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HONOR FC WW XXIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Walczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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177 lbs
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164 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marek Walczak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Walczak's head but Walczak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Irwin misses.
Walczak throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Walczak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irwin.
A jab from Walczak misses.
Walczak has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Irwin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Walczak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alex Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Walczak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Irwin is pulling down on Walczak's head. It's preventing any offense from Walczak, at least for the moment.
Walczak trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Walczak tries to free his leg and advance position but Irwin is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walczak slips a straight right by Irwin.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Walczak moved out of range nicely.
Walczak misses with an uppercut
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Irwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Irwin wants it to stay on the feet.
Walczak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walczak takes one on the button.
It looks like Marek Walczak has been cut.
Irwin drops Walczak with a left and a right! Oh, Walczak is hurt - Irwin dives into side control looking to finish!
Walczak is rocked!
Irwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walczak on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walczak tries to improve position but can't.
Walczak is still in real trouble! Can Irwin finish him?
A big shot lands for Irwin! That's hurt Walczak! Will he recover? Irwin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Irwin!
Alex Irwin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with AC/DC - Back In Black blaring out of the sound system. Hilio Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smalls scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smalls tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smalls throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Smalls.
Smalls tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smalls somewhat.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie is in close to Smalls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Smalls has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls controlling the pace for now.
Gracie wants to control but Smalls is having none of it.
Gracie sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gracie tries to roll over but Smalls keeps him under control.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Smalls postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smalls is looking to improve his position.
Smalls tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Smalls has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smalls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smalls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hilio Gracie wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Smalls sees coming a mile off.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Smalls makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smalls lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Smalls moves out of range.
Smalls walks into a jab.
Smalls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smalls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls misses with a double jab.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Smalls.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smalls. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smalls tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smalls to the ground. Smalls escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Smalls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smalls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Smalls displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smalls finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Smalls fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie 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.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smalls counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smalls lands a high kick!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Hilio Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smalls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Smalls has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smalls.
Smalls lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smalls scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Smalls won't allow it.
Smalls looking to stall.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Smalls on the inside.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Smalls pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smalls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Smalls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smalls goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Smalls moved away.
Smalls moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Smalls sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Reggie Smalls has been cut.
Smalls looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Smalls thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Smalls counters with a nice body shot.
Smalls moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Smalls stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smalls instigates a clinch.
Smalls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smalls has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smalls lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie gets control of Smalls's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Smalls from controlling successfully.
Hilio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smalls is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smalls working away.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smalls presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Smalls controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Smalls tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Smalls maintains control.
Smalls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Smalls gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smalls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Smalls's attempts to control the action.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tries to hold on but Smalls pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smalls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Smalls gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smalls controlling from the full mount.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Smalls gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reggie Smalls will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reggie Smalls's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in and bounces Smalls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smalls pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie won't allow Smalls to get back to his feet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smalls manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smalls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smalls tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Smalls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie tries to hold on but Smalls pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Smalls controlling his opponent.
Gracie tries to hold on but Smalls postures up.
Smalls controlling the position easily from mount.
Smalls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smalls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Reggie Smalls has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smalls is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smalls will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Smalls tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Smalls connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smalls slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Smalls counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smalls gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Smalls manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Smalls blocks nicely.
Smalls is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smalls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smalls holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reggie Smalls.
I think Smalls 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Smalls!
A relieved looking Reggie Smalls thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauced comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Jig. 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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217 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stew Sauced!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Coryatt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Sauced.
Coryatt moves into range and clinches up with Sauced.
Coryatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sauced blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sauced being controlled against the cage.
Sauced avoiding damage as Coryatt throws knees to the body.
Sauced takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sauced takes a shot to the head.
Coryatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Coryatt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coryatt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Stew Sauced has been cut.
Coryatt lands an elbow just above Sauced 's eye.
Coryatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coryatt lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Coryatt fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coryatt.
Coryatt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sauced is breathing heavily.
Sauced is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauced.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauced blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coryatt misses with some punches.
Coryatt has a couple of punches blocked by Sauced.
Coryatt lands a nice uppercut.
Coryatt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Coryatt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coryatt throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coryatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sauced wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coryatt misses with some punches.
Coryatt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauced.
Coryatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sauceds head.
Coryatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauced's elbow.
Coryatt scores a nice knee to the body.
Coryatt lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt trying to land knees to the body.
Sauced blocking some punches.
Sauced managing to block the knees to the body from Coryatt.
Coryatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coryatt misses with a knee strike.
Sauced throws a punch but it's blocked by Coryatt.
Sauced is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Coryatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sauced fails to land.
Come on Coryatt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coryatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sauced.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauced avoids it.
Coryatt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coryatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sauceds head.
Coryatt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sauced managing to block the knees to the body from Coryatt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coryatt.
Sauced blocks a body shot from Coryatt.
Coryatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sauced is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coryatt can't find room to land a body shot as Sauced controls the action.
Coryatt stalling in the clinch but Sauced improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coryatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stew Sauced's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coryatt throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Coryatt.
Coryatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sauced.
A lazy left from Sauced finds it's target.
Sauced throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coryatt.
Sauced fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sauced uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coryatt.
Sauced misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coryatt.
Coryatt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sauced missing with a left hand there. Coryatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauced is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coryatt.
Coryatt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sauced throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coryatt counters by moving into the clinch.
Sauced on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coryatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sauced.
A head punch on the inside from Coryatt fails to land.
Coryatt trying to stall but Sauced improves his position.
Sauced blocking some punches.
Coryatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Sauced avoids the damage to the body.
Sauced avoiding damage as Coryatt throws knees to the body.
Sauced looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coryatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chris Coryatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sauced is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Coryatt fails to land.
Coryatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sauced.
Sauced on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coryatt trying to land knees to the body.
Coryatt lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Coryatt on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauced blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coryatt.
Coryatt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sauced just leaning against Coryatt, taking a breather.
Coryatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Sauced avoids the damage to the body.
Sauced being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coryatt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sauced's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauced is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Sauced's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sauced blocks an elbow strike from Coryatt.
Coryatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coryatt lands a left hand.
Sauced avoiding damage as Coryatt throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Coryatt - that landed with a thud.
Coryatt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coryatt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sauced in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coryatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stew Sauced's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coryatt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stew Sauced's cut.
That's time! Sauced's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Coryatt.
Sauced on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sauced is rocked!
Sauced misses with a right hand
and Coryatt moves into the clinch.
Sauced has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Coryatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauced avoids it.
Sauced is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sauced blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coryatt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coryatt landing knees to the head.
Coryatt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sauced taking a breather.
Coryatt lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sauced is trying to stall.
Coryatt lands an elbow just above Sauced 's eye.
Coryatt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sauced blocks it with crossed arms.
Sauced scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sauced's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coryatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coryatt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coryatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Sauced backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coryatt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sauced's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Coryatt.
Oh Sauced is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coryatt is leaning against Sauced and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coryatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coryatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coryatt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coryatt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coryatt dips a shoulder and cracks Sauced with a mighty uppercut! Sauced falls back against the cage and Coryatt unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sauced is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Coryatt screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Coryatt!
A victorious Chris Coryatt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brody comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Petty - Won't Back Down. Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Started From The Bottom. Rock Lee acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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26
179 lbs
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27
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brody with a nice cross.
Brody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Brody misses with a double jab.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a hook but Brody blocks it.
Brody misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Brody.
Brody has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 62 cap] in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brody misses with a looping right.
Brody 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.
Brody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Brody throws a good cross that connects.
Brody misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Brody.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Brody just misses with a punch to the body.
Brody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Brody staying out of range there.
Brody lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
A cross from Lee lands.
It looks like Frank Brody has been cut.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brody lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee staying out of range there.
Brody gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brody breaks the clinch.
Brody misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brody misses with a body shot.
Brody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Brody.
Brody tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brody is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Brody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Brody counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brody loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Brody is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice jab there from Brody.
Brody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brody misses with an uppercut.
Brody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Brody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Brody strikes.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brody moves out of range of the strikes.
Brody misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Brody misses.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Brody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brody blocks an uppercut.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brody's efforts to push away.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brody's efforts to push away.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brodys head.
Brody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brody waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Brody takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brody ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Brody moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Brody misses its intended target.
Brody throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brody.
Brody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brody scores with a hook.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Brody.
Frank Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Brody's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Brody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brody works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Brody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brody takes one to the chin there.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Brody throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Brody throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee swings for the body but Brody moves out of range.
A left lands for Brody.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Brody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brody throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Brody misses with a straight left.
Brody works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee misses the jab.
Frank Brody is winning the standup battle so far.
Brody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brody throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Brody sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Brody's head but Brody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brody missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brody looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Brody misses with a looping right.
Brody throws a good cross that connects.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brody throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Brody lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brody.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Brody moves away and avoids it.
Brody throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Brody cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Brody tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Brody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Brody tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Brody seems unphased.
Frank Brody's cut is getting worse.
Lee thuds a left hand into Brody's body.
Brody throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brody manages to avoid it.
Brody throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brody scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Brody has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Brody is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Brody's ribcage. Brody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brody takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Brody has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brody throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Brody misses.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brody under the eye.
Lee tries to clinch but Brody is having none of it.
Brody misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brody is rocked!
Brody falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a nice right hand that sends Brody toppling to the canvas! Brody scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lee finish him?!
Oh Brody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank Brody's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Brody with a left hook right on the temple and Brody goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Lee lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Brody is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Rock Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Mvungi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - In Da Club. Mvungi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Professor Jay ft. Ferooz - Nikusaidiaje? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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28
155 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Mvungi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mvungi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
A big right from Mvungi misses.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Mvungi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mvungi lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Mvungi misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Mvungi.
Mvungi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mvungi lands with a cross.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mvungi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mvungi does no damage.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Mvungi.
Mvungi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mvungi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mvungi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Mvungi which made him look bad.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mvungi.
Mvungi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice jab there from Mvungi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mvungi does no damage.
A punch combination from Mvungi misses.
Mvungi misses with an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Mvungi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mvungi lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Mvungi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mvungi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mvungi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mvungi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mvungi lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mvungi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mvungi lands a jab to the nose.
Mvungi takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Mvungi swinging wildly here.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mvungi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonathan Mvungi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mvungi misses with a two punch combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jab from Mvungi.
Gracie is rocked!
Jonathan Mvungi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mvungi misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mvungi did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mvungi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Mvungi is trying to stand.
Mvungi manages to get to full guard.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Mvungi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Mvungi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mvungi.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mvungi defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Mvungi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mvungi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mvungi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mvungi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mvungi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie has Mvungi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mvungi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mvungi.
Mvungi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mvungi tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mvungi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mvungi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mvungi presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mvungi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jonathan Mvungi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Mvungi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mvungi lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mvungi lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mvungi swinging wildly here.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Mvungi.
Mvungi lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Mvungi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Mvungi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mvungi finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Mvungi scores with a jab to the head.
Mvungi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Gracie! He's out on his feet! Mvungi rushes in and drops Gracie with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonathan Mvungi!
Jonathan Mvungi gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko comes to the cage accompanied by Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. Toriyama has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Akira Toriyama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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30
156 lbs
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28
152 lbs
22 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toriyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyko's calf.
Boyko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boyko misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Toriyama catches Boyko right on the button with a cross.
Boyko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toriyama.
Boyko throws a lazy right hand but Toriyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toriyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boyko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boyko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boyko throws a hook but Toriyama avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boyko. Toriyama shrugs it off though.
Toriyama ducks right into an uppercut from Boyko.
Toriyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boyko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boyko avoids the elbow strike from Toriyama, against the cage.
Toriyama takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toriyama managing to block the knees to the body from Boyko.
Boyko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toriyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Toriyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Toriyama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toriyama.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Toriyama in his tracks for a moment.
Toriyama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyko tries to land knees in the clinch but Toriyama avoids the damage to the body.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boyko lands a damaging elbow.
Boyko blocks an uppercut.
Toriyama blocks an elbow strike from Boyko.
Toriyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akira Toriyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toriyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyko throws a push kick but Toriyama slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyko. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toriyama's coach down at High Voltage Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Toriyama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick from Toriyama misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Toriyama coming out on top.
Boyko blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Boyko finds it's target.
A big left from Toriyama misses.
Boyko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toriyama.
Toriyama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toriyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boyko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boyko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boyko misses with a body kick.
Boyko checks a leg kick nicely.
Toriyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyko moves out of range as Toriyama strikes.
Boyko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toriyama is out of range and Boyko settles back down.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toriyama throws a big shot that misses.
Boyko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toriyama at a distance.
Toriyama throws an off balance right hand
and Boyko counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boyko throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Toriyama swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toriyama with a hook.
Boyko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyko swings for the body but Toriyama moves out of range.
Boyko avoids a kick to the body.
Toriyama works the jab nicely.
Good leg kick by Toriyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toriyama staying out of range there.
Toriyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyko was well out of range. Poor timing from Toriyama.
Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko.
Toriyama misses with a body shot.
Boyko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Toriyama as he checks the leg kick.
Boyko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toriyama lands a body shot.
Toriyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toriyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boyko momentarily.
Boyko throws a leg kick
and Toriyama counters with a right hand to the body.
Toriyama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toriyama throws a lazy head kick
and Boyko counters with an outside leg kick.
Toriyama throws a head kick that Boyko semi-blocks.
Boyko is looking to wear down Toriyama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boyko lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a front kick aimed at Boyko's knee but Boyko avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boyko throws a head kick that Toriyama semi-blocks.
Boyko lands with a cross.
Boyko lands a two punch combo.
Boyko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toriyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timofey Boyko is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toriyama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyko circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyko is looking to slow Toriyama down with leg kicks.
Toriyama misses with a hook. Boyko ducked under it nicely.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Boyko.
Boyko leaves Toriyama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Toriyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toriyama scores with a nice head shot.
Toriyama misses with a wild body shot.
Boyko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boyko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toriyama doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama tries to land a front kick but Boyko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boyko thuds his shin into the meat of Toriyama's side.
Boyko scores with a push kick.
Boyko fakes the leg kick and cracks Toriyama in the body.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyko's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Boyko cracks the inside of Toriyama's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyko.
An inside leg kick from Toriyama misses.
Boyko looks to land a body kick but Toriyama moved away.
Toriyama blocks a low kick nicely.
Toriyama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boyko throws a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toriyama. Boyko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyko misses the body punch
and Toriyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Toriyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boyko's calf.
Boyko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toriyama.
Boyko lands a nice hook to Toriyama's body. Toriyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boyko checks a leg kick nicely.
Toriyama works the jab nicely.
A big left from Toriyama misses.
Toriyama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boyko.
Toriyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyko.
Boyko throws an overhand right that lands on Toriyama's shoulder, as Toriyama tries to avoid the shot.
Boyko tries to land a front kick but Toriyama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boyko misses with a two punch combination.
Toriyama swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko checks a leg kick.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Boyko connects with a body shot that sends Toriyama's belly button to the back.
Boyko throws a front kick aimed at Toriyama's knee but Toriyama avoids it well.
Boyko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toriyama moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Toriyama misses the target.
Toriyama tries to score with a low kick but Boyko moves his leg out of the way.
Toriyama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boyko counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Boyko.
A big left from Toriyama misses.
Donk. Boyko catches Toriyama right on the button with a cross.
Toriyama loads up on a big right hand but Boyko slips the punch.
Toriyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toriyama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toriyama tried to score with a low kick but Boyko checks it.
Boyko thumps Toriyama with a low kick.
Boyko instigates a clinch.
Toriyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toriyama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toriyama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boyko.
Boyko blocks an uppercut.
Boyko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toriyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toriyama is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Boyko.
Toriyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toriyama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyko lands an elbow that stopped Toriyama in his tracks for a moment.
Toriyama avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
Boyko avoiding damage as Toriyama throws knees to the body.
Timofey Boyko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boyko working Toriyama over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boyko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boyko missing with knees to the body.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Boyko lands an elbow just above Toriyama 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toriyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toriyama misses with a body punch.
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boyko lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofey Boyko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Toriyama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boyko lands with a shot to the body.
Toriyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyko.
Boyko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Toriyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyko checks a low kick from Toriyama.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyko.
Boyko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toriyama.
A combination from Boyko does no damage.
Boyko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toriyama's calf.
Boyko moves into range and clinches up with Toriyama.
Boyko working Toriyama over with knees to the body.
Toriyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyko leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyko.
Boyko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toriyama is defending well for now.
Toriyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko swings for the body but Toriyama moves out of range.
Boyko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toriyama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boyko ducks under a wild hook from Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toriyama misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Boyko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toriyama.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyko.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko throws a hook but Toriyama avoids it easily.
Toriyama connects with a crisp jab.
Toriyama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toriyama connects with a nice looking jab.
Toriyama misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko.
Boyko scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Toriyama.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyko.
Boyko throws a body punch but Toriyama moves out of range.
Boyko closes the distance and clinches.
Boyko lands a hook that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Boyko tries to land knees in the clinch but Toriyama avoids the damage to the body.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toriyama avoiding damage as Boyko throws knees to the body.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toriyama tries a body shot but Boyko blocks it.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Toriyama throws an elbow that misses.
Boyko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Toriyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toriyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toriyama decides to pull guard.
Boyko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boyko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Toriyama is looking for a triangle but Boyko pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boyko is aware though and is defending well.
Boyko is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko wants to pass the guard but Toriyama is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timofey Boyko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timofey Boyko!
A victorious Timofey Boyko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Akira Toriyama stepped up to the mic, saying 'My manager is a real dumbass. He made me fly across the world in economy class...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drazen Kadoic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode slips under a jab.
Kermode stalks Kadoic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kadoic's face. Kadoic staggers backwards, shaken.
Kadoic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kermode takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kadoic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kadoic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kermode.
Kermode looks to land a left hand but Kadoic moved out of range nicely.
Kadoic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kadoic tries to land a front kick but Kermode steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kermode slips under a jab from Kadoic.
Kermode clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kadoic.
Kermode misses with a punch to the body.
Kermode's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kermode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kadoic.
Kadoic has a couple of punches blocked by Kermode.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kadoic lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode keeps control of Kadoic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kermode lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kadoic.
Kermode lands a nice knee to the body.
Kadoic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kadoic lands with a short shot to the head.
Kadoic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadoic wants to get back to striking at distance but Kermode won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadoic pushes Kermode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic tries a body shot but Kermode blocks it.
Kadoic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kermode throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadoic.
Kadoic lands a left hand.
Kadoic tries to break free but Kermode pushes him back against the cage.
Kadoic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kermode.
Kadoic lands a shoulder strike.
Kadoic works on Kermode's body with a couple of short punches.
Kadoic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadoic misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kermode.
Kermode tries to throw a body punch but Kadoic avoids it by throwing Kermode back against the cage.
A short right from Kadoic.
Kadoic blocks a body shot from Kermode.
Kadoic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kermode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kadoic avoids the elbow strike from Kermode, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kermode.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kermode.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kadoic.
Kermode misses with some punches.
Kadoic lands a left hand.
Kermode lands with a light punch inside.
Kadoic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kadoic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kermode.
Kadoic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kermode backwards.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Kadoic avoids the damage to the body.
Kadoic tries a body shot but Kermode blocks it.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Kadoic avoids the damage to the body.
Kadoic is looking to break free of the clinch but Kermode has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Kermode.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike.
Kermode lands a damaging elbow.
Kadoic has a couple of punches blocked by Kermode.
Kadoic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kadoic tries to throw a body punch but Kermode avoids it by throwing Kadoic back against the cage.
Kadoic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermode controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kadoic.
Kadoic is looking to break free of the clinch but Kermode has double underhooks.
Kadoic breaks from the clinch.
Kadoic blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kermode fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kermode thuds his right hand into Kadoic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kermode takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Kermode blocks the leg kick.
Kermode tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kermode is just out of range.
Kadoic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kadoic misses with a body kick.
Kadoic loads up on a big right hand but Kermode slips the punch.
Kermode avoids a kick to the body.
Kadoic connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Kadoic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kermode tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kadoic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kadoic lands the left hand.
Kadoic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kermode.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic throws a wild body kick that Kermode sees coming a mile off.
Kadoic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kermode fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kadoic on the side of the head.
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 Mayo Kermode will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab by Kermode.
Kermode misses with a hook. Kadoic ducked under it nicely.
Kermode works the jab nicely.
Kadoic looks to land a left hand but Kermode moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Kermode misses its intended target.
It looks like Kermode has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Kermode tries to clinch but Kadoic moves out of range.
Kermode will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermode tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kadoic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kadoic. Those never looked like landing.
Kadoic tries to clinch but Kermode is having none of it.
Kadoic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kermode. Kermode circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kermode throws a good cross that connects.
Kadoic tries to work over Kermode's front leg with a kick but Kermode checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kadoic.
Kadoic walks into a left hand.
Kermode tries to clinch up.
Kermode slips under a jab from Kadoic.
Kermode is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kermode throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kadoic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kadoic lands with a hook. Kermode tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kadoic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kadoic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kermode.
Kermode throws a leg kick which misses Kadoic's front leg but catches the back leg as Kadoic tries to avoid it.
Kadoic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kermode clinches up against the cage.
Kadoic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kadoic.
Kadoic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadoic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kermode backwards.
Kadoic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Kermode controls the action.
Kadoic misses with the head strike.
Kermode pushes off an throws an elbow but Kadoic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kadoic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kermode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kadoic.
A right hand to the body from Kadoic.
Kadoic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kadoic working aggressively here.
Kadoic misses with a punch to the body.
Kermode lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kadoic is trying to push Kermode away but Kermode has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kadoic avoids a wild elbow strike from Kermode.
Kermode throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadoic.
Kadoic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kadoic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kadoic rushes Kermode and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kadoic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kermode.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kermode lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Kermode.
Kermode has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kadoic lands with a right to the head.
Kermode is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kadoic is defending well for now.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kermode with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Kermode working aggressively here.
Kermode landing knees to the head.
Kadoic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kermode throws a head punch that misses.
Kermode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kadoic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kermode throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kermode misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kermode misses the target.
A punch combination from Kermode misses.
Kadoic throws a shot to the body.
Kadoic tries to clinch but Kermode moves out of range.
Kermode misses with a hook.
Kadoic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kadoic tries to clinch up.
Kadoic with a jab.
Kadoic throws a push kick but Kermode slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kermode swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kermode doesn't manage to clinch there - Kadoic circles away.
The fighters circling - Kermode throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drazen Kadoic 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!
Kadoic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kadoic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kadoic scores with a shot to the body.
Kermode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kadoic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kadoic closes the distance and pushes Kermode back into the cage.
Kermode swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kadoic on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kermode throws an elbow but misses.
Kermode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kermode misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kermode misses with a punch on the inside.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Kadoic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kermode uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kadoic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kadoic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kermode has Kadoic pressed against the cage, preventing Kadoic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kadoic avoiding damage as Kermode throws knees to the body.
Kadoic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kadoic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Kermode controls the action.
Kadoic tries to work over Kermode's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kadoic blocking some punches.
Kermode creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kadoic's defenses.
Kermode makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kadoic misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadoic lands with a left to the head.
Kermode is rocked!
Kadoic misses with the head strike.
Oh Kermode is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kadoic blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but Kadoic blocks it.
Kermode seems to have got his legs back now.
Kermode prevents a body shot from Kadoic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kadoic.
Kadoic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kermode.
Kadoic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kadoic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kadoic.
Kadoic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kadoic tries to break free but Kermode pushes him back against the cage.
Kadoic creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kermode's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kermode drops to his knees and Kadoic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drazen Kadoic!
Drazen Kadoic 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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