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatti III. Gatti III obviously looking to wear him down.
Agrabah 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 misses with an uppercut.
Gatti III lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agrabah circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatti III scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agrabah throws a leg kick but Gatti III sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatti III thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti III throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agrabah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Agrabah scores with a nice body kick.
Gatti III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Gatti III finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arturo Gatti III.
Well Agrabah 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Arturo Gatti III!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jafar Agrabah!
Jafar Agrabah wins by split decision!
A victorious Jafar Agrabah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Doherty has chosen You can't stand me now as his entrance music. Richard Dawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Doherty saw that one coming.
Doherty clinches with his opponent.
Doherty blocks the elbow strike.
Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins is trying to pull guard but Doherty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Doherty walks away with a smile on his face. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doherty connects with a crisp jab.
Doherty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doherty thinking.
Doherty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dawkins is not content to let Doherty control the position.
Doherty wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dawkins, who protects the arm well.
Dawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty trying to control the action but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Dawkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dawkins is looking to regain half guard here but Doherty keeps moving and retains side control.
Dawkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is not content to let Doherty control the position.
Dawkins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins trying to hold on to Doherty's head to control him but Doherty postures up.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
Doherty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty trying to control the action but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
Doherty trying to mount his opponent but Dawkins defends it.
Doherty is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dawkins!
Dawkins is in a horrible position here. Doherty smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Doherty prevents Dawkins from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dawkins?
Doherty looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawkins tries to control the position but Doherty now has his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Dawkins has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Doherty has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Dawkins taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Doherty doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pete Doherty! Pete Doherty retains his lightweight title!
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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