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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeperton's entrance music is Sexy Body Girl. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Sweeperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristian Romero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeperton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero gets a double leg takedown into Sweeperton's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Romero is sitting in close to Sweeperton's body. Sweeperton has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Romero is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Romero is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sweeperton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leg Sweeperton!
Leg Sweeperton gave a mention to Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan TheMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matmat comes to the cage accompanied by pass tha axe. The crowd seem to be enjoying TheMan's choice of entrance music: Get Up Again. This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan TheMan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat throws a leg kick but TheMan checks it.
Matmat tries to close the distance and clinch but TheMan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
TheMan connects with the punch.
Matmat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt TheMan.
Matmat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says TheMan as he avoids it easily.
TheMan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
TheMan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matmat.
TheMan tries a head kick but it misses.
Matmat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matmat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matmat throws the left hand but TheMan avoids the punch easily.
Matmat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. TheMan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matmat staying out of range there.
A combination from Matmat does no damage.
Matmat walks forward, straight into a front kick from TheMan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matmat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and TheMan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
TheMan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matmat fails with the takedown.
Matmat slips a straight right by TheMan.
Matmat swings for the body but TheMan moves out of range.
TheMan moves out of range of the leg kick from Matmat.
Matmat throws a leg kick
and TheMan counters with a series of strikes. Matmat will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Matmat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matmat tries to clinch but TheMan is having none of it.
Mat Matmat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TheMan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matmat.
TheMan misses with an uppercut
and Matmat counters with a thumping low kick.
TheMan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matmat backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mat Matmat has been cut.
Matmat cracks TheMan with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheMan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matmat.
TheMan looks to score with a jab to the body but Matmat is just out of range.
TheMan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matmat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matmat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TheMan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
TheMan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
TheMan throws a low kick but Matmat avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Matmat.
Matmat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
TheMan misses the shot to the body.
TheMan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matmat wants to get back to full guard but TheMan has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheMan throws a strike aimed at the side of Matmat's head but Matmat avoids it well.
TheMan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by TheMan.
TheMan throws a strike aimed at the side of Matmat's head but Matmat avoids it well.
Matmat is trying to control TheMan's posture but TheMan avoids it.
Matmat stops TheMan from passing to mount.
Matmat is looking for a sweep.
Matmat manages to get back to half guard.
TheMan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matmat works his way to full guard. Good work.
TheMan stands and throws Matmat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Matmat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but TheMan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
TheMan works to advance to full mount. Matmat defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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!
TheMan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matmat?
TheMan working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
TheMan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
TheMan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
TheMan throws some wild stikes that Matmat manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan TheMan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mat Matmat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
TheMan blocks a head kick by Matmat.
TheMan misses with a low kick.
TheMan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matmat.
Matmat throws a good cross that connects.
Matmat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
TheMan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matmat.
Matmat being controlled here momentarily.
Matmat content to stall in guard here.
Matmat trying to control but TheMan is working from the bottom.
TheMan has momentary wrist control but Matmat slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheMan wants to sweep here but Matmat controlling him for the moment.
TheMan keeping moving, preventing Matmat from controlling successfully.
Matmat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
TheMan wants to sweep here but Matmat controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
TheMan missing with a left hand there. Matmat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matmat misses with a straight right.
Matmat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matmat shoots and misses
and TheMan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matmat tries to clinch but TheMan is having none of it.
TheMan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
TheMan throws a shot to the body.
Matmat missing with a left hand there. TheMan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matmat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matmat throws a head kick that misses.
TheMan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matmat ducks under a wild hook from TheMan.
TheMan throws a low kick but Matmat avoids it.
Matmat with a jab.
A head kick misses from TheMan.
Matmat moves out of range as TheMan strikes.
TheMan throws a jab but it's blocked by Matmat.
Matmat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stan TheMan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matmat clinches up against the cage.
TheMan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
TheMan managing to block the knees to the body from Matmat.
TheMan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matmat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps TheMan's head backwards.
Matmat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matmat throws a leg kick that misses.
Matmat with a hook.
TheMan moves out of range as Matmat strikes.
TheMan lands a jab to Matmat's midsection.
Matmat has his takedown stuffed
and TheMan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matmat's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matmat slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TheMan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matmat manages to avoid it.
Matmat is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
TheMan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matmat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matmat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
TheMan punishes Matmat's body with a nice straight punch.
TheMan misses with a two punch combination.
TheMan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matmat misses with a low kick.
Matmat thuds a left hand into TheMan's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Matmat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matmat throws a combination. TheMan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Matmat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but TheMan checks it well.
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 Mat Matmat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mat Matmat's cut.
That's time! Matmat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
TheMan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matmat moves away.
Matmat throws a hook but TheMan blocks it.
Matmat digs a good hook to TheMan's body.
Matmat wants to land a leg kick but TheMan is out of range.
Matmat throws a leg kick that is checked
and TheMan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matmat thinking.
Matmat throws a quick inside leg kick.
TheMan throws a leg kick but Matmat sees it coming and checks it nicely.
TheMan just misses with a punch to the body.
Matmat thows a body shot but no joy.
Matmat looks to land a combination but TheMan avoids it well.
Matmat looks to score with a jab to the body but TheMan is just out of range.
Matmat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck TheMan on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by TheMan.
TheMan connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat slips under a jab.
TheMan misses with a body shot
and Matmat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in TheMan's guard now.
TheMan wants to sweep but no luck.
Matmat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matmat is looking to work some ground and pound but TheMan has wrist control.
TheMan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matmat is one step ahead there.
TheMan being controlled here, momentarily.
TheMan pulls Matmat in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stan TheMan.
Matmat looks to land a body kick but TheMan moved away.
Matmat walks into a straight right hand from TheMan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TheMan throws a low kick, looking for Matmat's leg but Matmat calmly moves out of range.
Matmat throws a sloppy head kick and TheMan moves out of range easily.
Matmat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matmat misses with a wild body shot.
TheMan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matmat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as TheMan sprawls well. TheMan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matmat gets slowly back to his feet.
TheMan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matmat 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Matmat misses.
Matmat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from TheMan.
A looping hook to the body misses from TheMan. Matmat does a little dance to reset his feet.
TheMan looks to land a right hand but Matmat moved out of range.
Matmat lands a jab.
Matmat throws a leg kick
and TheMan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for TheMan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TheMan connects with a body shot that sends Matmat's belly button to the back.
TheMan looks to land a combination. Matmat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
TheMan loads up on a big right hand but Matmat slips the punch.
TheMan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
TheMan connects with a right hand. Matmat shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat throws a jab but it's blocked by TheMan.
TheMan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matmat.
TheMan works the jab nicely.
TheMan throws a hook but Matmat blocks it.
TheMan takes a swing at Matmat's ribcage but misses.
TheMan misses with a two punch combination.
TheMan slips under a jab from Matmat.
TheMan misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
TheMan misses with a wild body shot.
Matmat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches TheMan on the side of the head.
Matmat connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan TheMan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think TheMan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan TheMan!
Our winner, Stan TheMan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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270 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bantrell thows a body kick. McFarlen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McFarlen scores with a nice right hand.
Bantrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bantrell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bantrell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Bantrell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bantrell throws a lazy body kick
and McFarlen counters with a right hand to the body.
McFarlen lands a big head kick that sends Bantrell tumbling to the mat! McFarlen takes a step backwards and waves Bantrell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sebastian Bantrell has been cut.
McFarlen fakes the body blow, causing Bantrell to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Bantrell goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitry McFarlen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is Muse - Uprising. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying William's choice of entrance music: Outlaw's Reward . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
William misses the shot to the body.
William takes one on the button.
It looks like James William has been cut.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
William stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
William misses with a wild body shot.
William staying out of range there.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
William tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett cracks William with a left hook right on the temple and William goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Sackett lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully William is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yance Sackett!
Yance Sackett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back. Sturd has chosen DMX - Wright or Wrong as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Les Grossman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Les Grossman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sturd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.
Grossman cracks Sturd with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grossman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd manages to avoid it.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sturd ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Grossman connects with a jab.
Grossman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturd.
A jab from Sturd misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman works the jab nicely.
Sturd is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grossman.
Grossman wants to land a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
Sturd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossman. That did some damage!
Grossman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grossman keeps Sturd at a distance using the push kick.
Grossman drops Sturd with a naaaaasty hook - Sturd is in real trouble here! Grossman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Grossman!
Our winner, Les Grossman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes to the cage accompanied by Meek Mill - Polo & Shell Tops. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blunts.
Riley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blunts fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Riley connects with a crisp jab.
Blunts misses with a head kick.
Riley throws a head kick that half lands.
Blunts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blunts throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
Riley is defending against the submission attempts here by Blunts.
Blunts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blunts wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Riley seems keen to control Blunts's posture.
Riley wants to hit a switch here but Blunts passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Riley there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley can't escape the position.
Blunts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blunts lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Blunts's attempts to control the action.
Riley is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Blunts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blunts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blunts.
Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blunts thowing shots but they're missing.
Blunts landing strikes from the mount.
Blunts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riley is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Riley looks a forlorn figure.
Blunts breaks from Riley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blunts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts controlling from the full mount.
Blunts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blunts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that round.
That's time! Blunts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blunts scores with a body shot.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blunts.
Riley misses with a combination
and Blunts counters with a straight right hand.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Blunts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Riley.
Blunts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Riley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Blunts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Riley tries to clinch but Blunts moves out of range.
Blunts misses with a wild body shot.
Riley scores with a push kick.
Blunts tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley misses with an uppercut
and Blunts counters with a stiff right hand.
Blunts fails with a takedown attempt.
Blunts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blunts misses with a hook.
Riley avoids the body shot from Blunts.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blunts manages to avoid it.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Blunts misses
and Riley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riley scores with the left hand. Blunts knows he should have avoided that one.
Riley wants to clinch up but Blunts keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Riley does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blunts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blunts thows a body kick. Riley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Riley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riley throws a body punch but Blunts moves out of range.
Blunts checks a low kick from Riley.
Riley is looking to slow Blunts down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick there by Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blunts.
Blunts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Blunts throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Riley cracks Blunts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blunts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ronnie Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Blunts tries a low kick but Riley avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Riley is predictable there
letting Blunts counter with a right hand.
Riley catches Blunts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Blunts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick from Riley misses.
Riley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blunts throws a head kick that misses
and Riley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Blunts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blunts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blunts.
Blunts moves away from the strike by Riley.
Blunts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riley lands a nice looking body shot.
Blunts tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
Blunts throws a head kick that misses.
Blunts scores with a nice right hand.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blunts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blunts if he has to take too many more of those.
Riley connects with a leg kick. Blunts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Blunts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blunts walks into a left hand.
Blunts with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to land body kicks.
Riley throws a right hand that Blunts ducks under and follows up with a left that Blunts also avoids with ease.
Blunts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blunts misses with a straight left.
Riley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blunts swings widly with a right hand
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blunts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Blunts misses with a body shot
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riley lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a series of punches but Blunts moves out of range.
Riley scores with a hook to the body. Blunts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blunts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blunts tried to score with a low kick but Riley checks it.
Blunts misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Blunts does it's job there.
Blunts jabs Riley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but Blunts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riley lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blunts throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Blunts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley thuds his shin into the meat of Blunts's side.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blunts lands with a hook. Riley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blunts swinging wildly here.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Riley.
I think Riley 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 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
Ronnie Riley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simbo Klice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordoba comes to the cage accompanied by English Fire by CoF. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simbo Klice!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cordoba closes the distance and clinches.
Klice tries to throw a body punch but Cordoba avoids it by throwing Klice back against the cage.
Cordoba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cordoba taking a breather.
Klice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Simbo Klice has been cut.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Cordoba.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klice as Cordoba tries to tie him up.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cordoba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Klice struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordoba controls his hands.
Cordoba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cordoba pushes Klice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klice.
Klice lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba tries a knee to the head but Klice blocks it.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordoba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klice managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
Klice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Klice.
Cordoba lands a good knee to the midsection. Klice won't want to take too many of those.
Klice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cordoba's elbow.
Cordoba is trying to maintain a safe position but Klice gets an underhook and turns Cordoba into the cage.
Klice lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klice working aggressively here.
Klice blocks an elbow strike.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klice avoids the elbow strike from Cordoba, against the cage.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cordoba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Klice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klice swings wildly with an uppercut but Cordoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klice tries a body shot but Cordoba blocks it.
Cordoba trying to land knees to the body.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klice avoids it.
Cordoba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cordoba misses with a punch to the body.
Klice tries a body shot but Cordoba blocks it.
Klice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cordoba connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Klice.
A shot in the inside from Cordoba.
A hook to the body from Cordoba.
Klice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Klice.
Klice lands with a right to the head.
Cordoba taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klice cracks Cordoba with a nice body shot.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoba.
Klice misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cordoba.
Klice avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Cordoba looking to throw knees to the head but Klice is blocking nicely.
Klice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cordoba prevents a body shot from Klice.
Cordoba tries to land knees in the clinch but Klice avoids the damage to the body.
Klice misses with a punch on the inside.
Klice misses with a body punch.
Klice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cordoba is defending well for now.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Klice shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cordoba looking to throw knees to the head but Klice is blocking nicely.
Klice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klice lands a right hand.
Cordoba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cordoba tries to throw a body punch but Klice avoids it by throwing Cordoba back against the cage.
Cordoba misses with a knee strike.
Klice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klice scores with a shoulder strike.
Cordoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cordoba lands an elbow just above Klice 's eye.
Klice struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordoba controls his hands.
Klice tries to work over Cordoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordoba throws an elbow that misses.
Klice tries to work over Cordoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cordoba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klices head.
Cordoba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cordoba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klice misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simbo Klice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simbo Klice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Klice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cordoba moves away.
Klice throws a leg kick but Cordoba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alex Cordoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cordoba 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 Klice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cordoba moves away from the strike by Klice.
Cordoba tries a low kick but Klice avoids it.
Klice closes the distance and clinches.
Klice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klice misses with a body punch.
Cordoba gets through Klice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cordoba lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordoba.
Klice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cordoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cordoba.
Cordoba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Klice struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordoba controls his hands.
Simbo Klice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cordoba lands an elbow that stopped Klice in his tracks for a moment.
Cordoba throws an elbow but it misses.
Cordoba lands a good knee to the midsection. Klice won't want to take too many of those.
Klice is breathing heavily.
Cordoba trying to control the position but instead, Klice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cordoba into the cage.
Cordoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cordoba misses with a knee to the head.
Cordoba trying to land knees to the body.
Cordoba looking to throw knees to the head but Klice is blocking nicely.
Cordoba lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordoba slows down the pace here.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba throws a punch but it's blocked by Klice.
A right handed body shot lands from Cordoba.
Klice tries to throw a body punch but Cordoba avoids it by throwing Klice back against the cage.
Klice avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Cordoba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klice blocks it with crossed arms.
Cordoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cordoba prevents a body shot from Klice.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Klice shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cordoba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Klice's brow.
Klice blocks an uppercut.
Klice blocks an elbow strike from Cordoba.
Klice cracks Cordoba with a nice body shot.
Cordoba with a knee to the head.
Klice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cordobas head.
Cordoba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cordoba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but Klice blocks with his arms.
Cordoba misses with some punches.
Klice managing to block the knees to the body from Cordoba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klice misses with the head strike.
Cordoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cordoba blocking some punches.
Klice misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordoba.
Cordoba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cordoba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cordoba crunches a lovely knee into Klice's ribcage.
Klice avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klice.
Klice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cordoba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klice.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cordoba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cordoba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cordoba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cordoba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cordoba stalling in the clinch.
Klice misses with a body punch.
Klice tries to work over Cordoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cordoba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cordoba stalling in the clinch.
Cordoba prevents a body shot from Klice.
Klice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klice tries a body shot but Cordoba blocks it.
Cordoba's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Klice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cordoba blocks a body shot from Klice.
Cordoba managing to block the knees to the body from Klice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Cordoba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simbo Klice's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Klice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cordoba here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cordoba keeps Klice at a distance using the push kick.
Cordoba misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cordoba.
Cordoba motions for Klice to come forward. Cordoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cordoba cracks Klice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cordoba scores with a head kick. Klice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Klice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cordoba moves into the clinch.
Cordoba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cordoba scores with a hook to the body.
Cordoba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordoba obliges.
Cordoba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cordoba misses with a knee strike.
Cordoba has Klice pressed against the cage.
Cordoba landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordoba is working Klice over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cordoba.
Cordoba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cordoba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cordoba lands an elbow that stopped Klice in his tracks for a moment.
Cordoba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klice backwards.
Cordoba scores with a knee to the head.
Klice misses with a body punch.
Cordoba throws an elbow that misses.
Klice takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba cracks Klice with a nice body shot.
Klice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cordoba's elbow.
Cordoba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
Cordoba digs a right hand into Klice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klice's gas tank.
Cordoba taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Klice fails to land.
Klice tries to throw a body punch but Cordoba avoids it by throwing Klice back against the cage.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Cordoba as the two fighters clinch.
Cordoba tries to work over Klice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cordoba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cordoba lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cordoba.
Cordoba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cordoba landing knees to the body.
A short left from Cordoba.
Klice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cordoba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klice avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordoba obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordoba stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klice.
Cordoba lands an elbow just above Klice 's eye.
Klice can't find room to land a body shot as Cordoba controls the action.
A short right from Cordoba.
Cordoba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Klice shrugs off.
The referee calls for Cordoba to work.
Cordoba lands a hook that snaps the head of Klice backwards.
Cordoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba connects with a knee to the head.
Cordoba lands an elbow that stopped Klice in his tracks for a moment.
Klice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cordoba.
Cordoba stalling against the cage.
Klice lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Klice.
Klice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordoba tries to throw a body punch but Klice avoids it by throwing Cordoba back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Klice as the two fighters clinch.
Klice misses with a punch to the body.
Klice pushes Cordoba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Cordoba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cordoba 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Cordoba!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Cordoba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Wilson throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Jones.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Wilson lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Wilson lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Wilson thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Wilson sees coming a mile off.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilson.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Lazarus Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Wilson works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Wilson is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazarus Jones.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Wilson catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Jones 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.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a leg kick but Wilson checks it.
Jones digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Wilson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wade Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wilson is defending well.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Wilson digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Wilson.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wade Wilson.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Jones punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wilson wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson misses with the combination.
A big right from Jones misses.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Wilson saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Jones scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Wilson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Jones throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Jones avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Wilson checks a low kick from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Wilson.
Lazarus Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Jones prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
The referee calls for Wilson to work.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones has hold of one of Wilson's legs. Wilson is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
In his post fight interview, Wade Wilson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Anderton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton avoids the head kick by Karev.
Anderton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderton lands a head shot.
Anderton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Karev will feel that in the morning.
Anderton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderton tries a head kick but it misses.
Karev throws a leg kick
and Anderton counters with a solid body kick.
Karev cracks Anderton with a good jab.
Anderton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karev misses with a leg kick.
Karev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderton just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karev moves out of range of the body kick from Anderton.
Anderton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev moves out of range as Anderton throws a body kick.
Karev scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderton!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karev 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 Anderton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karev throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Karev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karev just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderton cracks the inside of Karev's front leg.
Anderton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Karev checks a leg kick.
Karev avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Karev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderton misses the target.
Anderton checks a low kick from Karev.
Karev avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Anderton misses with a leg kick
and Karev counters with an outside leg kick.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
Karev checks a low kick from Anderton.
Karev throws a leg kick but Anderton moved away.
Karev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karev slips under a jab from Anderton.
Anderton connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderton throws a poor cross that misses
and Karev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karev takes one to the chin there.
Anderton with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton scores with a head kick.
Anderton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karev throws a body punch but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton motions for Karev to come forward. Anderton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karev scores with a nice body kick.
Karev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Karev.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderton's sensitive parts.
Anderton looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karev clinches with his opponent.
Karev looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karev.
Karev misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton letting Karev take a breather here.
Karev digs a right hand underneath Anderton's ribcage. Anderton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Karev throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderton.
Anderton working hard to break the clinch.
Anderton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karev's elbow.
Anderton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.
Anderton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderton moves out of range as Karev throws a body kick.
Karev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamie Anderton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karev tried to score with a low kick but Anderton checks it.
Karev pushes Anderton away with a front kick.
Anderton misses with a leg kick
and Anderton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Karev throws a body punch but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton throws a head kick but Karev moves out of range.
Anderton swings for the body but Karev moves out of range.
Karev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderton was well out of range. Poor timing from Karev.
A punch lands to the side of Anderton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Anderton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karev.
Karev throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Karev walks into a stiff left hand from Anderton.
Anderton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karev.
Anderton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karev.
Jamie Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karev forces Anderton back against the cage and clinches.
Karev tries to throw a body punch but Anderton avoids it by throwing Karev back against the cage.
Karev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karev blocks a body shot from Anderton.
Karev misses with a punch to the body.
Karev taking a breather.
Anderton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderton looking to throw knees to the head but Karev is blocking nicely.
Karev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Karev.
Karev lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jamie Anderton's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderton misses with some punches.
Karev misses with a body punch.
Anderton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karev has him pressed against the cage.
Karev tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderton avoids the damage to the body.
Anderton is trying to break the clinch but Karev has him pressed against the cage.
Karev tries to work over Anderton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karev checks a leg kick.
Karev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderton.
Karev loads up on a big right hand but Anderton slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev connects with an inside leg kick.
Karev lands with a kick to the temple. Anderton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The cut above Jamie Anderton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karev tries to clinch but Anderton moves out of range.
Karev is looking to wear down Anderton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderton misses with a body kick.
Oleg Karev is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderton is looking to land body kicks.
Anderton is looking to land body kicks.
Anderton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karev at a distance.
Anderton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karev.
Anderton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderton.
Karev avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Karev jabs Anderton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anderton is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a sloppy head kick and Karev moves out of range easily.
Karev throws the kick towards the body but Anderton avoids it.
Anderton misses with an uppercut
and Karev counters with a nice kick to the body.
Karev scores with a nice right hand.
Karev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jamie Anderton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karev clinches.
Karev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karev is struggling to control the position.
Karev blocks a body shot from Anderton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderton avoids it.
Karev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderton tries to work over Karev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Jamie Anderton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Anderton.
Karev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karev avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karev instigates a clinch.
Anderton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderton can't find room to land a body shot as Karev controls the action.
Karev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Anderton.
Karev misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Anderton.
Anderton is trying to break the clinch but Karev has him pressed against the cage.
Anderton tries to work over Karev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderton trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton prevents a body shot from Karev.
Anderton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderton misses with a body punch.
Anderton lands a left hand.
Anderton scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderton breaks the clinch.
Anderton lands a leg kick that knocks Karev off balance momentarily.
Karev avoids the head kick by Anderton.
Karev throws a leg kick but Anderton checks it.
Anderton punishes Karev's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderton throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karev.
Karev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Anderton blocks the low kick.
Anderton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karev thows a leg kick but Anderton checks it
letting Anderton counter with a right hand.
Anderton works Karev's body with a nice hook.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Anderton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Anderton.
Anderton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karev was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
Karev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karev scores with a leg kick.
Anderton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karev throws a head kick that misses.
Karev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Karev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderton throws a front kick aimed at Karev's knee but Karev avoids it well.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Karev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karev lands a leg kick that knocks Anderton off balance momentarily.
Karev misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a head kick but Karev moves out of range.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Anderton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karev scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karev misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Karev.
Karev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karev throws a leg kick which misses Anderton's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderton tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karev can pounce on him.
Anderton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Anderton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderton 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Anderton!
Jamie Anderton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyminski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Tyminski thows a body shot but no joy.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyminski.
Nice shot by Hong.
Tyminski misses with a low kick.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong throws a hook but Tyminski blocks it.
Tyminski misses with a right hand
and Hong counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyminski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong instigates a clinch.
Hong blocks a body shot from Tyminski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyminski.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyminski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyminski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyminski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Tyminski is trying to maintain a safe position but Hong gets an underhook and turns Tyminski into the cage.
Tyminski lands a right hand.
Tyminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyminski's elbow.
Tyminski stalling in the clinch but Hong improves position.
Tyminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyminski is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tyminski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Tyminski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Tyminski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Tyminski.
Hong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tyminski if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyminski is breathing heavily.
Hong lands with a nice body kick.
Tyminski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hong pushes Tyminski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyminski working aggressively here.
Hong prevents a body shot from Tyminski.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Tyminski is rocked!
Hong lands a big right hand that drops Tyminski! The killer instinct kicks in and Hong finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Hong! Antonio Hong retains his middleweight title!
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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