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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernyshevsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sisters of Mercy -- Lucretia. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Chernyshevsky throws a leg kick but Bullet checks it.
Chernyshevsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Chernyshevsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jake Bullet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernyshevsky tries to land a leg kick but Bullet saw it coming and moves away.
Bullet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chernyshevsky counters with a left to the body.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Chernyshevsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullet closes the distance but Chernyshevsky moves to the side
and Bullet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chernyshevsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullet manages to avoid it.
Bullet closes the distance and pushes Chernyshevsky back into the cage.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Chernyshevsky blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Bullet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chernyshevsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jake Bullet has been cut.
Chernyshevsky has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Bullet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chernyshevsky's face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bullet has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Chernyshevsky tries to throw a body punch but Bullet avoids it by throwing Chernyshevsky back 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!
Bullet looking to throw knees to the head but Chernyshevsky is blocking nicely.
Chernyshevsky tries to throw a body punch but Bullet avoids it by throwing Chernyshevsky back against the cage.
Chernyshevsky lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bullet.
A right handed body shot lands from Chernyshevsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bullet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chernyshevsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chernyshevsky manages to break the clinch.
Bullet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Bullet avoids the body shot from Chernyshevsky.
Bullet tries to clinch there but Chernyshevsky circles away.
Bullet tries to clinch but Chernyshevsky is having none of it.
Chernyshevsky throws a push kick but Bullet slaps the foot to one side.
Bullet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chernyshevsky.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chernyshevsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bullet looks to land a right hand but Chernyshevsky moved out of range.
Bullet avoids the body shot from Chernyshevsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernyshevsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bullet drives through and clinches with Chernyshevsky against the cage.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky misses with some punches.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Chernyshevsky blocks with his arms.
Chernyshevsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bullet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chernyshevsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bullet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
Chernyshevsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chernyshevsky scores with a shot to the side of Bullet's head.
Bullet working aggressively here.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky lands a nice uppercut.
Chernyshevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chernyshevsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Chernyshevsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullet.
Bullet fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bullet tries to close the distance and clinch but Chernyshevsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Bullet. Those never looked like landing.
Chernyshevsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chernyshevsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Chernyshevsky circles away.
Bullet moves out of range of the body kick from Chernyshevsky.
Bullet swinging wildly here.
Bullet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chernyshevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chernyshevsky is defending well for now.
Bullet prevents a body shot from Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernyshevsky can't find room to land a body shot as Bullet controls the action.
Chernyshevsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bullet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chernyshevskys head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullet lands an uppercut.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chernyshevsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chernyshevsky has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Chernyshevsky takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bullet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chernyshevsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky blocking some punches.
Chernyshevsky blocking some punches.
Bullet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chernyshevsky has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Bullet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bullet forces Chernyshevsky back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chernyshevsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chernyshevsky lands a right hand.
Bullet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Chernyshevsky blocks it.
Bullet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chernyshevsky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Chernyshevsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Chernyshevsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jake Bullet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chernyshevsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chernyshevsky lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernyshevsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chernyshevsky misses with a body punch.
Bullet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chernyshevsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullet controls his hands.
Bullet misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chernyshevsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet is working Chernyshevsky over against the cage.
Bullet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chernyshevsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Bullet.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernyshevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bullet missing with knees to the body.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Chernyshevsky throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Chernyshevsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bullet's elbow.
Bullet trying to land knees to the body.
Chernyshevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullet misses with the head strike.
Bullet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chernyshevsky backwards.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chernyshevsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Bullet lands a left hand.
Chernyshevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chernyshevsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bullet's elbow.
Bullet throws a head punch that misses.
Bullet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chernyshevsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bullet lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chernyshevsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky tries to throw a body punch but Bullet avoids it by throwing Chernyshevsky back against the cage.
Chernyshevsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chernyshevsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullet.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chernyshevsky digs a right hand underneath Bullet's ribcage. Bullet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch to the body.
Chernyshevsky managing to block the knees to the body from Bullet.
Bullet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chernyshevsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chernyshevsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chernyshevsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Chernyshevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chernyshevsky tries to work over Bullet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chernyshevsky misses with a body punch.
Chernyshevsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernyshevsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullet looking to throw knees to the head but Chernyshevsky is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bullet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bullet tries to land a knee to the head but Chernyshevsky blocks with his arms.
Bullet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chernyshevsky has a couple of punches blocked by Bullet.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch to the body.
Bullet pushes Chernyshevsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bullet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chernyshevsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike.
Chernyshevsky misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Bullet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chernyshevsky misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chernyshevsky takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bullet trying to land knees to the body.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bullet lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Bullet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Bullet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bullet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bullet tries to clinch up.
Bullet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bullet has managed to clinch.
Bullet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Chernyshevsky blocks it.
Chernyshevsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bullets head.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but Chernyshevsky blocks it.
Chernyshevsky throws a head punch that misses.
Bullet misses with some punches.
Bullet takes a shot to the head.
Chernyshevsky working hard to break the clinch.
Bullet tries a body shot but Chernyshevsky blocks it.
Chernyshevsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Chernyshevsky - that landed with a thud.
Chernyshevsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bullet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullet connects with a knee to the head.
Bullet misses with the head strike.
Bullet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chernyshevsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chernyshevsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bullet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chernyshevsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullet blocking some punches.
Chernyshevsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bullet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chernyshevsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Chernyshevsky lands a left hand.
Bullet throws a punch but it's blocked by Chernyshevsky.
Bullet swings wildly with an uppercut but Chernyshevsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernyshevsky pushes Bullet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chernyshevsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky tries a body shot but Bullet blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullet gets through Chernyshevsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chernyshevsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bullet or not.
Chernyshevsky blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullet.
Chernyshevsky blocking some punches.
Chernyshevsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chernyshevsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Chernyshevsky digs a right hand into Bullet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bullet's gas tank.
Bullet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Chernyshevsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky lands with a right to the head.
Bullet working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky blocks a body shot from Bullet.
Chernyshevsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bullet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chernyshevsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullet misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Chernyshevsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Chernyshevsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bullet fails to land.
Bullet misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Chernyshevsky.
Chernyshevsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullet backwards.
Chernyshevsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullet misses with a knee strike.
Chernyshevsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chernyshevsky.
Bullet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bullet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bullet misses with the head strike.
Chernyshevsky lands a nice uppercut.
Bullet can't find room to land a body shot as Chernyshevsky controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernyshevsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernyshevsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullet blocks a body shot from Chernyshevsky.
Bullet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chernyshevsky is defending well for now.
Chernyshevsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chernyshevsky breaks the clinch.
Bullet avoids the body shot from Chernyshevsky.
Jake Bullet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bullet keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bullet moves to clinch but Chernyshevsky breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chernyshevsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chernyshevsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bullet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bullet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bullet blocks a low kick nicely.
Chernyshevsky throws a body punch but Bullet moves out of range.
Bullet doesn't manage to clinch there - Chernyshevsky circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rakhmetov Chernyshevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bullet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Bullet!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Bullet 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage Bashor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tatton Chantry's chin.
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9 - 12 - 0 |
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225 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gage Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Chantry as he checks the leg kick.
Chantry moves out of range as Bashor throws a body kick.
Bashor throws a head kick that misses
and Chantry counters with a nice leg kick.
Chantry has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bashor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chantry fails with the takedown.
Bashor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chantry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chantry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bashor moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bashor throws an elbow but misses.
Bashor taking a breather.
Bashor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bashor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bashor misses with a leg kick.
Chantry goes for a double leg but Bashor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bashor continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chantry misses with a knee to the head.
Chantry wants a takedown.
Chantry jumps guard but Bashor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bashor trying to stall but Chantry improves his position.
Chantry has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bashor clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bashor manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Chantry is now in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Chantry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chantry working the ground and pound but Bashor is defending the strikes.
Chantry has an Americana. Bashor didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Chantry is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Chantry hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tatton Chantry!
Our winner, Tatton Chantry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). To Hak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Byrne's chin.
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189 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Byrne misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hak. Byrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hak throws a leg kick but Byrne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Byrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byrne checks a low kick from Hak.
Byrne thuds his right hand into Hak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byrne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hak throws a low kick but Byrne avoids it.
Byrne checks a leg kick.
Hak throws a chopping leg kick but Byrne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byrne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hak.
Byrne throws a leg kick but Hak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hak lands a jab-cross combination.
Hak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Byrne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hak!
A clash of legs there as Byrne blocks the low kick.
Byrne lands a nice looking body shot.
Byrne checks a low kick from Hak.
Good shot there by Byrne.
Hak throws a leg kick but Byrne moved away.
Hak connects with an inside leg kick.
Byrne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Byrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hak scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hak.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Hak circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hak throws a solid leg kick but Byrne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hak.
Some bone on bone action there as Byrne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hak.
Hak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrne misses with an uppercut. Hak saw that one coming.
Hak misses with a head kick.
A jab from Hak misses.
Hak gets tackled into the cage by Byrne. Byrne maintains the clinch.
Hak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne with a knee to the head.
Hak working aggressively here.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne misses with some punches.
Hak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byrne lands a left hand.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Hak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Hak.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
Hak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Hak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Hak avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Hak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Byrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Hak lands a right hand.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hak avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hak tries to throw a body punch but Byrne avoids it by throwing Hak back against the cage.
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 David Byrne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Byrne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hak tries to land a front kick but Byrne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hak.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Byrne.
Hak gets a clinch.
Byrne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Hak working aggressively here.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hak lands a shoulder strike.
Hak can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
Hak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
A short right from Hak.
Hak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byrne takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Byrne working Hak over with knees to the body.
Hak lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak misses with a body punch.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne misses with a knee strike.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Hak won't want to take too many of those.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hak scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne works on Hak's body with a couple of short punches.
Hak missing with knees to the body.
Hak taking a breather.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Byrne.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
Hak takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hak on the inside.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Hak scores with a shot to the side of Byrne's head.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Byrne lands a body shot.
Hak misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Byrne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Hak won't want to take too many of those.
Hak is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
Byrne lands a left hand.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Byrne.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
Hak is rocked!
Byrne lands an elbow just above Hak 's eye.
Hak is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrne finish him?
Hak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Byrne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne looks to throw the jab but Hak is out of range.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hak seems to have recovered his senses.
Hak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne forces Hak back against the cage and clinches.
Hak breaks the clinch.
Hak throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne moves into the clinch successfully.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hak's brow.
Hak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne tries to work over Hak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hak struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hak blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
Byrne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hak is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Hak into the cage.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne blocking some punches.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Hak avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the cage.
Byrne lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Hak blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byrne's elbow.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Byrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak blocks an elbow strike from Byrne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hak.
Hak is working Byrne over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak avoids a wild elbow strike from Byrne.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hak blocks the elbow strike.
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hak's face.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hak.
Hak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
A short uppercut from Byrne.
A nice left hand lands by Hak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrne.
Hak blocks a body shot from Byrne.
A short uppercut from Hak.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrne throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
A short left from Hak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
To Hak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Hak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hak.
Hak is working Byrne over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to To Hak.
Well Byrne 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
David Byrne managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McCall's choice of entrance music: Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Gareth McCall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
192 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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27
195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
McCall 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.
Gibson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Gibson misses.
We've been told by Gibson's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCall moves away from the strike by Gibson.
Gibson slips a straight right by McCall.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but McCall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Gibson misses
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibson.
Gibson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibson finds it's way round the side to connect with McCall's head.
Gibson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gibson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
McCall tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCall's head.
Gibson instigates a clinch.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by McCall.
McCall letting Gibson take a breather here.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
Gibson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gibson throws a head punch that misses.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Gibson avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow that stopped Gibson in his tracks for a moment.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
McCall tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson working aggressively here.
McCall misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCall.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson is stalling here.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCall or not.
Gibson blocks a body shot from McCall.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
McCall wants to stall.
Gibson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCall up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCall.
Gibson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
A short left from McCall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Gibson has a couple of punches blocked by McCall.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gibson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCall.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gibson just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCall's brow.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
McCall swings wildly with an uppercut but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Gibson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A short uppercut from Gibson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gibson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarik Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gibson.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibson avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson taking a breather.
Tarik Gibson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibson avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Gibson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCall.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
A short uppercut from McCall.
McCall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarik Gibson's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson is leaning against McCall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McCall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
McCall lands with a right to the head.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCall.
Gibson stalling against the cage.
McCall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
McCall lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson is working McCall over against the cage.
Gibson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Tarik Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibson avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gibson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gibson lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
McCall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
Gibson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCall is keeping busy.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCall blocks it with crossed arms.
McCall throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Gibson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibson working aggressively here.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Tarik Gibson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McCall tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarik Gibson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gareth McCall!
A very excited looking Gareth McCall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easterlund comes into the arena with Harbinger of Sorrow blaring out of the sound system. Robert Beckett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
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200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werkka Easterlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett throws a leg kick but Easterlund checks it.
Easterlund steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beckett. That one must have hurt.
Easterlund misses with a few strikes there.
Easterlund shoots in for a double leg but Beckett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Easterlund checks a leg kick.
Easterlund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Easterlund takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Easterlund is looking to clinch but Beckett is avoiding it.
Jab by Beckett.
It looks like Werkka Easterlund has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Beckett working a defensive guard but Easterlund passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Easterlund is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Easterlund wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beckett keeps working.
Easterlund is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beckett gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund is looking to work some ground and pound but Beckett has wrist control.
Beckett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Easterlund wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Easterlund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Beckett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Easterlund has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beckett looking to control but Easterlund passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Easterlund in particular looking to stall.
Easterlund is working for a kimura but Beckett is defending it quite comfortably.
Easterlund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beckett tries to get to full guard but Easterlund has control of the leg.
Easterlund throwing shots but Beckett is blocking nicely.
Easterlund is thwarting Beckett's attempts to control the position.
Beckett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Easterlund is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beckett gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett keeping full guard, as Easterlund tries to pass.
Beckett has control of Easterlund's left arm, preventing Easterlund from doing any damage.
Easterlund pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beckett is keeping the position for now.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Easterlund from controlling successfully.
Easterlund tries to free his leg and advance position but Beckett is retaining full guard.
Easterlund is working hard here to advance position.
Beckett is trying to keep Easterlund in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Easterlund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett throws a low kick but Easterlund moves out of range easily.
Easterlund tries to clinch but Beckett moves out of range.
Easterlund checks a low kick from Beckett.
Beckett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Easterlund.
Beckett fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Easterlund tries to clinch there but Beckett circles away.
Robert Beckett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Easterlund throws a right and a left that Beckett avoids nicely.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beckett throws an overhand right that lands on Easterlund's shoulder, as Easterlund tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Easterlund scores with a leg kick.
Easterlund slips under a jab from Beckett.
Some bone on bone action there as Easterlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Easterlund closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Beckett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Werkka Easterlund's cut.
That's time! Easterlund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easterlund dives in and grabs Beckett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beckett pushes down on Easterlund's head and hops out.
Beckett lands a leg kick that knocks Easterlund off balance momentarily.
Robert Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Easterlund moved away.
Easterlund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beckett thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Beckett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beckett wants it to stay on the feet.
Werkka Easterlund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easterlund avoids the body shot from Beckett.
Beckett cracks the inside of Easterlund's front leg.
Easterlund shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werkka Easterlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckett throws a leg kick which misses Easterlund's front leg but catches the back leg as Easterlund tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beckett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckett throws a leg kick
and Easterlund counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett is trying to control Easterlund's posture but Easterlund avoids it.
Beckett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Easterlund is trying to control. Beckett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Werkka Easterlund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beckett moves into full guard.
Beckett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Beckett is trying to control the position but Easterlund postures up.
Easterlund not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Easterlund being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easterlund swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Easterlund on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beckett scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easterlund avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Easterlund as he connects with a hook.
Easterlund wants to clinch.
Easterlund looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beckett is trying to maintain the position but Easterlund is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund prevents Beckett from improving his position.
Easterlund tries to stand and escape but Beckett is controlling the position.
Beckett wants to improve his position but Easterlund is controlling well.
Well, if Easterlund 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Easterlund walks into a stiff left hand from Beckett.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Easterlund.
Beckett motions for Easterlund to come forward. Beckett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Easterlund drives through with a takedown into Beckett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Easterlund postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterlund drops back looking for a leg! Beckett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beckett manages to kick Easterlund off! Easterlund jumps back into Beckett's guard.
Easterlund trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
Easterlund throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckett trying to control the position.
Easterlund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Easterlund trying to control but Beckett is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Werkka Easterlund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Beckett tries to clinch there but Easterlund circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beckett 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 Easterlund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Easterlund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Easterlund tries to clinch but Beckett is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easterlund chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Beckett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Beckett.
Beckett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Easterlund fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Easterlund avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beckett clobbers Easterlund with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Easterlund is rocked!
Beckett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Easterlund, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Easterlund backwards.
Oh Easterlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beckett dips a shoulder and cracks Easterlund with a mighty uppercut! Easterlund falls back against the cage and Beckett unloads with a barrage of strikes! Easterlund 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 - Beckett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Beckett!
An out of breath Robert Beckett 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 Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Palmer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer scores with a nice right hand.
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dobson can pounce on him.
Palmer checks the leg kick.
Dobson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands a nice looking body kick.
Dobson lands a head kick!
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Dobson had a free shot at his head there.
Palmer throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dobson.
Dobson throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dobson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Chris Palmer has been cut.
Dobson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dobson lands a big head kick that sends Palmer tumbling to the mat! Dobson takes a step backwards and waves Palmer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A good leg kick by Dobson.
Palmer looks winded!
Palmer blocks a head kick by Dobson.
Dobson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Palmer right on the button. Palmer goes down! Dobson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dobson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
Ben Dobson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Fjeldsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjeldsted kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is How Deep Is Your Love. Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Fjeldsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fjeldsted. Margera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fjeldsted looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjeldsted misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
Fjeldsted has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Margera.
Margera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fjeldsted comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good work by Fjeldsted as he checks the leg kick.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fjeldsted keeps the fight on the outside.
Margera throws a leg kick but Fjeldsted moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Margera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Margera with a jab.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick from Fjeldsted.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjeldsted swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Fjeldsted misses.
A head kick misses from Margera.
Fjeldsted misses with a wild body shot.
Fjeldsted misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Margera has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Margera swings for the body but Fjeldsted moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fjeldsted misses with a wild body shot.
Margera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fjeldsted. Fjeldsted obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fjeldsted, right into the meat.
Margera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Margera throws out a loose jab but Fjeldsted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera moves in looking to clinch but Fjeldsted pushes him off.
No joy there for Margera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fjeldsted scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fjeldsted moves away from the strike by Margera.
Fjeldsted misses with a looping right.
Margera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fjeldsted doesn't seem bothered though.
Margera thumps Fjeldsted with a low kick.
Fjeldsted throws a body punch but Margera moves out of range.
Margera scores with a shot to the body.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fjeldsted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Margera.
Fjeldsted has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fjeldsted there as he acknowledges the shot.
Margera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Margera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Margera tenderised Fjeldsted's leg. Fjeldsted is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from Fjeldsted lands.
Fjeldsted has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Margera.
Fjeldsted moves away from the strike by Margera.
Fjeldsted takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Margera thumps Fjeldsted with a low kick.
Fjeldsted throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Margera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fjeldsted misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fjeldsted lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Margera moves out of range as Fjeldsted strikes.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted throws a low kick, looking for Margera's leg but Margera calmly moves out of range.
Margera misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margera cracks the inside of Fjeldsted's front leg.
Margera tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Margera there.
Fjeldsted throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Margera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fjeldsted misses with a low kick as Margera jumps back.
Margera closes the distance and pushes Fjeldsted back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted blocks an elbow strike from Margera.
A short uppercut from Fjeldsted.
A short uppercut from Fjeldsted.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fjeldsted blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fjeldsted avoids it.
Fjeldsted misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fjeldsted misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Fjeldsted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Margera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fjeldsted avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Fjeldsted blocks the elbow strike.
Margera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fjeldsted's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fjeldsted avoids the elbow strike from Margera, against the cage.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
Fjeldsted taking a breather.
Fjeldsted throws a punch but it's blocked by Margera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Margera avoids a kick to the body.
Fjeldsted misses with a body punch
and Margera counters with a head kick. That will keep Fjeldsted thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fjeldsted keeps the fight on the outside.
Fjeldsted misses the jab.
Margera digs a good hook to Fjeldsted's body.
Fjeldsted throws a low kick but Margera moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Margera slams his shin into Fjeldsted's torso.
Margera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Margera misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
Margera connects with a high kick.
Fjeldsted loads up on a big right hand but Margera slips the punch.
Fjeldsted throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjeldsted buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera blocks a leg kick.
Margera slips under a jab.
Fjeldsted fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fjeldsted, right into the meat.
Fjeldsted misses with a kick to the body.
Fjeldsted throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circling - Margera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera misses with a straight left.
Margera works Fjeldsted's body with a nice hook.
Margera cracks Fjeldsted with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fjeldsted motions for Margera to come forward. Fjeldsted throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fjeldsted checks the leg kick.
Fjeldsted is looking to score with low kicks.
Margera thows a body shot but no joy.
Fjeldsted gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Margera counters with a nice leg kick.
Fjeldsted rushes Margera and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjeldsted struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Fjeldsted tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera misses with an elbow strike.
Fjeldsted misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Margera scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Margera.
Margera lands a right hand.
Margera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fjeldsted.
Fjeldsted goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Margera working aggressively here.
Fjeldsted misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fjeldsted struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fjeldsteds head.
Margera has a couple of punches blocked by Fjeldsted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Fjeldsted controls the action.
Fjeldsted is struggling to control the position.
Fjeldsted tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Fjeldsted blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fjeldsted creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Margera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fjeldsteds head.
Fjeldsted lands a nice shot to the body.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fjeldsted avoids it.
Margera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fjeldsted is rocked!
Good body shot from Margera.
Oh Fjeldsted is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fjeldsted on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margera lands a damaging elbow.
Fjeldsted throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera stalling the fight.
Margera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Margera scores with a shoulder strike.
Margera lands a big right hand that drops Fjeldsted! The killer instinct kicks in and Margera finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Margera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Margera!
A very excited looking Bam Margera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slicer's entrance music is Morbid Angel - Rapture. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sax's choice of entrance music: Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista Kertaa Kovempi Ku Kukaan . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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274 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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Sax!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Slicer.
It looks like Orlando Sax has been cut.
Sax darts in and clinches Slicer up against the cage.
Slicer lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slicer.
Slicer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slicer prevents Sax from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slicer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Slicer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sax is looking to break free of the clinch but Slicer has double underhooks.
Slicer scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Sax.
Slicer lands a left hand.
Sax tries to break the clinch but Slicer is controlling the position.
Sax wants to get back to striking at distance but Slicer won't allow it.
Slicer lands a damaging elbow.
Slicer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slicer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slicer misses with a body kick.
Slicer throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax misses with a series of wild punches.
Sax slips a straight right by Slicer.
Slicer blocks a jab.
Slicer scores with a push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Slicer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sax looks winded!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slicer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slicer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sax takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slicer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slicer catches Sax with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Orlando Sax's cut even more.
Slicer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slicer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Slicer throws a front kick that sends Sax stumbling back into the cage.
Slicer lands a big right hand that sends Sax crashing to the mat! Slicer stays standing though and waves Sax back to his feet!
Sax is rocked!
Slicer measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Sax! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johny Slicer!
After the fight, Johny Slicer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes to the cage accompanied by Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lee Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatherer throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Gatherer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson catches Gatherer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gatherer misses with a double jab.
Gatherer tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gatherer but Gatherer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Gatherer ducks down to avoid it.
Gatherer defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Gatherer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson cracks Gatherer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatherer.
Gatherer tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Gatherer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatherer manages to avoid it.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Hunter Gatherer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatherer.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gatherer tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Jackson trying to control the action but Gatherer is working from the bottom.
Gatherer is looking for a sweep.
Gatherer is trying to buck Jackson off.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gatherer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jackson but great work by Gatherer.
Gatherer wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson is trying to escape the position but Gatherer is controlling the position.
Gatherer wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his arm.
Jackson tries to buck Gatherer off but Gatherer is having none of it.
Gatherer stands up.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson 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.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a hook but Gatherer avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Gatherer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gatherer tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gatherer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gatherer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatherer manages to avoid it.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson connects with a right hand. Gatherer shakes it off.
Jackson swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
Jackson's coach down at Outlaws Paradise was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jackson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gatherer takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Gatherer throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gatherer won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatherer taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Gatherer struggling a bit here.
Jackson wants to control but Gatherer is keeping him busy.
Gatherer is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gatherer to see if he's OK.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson wants to control but Gatherer is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gatherer misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatherer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Gatherer as Jackson shoots in.
Gatherer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gatherer moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatherer manages to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Gatherer tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Gatherer feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatherer throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Gatherer tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatherer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Gatherer throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Gatherer misses with a head kick.
Gatherer throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatherer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Gatherer cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Gatherer tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Gatherer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Gatherer. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Gatherer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but Gatherer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Gatherer.
Gatherer lands an uppercut.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Gatherer lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Gatherer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gatherer digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gatherer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Gatherer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gatherer has double underhooks.
Gatherer misses with some punches.
Gatherer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatherer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gatherer walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Decent striking displayed by Gatherer there.
Jackson swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatherer.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Gatherer tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Gatherer.
Gatherer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Lee Jackson's cut even more.
Gatherer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatherer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Gatherer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gatherer clinches.
Gatherer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gatherer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Gatherer pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Gatherer is controlling the position.
Gatherer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Gatherer holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gatherer smiles and moves away.
Gatherer swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gatherer won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatherer struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Gatherer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gatherer.
Gatherer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatherer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gatherer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatherer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gatherer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Gatherer tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Gatherer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gatherer pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Gatherer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gatherer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gatherer to keep the fight standing.
Gatherer lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Lee Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gatherer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gatherer is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Gatherer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gatherer has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Gatherer wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has an active guard here but Gatherer has managed to pass into half guard.
Gatherer is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gatherer is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gatherer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer stands up and beckons Jackson to join him on the feet.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Gatherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gatherer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gatherer digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Gatherer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gatherer cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Hunter Gatherer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gatherer lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gatherer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatherer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gatherer lands with a left to the head.
Gatherer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Gatherer.
Gatherer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Lee Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gatherer throws an elbow but it misses.
Gatherer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gatherer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gatherer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Gatherer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hunter Gatherer!
A relieved looking Hunter Gatherer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Digital comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Y'all Been Warned. Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko drops his hands momentarily and Digital takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Digital drives through and clinches with Yakovchenko against the cage.
Yakovchenko keeps control of Digital as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakovchenko presses Digital against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Digital.
Yakovchenko misses with a body punch.
Digital definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Digital lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Digital controls his hands.
Digital wants a takedown but no success here.
Yakovchenko breaks from the clinch.
Digital throws a leg kick
and Yakovchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Digital pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakovchenko lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakovchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick.
Bobby Digital seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Digital as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital shoots in for a double leg but Yakovchenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick from Digital misses
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Digital's knee momentarily.
Digital throws a nice inside leg kick.
Igor Yakovchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Digital with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Digital throws a hook but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Digital lands a leg kick that knocks Yakovchenko off balance momentarily.
Yakovchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Digital.
Digital throws a jab when Yakovchenko was well out of range.
Yakovchenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Digital tries to clinch up
and Yakovchenko counters with a solid body kick.
Yakovchenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Digital looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yakovchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Digital. Digital gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Digital. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakovchenko thows a leg kick but Digital checks it
and Digital decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yakovchenko's guard.
Digital trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yakovchenko is on top in guard.
Digital avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Digital has control of Yakovchenko's left arm, preventing Yakovchenko from doing any damage.
Digital is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yakovchenko trying to control but Digital is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Digital keeping moving, preventing Yakovchenko from controlling successfully.
Igor Yakovchenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Digital tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Digital does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick which misses Digital's front leg but catches the back leg as Digital tries to avoid it.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick but Digital sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Digital misses with a straight right.
Yakovchenko moves away from the strike by Digital.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Digital walks into a stiff left hand from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yakovchenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakovchenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Digital staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Digital 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 Yakovchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yakovchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yakovchenko.
An inside leg kick from Digital misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Digital is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yakovchenko avoids the body shot from Digital.
A low kick from Digital misses
and Yakovchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Yakovchenko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yakovchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
A clash of legs there as Yakovchenko blocks the low kick.
Digital throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakovchenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakovchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor Yakovchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakovchenko looks for the body kick but Digital saw that one coming.
Digital waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovchenko.
A head kick from Digital lands but Yakovchenko takes it in his stride.
Digital throws a low kick, looking for Yakovchenko's leg but Yakovchenko calmly moves out of range.
Yakovchenko delivers a nice body kick.
Yakovchenko lands with a nice body punch.
Digital throws a chopping leg kick but Yakovchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakovchenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakovchenko throws a right hand that Digital ducks under and follows up with a left that Digital also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Yakovchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a body punch but Digital moves out of range.
Digital wants to slow Yakovchenko down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Digital misses.
Yakovchenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Yakovchenko.
Digital ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Yakovchenko.
Digital paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yakovchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Digital lands a nice shot to the body.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick.
Digital tries to land a leg kick but Yakovchenko saw it coming and moves away.
Yakovchenko scores with a jab. Digital acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko misses with a looping right.
Yakovchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Digital swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Digital throws a body kick that misses
and Yakovchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Digital avoids the head kick by Yakovchenko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Digital, as that shot connected.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Digital lands with a good body shot.
Digital rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yakovchenko counters with a left to the body.
Digital motions for Yakovchenko to come forward. Digital throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Digital misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yakovchenko wants to slow Digital down by chopping away at his legs.
Digital fails with a takedown attempt.
Digital connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Digital throws a lazy right hand but Yakovchenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Digital.
Digital tries to score with a low kick but Yakovchenko moves his leg out of the way.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Digital was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovchenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakovchenko scores with a body shot.
Yakovchenko cracks Digital with an open hand slap.
Digital instigates a clinch.
Digital lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Digital stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Digital.
Nice body punch from Digital - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Digital lands with a short shot to the head.
Digital scores with a shot to the side of Yakovchenko's head.
Yakovchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Digital moves away.
Digital takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Digital.
Yakovchenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Yakovchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Digital dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Digital finds it's way through Yakovchenko's defenses.
Digital lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Digital gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yakovchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
A good leg kick by Digital.
Nice shot by Yakovchenko.
Digital tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakovchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Digital stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakovchenko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakovchenko, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Digital.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakovchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Digital throws a hook but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Yakovchenko wants to slow Digital down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Digital throws the left hand but Yakovchenko avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Digital dodges the punch combination from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakovchenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yakovchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Digital moves out of range as Yakovchenko throws a body kick.
Yakovchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Digital fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yakovchenko checks it well.
Digital will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Digital thuds his shin into the meat of Yakovchenko's side.
Digital misses the jab.
Yakovchenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Digital.
Yakovchenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Yakovchenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Digital. Yakovchenko shrugs it off though.
Digital throws a good cross that connects.
Digital is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Digital misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakovchenko is looking to chop away at Digital's legs.
Digital is looking to land body kicks.
Digital shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yakovchenko lands a body shot.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Digital scores with a body shot.
Yakovchenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Digital.
Yakovchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Digital circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Digital misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko defending well as Digital loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovchenko throws a wild body kick that Digital sees coming a mile off.
Yakovchenko misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Digital misses the target.
Digital fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yakovchenko checks it well.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Digital.
Digital wants to clinch up but Yakovchenko keeps it at a distance.
Digital attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yakovchenko looks to land a right hand but Digital moved out of range.
Digital tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakovchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Digital is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Digital throws a leg kick but Yakovchenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Digital's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yakovchenko under the eye.
Digital throws a leg kick that misses.
Yakovchenko thumps Digital with a low kick.
Yakovchenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yakovchenko misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Digital fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakovchenko lands a jab.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Digital is just out of range.
Digital lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Bobby Digital.
Well Digital 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Digital!
Bobby Digital thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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