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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunn comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep - Eminem. Garcia Jr has chosen Meek Mill feat. Fabolous and French Montana - Racked Up Shawty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunn tried to score with a low kick but Garcia Jr checks it.
Garcia Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunn.
Garcia Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia Jr, right into the meat.
Bunn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunn throws a lazy body kick
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunn throws a push kick but Garcia Jr slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia Jr checks a leg kick.
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr with a hook.
Garcia Jr cracks the inside of Bunn's front leg.
Bunn checks a low kick from Garcia Jr.
Bunn works Garcia Jr's body with a nice hook.
Bunn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Garcia Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunn.
A low kick from Bunn misses
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Garcia Jr.
Bunn tries to work over Garcia Jr's front leg with a kick but Garcia Jr checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Garcia Jr does no damage.
A big right from Bunn misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bunn misses with a right hand
and Garcia Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bunn's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bunn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunn.
Garcia Jr throws a jab when Bunn was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garcia Jr checks a leg kick.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Bunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn thuds his right hand into Garcia Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bunn throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr checks it.
Bunn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bunn to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia Jr cracks Bunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bunn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia Jr dips to his left and cracks Bunn with an uppercut!
A low kick from Bunn is predictable there
and Garcia Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia Jr's waist but Garcia Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bunn off to one side.
Garcia Jr thows a leg kick but Bunn checks it
enabling Bunn to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Garcia Jr misses.
Garcia Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bunn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Bunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunn ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Bunn checks a leg kick.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia Jr sprawls well. Garcia Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunn ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.
Bunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia Jr. Garcia Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunn moves away from the strike by Garcia Jr.
A big left from Garcia Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr connects with a single shot there.
Garcia Jr stalks Bunn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bunn's face. Bunn staggers backwards, shaken.
Bunn gets a double leg takedown into Garcia Jr's guard.
Bunn looking to pass the guard.
Garcia Jr has Bunn pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcia Jr is trying to keep Bunn in close.
Bunn trying to control but Garcia Jr is working from the bottom.
Garcia Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is taking a breather. Bunn 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.
Bunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia Jr postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bunn to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia Jr checks the leg kick.
Sergio Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bunn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garcia Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Bunn. Bunn gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunn misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn punishes Garcia Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Bunn throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunn looks to land a right hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range.
Garcia Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Bunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunn throws a leg kick
and Garcia Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bunn ducks down to avoid it.
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Bunn's shoulder, as Bunn tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia Jr drops his hands momentarily and Bunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Bunn misses its intended target.
Bunn looks to land a left hand but Garcia Jr moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Bunn moves out of range.
Garcia Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Garcia Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Garcia Jr looks to land a right hand but Bunn moved out of range.
Garcia Jr slips a straight right by Bunn.
Bunn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunn throws a combination that misses
and Garcia Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bunn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bunn is out of range and Garcia Jr settles back down.
Bunn misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunn's calf.
Bunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia Jr throws out the jab.
Bunn walks into a left hand.
Bunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia Jr manages to avoid it.
Bunn misses the body punch
and Garcia Jr counters with a left to the body.
Garcia Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Garcia Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Bunn's ribcage but misses.
Bunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunn.
Garcia Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcia Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garcia Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr throws a hook but Bunn blocks it.
Bunn wants to land a leg kick but Garcia Jr is out of range.
Garcia Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia Jr misses with a left hand
and Bunn counters with a left to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bunn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bunn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Garcia Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia Jr keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn working away.
Gary Bunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Garcia Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Garcia Jr!
Sergio Garcia Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Deftones- You've seen the butcher as his entrance music. Hagler Hearns 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hagler Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearns.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hearns misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hearns scores with a four punch combination!
Hearns lands a body shot.
Hagler Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearns misses with a body shot.
Hearns lands a body shot.
Hearns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearns connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith thuds a left hand into Hearns's body.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearns walks into a left hand.
Hearns lands with a nice body punch.
Hearns's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hearns duly obliges.
Smith lands with a hook. Hearns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearns was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Hagler Hearns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith looks gassed!
A good leg kick by Hearns.
Hearns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hearns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hearns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a body punch but Hearns moves out of range.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hearns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Hearns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hearns is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hearns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hearns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hearns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Hearns lands a lovely overhand right.
Hearns scores with a nice right hand.
Hearns throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Smith colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hearns as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Smith is left battered and dazed whilst Hearns and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hagler Hearns!
A less than humble Hagler Hearns misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling. A fine choice. Kuntz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasper Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws a head kick but Kessler moves out of range.
Kuntz is looking to land body kicks.
Kuntz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kessler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kessler scores with a one two! Kuntz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuntz misses with a head kick.
Kuntz dodges the punch combination from Kessler.
A combination from Kessler does no damage.
Kessler slips a straight right by Kuntz.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Kessler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuntz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuntz throws a low kick, looking for Kessler's leg but Kessler calmly moves out of range.
Kessler throws a shot from downtown. Kuntz moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kessler.
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!
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kessler.
Kuntz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kessler counters with a right hand to the body.
Buster Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuntz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Kessler as he checks the leg kick.
Kuntz misses with a looping right.
Kessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuntz is able to avoid easily.
Kuntz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kessler punishes Kuntz's body with a nice straight punch.
Kessler misses with a body shot.
Kuntz takes one to the side of the head.
Kessler gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kuntz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kessler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kuntz struggling a bit here.
Kessler trying to control the position but Kuntz is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Kessler stalls from top position.
Kessler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kuntz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kessler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kuntz is not content to let Kessler control the position.
Kuntz wants to control but Kessler postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuntz keeps working.
Kuntz struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuntz throws a jab when Kessler was well out of range.
Kuntz stuns Kessler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kessler scores with a takedown into Kuntz's guard.
Kuntz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kessler is one step ahead there.
Kuntz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz is controlling Kessler's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuntz is on top in guard.
Kuntz content to stall in guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kuntz wants to control from the top but Kessler keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buster Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a body punch but Kessler moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Kuntz dominated that round.
That's time! Kessler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kessler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuntz slips a jab from Kessler.
Kessler takes a swing at Kuntz's ribcage but misses.
Kessler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuntz swivels and escapes.
Kessler lands an overhand right.
Kessler missing with a left hand there. Kuntz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kessler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuntz misses with a leg kick
enabling Kessler to counter with a crisp jab.
Buster Kuntz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuntz misses with a right hand
and Kessler counters with a shoot takedown. Kuntz fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuntz has Kessler pulled in close to control his posture.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kessler is working Kuntz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kessler is fighting to break Kuntz's control of his arms but Kuntz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster Kuntz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuntz moves away.
Kessler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuntz counters with a thumping low kick.
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuntz lands a head shot.
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuntz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kessler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kessler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz is looking to improve his position.
Kuntz is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz tries to roll over but Kessler keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuntz trying to hold on to Kessler's head to control him but Kessler postures up.
Kuntz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuntz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuntz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kessler controls the pace.
Kuntz has his hands on Kessler's head, controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kessler wants to control from the top but Kuntz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuntz lands a nice hook to Kessler's body. Kessler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuntz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuntz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kessler.
Kuntz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kessler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuntz throws a hook but Kessler blocks it.
Kuntz connects with a looping right hand.
Kuntz throws a sloppy head kick and Kessler moves out of range easily.
Kessler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Kuntz is predictable there
and Kessler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuntz's guard.
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!
Kessler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kuntz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kessler escapes and throws Kuntz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kessler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kuntz is trying to get back to half guard.
Kuntz is being controlled here.
Kuntz can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuntz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kessler.
Kuntz is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buster Kuntz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kessler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuntz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kessler's head.
Nice uppercut there from Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a hook but Kessler avoids it easily.
Kessler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kessler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuntz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kessler.
Kuntz throws a sloppy head kick and Kessler moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Kuntz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Kuntz misses.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kuntz trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler wants to control from the top but Kuntz keeps moving.
Kuntz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Buster Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kessler.
Kuntz throws an overhand right that lands on Kessler's shoulder, as Kessler tries to avoid the shot.
Kuntz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kessler is just out of range.
Kuntz misses with a looping left.
Kuntz scores with a hook.
Kuntz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kessler counters with a left and a right that stings Kuntz.
Kuntz slips a jab from Kessler.
Kasper Kessler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws a leg kick but Kessler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuntz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuntz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuntz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kessler blocks the leg kick.
Kuntz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buster Kuntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuntz pushes Kessler away with a front kick.
Kessler clobbers Kuntz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kessler ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz misses with a straight left.
Kuntz takes a swing at Kessler's ribcage but misses.
Kuntz throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kuntz misses with a looping right.
Kuntz misses with an uppercut. Kessler saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Kuntz coming out on top.
A good leg kick by Kuntz.
Kessler with a jab.
A jab from Kessler misses.
Kessler throws a front kick aimed at Kuntz's knee but Kuntz avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Kessler misses
and Kuntz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuntz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Kuntz. No joy for Kessler on that attempt.
Kessler digs a good hook to Kuntz's body.
Kessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuntz misses with a lunging right hand
and Kessler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuntz's guard.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Kuntz is keeping the position.
Kuntz pulls Kessler in to control the position.
Kuntz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kessler.
Kuntz has his hands on Kessler's head, controlling the position.
Kessler won't allow Kuntz to sweep him here.
Buster Kuntz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kessler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kuntz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Kuntz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kuntz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Kuntz!
A victorious Buster Kuntz 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rection is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Got Erection!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh G Rection!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford throws a right hand that misses
and Rection counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackford looks to land a left hand but Rection moved out of range nicely.
Blackford blocks a leg kick.
Blackford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rection's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rection scrambles back to his feet.
Blackford connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford lands a body shot.
Blackford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blackford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rection unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rection misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackford has a couple of punches blocked by Rection.
Rection tries to throw a body punch but Blackford avoids it by throwing Rection back against the cage.
Blackford pushes Rection back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackford misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackford throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Rection throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rection throws a leg kick which misses Blackford's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackford tries to avoid it.
Rection misses with a straight left.
Blackford digs a good body shot into Rection's ribs.
Rection is looking to clinch but Blackford is avoiding it.
Blackford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blackford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackford lands with a straight right. Rection didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackford tries to clinch up but Rection circles away and keeps his distance.
Rection slips under a jab.
Blackford misses with an uppercut. Rection saw that one coming.
Blackford avoids the head kick by Rection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection throws a leg kick but Blackford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rection throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackford misses with a body shot.
Blackford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackford lands a body shot.
Blackford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rection.
Blackford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rection misses with a head kick.
Rection lands with a straight right. Blackford didn't see that one coming.
Blackford connects with a single shot there.
Rection misses with a two punch combination.
Rection misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rection doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackford misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford moves out of range of the leg kick from Rection.
Rection misses with a leg kick
and Blackford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rection swings for the body but Blackford moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blackford. Rection shrugs it off though.
Rection looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Blackford.
Blackford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rection's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rection takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Blackford.
Blackford lands with a light punch inside.
Rection tries to land a knee to the head but Blackford blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Blackford.
Blackford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackford lands a body punch.
Blackford lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford lands an uppercut.
Blackford leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blackford lands an elbow just above Rection 's eye.
Rection is rocked!
Blackford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rection is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackford finish him?
Blackford lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rection to his knees! Blackford keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freeman Blackford!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maukka Moukuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Demon Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moukuttaja comes into the arena with Born to be alive blaring out of the sound system. The Demon Knight acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maukka Moukuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Demon Knight!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moukuttaja lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like The Demon Knight has been cut.
Moukuttaja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moukuttaja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Demon Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Moukuttaja misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moukuttaja. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moukuttaja scores with a shot to the body.
Moukuttaja dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Moukuttaja is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knight throws a hook but Moukuttaja blocks it.
Moukuttaja drops Knight with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knight looks back up at him and smiles so Moukuttaja waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Knight is rocked!
Knight misses with a hook
and Moukuttaja counters with a huge left! Knight is in big trouble! He's backing up but Moukuttaja isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Knight from any more damage. A dominating finish by Moukuttaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maukka Moukuttaja!
Maukka Moukuttaja bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fangyu has chosen Demigod-Mindmasher as his entrance music. Zhu Fangyu 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangyu throws a combination that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Fangyu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Fangyu's shoulder, as Fangyu tries to avoid the shot.
Patrick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fangyu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fangyu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Fangyu slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Fangyu counters with a body kick.
Murphy lands a left and a right that send Fangyu crashing to the mat, dazed. Murphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fangyu is rocked!
It looks like Zhu Fangyu has been cut.
Fangyu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Fangyu settles back down.
Fangyu is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Fangyu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fangyu seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with a looping right.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fangyu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Fangyu saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fangyu's sensitive parts.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fangyu.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Fangyu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fangyu connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Fangyu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fangyu.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Fangyu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy lands a jab to Fangyu's midsection.
Fangyu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fangyu looks gassed!
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Fangyu saw that one coming.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fangyu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Fangyu's ribs.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fangyu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fangyu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fangyu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murphy.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fangyu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fangyu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Murphy. Fangyu falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Murphy!
Post fight, an emotional Patrick Murphy said 'Let's go down to the pub and grab a pint.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Deja Vu. Hendry has chosen Seed - By Sublime as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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161 lbs
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hendry checks a leg kick.
Cruz tests Hendry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hendry looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz takes a swing at Hendry's ribcage but misses.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hendry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hendry scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendry lands a jab.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hendry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Hendry misses.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hendry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Colin Hendry has been cut.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Hendry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Hendry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Cruz misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Hendry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Hendry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
Hendry drops Cruz with a beautiful combination! Cruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hendry is looking for the KO!
Cruz is rocked!
Hendry throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hendry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendry throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Hendry misses with a left hand
and Hendry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hendry lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hendry. That's going to slow Cruz down.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendry.
Cruz moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range as Hendry strikes.
Hendry moves in close and cracks Cruz with a massive right hand! Cruz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Hendry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Hendry!
In his post fight interview, Colin Hendry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Sanford and Son. Otaktay has chosen ISIS - THE TOWER as his entrance music. Ahiga Otaktay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
140 lbs
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147 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otaktay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fox pinned against the cage. Fox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fox misses with a right hand
and Otaktay counters by clinching up.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.
Otaktay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fox misses with a hook
and Otaktay counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.
Fox misses with a left hand
and Otaktay counters with a thumping low kick.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Otaktay ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otaktay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fox really felt that one!
Otaktay forces Fox back against the cage and clinches.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox lands a right hand.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otaktay lands an elbow just above Fox 's eye.
Otaktay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a punch to the body.
Fox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahiga Otaktay.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Otaktay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fox misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fox.
Otaktay lands with a light punch inside.
Otaktay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Otaktay prevents a body shot from Fox.
Otaktay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Fox throws a body punch but Otaktay moves out of range.
Red Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fox throws a leg kick
and Otaktay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otaktay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Otaktay is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fox is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox wants to control but Otaktay is keeping busy.
Otaktay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Otaktay connects with a nice short shot to Fox's temple.
Fox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Otaktay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fox trying to control but Otaktay postures up.
Otaktay is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fox!
Fox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fox is bucking up trying to escape but Otaktay cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to hold on but Otaktay pushes him away.
Otaktay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fox is working to get back to half guard.
Otaktay looking to finish Fox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fox!
Otaktay wants to control the pace but Fox is squirming around nicely.
Otaktay lands a big shot there that rocks Fox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fox is wriggling around trying to escape.
You get the feeling that Fox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fox manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otaktay is pressing down on Fox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fox is holding on for now.
Fox is trying to control but can't.
Fox is staying active underneath Otaktay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fox wants to get back to full guard.
Otaktay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox is controlling Otaktay's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Otaktay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fox wants to control but Otaktay is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Otaktay misses with a leg kick.
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox misses with a hook to the body
letting Otaktay counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox tries to clinch
and Otaktay counters with a right hand to the body.
Fox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ahiga Otaktay has been cut.
Otaktay shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otaktay moves away.
Fox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otaktay.
Nice defenses there by Otaktay.
Otaktay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otaktay counters with a nice leg kick.
Fox swings widly with a right hand
enabling Otaktay to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox lands with a straight right. Otaktay didn't see that one coming.
Red Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox throws a right hand that misses
and Otaktay counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Otaktay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox tried to score with a low kick but Otaktay checks it.
Fox throws a hook but Otaktay blocks it.
Fox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Otaktay.
Fox jabs Otaktay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otaktay throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a body punch
and Otaktay counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox misses the body punch
letting Otaktay counter with a right hand.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox misses the jab.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Otaktay counters with a leg kick.
Fox wants to clinch.
Otaktay shoots in but Fox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Otaktay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Otaktay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Otaktay finds it's way round the side to connect with Fox's head.
Red Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Otaktay lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox throws a poor cross that misses
and Otaktay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Otaktay.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Otaktay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Otaktay trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Otaktay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Otaktay with the ground and pound but Fox regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fox is defending against the submission attempts here by Otaktay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox keeping full guard, as Otaktay tries to pass.
Otaktay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Otaktay is one step ahead there.
Otaktay controls from within his opponent's guard.
Otaktay postures up in Fox's guard and throws a big left but Fox blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fox looks to score with a jab to the body but Otaktay is just out of range.
Fox misses with a hook.
Otaktay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fox lands with a cross.
Otaktay moves out of range of the strikes.
Otaktay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Otaktay.
Fox misses the shot to the body.
Otaktay dodges the punch combination from Fox.
Otaktay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox misses with a jab to the body
and Otaktay counters with a solid body kick.
Otaktay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox takes a swing at Otaktay's ribcage but misses.
Fox blocks a head kick by Otaktay.
Otaktay avoids the body shot from Fox.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox throws a combination. Otaktay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Otaktay avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Otaktay lands with a light punch inside.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Otaktay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Otaktay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otaktay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otaktay blocks an uppercut.
Otaktay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Otaktay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Otaktay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Otaktay moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Otaktay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
Otaktay thows a leg kick but Fox checks it
and Fox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fox misses with a left hand
and Otaktay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a right hand that misses
and Otaktay counters with a stiff right hand.
Otaktay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Otaktay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Otaktay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fox lands an overhand right.
Fox tries to score with a low kick but Otaktay moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fox. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox connects with a single shot there.
Otaktay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otaktay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Otaktay lands the left hand.
Otaktay throws a leg kick but Fox checks it.
Fox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otaktay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fox really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Otaktay is out of range and Fox settles back down.
Otaktay looks to land a body kick but Fox moved away.
Otaktay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otaktay moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otaktay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Fox.
Otaktay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Otaktay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otaktay lands with a straight right. Fox didn't see that one coming.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Otaktay with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Red Fox did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fox throws a body punch but Otaktay moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Otaktay. Fox shrugs it off though.
Otaktay throws a sloppy head kick
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
Fox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fox lands with a hook. Otaktay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Otaktay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox lands with a straight right. Otaktay didn't see that one coming.
Otaktay thumps Fox with a low kick.
Fox tries to clinch up but Otaktay circles away and keeps his distance.
Otaktay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Otaktay slips under a jab from Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay scores with a kick to the body.
Otaktay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fox misses with the combination.
Fox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fox misses with an uppercut. Otaktay saw that one coming.
Fox thuds his right hand into Otaktay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otaktay manages to avoid it.
Otaktay throws a head kick that half lands.
A left lands for Otaktay.
Otaktay shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Otaktay is looking to clinch.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. Fox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Fox finds it's way through Otaktay's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox misses with a left hand
and Otaktay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Otaktay.
Fox throws a leg kick
and Otaktay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fox throws a lazy uppercut
and Otaktay counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay checks a leg kick nicely.
Fox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otaktay.
Nice body kick from Otaktay.
Otaktay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otaktay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fox loads up on a big right hand but Otaktay slips the punch.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Otaktay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otaktay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay thows a body shot but no joy.
Fox misses with a shot to the body
and Otaktay counters with an outside leg kick.
Fox looks to score with a jab to the body but Otaktay is just out of range.
Otaktay throws a sloppy head kick and Fox moves out of range easily.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Otaktay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otaktay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otaktay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox looks to throw the jab but Otaktay is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Red Fox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Otaktay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Otaktay.
Otaktay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fox throws a hook to the side of Otaktay's head but Otaktay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Otaktay fails with a takedown attempt.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otaktay moves away.
Otaktay avoids the body shot from Fox.
Fox throws a hook to the side of Otaktay's head but Otaktay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay forces Fox back against the cage and clinches.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otaktay can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Otaktay.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Otaktay.
Fox avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Otaktay or not.
Otaktay pushes off an throws an elbow but Fox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Otaktay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otaktay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fox walks away with a smile on his face. Otaktay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Otaktay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox swings for the body but Otaktay moves out of range.
Otaktay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otaktay moves away.
Otaktay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fox enables Otaktay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Otaktay is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Otaktay throwing strikes from guard but Fox blocks nicely.
Otaktay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Otaktay is controlling him.
Ahiga Otaktay has got the better of the ground game so far.
Otaktay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Otaktay passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Otaktay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Otaktay is trying to control. Fox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Otaktay drops an elbow to the side of Fox's head.
Otaktay trying to advance position but Fox counters by regaining guard.
Otaktay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Otaktay from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fox controls Otaktay momentarily but Otaktay frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Red Fox just wasn't active enough.
Fox misses with a hook
and Otaktay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox throws the left hand but Otaktay avoids the punch easily.
Otaktay dodges the punch combination from Fox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox cracks the inside of Otaktay's front leg.
Fox 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahiga Otaktay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Otaktay 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ahiga Otaktay! Ahiga Otaktay retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ahiga Otaktay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by U2- Zoo Station. Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muse - Uprising. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laudrup finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Laudrup cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laudrup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Laudrup's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Laudrup's head back.
Laudrup moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
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!
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laudrup is able to avoid easily.
Laudrup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett motions for Laudrup to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laudrup on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Laudrup circles away.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
Laudrup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laudrup.
Sackett takes a swing at Laudrup's ribcage but misses.
Laudrup tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett lands a jab.
Laudrup tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Laudrup is breathing heavily.
Laudrup takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett cracks Laudrup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Laudrup moved away.
Laudrup lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Laudrup tumbling to the canvas!
Laudrup is rocked!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Laudrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Laudrup is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Sackett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sackett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laudrup trying to control the position.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Laudrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laudrup's head.
Sackett stands up over Laudrup, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laudrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Laudrup seems to have got his legs back now.
Laudrup keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laudrup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laudrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett distracts Laudrup with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laudrup is controlling Sackett's posture.
Laudrup has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Laudrup.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laudrup.
Laudrup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hans Laudrup's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yance Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Laudrup moved out of range nicely.
Laudrup misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laudrup.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sackett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sackett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laudrup is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laudrup is looking to improve his position but Sackett isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yance Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's time! Laudrup's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laudrup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laudrup ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laudrup is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Laudrup avoids it well.
Sackett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laudrup looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laudrup taking a bit of punishment here - Sackett scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laudrup is looking to reverse the position.
Sackett landing a few strikes.
Laudrup is trying to control Sackett's posture but Sackett avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett 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 Laudrup's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sackett looks up at the clock and then as Laudrup takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sackett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Laudrup is looking for a sweep.
Sackett is working Laudrup over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sackett working away.
Laudrup is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sackett connects with a decent elbow.
Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laudrup to see if he's OK.
Sackett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laudrup takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laudrup keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Laudrup's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sackett looking to control but instead Laudrup has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett is looking to take a break and control but Laudrup is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laudrup trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Laudrup dodges it nicely.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laudrup's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup keeping hold of Sackett's head, controlling as best he can.
Laudrup keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laudrup tries to roll over but Sackett keeps him under control.
Laudrup is working hard here to advance position.
Sackett trying to control from half guard but Laudrup is working away.
Laudrup keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laudrup trying to control here.
Laudrup wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laudrup on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laudrup blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett wants to control but Laudrup is keeping him busy.
Sackett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sackett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laudrup avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sackett.
Yance Sackett has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sackett 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.
Yance Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Laudrup shoots in for a double leg but Sackett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yance Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laudrup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laudrup lands with a shot to the body.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett cracks the inside of Laudrup's front leg.
Sackett throws a low kick but Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Laudrup's head.
A frustrated look appears on Laudrup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Laudrup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sackett pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laudrup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett throws a low kick but Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laudrup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett drops Laudrup with a huge uppercut! Laudrup drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sackett is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yance Sackett!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yance Sackett waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan comes to the cage accompanied by FLAMES. Drezner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Checkmate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drezner. Allan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Allan. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Allan misses.
Allan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drezner moves into the clinch.
Allan misses with the head strike.
Allan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allan slowing the pace effectively.
Allan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Allan misses the target.
Drezner delivers a nice body kick.
Zack Allan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drezner.
Allan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner throws a head kick but Allan moves out of range.
Allan thuds a left hand into Drezner's body.
Allan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drezner throws out the jab.
Allan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allan misses with a combination
and Drezner counters with a thumping low kick.
Drezner connects with a solid leg kick.
Drezner moves out of range as Allan throws a body kick.
Drezner avoids the head kick by Allan.
Allan misses with a head kick.
Drezner scores with a nice head shot.
Drezner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drezner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Allan throws a hook but Drezner avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Allan slips a jab and a cross from Drezner.
Allan looks to land a right hand but Drezner moved out of range.
Allan throws a chopping leg kick but Drezner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allan throws a body punch but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner avoids the body shot from Allan.
Allan is looking to wear down Drezner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drezner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drezner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allan.
Allan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allan throws a hook but Drezner avoids it easily.
Allan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drezner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allan at a distance.
Drezner connects with a crisp jab.
Allan looks for the body kick but Drezner saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Allan.
Drezner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Allan throws a chopping leg kick but Drezner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allan avoids the head kick by Drezner.
Allan walks into a stiff left hand from Drezner.
Allan throws a lazy head kick
and Drezner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drezner lands the left hand.
Allan takes one to the side of the head.
Allan is rocked!
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Drezner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allan misses with a right hand
and Drezner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oh Allan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drezner clinches up against the cage.
Drezner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Allan's defenses.
Drezner lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Allan leaning against his opponent.
Drezner is trying to force a seperation but Allan has the dominant position.
Allan seems to have got his legs back now.
Allan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allan avoids the elbow strike from Drezner, against the cage.
Allan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drezner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drezner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Allan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drezners head.
Drezner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allan is looking to control Drezner's arms but Drezner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allan has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allan swings wildly with an uppercut but Drezner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Drezner 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.
Allan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Allan.
Allan throws a sloppy head kick and Drezner moves out of range easily.
A big left from Allan misses.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drezner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drezner connects with an inside leg kick.
Drezner blocks a jab.
Allan lands a nice shot to the body.
Allan scores with a three punch combo!
Drezner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allan avoids the body shot from Drezner.
Drezner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drezner scores with a decent looking hook.
Drezner is looking to clinch but Allan is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Drezner misses.
Drezner throws a hook to the side of Allan's head but Allan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drezner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Allan misses with a series of wild punches.
Allan scores with a punch to the head.
Drezner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Drezner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Allan misses with a hook. Drezner ducked under it nicely.
Zak Drezner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drezner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Allan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allan misses with a head kick.
Drezner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drezner.
Allan throws a looping overhand right but Drezner ducks down to avoid it.
Drezner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drezner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drezner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Drezner.
Drezner misses with a knee strike.
Drezner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drezner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner stalling the fight.
Drezner scores with a shot to the side of Allan's head.
A hook to the body from Allan.
Drezner throws an elbow but it misses.
Allan lands a nice uppercut.
Allan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drezner.
Drezner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Allan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drezner.
Allan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drezner slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drezner's elbow.
Drezner scores with a shot to the side of Allan's head.
Drezner breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Allan misses its intended target.
Drezner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Allan lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Allan lands a shoulder strike.
Drezner tries a knee to the head but Allan blocks it.
Drezner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allan avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allan prevents a body shot from Drezner.
Allan misses with some punches.
Drezner stalling in the clinch but Allan improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zak Drezner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drezner lands with a kick to the temple. Allan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drezner drops his hands momentarily and Allan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allan misses with a right hand
and Drezner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Allan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Allan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drezner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drezner pushes Allan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drezner stalling in the clinch but Allan improves position.
Allan lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drezner.
Drezner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Allan to work.
Drezner blocks a body shot from Allan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allan letting Drezner take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allan.
Drezner blocks an uppercut.
Drezner takes a shot to the head.
Allan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allan throws a right hand that misses
and Drezner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Allan really felt that one!
Both fighters circling a little - Drezner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Allan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drezner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allan moves away.
Allan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drezner connects with a looping right hand.
Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allan swings widly with a right hand
and Drezner counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drezner at a distance.
Allan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allan moves out of range of the leg kick from Drezner.
Drezner lands a glancing blow to the side of Allan's head.
Drezner lands with a nice body punch.
Drezner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drezner's head.
Allan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drezner is looking to slow Allan down with leg kicks.
Allan throws a head kick that misses.
Allan misses with a looping right.
Allan lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allan takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner wants to clinch.
Drezner scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Allan.
Allan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Drezner. Beautiful body shot.
Allan throws a head kick but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Allan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Drezner coming out on top.
Allan throws a head kick but Drezner moves out of range.
Allan throws a lazy head kick
and Drezner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
A left lands for Drezner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner lands a slapping body shot.
Allan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drezner moves into range and clinches up with Allan.
Allan tries to throw a body punch but Drezner avoids it by throwing Allan back against the cage.
Drezner is trying to maintain a safe position but Allan gets an underhook and turns Drezner into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Allan.
Allan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drezner has Allan pushed against the cage.
Drezner lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drezner blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Drezner.
Allan misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Drezner really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drezner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drezner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allan throws out the jab.
Allan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drezner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drezner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drezner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drezner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drezner tries to clinch but Allan moves out of range.
Drezner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Allan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drezner has closed the distance and engaged Allan in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner is pushing Allan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner takes a shot to the head.
Drezner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drezner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Drezner.
Allan tries to throw a body punch but Drezner avoids it by throwing Allan back against the cage.
Drezner has a couple of punches blocked by Allan.
Allan can't find room to land a body shot as Drezner controls the action.
Allan blocking some punches.
Allan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allan lands a head kick. Drezner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Allan tries to land a front kick but Drezner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drezner moves in looking to clinch but Allan pushes him off.
Drezner scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner throws a series of punches but Allan moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allan throws a leg kick but Drezner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allan throws a lazy uppercut
and Drezner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Allan throws out a powerful jab.
Allan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drezner is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Allan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drezner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allan tries to clinch but Drezner is having none of it.
Drezner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allan is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan connects with a nice looking jab.
Drezner is still on wobbly legs! Can Allan finish him?
Allan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drezner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Allan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drezner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allan tries to clinch but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner misses with a straight left.
BOOM! Allan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Drezner. Drezner tries to recover but Allan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Drezner lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Allan!
Zack Allan is the new lightweight champion!
Zack Allan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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