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Ascension - Wilson/Hong PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBobby has chosen Cold as Ice -- MOP as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Svoboda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby McBobby!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for McBobby.
Svoboda dives in and scores a takedown into McBobby's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Svoboda looking to pass the guard.
Svoboda wants to control from the top but McBobby keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McBobby can do anything to dispel that myth.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McBobby holds on and takes a little breather.
Svoboda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Svoboda trying to control but McBobby is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lukas Svoboda.
Svoboda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svoboda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Svoboda showed some decent athleticism there.
Svoboda trying to control from half guard but McBobby is working away.
Svoboda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Svoboda controlling the pace.
Svoboda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Svoboda is trying to control the action in half guard but McBobby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Svoboda in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBobby tries to roll over but Svoboda keeps him under control.
Svoboda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Lukas Svoboda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McBobby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from McBobby. No joy for Svoboda on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svoboda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svoboda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McBobby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svoboda shoots in looking for a takedown. McBobby tries to sprawl out of it but Svoboda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBobby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Svoboda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McBobby.
McBobby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McBobby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McBobby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McBobby connects with a leg kick. Svoboda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svoboda is breathing heavily.
Svoboda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBobby lands an overhand right.
McBobby digs a good body shot into Svoboda's ribs.
McBobby connects with a solid leg kick.
Svoboda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svoboda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBobby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBobby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Lukas Svoboda has been cut.
McBobby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svoboda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McBobby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McBobby cracks Svoboda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McBobby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBobby is looking to slow Svoboda down with leg kicks.
McBobby cracks the inside of Svoboda's front leg.
McBobby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McBobby.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBobby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McBobby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBobby thumps Svoboda with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby McBobby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Svoboda'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.
McBobby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McBobby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svoboda.
Svoboda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by McBobby.
Svoboda throws a series of punches but McBobby avoids them all with ease.
Svoboda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McBobby wants to stand but Svoboda is controlling the position.
McBobby wants to sweep here but Svoboda controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svoboda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBobby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McBobby tries to control but Svoboda wriggling away.
McBobby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McBobby looking to control but Svoboda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobby controlling from the full mount.
McBobby wants to control the pace but Svoboda is squirming around nicely.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby McBobby hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Svoboda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McBobby thumps Svoboda with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McBobby.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBobby lands a big head kick that sends Svoboda tumbling to the mat! McBobby takes a step backwards and waves Svoboda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McBobby throws a nice inside leg kick.
McBobby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McBobby thumps Svoboda with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobby lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBobby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McBobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McBobby connects with a solid leg kick.
McBobby scores with a shot to the body.
Bobby McBobby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBobby lands a big head kick that sends Svoboda to the canvas! McBobby follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby McBobby!
An out of breath Bobby McBobby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yokohama's choice of entrance music: Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Hulohot Yokohama told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Lockwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama throws a chopping leg kick but Lockwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lockwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yokohama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yokohama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lockwood.
Lockwood misses with a left hand
and Yokohama counters with a stiff right hand.
Yokohama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yokohama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lockwood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yokohama's calf.
Lockwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lockwood misses with a looping left.
Yokohama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lockwood takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Yokohama.
Lockwood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yokohama's calf.
Lockwood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yokohama counters with a good low kick that Lockwood was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood scores with a jab.
Lockwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yokohama thumps Lockwood with a low kick.
Yokohama throws a poor cross that misses
and Lockwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yokohama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yokohama throws a front kick aimed at Lockwood's knee but Lockwood avoids it well.
Nice shot by Yokohama.
Yokohama misses with a straight left.
Yokohama dips to his left and cracks Lockwood with an uppercut!
Lockwood connects with a looping right hand.
Yokohama throws a hook but Lockwood blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood has Yokohama up against the cage in a clinch.
Lockwood is trying to stall.
Yokohama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yokohama misses with a body punch.
Lockwood misses with a body punch.
Yokohama throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Lockwood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lockwood managing to block the knees to the body from Yokohama.
A hook to the body from Lockwood.
Yokohama tries to throw a body punch but Lockwood avoids it by throwing Yokohama back against the cage.
Lockwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yokohama misses with a body punch.
Lockwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Yokohama jumps into guard, dragging Lockwood to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lockwood won't allow Yokohama to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood controlling from the top position.
Adam Lockwood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yokohama looks to land a body kick but Lockwood moved away.
An inside leg kick from Yokohama misses.
Yokohama throws a hook but Lockwood blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a low kick but Lockwood moves out of range easily.
Lockwood looks to land a right hand but Yokohama moved out of range.
Lockwood misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lockwood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yokohama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood misses with an uppercut
and Yokohama counters with an inside leg kick.
Yokohama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lockwood looks to land a right hand but Yokohama moved out of range.
Jab by Lockwood.
Yokohama throws out a loose jab but Lockwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yokohama checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yokohama.
Yokohama scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yokohama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lockwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockwood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hulohot Yokohama will probably get the nod.
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.
Lockwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Yokohama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yokohama lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockwood backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lockwood fails to land.
Yokohama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lockwood prevents a body shot from Yokohama.
Yokohama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yokohama can't find room to land a body shot as Lockwood controls the action.
Yokohama can't find room to land a body shot as Lockwood controls the action.
Lockwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Yokohama.
Yokohama can't find room to land a body shot as Lockwood controls the action.
Lockwood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lockwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockwood struggles to land a body shot inside as Yokohama controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Lockwood.
Lockwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lockwood lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama blocks an uppercut.
Lockwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yokohama working aggressively here.
Yokohama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lockwood avoids it.
Lockwood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yokohama.
Lockwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yokohama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lockwood's elbow.
Adam Lockwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lockwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lockwood misses with a punch to the body.
Lockwood looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Lockwood.
Lockwood breaks the clinch.
Lockwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yokohama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lockwood avoids the head kick by Yokohama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lockwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lockwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yokohama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yokohama looks to land a body kick but Lockwood moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yokohama misses with a head kick.
Lockwood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lockwood.
Yokohama defending well as Lockwood loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yokohama. That's going to slow Lockwood down.
Yokohama avoids the head kick by Lockwood.
Yokohama throws a leg kick
and Lockwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood lands a really nice looking cross but Yokohama seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lockwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lockwood misses with a hook. Yokohama ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Yokohama misses.
Lockwood catches Yokohama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Yokohama.
Hulohot Yokohama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yokohama checks a low kick from Lockwood.
Lockwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yokohama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lockwood is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood slips a straight right by Yokohama.
Lockwood ducks under a wild hook from Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Yokohama misses its intended target.
Lockwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yokohama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yokohama scores with a jab to the body.
Lockwood catches Yokohama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yokohama misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yokohama avoids the head kick by Lockwood.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yokohama thuds his right hand into Lockwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Lockwood will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yokohama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lockwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Yokohama is just out of range.
Yokohama misses with an uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yokohama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockwood. Yokohama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockwood misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Lockwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yokohama throws a solid leg kick but Lockwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yokohama.
Lockwood checks a low kick from Yokohama.
Yokohama misses with a body kick.
Yokohama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lockwood.
Yokohama feints and then cracks Lockwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lockwood down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yokohama misses with a body kick.
Lockwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yokohama manages to avoid it.
Lockwood throws a lazy uppercut
and Yokohama counters with a nice leg kick.
Yokohama throws a body kick that misses.
Lockwood misses with an uppercut. Yokohama saw that one coming.
Yokohama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lockwood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Yokohama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yokohama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yokohama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lockwood.
A clash of legs there as Lockwood blocks the low kick.
Lockwood throws a lazy right hand but Yokohama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yokohama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lockwood counters with a low kick, right behind Yokohama 's knee.
Lockwood throws a head kick that misses.
Lockwood checks the leg kick.
Lockwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yokohama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yokohama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yokohama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockwood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yokohama misses with a hook.
Lockwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yokohama at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Lockwood misses.
Yokohama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lockwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Lockwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lockwood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lockwood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yokohama ducks under a wild hook from Lockwood.
Lockwood throws a right hand that Yokohama ducks under and follows up with a left that Yokohama also avoids with ease.
Lockwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lockwood.
Yokohama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lockwood blocks the body kick.
Yokohama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yokohama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lockwood.
Nice defenses there by Yokohama.
Yokohama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lockwood moves away.
Yokohama wants to slow Lockwood down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
Lockwood moves out of range of the body kick.
Yokohama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hulohot Yokohama.
I think Yokohama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hulohot Yokohama!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos comes to the cage accompanied by Thundercats. Dick Solomon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon throws a body punch but Athos moves out of range.
Athos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solomon was well out of range. Poor timing from Athos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solomon. Athos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solomon is looking to clinch but Athos is avoiding it.
Solomon misses with a two punch combination.
Athos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Solomon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Solomon clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Athos.
Solomon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Solomon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Athos can't get the takedown.
Solomon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Athos tries to stall but Solomon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solomon misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solomon blocking some punches.
Solomon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Athos needs to keep his hands up - Solomon had a free shot at his head there.
Athos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Athos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Athos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Athos connects with a body shot that sends Solomon's belly button to the back.
Solomon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Athos moves away.
Athos looks to land a left hand but Solomon moved out of range nicely.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Athos.
Athos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
Nice uppercut lands for Solomon. That snapped Athos's head back.
Solomon misses the jab.
Solomon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Athos.
Athos throws a body kick that misses.
Solomon looks to score with a jab to the body but Athos is just out of range.
Solomon thuds his right hand into Athos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Athos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dick Solomon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Athos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Athos misses with a body shot.
Athos connects with a solid leg kick.
Solomon takes a swing at Athos's ribcage but misses.
Solomon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Athos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos looks to score with a jab to the body but Solomon is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Athos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Solomon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Athos.
Athos takes a swing at Solomon's ribcage but misses.
Solomon moves in looking to clinch but Athos pushes him off.
Athos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Solomon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Athos in side control, throwing shots but Solomon defends.
The ground and pound from Athos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Athos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Athos landing strikes.
Athos is looking to take a break and control but Solomon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Solomon prevents Athos from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos landing strikes.
Athos wants to control but Solomon is keeping him busy.
Athos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Athos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Athos trying to control the position but Solomon is working away.
Athos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Solomon is avoiding damage well.
Solomon is pushing Athos's head away, looking to escape. Athos manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ground and pound from Athos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Athos looking to control but instead Solomon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Athos uses his free foot to push down on Solomon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Solomon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemean Athos dominated that round.
That's time! Athos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Solomon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Athos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solomon manages to avoid it.
Solomon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dick Solomon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Athos looks to land a combination but Solomon avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Solomon.
Solomon lands a nice looking body shot.
Solomon moves forwards but Athos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Solomon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Athos.
Athos throws a nice looking combination but Solomon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Solomon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Athos misses with an uppercut.
Solomon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solomon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Athos just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Solomon checks a leg kick.
Athos avoids the body shot from Solomon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solomon.
Solomon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Athos.
Solomon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Solomon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Solomon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Athos.
Athos slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Solomon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Solomon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solomon misses with a body punch.
Solomon misses with some punches.
Athos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Solomon misses with a punch to the body.
Solomon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Solomon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Athos has hold of one of Solomon's legs. Solomon is fighting the takedown attempt but Athos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Athos trying to control the position from guard on top but Solomon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Athos controls the pace.
Solomon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Athos trying to control the position from guard on top but Solomon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Nemean Athos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Athos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Athos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solomon.
Athos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomon moves away.
Athos tries to move into range but Solomon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Solomon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Solomon is trying to force a seperation but Athos has the dominant position.
Athos can't get the takedown.
Solomon scores with a shoulder strike.
Solomon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Athos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemean Athos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Athos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Solomon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Athos looking to slow down the pace here.
Solomon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Athos gets through Solomon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Athos trying to stall but Solomon improves his position.
Dick Solomon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Solomon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Solomon presses Athos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Athos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Solomon is defending well.
Solomon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Solomon tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Solomon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Athos backwards.
Solomon scores with a shot to the side of Athos's head.
A right hand to the body from Solomon.
Solomon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solomon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Solomon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solomon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Solomon tries to clinch up but Athos circles away and keeps his distance.
Athos keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick Solomon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solomon thuds a left hand into Athos's body.
A right-left combo lands from Solomon.
Solomon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Athos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Solomon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Athos throws a hook but Solomon avoids it easily.
Solomon throws a series of punches but Athos moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Solomon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Solomon works Athos's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Athos. That snapped Solomon's head back.
Athos lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solomon. Athos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solomon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Athos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Athos shoots in but no luck this time.
Solomon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Athos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Athos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Athos walks into a stiff left hand from Solomon.
Solomon clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Athos looking for a takedown.
Solomon lands a left hand.
Solomon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Athos misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Athos is trying to stall.
Athos prevents a body shot from Solomon.
Solomon wants to get back to striking at distance but Athos won't allow it.
Athos can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nemean Athos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solomon.
Athos is rocked!
Solomon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Athos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Solomon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Solomon has a couple of punches blocked by Athos.
Solomon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Solomon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Athos throws a punch but it's blocked by Solomon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Athos.
Athos misses with the head strike.
Solomon tries to throw a body punch but Athos avoids it by throwing Solomon back against the cage.
Solomon tries a body shot but Athos blocks it.
Athos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Solomon lands a right hand.
Solomon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Athos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Solomon is unloading with more strikes now! Athos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Solomon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitry McFarlen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker looks for the body kick but McFarlen saw that one coming.
McFarlen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFarlen throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Stoker tenderised McFarlen's leg. McFarlen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McFarlen on the side of the head.
McFarlen moves out of range as Stoker strikes.
McFarlen misses the jab.
McFarlen misses with a head kick.
Stoker throws a big shot that misses.
Stoker swings for the body but McFarlen moves out of range.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFarlen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFarlen misses with a leg kick
and Stoker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stoker moves away from the strike by McFarlen.
Stoker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McFarlen closes the distance and pushes Stoker back into the cage.
Stoker has McFarlen pressed against the cage.
McFarlen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFarlen.
McFarlen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stoker pressing his opponent against the cage.
McFarlen blocks an elbow strike from Stoker.
Stoker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McFarlen lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFarlen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stoker manages to break the clinch.
McFarlen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses.
McFarlen misses with a shot to the body
and Stoker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab lands there for Stoker.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
McFarlen rushes Stoker and presses him up against the cage.
McFarlen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McFarlen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoker blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from McFarlen.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
McFarlen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stoker.
McFarlen pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
McFarlen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McFarlen can't find room to land a body shot as Stoker controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McFarlen.
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFarlen slows down the pace here.
McFarlen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stokers head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFarlen is working Stoker over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen misses with a punch on the inside.
McFarlen gets through Stoker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McFarlen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFarlen slows down the pace here.
McFarlen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McFarlen lands a body shot.
Stoker is trying to break free.
McFarlen is leaning against Stoker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McFarlen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stoker up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFarlen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stoker's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry McFarlen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stoker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
It looks like Wade Stoker has been cut.
McFarlen lands a nice hook to Stoker's body. Stoker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dimitry McFarlen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox has chosen Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karev throws a jab when Maddox was well out of range.
Maddox moves out of range of the body kick from Karev.
A low kick from Maddox misses
and Karev makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maddox really felt that one!
Maddox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maddox misses with an uppercut. Karev saw that one coming.
Maddox lands a head kick!
Maddox wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maddox lands with an uppercut that bounces Karev off the cage and back into range.
Karev misses with a low kick as Maddox jumps back.
Karev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maddox doesn't seem bothered though.
Karev has managed to clinch.
Maddox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karev or not.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Maddox fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maddox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maddox misses with some punches.
Karev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maddox backwards.
Maddox lands a hook that snaps the head of Karev backwards.
Karev blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Karev.
Maddox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maddox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maddox walks into a stiff left hand from Karev.
Karev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maddox throws out the jab.
Karev slips under a jab from Maddox.
Maddox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Karev's waist but Karev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maddox off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karev but Karev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maddox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oleg Karev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Oleg Karev has been cut.
Maddox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox moves out of range as Karev strikes.
Karev throws a leg kick which misses Maddox's front leg but catches the back leg as Maddox tries to avoid it.
Karev connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maddox's sensitive parts.
Karev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maddox looks gassed!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maddox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karev - the referee stops the clock and Maddox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karev. Maddox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Karev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karev looks for the body kick but Maddox saw that one coming.
Karev drives through and clinches with Maddox against the cage.
Maddox jumps guard but Karev stands there with Maddox around his waist. Maddox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oleg Karev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Domenic Maddox.
Karev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karev drives through and clinches with Maddox against the cage.
Karev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karev manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Karev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karev scores with a kick to the body.
Karev swats away the attempt to clinch by Maddox.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maddox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karev takes a swing at Maddox's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Karev.
Maddox throws a leg kick
and Karev counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karev is looking to score with low kicks.
Maddox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karev wants to slow Maddox down by chopping away at his legs.
Maddox slips a jab and a cross from Karev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Maddox throws a lazy head kick
and Maddox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oleg Karev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Karev misses
and Maddox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karev misses with a kick to the body
and Maddox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maddox loads up on a big right hand but Karev slips the punch.
A low kick from Karev is predictable there
enabling Maddox to counter with a crisp jab.
Karev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox is looking to land body kicks.
Karev lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maddox digs a good body shot into Karev's ribs.
Karev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oleg Karev is winning the standup battle so far.
Karev looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Maddox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Karev.
Karev tries to score with a low kick but Maddox moves his leg out of the way.
Karev moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karev.
Still in the clinch, Karev scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev just leaning against Maddox, taking a breather.
Maddox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karev pushes Maddox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maddox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maddox just leaning against Karev, taking a breather.
Maddox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Karev.
Maddox scores with a hook to the body.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Karev.
Maddox lands with a short shot to the head.
Maddox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maddox can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Karev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox tries to clinch but Karev moves out of range.
Karev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karev is looking to chop away at Maddox's legs.
Maddox throws a push kick but Karev slaps the foot to one side.
Maddox tries to clinch but Karev moves out of range.
Karev lands a jab to Maddox's midsection.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox takes one on the button.
Karev feints and then cracks Maddox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maddox down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Karev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karev rushes Maddox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karev working Maddox over with knees to the body.
Karev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karev misses the shot to the body.
Maddox checks the leg kick.
Maddox throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox looks to land a right hand but Karev moved out of range.
Maddox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karev throws a lazy right hand but Maddox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maddox tries to clinch but Karev moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox throws a big shot that misses.
Karev throws a body kick that misses.
Karev throws a push kick but Maddox slaps the foot to one side.
Karev throws a shot to the body.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maddox's sensitive parts.
Karev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Karev.
Karev scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karev throws a leg kick but Maddox moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maddox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maddox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karev lands a right hook to the body.
Domenic Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karev delivers a nice body kick.
Karev tries a head kick but it misses.
Karev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karev.
Maddox checks a leg kick.
Karev thumps Maddox with a low kick.
Karev lands a big head kick that sends Maddox tumbling to the mat! Karev takes a step backwards and waves Maddox back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karev.
Karev scoring well with a low kick there.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
Karev has closed the distance and engaged Maddox in a clinch.
Maddox misses with the head strike.
Karev tries a body shot but Maddox blocks it.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maddox keeps control of Karev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karev misses with a knee to the head.
Maddox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karev backwards.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maddox misses with a punch to the body.
Maddox struggles to land a body shot inside as Karev controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maddox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox managing to block the knees to the body from Karev.
Maddox is trying to drag Karev to the mat but Karev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maddox stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Karev.
Karev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maddoxs head.
Maddox is trying to maintain a safe position but Karev gets an underhook and turns Maddox into the cage.
Karev blocks a body shot from Maddox.
Karev is trying to maintain a safe position but Maddox gets an underhook and turns Karev into the cage.
Karev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox prevents a body shot from Karev.
Maddox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Karev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Karev!
A victorious Oleg Karev 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuntz's choice of entrance music: Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buster Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuntz throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
Kuntz wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
A lazy left from Kuntz finds it's target.
Bickle drives through and clinches with Kuntz against the cage.
Bickle keeps control of Kuntz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuntz controls his hands.
Kuntz tries to stall but Bickle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuntz.
Kuntz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bickle is keeping busy.
Kuntz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuntz tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Kuntz on the inside.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuntz avoids it.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Kuntz.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Kuntz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuntz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bickle up against the cage.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuntz takes a shot to the head.
Kuntz tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuntz.
Kuntz misses with a body punch.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuntz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuntz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuntz stalling in the clinch.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuntz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuntz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
Kuntz lands with a right to the head.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Kuntz.
Kuntz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuntz tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
Kuntz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuntz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bickle or not.
Kuntz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kuntz.
Kuntz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuntz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuntz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bickle blocks a body shot from Kuntz.
A short right from Kuntz on the inside.
Bickle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuntz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuntz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuntz.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Kuntz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuntz throws a solid leg kick but Bickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuntz.
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bickle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bickle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuntz - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Kuntz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle has Kuntz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuntz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bickle 's elbow.
Bickle digs a right hand into Kuntz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuntz's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuntz backwards.
Nice elbow from Bickle .
Kuntz tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Kuntz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuntz can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bickle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
Kuntz is rocked!
Bickle blocking some punches.
Kuntz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
Bickle has Kuntz pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kuntz is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bickle - that's hurt Kuntz badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kuntz is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kuntz doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Travis Bickle !
A relieved looking Travis Bickle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fangyu comes to the cage accompanied by Demigod-Mindmasher. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 New York, Zhu Fangyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vandalay blocks the body kick.
Fangyu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vandalay lands a jab to the nose.
Vandalay closes the distance and clinches.
Vandalay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fangyu backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Vandalay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vandalay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Vandalay misses with an elbow over the top.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Vandalay.
Fangyu prevents a body shot from Vandalay.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vandalay.
Vandalay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vandalay swings wildly with an uppercut but Fangyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vandalay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Fangyu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vandalay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fangyu throws a wild body kick that Vandalay sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vandalay, right into the meat.
Fangyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vandalay avoids the head kick by Fangyu.
Fangyu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vandalay.
The crowd cheers as Vandalay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fangyu doesn't seem phased though.
Vandalay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu throws a head kick that Vandalay semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu thows a leg kick but Vandalay checks it
and Vandalay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fangyu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fangyu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice body kick there by Vandalay.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vandalay. That's going to slow Fangyu down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vandalay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fangyu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fangyu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vandalay throws a nice looking combination but Fangyu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fangyu lands a lovely overhand right.
Fangyu scores with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fangyu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fangyu throws a right and a left that Vandalay avoids nicely.
Vandalay lands with a right hand.
Vandalay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Fangyu - just one landing.
Fangyu scores with a punch to the head.
Vandalay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fangyu throws out the jab.
Fangyu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fangyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vandalay moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay closes the distance and pushes Fangyu back into the cage.
Fangyu is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhu Fangyu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandalay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fangyu connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fangyu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vandalay can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vandalay. Fangyu shrugs it off though.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick and Vandalay moves out of range easily.
Vandalay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fangyu is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Vandalay. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh!!! Vandalay has knocked Fangyu down with a huge combo! Vandalay steps away and waves a wobbly Fangyu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fangyu is rocked!
It looks like Zhu Fangyu has been cut.
Fangyu ducks into an uppercut from Vandalay and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Art Vandalay!
In his post fight interview, Art Vandalay gave a big smile as he said 'Fuck you Virtuouz. Pay me my 200k.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner's entrance music is Cypress Hill - Checkmate. A fine choice. Cruz has chosen Deja Vu as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Humberto Cruz enters the cage!
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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
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drezner moves away.
Drezner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drezner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drezner swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Drezner misses with a combination
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drezner.
Drezner misses with a low kick.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drezner.
Drezner lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Drezner fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Drezner does no damage.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Drezner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drezner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drezner moves away.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drezner closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drezner manages to break the clinch.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drezner blocks a jab.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Humberto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Drezner checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Drezner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drezner lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
Drezner scores with a jab. Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drezner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drezner.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drezner.
Drezner throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Drezner moves away and avoids it.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz moves forwards but Drezner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drezner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Drezner.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Drezner.
Drezner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drezner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drezner lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drezner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drezner throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drezner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drezner throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drezner will feel that in the morning.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Drezner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drezner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Drezner blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drezner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Drezner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Drezner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drezner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drezner is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Drezner lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drezner throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the body from Cruz misses
and Drezner counters with an inside leg kick.
Drezner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drezner misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drezner is looking to clinch.
Drezner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Drezner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Zak Drezner is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drezner.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Drezner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drezner.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drezner rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Drezner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drezner misses with a low kick.
Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drezner blocks the body kick.
Drezner misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz throws a body kick that misses
and Drezner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drezner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drezner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drezner throws a leg kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drezner.
Drezner misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drezner as he jumps to the side.
Drezner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drezner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Drezner.
Drezner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drezner momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drezner looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Drezner avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Drezner misses with a looping left.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drezner.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drezner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drezner looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drezner misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner tries to clinch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drezner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drezner looks to score with a jab to the body but Cruz is just out of range.
Drezner doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Drezner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drezner throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drezner avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Drezner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drezner is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Drezner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zak Drezner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Drezner down.
Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drezner.
Drezner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drezner.
Drezner moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Drezner gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Drezner scores with a shoulder strike.
Drezner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Drezner.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Drezner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drezner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz letting Drezner take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Drezner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz digs a right hand into Drezner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drezner's gas tank.
Drezner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drezner looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but Drezner avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Humberto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz gets through Drezner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drezner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Drezner working hard to break the clinch.
Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Drezner, against the cage.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drezner backwards.
Nice elbow from Drezner.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drezner's elbow.
Drezner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruz is leaning against Drezner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruz works on Drezner's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Cruz.
Humberto Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drezner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works on Drezner's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Cruz.
Drezner tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Drezner back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz is leaning against Drezner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Drezner trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Cruz.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drezner keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz tries to work over Drezner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drezner can't break the clinch.
Drezner missing with knees to the body.
Zak Drezner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz lands a body punch.
Drezner avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Cruz trying to stall but Drezner improves his position.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drezner moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Drezner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cruz throws a leg kick
and Drezner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz takes one on the button.
Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drezner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drezner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drezner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sackett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Muse - Uprising. Archer has chosen Predator Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Archer stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sackett follows into mount!
It looks like Mason Archer has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sackett lands a big elbow.
Archer is rocked!
Sackett postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Archer badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sackett around the waist but Sackett pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sackett is the winner by TKO! Sackett jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yance Sackett!
A victorious Yance Sackett 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hong but Hong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Hong.
Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Wilson.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Wilson wants to stall.
Hong misses with some punches.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Hong misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson stalling the fight.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Hong.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Hong.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Good body shot from Hong.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Antonio Hong has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong lands a body punch.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hong misses with a body shot.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Wilson lands a jab to Hong's midsection.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thumps Hong with a low kick.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Antonio Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Hong avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Hong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Hong checks it.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson clobbers Hong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Hong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hong's head.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
A head kick by Hong misses
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hong as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Hong.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hong doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hong defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilson - the referee stops the clock and Hong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilson. Hong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Hong misses.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson misses with a leg kick.
Wilson punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Hong scores with a spinning back kick!
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Wade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong lands with a nice body kick.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hong lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hong's waist but Hong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
Wilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
Hong misses the jab.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Hong misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Hong digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
Wilson blocks a leg kick.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Hong throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Wilson misses.
Wilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hong really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Hong.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Hong throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Hong keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilson blocks the leg kick.
Wilson is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Hong.
Hong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Wilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Hong checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson checks a low kick from Hong.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
Hong throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Hong scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson avoids the head kick by Hong.
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hong sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hong is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilson is nestled in close to Hong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control. Hong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hong wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Hong wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong moves into full guard.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson had his way with Antonio Hong in that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Hong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Hong lands with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilson blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wilson.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Hong misses with a hook
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Hong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hong throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.
Hong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Wilson keeps Hong at a distance using the push kick.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Wilson throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Hong cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
Hong throws a leg kick but Wilson moved away.
Wilson wants to slow Hong down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Hong jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Wilson - just one landing.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilson checks it well.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Hong moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Hong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Hong.
I think Hong 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong is the new middleweight champion!
Antonio Hong took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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