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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Big Booty Woman. Phooey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hong Kong Phooey. Hong Kong Phooey 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phooey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyle throws a good cross that connects.
Kyle throws out a loose jab but Phooey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phooey checks a leg kick.
Kyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Phooey's head.
Kyle takes a swing at Phooey's ribcage but misses.
Kyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phooey misses with a double jab.
Phooey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle is looking to clinch.
Phooey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Phooey.
Kyle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kyle duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle drops his hands momentarily and Phooey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phooey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phooey.
Kyle tries to throw a body punch but Phooey avoids it by throwing Kyle back against the cage.
Phooey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phooey walks into a jab.
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Kyle.
Phooey is rocked!
Kyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle, before Kyle throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Phooey's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kyle lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). David Kyle!
David Kyle gave a mention to Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q 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 Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc has chosen Dr. Octagon - Real Raw as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano tries to work over Troc's front leg with a kick but Troc checks it.
Troc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marciano's sensitive parts.
Marciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Troc.
Marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Troc throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raphael Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Troc circles away.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Troc tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Troc misses the shot to the body.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troc instigates a clinch.
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!
Troc gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troc.
Troc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Troc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Troc throws an elbow but misses.
Marciano digs a right hand into Troc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Troc's gas tank.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marciano avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Troc lands a nice knee to the body.
Marciano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marciano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troc.
Marciano lands a knee to the body.
Troc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marciano avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Marciano wants to stall.
Troc pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troc being controlled against the cage.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Troc landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troc trying to land knees to the body.
Troc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Troc missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
A head punch on the inside from Troc fails to land.
Marciano lands with a light punch inside.
Troc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troc blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Marciano is working Troc over against the cage.
Troc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Troc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano blocking some punches.
Troc tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Troc back against the cage.
Troc swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc cracks Marciano with a nice body shot.
Marciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troc.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Troc.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Marciano tries to work over Troc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troc misses with an elbow strike.
Troc looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troc struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troc can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
Troc takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Troc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Troc tries to clinch but Marciano moves out of range.
Troc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troc's sensitive parts.
Troc tries to clinch but Marciano moves out of range.
Troc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Troc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marciano throws the kick towards the body but Troc avoids it.
Troc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Troc throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Troc rushes Marciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Troc.
Troc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Marciano avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano avoids the elbow strike from Troc, against the cage.
Marciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troc is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troc lands with a right to the head.
Troc lands a body shot.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trang Troc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Troc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Troc.
Knees to the body from Troc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Troc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
Troc tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troc connects with a knee to the head.
Marciano taking a breather.
Troc takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Troc lands a knee to the body.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Troc lands an elbow that stopped Marciano in his tracks for a moment.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Troc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Troc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troc.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Marciano.
Marciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troc trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Troc lands a shot to the body.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troc is defending well for now.
Troc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marciano avoids it.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Troc.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Troc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marciano's brow.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks the elbow strike.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Troc fails to land.
Troc prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Troc prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano works on Troc's body with a couple of short punches.
Troc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano lands a good knee to the midsection. Troc won't want to take too many of those.
Marciano with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Troc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trang Troc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Troc saw that one coming.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troc misses with a looping right.
Marciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Troc throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a nice body kick.
Marciano throws a head kick but Troc moves out of range.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troc thows a body shot but no joy.
Marciano wants to land a leg kick but Troc is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a push kick.
Marciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Troc takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marciano scores with a jab. Troc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marciano moves into the clinch.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troc backwards.
Troc lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but Troc avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage.
Troc blocks an uppercut.
Marciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marciano managing to block the knees to the body from Troc.
Troc creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marciano's defenses.
Marciano tries to work over Troc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Troc on the inside.
Troc unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troc lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Raphael Marciano has been cut.
Troc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Troc lands a good knee to the midsection. Marciano won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Troc.
Troc unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Troc working Marciano over with knees to the body.
Troc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Troc creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marciano's defenses.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Troc lands a body punch.
Troc lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc throws an elbow but it misses.
Troc tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing Troc back against the cage.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marciano is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Troc as the two fighters clinch.
Troc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marciano.
Marciano landing knees to the head.
Troc lands an elbow inside.
Troc pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marciano looking to throw knees to the head but Troc is blocking nicely.
Marciano dodges an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marciano blocks a body shot from Troc.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc misses with an elbow strike.
Marciano trying to stall but Troc improves his position.
Troc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano avoids a wild elbow strike from Troc.
Troc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troc misses with an elbow strike.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Troc.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Trang Troc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marciano lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raphael Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troc lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trang Troc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Troc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trang Troc!
Our winner, Trang Troc, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Sandoval connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sandoval fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sandoval is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Sandoval closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
Sandoval bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Penn checks a low kick from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Sandoval.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandoval connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Sandoval is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn wants to control but Sandoval is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Sandoval is controlling him well.
Sandoval trying to advance position but Penn counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sandoval off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval connects with a jab.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Sandoval keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn avoids the head kick by Sandoval.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandoval.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a takedown into side control.
Penn is not content to let Sandoval control the position.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
The ground and pound from Sandoval seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sandoval with the ground and pound but Penn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Sandoval is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn tries to kick Sandoval off but Sandoval keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Sandoval to pass to mount.
Sandoval thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Sandoval scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sandoval lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Sandoval is controlling him
Penn has hold of Sandoval's hands but Sandoval slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sandoval looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandoval wants to take a breather but Penn is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that round.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sandoval fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sandoval counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Penn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sandoval dives into side control.
Penn is trying to control Sandoval's posture but Sandoval avoids it.
Penn sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sandoval connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sandoval connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Sandoval tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandoval takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn tries to kick Sandoval off but Sandoval keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sandoval misses with a head shot. Penn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Sandoval has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn kicks Sandoval off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sandoval.
Sandoval scores with a hook.
Jab by Sandoval.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sandoval moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandoval misses with a wild combination.
Sandoval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sandoval feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Sandoval fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandoval is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Sandoval fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sandoval thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Jab, jab by Sandoval - just one landing.
Sandoval lands the left hand.
Sandoval throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sandoval.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandoval lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Sandoval scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval.
Sandoval with a hook.
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn thuds a left hand into Sandoval's body.
Sandoval wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Penn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Sandoval.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandoval, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Penn thows a leg kick but Sandoval checks it
and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Sandoval wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Sandoval is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval looking to pass the guard.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Sandoval has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval working for a triangle but Penn defends it easily.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
BeeJay Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn preventing the sweep.
Sandoval looking for subs off his back but Penn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sandoval is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sandoval manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flavio Sandoval is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval pulls Penn in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandoval has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Sandoval!
After the big win, Flavio Sandoval made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FFN Vegas-Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Old Spice Guy Intro. Svetnela has chosen Slayer - Angel of Death as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Svetnela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guy. Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
Guy misses with a low kick as Svetnela jumps back.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Svetnela misses with a low kick as Guy jumps back.
Guy throws a body punch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Svetnela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Svetnela.
Guy blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Guy cracks the inside of Svetnela's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy tests Svetnela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy throws a right hand that misses
and Svetnela counters with a good low kick that Guy was not able to check.
Guy lands a jab.
Svetnela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
A head kick misses from Guy.
Svetnela slips a straight right by Guy.
Svetnela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guy.
Guy tried to score with a low kick but Svetnela checks it.
Svetnela moves into the clinch.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Svetnela tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Svetnela working aggressively here.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Svetnela lands an uppercut.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Svetnela back against the cage.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Svetnela tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svetnela misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Guy.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Svetnela misses with a body punch.
Svetnela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Svetnela controls his hands.
Svetnela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetnela's elbow.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy misses with some punches.
Svetnela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Svetnela as the two fighters clinch.
Guy tries a body shot but Svetnela blocks it.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Svetnela.
Svetnela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Guy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela managing to block the knees to the body from Guy.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
Svetnela throws a head punch that misses.
Svetnela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svetnela can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Svetnela tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Svetnela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Svetnela struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela looking to slow down the pace here.
Svetnela blocking some punches.
Guy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svetnela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svetnela is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Svetnela content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Guy is working Svetnela over against the cage.
Svetnela tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy lands a knee to the body.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Guy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guy checks a leg kick.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svetnela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy scores with the left hand. Svetnela knows he should have avoided that one.
Svetnela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Svetnela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svetnela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Svetnela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guy avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Guy avoids the body shot from Svetnela.
Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Guy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Svetnela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guy can pounce on him.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Svetnela moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
Guy feints and then cracks Svetnela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svetnela down.
Svetnela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guy connects with a leg kick. Svetnela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Svetnela momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svetnela. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svetnela moves out of range of the strikes.
Svetnela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
Svetnela misses with a kick to the body.
Guy avoids the body shot from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the ribs.
Svetnela throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svetnela is looking to land body kicks.
Svetnela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Svetnela swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Svetnela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guy clinches with his opponent.
Guy lands with a left to the head.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Svetnela's ribcage. Svetnela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Svetnela controls the action.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Svetnela.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svetnela misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy struggles to land a body shot inside as Svetnela controls his hands.
Guy pushes Svetnela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. Svetnela won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Guy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guy lands a body punch.
Svetnela is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Guy.
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Guy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svetnela.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guy as Svetnela tries to tie him up.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svetnela misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetnela is defending well for now.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Guy misses with a knee to the head.
Svetnela lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Svetnela avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Guy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Svetnela is rocked!
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Svetnela is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Guy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy dominated that second round.
That's time! Guy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Svetnela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Svetnela seems to have recovered his senses.
Svetnela takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svetnela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guy to score with a decent uppercut.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Svetnela ducks down to avoid it.
Guy gets a clinch.
Guy looking to throw knees to the head but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Svetnela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guy is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Svetnela.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Svetnela's face.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guy or not.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Svetnela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy tries to land a knee to the head but Svetnela blocks with his arms.
Guy crunches a lovely knee into Svetnela's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guy lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Svetnela misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Svetnela controls the action.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guy.
Igor Svetnela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a left hand.
Svetnela misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Guy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Svetnela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Svetnela lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Svetnela's head.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Svetnela's ribcage. Svetnela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy tries a body shot but Svetnela blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svetnela can do to turn this around?
Guy gets through Svetnela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy cracks Svetnela with a nice body shot.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Svetnela's head.
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svetnela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetnela.
Good body shot from Guy.
Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Svetnela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Guy.
Guy is leaning against Svetnela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svetnela.
Guy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svetnela misses with some punches.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Guy jerks Svetnela's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Svetnela drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Guy goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Guy because Svetnela was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). The Guy!
The Guy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Llaripukinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. Rua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AVANTASIA-Seven Angels. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Guntur Llaripukinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Rua!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llaripukinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Llaripukinen misses with a wild combination.
Llaripukinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Llaripukinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rua's head.
An inside leg kick from Llaripukinen misses.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua lands a jab.
It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Llaripukinen slips a jab from Rua.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Rua.
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!
Llaripukinen cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Guntur Llaripukinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua rushes Llaripukinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Llaripukinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Llaripukinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Llaripukinen throws a leg kick but Rua checks it.
Llaripukinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Llaripukinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Llaripukinen slips under a jab from Rua.
Llaripukinen scores with a one two! Rua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua lands a head shot.
Rua looks for a takedown but Llaripukinen sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Llaripukinen loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Llaripukinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rua if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice jab there from Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Llaripukinen dips to his left and cracks Rua with an uppercut!
Rua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua lands a jab to Llaripukinen's midsection.
Llaripukinen throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua digs a good body shot into Llaripukinen's ribs.
Rua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Llaripukinen. Those never looked like landing.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Llaripukinen pinned against the cage. Llaripukinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guntur Llaripukinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Rua.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Llaripukinen is predictable there
and Rua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rua.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Llaripukinen pulls Rua in to control the position.
Llaripukinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rua stopping the sweep attempt from Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guntur Llaripukinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guntur Llaripukinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Llaripukinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Llaripukinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Guntur Llaripukinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Llaripukinen throws a push kick but Rua slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the liver by Llaripukinen. Beautiful body shot.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Llaripukinen ducks down to avoid it.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from Rua misses its intended target.
Guntur Llaripukinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Llaripukinen catches Rua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llaripukinen misses the jab.
Llaripukinen swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a hook
and Llaripukinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Llaripukinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Llaripukinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Rua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Llaripukinen is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Llaripukinen defending well though.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Llaripukinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua thows a huge punch but Llaripukinen dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llaripukinen keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua stalling away here and it's allowed Llaripukinen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Llaripukinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua landing some decent shots from guard.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Llaripukinen blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rua distracts Llaripukinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua throws a strike but Llaripukinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Llaripukinen.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Llaripukinen from controlling successfully.
Llaripukinen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Llaripukinen looking to pass the guard.
Llaripukinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua has a closed guard, preventing Llaripukinen from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guntur Llaripukinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Llaripukinen lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Llaripukinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rua jabs at Llaripukinen's body.
Llaripukinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyoto Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Guntur Llaripukinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Llaripukinen looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Rua avoids the body shot from Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Llaripukinen throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Jab from Llaripukinen.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Llaripukinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rua is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua slips a nice elbow through Llaripukinen's hands, connecting with Llaripukinen's forehead.
Llaripukinen trying to control but Rua postures up.
Llaripukinen wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Rua is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Llaripukinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rua's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rua's back!
Llaripukinen misses with a punch to the head.
Rua covering up well under a series of strikes from Llaripukinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the hands but Llaripukinen breaks the grip.
Llaripukinen is looking to control Rua but Rua is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Llaripukinen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Llaripukinen is hanging on to Rua's back as he tries to escape.
Llaripukinen throwing sloppy strikes.
Llaripukinen trying to control momentarily.
Rua is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Llaripukinen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Rua has hold of Llaripukinen's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Llaripukinen biding his time, controlling Rua.
Rua tries to escape but Llaripukinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Llaripukinen missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is in bad spot here.
Llaripukinen is trying to stick to Rua's back but Rua is turning into Llaripukinen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Llaripukinen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rua.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Llaripukinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Llaripukinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Llaripukinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rua is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rua 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Rua!
Lyoto Rua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by Wasted. Oleg Karev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Karev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kyle.
Kyle scores with a jab to the body.
Karev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kyle.
Karev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kyle is out of range.
Karev scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Kyle.
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Karev throws a front kick that sends Kyle stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kyle.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Kyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Mark Kyle has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karev.
Karev lands a nice looking body kick.
Karev connects with a body shot that sends Kyle's belly button to the back.
Decent striking displayed by Karev there.
Karev misses with a body shot.
Karev drops Kyle with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kyle looks back up at him and smiles so Karev waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Karev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karev misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev drops Kyle with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kyle looks back up at him and smiles so Karev waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kyle is rocked!
Karev blocks the body kick.
Karev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Karev misses with a double jab.
Karev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Karev looks to throw a body kick
and Kyle counters with a shoot takedown. Karev fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throwing strikes but missing.
Kyle won't allow Karev to sweep him here.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
Karev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyle is fighting to break Karev's control of his arms but Karev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kyle distracts Karev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karev is keeping the position for now.
Karev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karev looking for a sweep. Not yet Karev, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karev wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle throws a strike but Karev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kyle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kyle checks a leg kick.
Karev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Karev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyle's sensitive parts.
Karev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyle throws a jab when Karev was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karev!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karev counters with a solid body kick.
Karev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Karev tries to land a leg kick but Kyle saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karev to score with a decent uppercut.
Kyle wants to slow Karev down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Karev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karev.
Karev throws a wild body kick that Kyle sees coming a mile off.
Karev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick and Karev moves out of range easily.
Karev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oleg Karev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karev lands a nice hook to Kyle's body. Kyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Karev!
Karev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oleg Karev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karev - the referee stops the clock and Kyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karev. Kyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karev.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karev.
Karev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Karev lands a front kick.
Karev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karev drops Kyle with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kyle looks back up at him and smiles so Karev waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Kyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karev darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Kyle's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Karev before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oleg Karev!
After winning the bout, Oleg Karev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allan's entrance music is Total War. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bunn's choice of entrance music: Go to Sleep - Eminem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Bunn finds it's way through Allan's defenses.
Allan throws a hook but Bunn avoids it easily.
Allan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunn.
Allan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bunn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bunn checks a low kick from Allan.
Allan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allan.
Bunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunn jabs Allan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunn looks for the body kick but Allan saw that one coming.
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allan 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.
A head kick misses from Bunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan looks to land a body kick but Bunn moved away.
Bunn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allan finds it's way round the side to connect with Bunn's head.
Bunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allan.
Bunn feints and then cracks Allan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allan down.
Bunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allan. Allan obviously looking to wear him down.
Allan checks a low kick from Bunn.
Bunn avoids the head kick by Allan.
Bunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Allan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zack Allan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunn throws out a loose jab but Allan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allan is looking to score with low kicks.
Bunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allan misses with a hook
and Bunn counters with a shoot takedown. Allan fights it but they end up in 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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bunn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn looking to sit in guard and control but Allan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bunn is proving hard to escape from.
Bunn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allan!
Bunn looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan tries to hold on but Bunn postures up.
Allan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bunn throws some wild stikes that Allan manages to avoid easily.
Bunn breaks from Allan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan is looking to improve his position but Bunn isn't that keen on the idea.
Bunn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bunn looking to control but Allan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bunn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Allan?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Allan is looking to improve his position but Bunn isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bunn feints and then cracks Allan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allan down.
Zack Allan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Bunn.
Decent striking displayed by Bunn there.
Bunn lands with a straight right. Allan didn't see that one coming.
Allan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Allan's guard.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Allan keeps moving.
Allan has control of Bunn's left arm, preventing Bunn from doing any damage.
Bunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Allan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunn prevents Allan from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Allan keeps moving.
Gary Bunn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bunn throws a low kick but Allan moves out of range easily.
Bunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Allan. Allan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Allan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bunn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allan misses with a hook.
Allan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allan throws a wild body kick that Bunn sees coming a mile off.
Bunn staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunn.
Nice defenses there by Bunn.
Bunn tries to land a leg kick but Allan saw it coming and moves away.
Bunn misses with an uppercut. Allan saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bunn.
The fighters circling - Bunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Allan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck for Bunn with that takedown attempt.
Bunn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Allan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bunn really felt that one!
Bunn throws a hook to the side of Allan's head but Allan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allan's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Bunn there.
Bunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Allan throws a lazy head kick
and Bunn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Allan kicks Bunn off and gets back to his feet.
Allan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bunn throws a shot from downtown. Allan moves away and avoids it.
Bunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allan's waist but Allan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bunn off to one side.
Zack Allan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Bunn.
Allan throws a shot from downtown. Bunn moves away and avoids it.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allan.
Allan throws a wild body kick that Bunn sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Bunn.
Bunn fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a jab when Allan was well out of range.
Bunn moves out of range as Allan throws a body kick.
Bunn cracks the inside of Allan's front leg.
Allan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunn.
Allan misses with a straight left.
Allan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
Allan blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Bunn finds it's way through Allan's defenses.
Allan cracks the inside of Bunn's front leg.
Bunn cracks Allan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Bunn.
Bunn lands a head shot.
Allan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allan takes a swing at Bunn's ribcage but misses.
Bunn shoots in and bounces Allan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bunn trying to control but Allan is working from the bottom.
Allan wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn defending well as Allan loads up on a big left hand.
Allan wants to land a leg kick but Bunn is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Allan. Those never looked like landing.
Bunn throws a shot from downtown. Allan moves away and avoids it.
Bunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allan.
Bunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunn scores with a push kick.
Bunn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Allan. No joy for Bunn on that attempt.
Allan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunn lands a glancing blow to the side of Allan's head.
Allan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Bunn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Bunn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws an elbow that misses. Allan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunn's guard. Nice move by Allan!
Allan advances position into side control!
Bunn struggling a bit here.
Bunn tries to bench press Allan off him but Allan keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bunn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bunn lunges at Allan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allan's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bunn checks a low kick from Allan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunn misses with a leg kick
enabling Allan to counter with a crisp jab.
Allan scores with the left hand. Bunn knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allan throws the kick towards the body but Bunn avoids it.
Allan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allan's head.
Bunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Allan coming out on top.
Allan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Bunn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bunn 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 Allan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Allan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Allan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunn.
Bunn blocks the body kick.
Allan throws the kick towards the body but Bunn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bunn really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allan's head.
Bunn misses with a hook
and Allan counters with a good low kick that Bunn was not able to check.
Bunn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allan walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Bunn.
Sloppy strikes from Bunn. Those never looked like landing.
Allan takes one on the button.
Allan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Allan blocks a jab.
Allan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Allan.
Bunn throws a jab when Allan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunn tries to land a leg kick but Allan saw it coming and moves away.
Allan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allan's calf.
Allan throws a wild body kick that Bunn sees coming a mile off.
Bunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunn lands an overhand right.
Bunn throws a right and a left that Allan avoids nicely.
Bunn throws a jab when Allan was well out of range.
Bunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Allan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Gary Bunn has been cut.
A low kick from Bunn misses
and Allan counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allan lands a shot to the body.
Allan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Allan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bunn avoids the damage to the body.
Allan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunn backwards.
Nice body punch from Bunn - that landed with a thud.
Allan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bunn is trying to push Allan away but Allan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Allan misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Allan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunn gets through Allan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunn backwards.
Allan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allan is leaning against Bunn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bunn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Allan struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunn controls his hands.
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!
Bunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunn blocking some punches.
Bunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn lands a body shot.
Allan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunn fails with the takedown.
Allan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allan looks to land a combination but Bunn avoids it well.
Bunn tries to bum rush Allan with a series of wild strikes but Allan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allan misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan thows a leg kick but Bunn checks it
and Bunn counters with a shoot takedown. Allan fights it but they end up in guard.
Bunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Allan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan had his way with Gary Bunn in that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Bunn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bunn slips a straight right by Allan.
Bunn scores with a one two! Allan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allan tries to bum rush Bunn with a series of wild strikes but Bunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allan throws a push kick but Bunn slaps the foot to one side.
Bunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allan connects with a looping right hand.
Bunn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allan 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.
Bunn avoids a kick to the body.
Bunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunn lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunn.
Allan moves out of range as Bunn throws a body kick.
Bunn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Allan wants to improve his position but Bunn is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allan is not content to let Bunn control the position.
Allan has one foot on Bunn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Zack Allan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allan pinned against the cage. Allan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Allan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunn throws a head kick that Allan semi-blocks.
Allan slips a straight right by Bunn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunn throws a hook but Allan blocks it.
Bunn scores with a hook.
Allan throws a head kick but Bunn moves out of range.
Bunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allan misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bunn in his tracks.
Bunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allan throws a hook but Bunn avoids it easily.
Bunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bunn 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.
Bunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allan's head.
Bunn lands with a straight right. Allan didn't see that one coming.
Bunn thows a body kick. Allan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Allan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunn blocks a jab.
Bunn throws a leg kick which misses Allan's front leg but catches the back leg as Allan tries to avoid it.
Allan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Allan misses.
Bunn moves out of range of the body kick from Allan.
Allan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunn. Bunn obviously looking to wear him down.
Allan takes a swing at Bunn's ribcage but misses.
Allan throws a body kick that misses
and Bunn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunn stalling.
Allan moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Allan keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bunn! Gary Bunn retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Gary Bunn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Man! I Feel Like a Woman. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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245 lbs
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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
43 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Punani.
Punani digs a good body shot into Paulsen's ribs.
Punani shoots in looking for a takedown but Paulsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Punani's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Punani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paulsen connects with the punch.
Punani lands a nice hook to Paulsen's body. Paulsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punani jabs at Paulsen's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Paulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Punani throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Harry Punani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punani misses with a two punch combination.
Punani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulsen.
Paulsen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani throws a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punani.
Paulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Punani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Punani lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paulsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punani throws out a leg kick but Paulsen moves out of range and Punani only half commits.
Jan Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punani checks the leg kick.
Punani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punani has a takedown stuffed.
Paulsen throws a combination. Punani tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Punani moves out of range of the strikes.
Punani checks a leg kick nicely.
Paulsen throws a jab when Punani was well out of range.
Punani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Punani blocks the body kick.
Paulsen 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.
Punani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punani connects with a leg kick. Paulsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paulsen throws a low kick but Punani moves out of range easily.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punani just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Punani throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Punani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punani.
Punani just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Paulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Punani 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.
Paulsen throws a hook but Punani avoids it easily.
Paulsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Punani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Punani slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punani throws out the jab.
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Paulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Punani can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Punani.
Punani scores with a shot to the side of Paulsen's head.
Punani misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Punani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Paulsen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Punani dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Punani throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Harry Punani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulsen slips under a jab from Punani.
Punani throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Punani blocks a low kick nicely.
Punani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paulsen moves out of range as Punani strikes.
Punani feints and then cracks Paulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paulsen down.
Paulsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Paulsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punani.
A solid body kick from Paulsen.
Punani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paulsen. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punani throws a front kick aimed at Paulsen's knee but Paulsen avoids it well.
Paulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Punani connects with an inside leg kick.
Punani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Punani wants to land a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range.
Punani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Punani.
Punani misses with a body shot.
Punani throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen looks to land a body kick but Punani moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punani moves out of range of the body kick.
Punani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Punani 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.
Punani thows a leg kick but Paulsen checks it
and Paulsen counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punani throws a leg kick but Paulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Punani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Punani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Punani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Punani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
Paulsen tries to score with a low kick but Punani moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Punani lands a jab to Paulsen's midsection.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Punani is just out of range.
A head kick by Punani misses
and Paulsen counters with a solid body kick.
Paulsen pushes Punani away with a front kick.
Punani connects with a looping right hand.
Punani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paulsen under the eye.
Punani throws a leg kick which misses Paulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulsen tries to avoid it.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Punani throws a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Punani's knee momentarily.
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!
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Punani sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punani's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Punani is breathing heavily.
Punani defending well as Paulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Punani looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Paulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punani.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Punani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paulsen is looking to land body kicks.
Paulsen connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani motions for Paulsen to come forward. Punani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punani.
Punani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Punani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Punani tries to bum rush Paulsen with a series of wild strikes but Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punani with a poor takedown
and Paulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulsen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punani gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Paulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Punani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paulsen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A combination from Paulsen does no damage.
Paulsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Punani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Punani moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punani.
Punani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Punani avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
Paulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punani cracks Paulsen with a good jab.
Punani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Punani.
Jan Paulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Punani is just out of range.
Punani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harry Punani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Paulsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paulsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punani.
Punani lands a jab to the nose.
Punani works the jab nicely.
Punani throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Punani slips a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punani.
Punani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punani is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paulsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Punani shoots in for a double leg but Paulsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paulsen works Punani's body with a nice hook.
Punani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Punani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Punani tries to work over Paulsen's front leg with a kick but Paulsen checks it.
Punani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Punani is just out of range.
Punani misses with a leg kick.
Paulsen walks into a straight right hand from Punani.
Paulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punani moves out of range of the strikes.
Punani scores with a shot to the body.
Paulsen misses with a right hand
and Punani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punani with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulsen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Punani pulls his head out easily.
Paulsen missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punani working over Paulsen with some ground and pound. Paulsen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Paulsen.
Well Punani has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Punani!
An out of breath Harry Punani thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, قنب هندي. Kyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Like to Move It. 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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200 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
36 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle checks a leg kick.
al Din lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
al Din looks to throw the jab but Kyle is out of range.
Kyle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kyle duly obliges.
Kyle throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Din!
al Din looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely.
al Din throws a predictable looking body shot
and al Din takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Kyle coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyle shoots in but no luck this time.
al Din avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
al Din's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyle under the eye.
al Din lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
Kyle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al Din.
al Din cracks Kyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
al Din lands with a thumping leg kick.
al Din throws a big shot that misses.
al Din throws a predictable looking body shot
so Kyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kyle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
al Din working a defensive guard here.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din is trying to keep Kyle in close.
Kyle pushes down on al Din's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kyle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
al Din keeping hold of Kyle's head, controlling as best he can.
al Din moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
al Din avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
al Din is controlling Kyle's posture.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as al Din works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
al Din is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Din has momentary wrist control but Kyle slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle wants to pass the guard but al Din is keeping the position.
al Din working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
al Din is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
al Din pulls Kyle in to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kyle being controlled here momentarily.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeru Kyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Din misses with a double jab.
Kyle blocks a head kick by al Din.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
al Din with a nice cross.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
al Din misses with a looping left.
Kyle moves out of range as al Din strikes.
Crunch! al Din slams his shin into Kyle's torso.
al Din sizes up Kyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyle lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kyle lands a nice hook to al Din's body. al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din tries to land a leg kick but Kyle saw it coming and moves away.
Kyle moves out of range as al Din strikes.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Din's waist but al Din gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kyle off to one side.
Kyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din connects with a right hand. Kyle shakes it off.
al Din lands with a straight right. Kyle didn't see that one coming.
Kyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
al Din lands the left hand.
al Din throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kyle counters with a nice leg kick.
al Din lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din misses with the combination.
Kyle throws a wild body kick that al Din sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Din.
al Din misses the jab.
Kyle moves out of range of the leg kick from al Din.
A big right from al Din misses.
Kyle shoots in for a double leg but al Din sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kyle cracks al Din with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
Kyle blocks a jab.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Kyle.
Kyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyle tried to score with a low kick but al Din checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a push kick but Kyle slaps the foot to one side.
al Din defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kyle.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Kyle.
Kyle blocks a leg kick.
al Din will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says al Din as he avoids it easily.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyle throws a leg kick but al Din moved away.
Kyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
al Din has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kyle.
Kyle shoots for a double leg takedown but al Din sprawls well. He's pushed Kyle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
al Din moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyle counters with a shoot takedown. al Din fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle postures up in al Din's guard and throws a big left but al Din blocks it.
al Din utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
al Din is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
al Din looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kyle working some strikes from top position.
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 Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kyle.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says al Din as he avoids it easily.
Kyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kyle jumps guard but al Din turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kyle avoiding damage as al Din throws knees to the body.
Kyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyle misses with a punch to the body.
al Din presses Kyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyle prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din blocks an uppercut.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
al Din's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Din throws a hook but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle misses with a leg kick
and al Din counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Kyle misses.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Kyle moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. al Din darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
al Din lands a head kick!
al Din scores with a jab to the head.
al Din bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kyle misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Kyle avoids it.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Kyle thuds his shin into the meat of al Din's side.
al Din lands a nice looking body kick.
al Din finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Din takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Kyle avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kyle moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
al Din connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
al Din throws a leg kick
enabling Kyle to counter with a crisp jab.
al Din scores with a jab to the body.
al Din moves into range and connects with a jab.
al Din misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kyle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din controls Kyle momentarily but Kyle frees himself.
Kyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but al Din has wrist control.
al Din controls Kyle momentarily but Kyle frees himself.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
al Din working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
Kyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but al Din has wrist control.
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takeru Kyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
al Din pulls Kyle in close to prevent any damage.
Kyle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kyle throwing strikes from guard but al Din blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyle throwing strikes from guard but al Din blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle wants to pass the guard but al Din is keeping the position.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but al Din has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taj al Din.
I think al Din has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj al Din!
After winning the bout, Taj al Din thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski thumps Batson with a low kick.
Chinaski misses with an uppercut. Batson saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Chinaski misses its intended target.
Chinaski scores with a jab.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batson misses with a hook.
Batson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Chinaski lands a lovely overhand right.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batson moves away.
Chinaski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batson.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Batson scores with a body shot.
Chinaski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batson misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Batson.
Batson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
Chinaski tests Batson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Batson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Batson.
Chinaski stuns Batson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Batson 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.
Chinaski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batson throws a leg kick but Chinaski moved away.
Chinaski scores with a hook.
Chinaski avoids the body shot from Batson.
Batson blocks a leg kick.
Chinaski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Chinaski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson throws a wild body kick that Chinaski sees coming a mile off.
Batson connects with an inside leg kick.
Chinaski wants to land a leg kick but Batson is out of range.
Batson misses with a low kick.
Chinaski tries to land a front kick but Batson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batson misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chinaski checks a leg kick.
Chinaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chinaski lands a nice hook to Batson's body. Batson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Chinaski is predictable there
and Batson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chinaski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batson if he has to take too many more of those.
Chinaski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Batson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Batson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski lands with a good body shot.
Batson throws a chopping leg kick but Chinaski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Batson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chinaski.
Chinaski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chinaski tries to land a leg kick but Batson saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Batson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batson throws a hook but Chinaski blocks it.
Nice jab there from Chinaski.
Batson missing with a left hand there. Chinaski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chinaski scores with a jab to the body.
Chinaski thows a body shot but no joy.
Batson ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson needs to keep his hands up - Chinaski had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski misses with a kick to the body.
Chinaski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chinaski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Batson tries to land a front kick but Chinaski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chinaski avoids a kick to the body.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
Chinaski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chinaski thuds a left hand into Batson's body.
Batson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chinaski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski tries to land a front kick but Batson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batson is looking to slow Chinaski down with leg kicks.
Chinaski loads up on a big right hand but Batson slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Chinaski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Batson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batson lands the left hand.
Chinaski throws a hook but Batson avoids it easily.
Chinaski lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Chinaski.
Chinaski defending well as Batson loads up on a big left hand.
Batson lands with a shot to the body.
Chinaski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chinaski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chinaski moves out of range of the strikes.
Chinaski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the body
and Batson counters with an outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Batson blocks the low kick.
Nice body punch from Chinaski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batson.
Chinaski throws an overhand right that lands on Batson's shoulder, as Batson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson avoids the body shot from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws out a loose jab but Batson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski moves away from the strike by Batson.
Batson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Batson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chinaski ducks under a wild hook from Batson.
A punch lands to the side of Batson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Batson.
Chinaski throws a hook to the side of Batson's head but Batson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Chinaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry Chinaski is winning the standup battle so far.
Chinaski misses with a hook
and Batson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chinaski really felt that one!
Chinaski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chinaski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Batson. Chinaski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Batson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski feints and then cracks Batson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batson down.
Chinaski tries to work over Batson's front leg with a kick but Batson checks it.
Batson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Batson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chinaski will feel that in the morning.
Chinaski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range.
Chinaski throws out a loose jab but Batson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski moves out of range as Batson throws a body kick.
Chinaski lands a nice shot that snaps Batson's head back.
Batson slips under a jab.
Batson looks to throw the jab but Chinaski is out of range.
Chinaski misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batson ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Chinaski connects with a body shot that sends Batson's belly button to the back.
Chinaski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batson throws out the jab.
Batson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
A jab from Batson misses.
Batson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range.
Nice shot by Batson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Chinaski wants to slow Batson down by chopping away at his legs.
Chinaski with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski jabs Batson right on the nose. Batson blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski wants to slow Batson down by chopping away at his legs.
Batson checks a low kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski cracks the inside of Batson's front leg.
Chinaski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chinaski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Batson lands an overhand right.
Chinaski misses with a body shot.
Chinaski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chinaski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batson - the referee stops the clock and Chinaski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batson. Chinaski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Batson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Batson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chinaski moves away from the strike by Batson.
Batson 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.
Batson defending well as Chinaski loads up on a big left hand.
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 Henry Chinaski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from Chinaski is predictable there
and Batson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batson's hands.
A shot to the liver by Batson. Beautiful body shot.
Batson swings for the body but Chinaski moves out of range.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batson.
Batson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batson.
Chinaski takes a swing at Batson's ribcage but misses.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Batson works Chinaski's body with a nice hook.
Chinaski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Batson swings for the body but Chinaski moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batson connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batson just misses with a punch to the body.
Chinaski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chinaski wants to land a leg kick but Batson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a hook but Batson blocks it.
Batson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chinaski's calf.
Chinaski misses with a lunging right hand
and Batson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chinaski thinking.
Batson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chinaski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Batson misses with an uppercut. Chinaski saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Chinaski.
Batson lands a nice looking body kick.
Batson connects with a body shot.
Batson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chinaski throws out a leg kick but Batson moves out of range and Chinaski only half commits.
A jab from Chinaski misses.
That kick from Batson tenderised Chinaski's leg. Chinaski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chinaski checks 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!
Chinaski takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batson. That's going to slow Chinaski down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Batson.
Batson with a nice cross.
Batson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chinaski misses with a low kick.
Batson throws a big shot that misses.
Batson walks into a left hand.
Batson feints and then cracks Chinaski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chinaski down.
Batson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chinaski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chinaski looks for the body kick but Batson saw that one coming.
Batson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Batson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Batson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski connects with an inside leg kick.
Batson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Chinaski.
Batson lands a nice hook to Chinaski's body. Chinaski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chinaski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Batson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Batson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chinaski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batson defending well as Chinaski loads up on a big left hand.
Chinaski throws a nice looking combination but Batson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batson missing with a left hand there. Chinaski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chinaski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Batson's hands.
Chinaski slips under a jab from Batson.
Batson throws out a leg kick but Chinaski moves out of range and Batson only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson misses with a body shot.
Batson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Batson blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Batson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski dips to his left and cracks Batson with an uppercut!
Batson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batson loads up on a big right hand but Chinaski slips the punch.
Chinaski scores with a hook to the body. Batson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chinaski just misses with a punch to the body.
Chinaski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chinaski throws a jab when Batson was well out of range.
Batson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batson 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.
Nice uppercut there from Batson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chinaski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Batson really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chinaski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Chinaski lands.
Chinaski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batson connects with a right hand. Chinaski shakes it off.
Jab by Chinaski.
Chinaski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chinaski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chinaski throws a big shot that misses.
Batson cracks Chinaski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chinaski lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Batson
and Chinaski counters with an inside leg kick.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson digs a good hook to Chinaski's body.
Chinaski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chinaski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Batson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Batson throws a hook to the side of Chinaski's head but Chinaski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chinaski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Batson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a decent looking hook.
Batson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
Chinaski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chinaski tries to clinch but Batson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson throws a body kick that misses.
Chinaski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chinaski throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chinaski tries to stall but Batson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Batson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Batson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chinaski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski looking to throw knees to the head but Batson is blocking nicely.
Batson misses with a punch to the body.
Batson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Batson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chinaski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batson misses with the head strike.
Batson blocking some punches.
Batson lands a shoulder strike.
Chinaski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chinaski misses with a body punch.
Batson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson throws a head punch that misses.
Chinaski breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Batson misses its intended target.
Chinaski misses with a hook.
Chinaski moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chinaski. Batson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chinaski takes a swing at Batson's ribcage but misses.
Batson ducks right into an uppercut from Chinaski.
Batson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Chinaski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski looks to throw the jab but Batson is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Batson.
Chinaski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Batson is out of range and Chinaski settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bill Batson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Batson is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chinaski, right into the meat.
Chinaski lands a really nice looking cross but Batson seems unphased.
Batson throws a low kick, looking for Chinaski's leg but Chinaski calmly moves out of range.
Batson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chinaski scores with a nice strike.
Chinaski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Batson's sensitive parts.
Batson thows a body shot but no joy.
Batson slips under a jab from Chinaski.
Batson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
A low kick from Chinaski misses
and Batson counters with a low kick, right behind Chinaski 's knee.
Batson throws a body punch but Chinaski moves out of range.
Chinaski tests Batson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chinaski throws a right hand that misses
letting Batson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batson catches Chinaski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Batson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
Chinaski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Batson looks for the body kick but Chinaski saw that one coming.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batson.
Batson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Batson slips under a jab from Chinaski.
Good work by Chinaski as he checks the leg kick.
Batson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chinaski cracks Batson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chinaski thuds his shin into the meat of Batson's side.
Batson misses with a low kick as Chinaski jumps back.
Batson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chinaski.
Batson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Batson checks it well.
Batson misses with a looping right.
Batson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Batson throws a body punch but Chinaski moves out of range.
Batson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chinaski at a distance.
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!
Chinaski misses with a kick to the body.
Chinaski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Batson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batson slips a straight right by Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batson misses the jab.
Batson is looking to score with low kicks.
Chinaski looks to score with a jab to the body but Batson is just out of range.
Batson keeps the fight on the outside.
Batson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Batson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. Batson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Chinaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chinaski lands with an overhand left.
Batson takes a swing at Chinaski's ribcage but misses.
Batson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range and Batson settles back down.
Chinaski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chinaski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chinaski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batson. Batson obviously looking to wear him down.
Chinaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson throws the left hand but Chinaski avoids the punch easily.
Chinaski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batson.
Chinaski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chinaski scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batson dodges the punch combination from Chinaski.
Donk. Chinaski catches Batson right on the button with a cross.
Batson wants to slow Chinaski down by chopping away at his legs.
Chinaski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chinaski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinaski misses with a combination
and Batson counters with a low kick, right behind Chinaski 's knee.
Chinaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batson manages to avoid it.
Chinaski ducks right into an uppercut from Batson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Chinaski.
I think Chinaski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Chinaski!
Henry Chinaski retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Henry Chinaski waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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