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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llaripukinen's entrance music is Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. A fine choice. Thai has chosen Town Called Malice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Guntur Llaripukinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llaripukinen misses the jab.
Llaripukinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Llaripukinen slips a jab and a cross from Thai.
Thai defending well as Llaripukinen loads up on a big left hand.
Llaripukinen swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai digs a good body shot into Llaripukinen's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thai. Llaripukinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Llaripukinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Llaripukinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Llaripukinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thai.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Llaripukinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thai. Thai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Llaripukinen throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Thai throws a looping overhand right but Llaripukinen ducks down to avoid it.
Thai is looking to slow Llaripukinen down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen misses with a kick to the body.
Thai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Llaripukinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Llaripukinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thai misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
A big right from Llaripukinen misses.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llaripukinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llaripukinen checks a leg kick.
Llaripukinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thai tries a low kick but Llaripukinen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen misses with an uppercut.
Llaripukinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thai. Thai obviously looking to wear him down.
Llaripukinen misses with a kick to the body.
Thai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thai throws a hook but Llaripukinen avoids it easily.
Thai cracks a nice hook into Llaripukinen's ribs.
Thai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Llaripukinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Llaripukinen is breathing heavily.
Thai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Llaripukinen is able to avoid easily.
Thai lands a jab.
It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
The fighters circling - Thai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Llaripukinen throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Llaripukinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Llaripukinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thai counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Llaripukinen walks into a left hand.
Llaripukinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Llaripukinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Thai tenderised Llaripukinen's leg. Llaripukinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thai throws a leg kick but Llaripukinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Llaripukinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Llaripukinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.
Thai misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai connects with a jab.
Thai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Thai lands with a right hand.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai lands a jab to Llaripukinen's midsection.
Thai lands a glancing blow to the side of Llaripukinen's head.
Guntur Llaripukinen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Llaripukinen counters with a left to the body.
Thai circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Llaripukinen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Thai follows Llaripukinen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muay Thai!
After winning the bout, Muay Thai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duvalier might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Haitian National Anthem. Parka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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310 lbs
32 - 23 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francois Duvalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Duvalier finds it's way through Parka's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Duvalier. Parka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Duvalier enables Parka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Duvalier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parka trying to control but Duvalier is working from the bottom.
Duvalier wants to stand but Parka is controlling the position.
Parka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Parka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duvalier is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Parka is pushing down on Duvalier's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duvalier is fighting to maintain full guard but Parka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parka is taking a breather. Duvalier 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duvalier defends it well.
Parka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duvalier sees it coming and defends easily.
Duvalier trying to control from the bottom.
Parka is working for a kimura but Duvalier is defending it quite comfortably.
Parka thows a huge punch but Duvalier dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duvalier's head.
Parka is trying for a kimura here. Duvalier looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Parka wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piru Parka!
Piru Parka 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kraal The Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson comes to the cage accompanied by Muay Thai. The Bouncer has chosen WHERE THE SLIME LIVES 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven S Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kraal The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer takes one on the button.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
The Bouncer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svensson.
The Bouncer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Bouncer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Bouncer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bouncer.
Svensson motions for The Bouncer to come forward. Svensson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Svensson takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Bouncer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Bouncer blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svensson.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but The Bouncer seems unphased.
Svensson throws a poor cross that misses
and The Bouncer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer misses the jab.
Svensson throws out a leg kick but The Bouncer moves out of range and Svensson only half commits.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but The Bouncer avoids it.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Bouncer.
Svensson moves out of range of the strikes.
Svensson slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svensson.
The Bouncer throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
The Bouncer misses with a looping right.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Svensson's hands.
Svensson digs a good body shot into The Bouncer's ribs.
Svensson lands a leg kick that knocks The Bouncer off balance momentarily.
Svensson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bouncer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Svensson throws a leg kick but The Bouncer checks it.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on The Bouncer's shoulder, as The Bouncer tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
The Bouncer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Bouncer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Svensson misses with a series of wild punches.
The Bouncer ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Svensson pushes The Bouncer away with a front kick.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson with a jab.
Svensson misses with a double jab
letting The Bouncer counter with a right hand.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Svensson tests The Bouncer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson throws a head kick but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svensson can pounce on him.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
The Bouncer misses the jab.
The Bouncer just misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bouncer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson defending well as The Bouncer loads up on a big left hand.
Svensson lands with a good body shot.
Svensson slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Svensson keeps The Bouncer at a distance using the push kick.
The Bouncer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svensson slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
Svensson throws out a leg kick but The Bouncer moves out of range and Svensson only half commits.
The Bouncer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Bouncer moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses The Bouncer's front leg but catches the back leg as The Bouncer tries to avoid it.
The Bouncer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Bouncer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson throws a leg kick that misses.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson tries a low kick but The Bouncer avoids it.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
Svensson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Bouncer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svensson can pounce on him.
The Bouncer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson lunges at The Bouncer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Bouncer's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
The Bouncer jabs at Svensson's body.
Svensson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven S Svensson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Svensson moves forwards but The Bouncer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but The Bouncer ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Svensson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
Svensson takes a swing at The Bouncer's ribcage but misses.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bouncer lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bouncer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer's corner calls for a 1-2. The Bouncer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svensson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson scores with a jab.
The Bouncer lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson swings for the body but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Svensson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Svensson throws a low kick, looking for The Bouncer's leg but The Bouncer calmly moves out of range.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson dodges the punch combination from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer avoids the head kick by Svensson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svensson.
Svensson lands a right hook to the body.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
Svensson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Bouncer keeps the fight on the outside.
The Bouncer checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Svensson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svensson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Bouncer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sven S Svensson is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson connects with a solid leg kick.
The Bouncer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svensson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for The Bouncer.
The Bouncer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Svensson lands a head shot.
Svensson looks to land a body kick but The Bouncer moved away.
Svensson throws a head kick but The Bouncer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Svensson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Bouncer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svensson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Bouncer checks a leg kick.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.
Svensson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The Bouncer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Svensson under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson walks into a jab.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. The Bouncer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lunges at The Bouncer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Bouncer's hand.
Svensson throws a hook but The Bouncer avoids it easily.
Svensson lands with a nice body kick.
Svensson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson throws a nice looking combination but The Bouncer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson moves out of range as The Bouncer strikes.
Svensson throws a leg kick
and The Bouncer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Bouncer throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
The Bouncer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Bouncer looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Bouncer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
The Bouncer looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Bouncer checks it well.
The Bouncer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Bouncer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
The Bouncer connects with a looping right hand.
Svensson misses with a leg kick.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Bouncer lands with a good body shot.
The Bouncer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Bouncer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Svensson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Svensson - that will leave a mark!
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svensson tries a low kick but The Bouncer avoids it.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
A jab from The Bouncer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Bouncer misses with a straight left.
Svensson throws a leg kick but The Bouncer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but The Bouncer moved out of range.
The Bouncer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Svensson slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Bouncer scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Bouncer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks for the body kick but The Bouncer saw that one coming.
The Bouncer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer jabs at Svensson's body.
The Bouncer checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Bouncer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Bouncer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svensson.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bouncer.
Svensson walks into a left hand.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
Svensson scores with a nice body kick.
The Bouncer staying out of range there.
Svensson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from The Bouncer misses.
Svensson pushes The Bouncer away with a front kick.
The Bouncer staying out of range there.
The Bouncer lands with an overhand left.
Kraal The Bouncer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses the jab.
The Bouncer thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson scores with a leg kick.
The Bouncer throws a good cross that connects.
Svensson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a straight right.
A jab from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Svensson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
Svensson has closed the distance and engaged The Bouncer in a clinch.
The Bouncer is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns The Bouncer into the cage.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson fails to pull guard.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Bouncer avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer trying to stall but Svensson improves his position.
Svensson scores with a shot to the side of The Bouncer's head.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Bouncer trying to stall but Svensson improves his position.
The Bouncer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson jumps guard but The Bouncer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Bouncer is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kraal The Bouncer.
Svensson throws a front kick aimed at The Bouncer's knee but The Bouncer avoids it well.
Svensson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Bouncer lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.
Svensson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kraal The Bouncer.
I think Svensson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sven S Svensson!
Sven S Svensson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova scores with a jab to the head.
Bellanova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellanova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellanova misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Bellanova.
Yoshida has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Bellanova's knee but Bellanova avoids it well.
Bellanova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Angelos Bellanova has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Bellanova.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Bellanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Bellanova tries to avoid it.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Bellanova throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellanova misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Bellanova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Bellanova blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Bellanova avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshida.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova scores a nice knee to the body.
Bellanova tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Bellanova blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshida scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellanova misses with a knee strike.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Bellanova scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jinhai Yoshida has been cut.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Bellanova lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bellanova has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellanova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellanova is defending well for now.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bellanova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellanova managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Bellanova pushes Yoshida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bellanova.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida lands an elbow that stopped Bellanova in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellanova or not.
A short uppercut from Bellanova.
Bellanova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoshida.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Bellanova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellanova can pounce on him.
Bellanova lands with a hook. Yoshida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bellanova throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellanova takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Bellanova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Angelos Bellanova is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellanova staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Bellanova circles away.
Bellanova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Bellanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Bellanova tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bellanova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellanova 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Bellanova avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Bellanova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bellanova.
Bellanova avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellanova.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Bellanova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida closes the distance and pushes Bellanova back into the cage.
Bellanova lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida throws an elbow but it misses.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bellanova.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellanova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bellanova.
Bellanova blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Bellanova crunches a lovely knee into Yoshida's ribcage.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angelos Bellanova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellanova.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bellanova digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellanova is defending well for now.
A short right from Bellanova on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bellanova trying to land knees to the body.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Bellanova trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Bellanova dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bellanova tries to land a body kick
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellanova throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bellanova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bellanova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellanova has time to react.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellanova is just out of range.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellanova 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bellanova throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a body kick that stops Bellanova in his tracks momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Bellanova doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Yoshida lands but Bellanova takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bellanova's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellanova misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Bellanova didn't see that one coming.
Jinhai Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Bellanova blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellanova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellanova, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Bellanova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bellanova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Angelos Bellanova's cut is getting worse.
Bellanova misses with a low kick.
Bellanova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bellanova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellanova.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Bellanova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bellanova is out of range.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellanova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Bellanova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Bellanova moves into range and clinches up with Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida jumps guard but Bellanova stands there with Yoshida around his waist. Yoshida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bellanova lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bellanova avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanova.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jinhai Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bellanova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelos Bellanova!
A victorious Angelos Bellanova thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Trevino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trevino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Styles P - Holliday. Matson has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Trevino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevino lands a nice looking body shot.
Trevino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matson.
A head kick from Trevino lands but Matson takes it in his stride.
Trevino just misses with a punch to the body.
Trevino 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.
Matson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trevino.
The fighters circling - Matson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trevino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Trevino tries a head kick but it misses.
Matson moves out of range of the body kick from Trevino.
Trevino connects with a solid leg kick.
Trevino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matson's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trevino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Matson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trevino tries a head kick but it misses.
Trevino looks to land a right hand but Matson moved out of range.
Trevino walks into a stiff left hand from Matson.
Matson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trevino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matson.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trevino takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Matson avoids the head kick by Trevino.
Trevino takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Matson.
Matson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trevino.
Trevino throws a nice head kick!
Matson misses with a wild combination.
Matson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trevino circles away quickly and effectively.
Matson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matson connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Matson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trevino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Trevino.
Trevino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trevino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses
and Matson counters with a straight right hand.
Trevino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trevino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trevino lands a jab to the head.
Matson lands a nice looking body kick.
Matson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trevino avoids the body shot from Matson.
Trevino throws a head kick that half lands.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Matson does it's job there.
Trevino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matson.
Trevino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Matson lands.
Matson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trevino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matson takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matson lands with a right hand.
Trevino lands with a kick to the temple. Matson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trevino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trevino stuns Matson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matson looks to land a right hand but Trevino moved out of range.
Trevino just misses with a punch to the body.
Matson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matson misses with a hook.
Matson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Trevino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trevino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trevino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matson manages to avoid it.
Trevino misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Trevino tenderised Matson's leg. Matson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trevino lands with a good body shot.
Matson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trevino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trevino slips under a jab from Matson.
Trevino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matson tries to work over Trevino's front leg with a kick but Trevino checks it.
Trevino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matson's calf.
Trevino with a hook.
Matson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trevino blocks the body kick.
Trevino scores with a head kick. Matson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trevino looks to land a right hand but Matson moved out of range.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses.
Matson swings for the body but Trevino moves out of range.
Matson cracks Trevino with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Trevino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trevino scores with the left hand. Matson knows he should have avoided that one.
Matson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trevino misses with a low kick.
Trevino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Matson.
Trevino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Trevino scores with a head kick.
Trevino scores with a punch to the head.
Lee Trevino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trevino moves out of range as Matson strikes.
A swing and a miss from Matson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trevino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trevino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matson misses with a two punch combination.
Matson connects with the punch.
Trevino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matson throws a leg kick but Trevino sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trevino throws a head kick but Matson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson takes a swing at Trevino's ribcage but misses.
Trevino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matson scores with a sloppy right hand. Trevino should have avoided that one.
Matson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trevino.
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Trevino ducks down to avoid it.
Matson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trevino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trevino throws a leg kick which misses Matson's front leg but catches the back leg as Matson tries to avoid it.
Matson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trevino manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Trevino. Beautiful body shot.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trevino avoids the body shot from Matson.
Nice uppercut lands for Matson. That snapped Trevino's head back.
Trevino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matson throws a leg kick but Trevino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Trevino.
Matson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trevino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trevino, right into the meat.
Trevino connects with a solid leg kick.
Matson is breathing heavily.
Matson misses with a body shot.
Matson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trevino. Matson shrugs it off though.
Trevino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trevino lands a head kick!
Lee Trevino is winning the standup battle so far.
Trevino throws a jab when Matson was well out of range.
Trevino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trevino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trevino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Matson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trevino lands with a nice combination. Matson backs away looking to recover.
Matson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trevino.
Trevino connects with a high kick.
Trevino tries to land a front kick but Matson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trevino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matson misses with a looping right.
Matson tests Trevino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Trevino misses
and Matson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trevino thinking.
Matson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trevino.
Trevino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matson.
Matson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trevino throws a big shot that misses.
Trevino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trevino has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trevino throws a head kick that misses.
Matson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trevino throws a lazy head kick
and Matson counters with an inside leg kick.
Matson with a jab.
Trevino blocks the body kick.
Matson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trevino slips under a jab.
Matson throws a push kick but Trevino slaps the foot to one side.
Matson moves away from the strike by Trevino.
Decent striking displayed by Trevino there.
Trevino blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Trevino.
Trevino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trevino tried to score with a low kick but Matson checks it.
Matson throws a shot from downtown. Trevino moves away and avoids it.
Trevino thows a body kick. Matson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matson. Trevino does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Trevino will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Matson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trevino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trevino looks to land a body kick but Matson moved away.
Trevino avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Trevino.
Trevino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trevino missing with a left hand there. Matson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Trevino.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trevino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trevino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trevino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matson avoids the head kick by Trevino.
Matson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trevino under the eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matson clobbers Trevino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino misses with a straight right.
Trevino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matson connects with a looping right hand.
Trevino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trevino is rocked!
Trevino lands a nice shot that snaps Matson's head back.
Oh Trevino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trevino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Trevino! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Trevino trying to keep a closed guard but Matson is proving a slippery customer.
Trevino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trevino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trevino working a defensive guard here.
Josh Matson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trevino seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino has control of Matson's left arm, preventing Matson from doing any damage.
Trevino keeping moving, preventing Matson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Trevino.
The fighters circling - Matson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Matson misses its intended target.
Trevino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matson.
Matson looks to throw the jab but Trevino is out of range.
Trevino looks for the body kick but Matson saw that one coming.
Matson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trevino throws a nice head kick!
Matson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trevino scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Trevino.
Matson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trevino.
Trevino misses with a wild body shot.
Matson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trevino, as that shot connected.
Trevino misses with a kick to the body.
Matson throws a big shot that misses.
Matson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trevino slips a jab and a cross from Matson.
Matson drops his hands momentarily and Trevino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trevino lands with a nice body kick.
Trevino throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matson.
Trevino tries a head kick but it misses.
Matson throws a wild body kick that Trevino sees coming a mile off.
Matson throws the left hand but Trevino avoids the punch easily.
Trevino with a nice cross.
Trevino with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trevino blocks a jab.
Trevino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trevino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trevino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matson. That one must have hurt.
Trevino throws a head kick that Matson semi-blocks.
Matson throws a leg kick but Trevino sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trevino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matson connects with a jab.
Trevino avoids the head kick by Matson.
Trevino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Matson eats them both and turns towards Trevino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trevino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matson throws a looping overhand right but Trevino ducks down to avoid it.
Trevino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matson throws a jab when Trevino was well out of range.
Trevino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Matson.
Well Trevino 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lei Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietro Donatelli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kung throws out the jab.
Donatelli jabs Kung right on the nose. Kung blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Kung.
Donatelli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kung shoots in but no luck this time.
Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Donatelli is just out of range.
Kung misses with a leg kick
and Donatelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donatelli throws a front kick aimed at Kung's knee but Kung avoids it well.
Kung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donatelli misses with a body shot.
Kung delivers a nice body kick.
Kung with a hook.
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!
Kung connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Pietro Donatelli has been cut.
Donatelli tries a head kick but it misses.
Donatelli moves in looking to clinch but Kung pushes him off.
Donatelli moves into the clinch.
Kung 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung is leaning against Donatelli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Kung - just one landing.
Donatelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donatelli pushes Kung away with a front kick.
Kung throws a low kick but Donatelli avoids it.
Kung cracks a nice hook into Donatelli's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donatelli blocks a head kick by Kung.
Donatelli moves to clinch but Kung breaks away
and Kung counters with a shoot takedown. Donatelli fights it but they end up in guard.
Kung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kung throwing strikes from guard but Donatelli blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung advances position into side control!
Kung tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kung in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kung cracks Donatelli with a big elbow.
Donatelli tries to buck Kung off but Kung is having none of it.
Kung lands a nice forearm strike.
Donatelli manages to get back to half guard.
Donatelli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kung.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donatelli is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kung.
Kung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donatelli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donatelli's head.
Kung takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Donatelli controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kung prevents Donatelli from improving his position.
Donatelli is trying to maintain the position but Kung is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donatelli trying to hold on to Kung's head to control him but Kung postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kung is pressing down on Donatelli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Donatelli is holding on for now.
Donatelli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donatelli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kung is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Kung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pietro Donatelli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Kung.
Donatelli loads up on a big right hand but Kung slips the punch.
Kung lands an overhand right.
Donatelli throws a hook but Kung avoids it easily.
Kung throws a body shot but no joy.
Donatelli needs to keep his hands up - Kung had a free shot at his head there.
Kung checks a low kick from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kung throws a hook to the side of Donatelli's head but Donatelli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donatelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donatelli.
Donatelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Kung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donatelli swings widly with a right hand
and Kung counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donatelli has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Donatelli wants to control but Kung is keeping busy.
Kung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donatelli sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung trying to work for an americana but Donatelli has managed to regain full guard.
Donatelli is controlling Kung's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kung trying to control but Donatelli is working from the bottom.
Donatelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kung.
Kung won't allow Donatelli to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli keeping moving, preventing Kung from controlling successfully.
Kung stopping the sweep attempt from Donatelli.
Donatelli keeping moving, preventing Kung from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kung tries to free his leg and advance position but Donatelli is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donatelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kung.
Kung throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung throwing strikes but missing.
Donatelli trying to keep a closed guard but Kung is proving a slippery customer.
Kung 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.
Donatelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kung wants to pass the guard but Donatelli is keeping the position.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Donatelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Donatelli keeping full guard, as Kung tries to pass.
Kung is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung is looking to work some ground and pound but Donatelli has wrist control.
Kung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lei Kung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donatelli is trying to keep Kung in close.
Kung preventing the sweep.
Kung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kung passes Donatelli's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donatelli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lei Kung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pietro Donatelli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kung tries to work over Donatelli's front leg with a kick but Donatelli checks it.
Kung throws a push kick but Donatelli slaps the foot to one side.
Kung throws a solid leg kick but Donatelli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kung.
Donatelli lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kung just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Donatelli misses
and Kung counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donatelli won't be happy with that.
Kung throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Donatelli looking for a sweep but Kung has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kung throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kung with good strikes from the mount here!
Kung tries to control but Donatelli wriggling away.
Kung looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Donatelli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kung working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Donatelli can't escape the position.
Kung with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Pietro Donatelli's cut even more.
Kung throwing strikes here but Donatelli is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kung throwing strikes here but Donatelli is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kung lands a big shot there that rocks Donatelli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The cut above Pietro Donatelli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pietro Donatelli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lei Kung!
A very excited looking Lei Kung 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski lands a nice hook to Quintana's body. Quintana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quintana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quintana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Burczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quintana.
Quintana blocks a head kick by Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a head kick that half lands.
Burczynski throws an overhand right that lands on Quintana's shoulder, as Quintana tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Quintana 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.
Burczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quintana lands a nice hook to Burczynski's body. Burczynski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burczynski ducks under a wild hook from Quintana.
A big right from Burczynski misses.
Quintana sizes up Burczynski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burczynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quintana ducks under a wild hook from Burczynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Burczynski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quintana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burczynski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quintana.
Burczynski checks the leg kick.
Burczynski shoots for a double leg takedown but Quintana sprawls well. He's pushed Burczynski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Burczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burczynski swings widly with a right hand
and Quintana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quintana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burczynski is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quintana working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski actively working from the bottom here.
Quintana lands with a punch from half guard.
Quintana is looking to take a break and control but Burczynski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burczynski is looking to improve his position.
Quintana trying to control from half guard but Burczynski is working away.
Burczynski tries to get to full guard but Quintana has control of the leg.
Quintana is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burczynski defends it well.
Quintana is working for an americana but Burczynski has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Quintana was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana throws a big elbow that misses.
Quintana postures up.
Quintana sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burczynski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quintana is aware though and is defending well.
Quintana preventing the sweep.
Burczynski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quintana defends it easily.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Burczynski keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burczynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana wants to control from the top but Burczynski keeps moving.
Burczynski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Quintana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burczynski.
Quintana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burczynski wants to pass to mount but Quintana is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burczynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burczynski is looking to advance position but Quintana won't allow it.
Quintana trying to hold on to Burczynski's head to control him but Burczynski postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burczynski misses with a head shot. Quintana uses the momentum to regain guard.
Quintana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Quintana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Quintana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burczynski.
Burczynski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burczynski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burczynski takes a swing at Quintana's ribcage but misses.
Quintana fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burczynski misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Quintana.
Quintana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quintana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quintana tries to work over Burczynski's front leg with a kick but Burczynski checks it.
Burczynski throws a shot from downtown. Quintana moves away and avoids it.
Quintana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burczynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quintana.
Burczynski misses with a looping right.
Kamil Burczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quintana misses with an uppercut
and Quintana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burczynski moves into range and clinches up with Quintana.
Quintana scores with a hook to the body.
Quintana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quintana throws a punch but it's blocked by Burczynski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burczynski.
Burczynski trying to control the position but instead, Quintana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burczynski into the cage.
Quintana lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quintana is working Burczynski over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczynski blocks a body shot from Quintana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Quintana.
Quintana working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Burczynski fails to land.
Quintana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burczynski or not.
Quintana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Quintana.
Quintana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Quintana.
Quintana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quintana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quintana lands a nice uppercut.
Burczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quintana lands a hook that snaps the head of Burczynski backwards.
Burczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burczynski fails to land.
Burczynski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quintana.
Quintana blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana lands a left hand.
Burczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Quintana controls his hands.
Burczynski takes a shot to the head.
Quintana prevents a body shot from Burczynski.
Quintana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Quintana.
Julio Quintana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quintana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quintana has Burczynski pressed against the cage.
Quintana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burczynski.
Quintana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quintana tries to work over Burczynski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quintana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burczynski shoots for a takedown but Quintana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Burczynski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quintana lands a jab to the head.
Burczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burczynski is rocked!
Burczynski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quintana.
Quintana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quintana connects with a solid leg kick.
Burczynski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quintana. Quintana obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Quintana.
Oh Burczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quintana punishes Burczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Quintana lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Burczynski up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Quintana from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Burczynski's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Quintana!
Julio Quintana gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cerdan's choice of entrance music: French National Anthem. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett throws a head kick that misses.
Beckett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cerdan throws a sloppy body shot
and Beckett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beckett.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Beckett prevents Cerdan from getting back to his feet.
Beckett looking to pass the guard.
Beckett prevents Cerdan from getting back to his feet.
Cerdan keeping moving, preventing Beckett from controlling successfully.
Beckett tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerdan is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett wants to control from the top but Cerdan keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beckett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan scores with a shot to the body.
Beckett throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Beckett tenderised Cerdan's leg. Cerdan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cerdan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beckett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cerdan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beckett.
Beckett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beckett slips under a jab from Cerdan.
Beckett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beckett avoids the body shot from Cerdan.
Cerdan lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Cerdan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerdan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cerdan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerdan swings for the body but Beckett moves out of range.
Beckett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cerdan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beckett can pounce on him.
Cerdan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beckett rather than just go for the knockout.
Beckett checks the leg kick.
Cerdan throws a right hand that misses
and Beckett counters with a takedown into side control.
Beckett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Beckett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Beckett wants to control but Cerdan is keeping him busy.
Cerdan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beckett asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beckett is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cerdan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
An elbow from Beckett crashes against the mat.
Cerdan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beckett connects with a decent elbow.
Beckett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cerdan keeps working.
Cerdan tries to escape but Beckett is in control.
Cerdan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beckett.
Beckett has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cerdan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Beckett yanks on the arm and Cerdan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Beckett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jim Beckett!
A relieved looking Jim Beckett 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Furfur. That's going to slow Khan down.
Furfur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Furfur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Furfur swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Furfur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Furfur digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furfur.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Furfur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Furfur.
Khan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Furfur's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khan trying to control but Furfur is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furfur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Furfur has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Furfur pushes him away.
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
Furfur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Furfur gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Furfur. That one must have hurt.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur lands with a shot to the body.
Furfur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khan - that will leave a mark!
Khan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Furfur sprawls well. Furfur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Furfur pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furfur prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furfur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan is trying to trip Furfur. He has hold of a leg but Furfur is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Khan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Furfur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furfur is looking to stand up but Khan isn't so interested in that idea.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Furfur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan stops Furfur from standing up.
Khan trying to control but Furfur is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rajja Khan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Furfur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furfur has time to react.
Khan avoids the body shot from Furfur.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Furfur seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Furfur throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Furfur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 Zophiel Furfur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Furfur misses with a leg kick.
Furfur is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Furfur scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from Khan lands.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan looking to score a takedown here. Furfur is defending well but Khan drives through and ends up in Furfur's guard.
Furfur keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan controlling from the top position.
Khan prevents Furfur from getting back to his feet.
Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khan is desperately trying to improve his position but Furfur has a good base and remains in mount.
Furfur wants to stand but Khan is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Rajja Khan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Furfur prevents Khan from getting the reversal.
Furfur stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A left lands for Furfur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur slips a jab from Khan.
Furfur walks into a left hand.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan tries to keep at a distance but Furfur has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan wants to break free but Furfur has control.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furfur or not.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan goes for a takedown attempt but Furfur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Furfur moves out of range as Khan throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Furfur's shoulder, as Furfur tries to avoid the shot.
Furfur moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Furfur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Furfur counters with an inside leg kick.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Furfur.
Furfur throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Furfur misses.
Furfur misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Furfur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Furfur lands a head shot.
Furfur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Furfur throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
That kick from Khan tenderised Furfur's leg. Furfur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur wants to slow Khan down by chopping away at his legs.
Furfur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furfur throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zophiel Furfur will probably get the nod.
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!
Furfur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furfur looks to clinch
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
A jab from Khan misses.
Furfur misses with a body shot.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan slips under a jab from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a leg kick.
Furfur takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Furfur tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furfur.
Khan is looking to land body kicks.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furfur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur avoids a kick to the body.
Furfur throws a body shot but no joy.
Furfur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
Khan throws a series of punches but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furfur.
Furfur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur slips a jab from Khan.
Furfur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Furfur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan keeps Furfur at a distance using the push kick.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Furfur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rajja Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Furfur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Furfur ducks down to avoid it.
Furfur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Furfur defends well and Khan ends up having to push Furfur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Furfur struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Khan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Furfur to keep the fight standing.
Khan tries to score a body lock takedown but Furfur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zophiel Furfur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajja Khan.
Furfur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Furfur seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khan can turn it around.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
Furfur lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Furfur.
Furfur lands a left hand.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zophiel Furfur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Furfur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Furfur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khan lands a jab to the nose.
Furfur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Furfur.
Furfur loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Furfur throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Khan slips a straight right by Furfur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khan. Furfur shrugs it off though.
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furfur digs a good hook to Khan's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zophiel Furfur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Furfur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
An out of breath Zophiel Furfur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Want My Tears Back. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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206 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Light Diode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiago Renato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diode stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Renato.
Diode throws a head kick but Renato moves out of range.
Diode thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Renato if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renato. Diode does a little dance to reset his feet.
Light Diode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diode tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diode wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Renato, right into the meat.
Renato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diode chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Renato can pounce on him.
Renato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diode.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diode moves into the clinch.
Diode misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renato.
Diode lands with a short shot to the head.
Diode just leaning against Renato, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Renato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Renato.
Diode misses with the head strike.
Renato lands a right hand.
Diode slows down the pace here.
Renato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Renato scores with a shot to the body.
Renato tries to sprawl but Diode drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Renato is trying to stand back up but Diode is controlling him
Renato tries to roll over but Diode keeps him under control.
Diode has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode working Renato over with strikes here.
Diode working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diode sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diode punching from mount but Renato doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Diode looking to ground and pound but Renato is blocking nicely.
Diode prevents Renato from getting the reversal.
Diode working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diode throwing strikes here but Renato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Renato blocking the ground and pound.
Diode landing strikes from the mount and Renato is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diode throwing strikes here but Renato is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Renato is trying to escape the mount.
Diode looking to ground and pound but Renato is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode misses with some ground and pound and Renato recovers position to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato tries to get to full guard but Diode has control of the leg.
Diode is pressing down on Renato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Renato is holding on for now.
Renato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diode.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diode lands with a punch from half guard.
Diode missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diode slips under a jab from Renato.
Renato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diode lands a nice leg kick that just misses Renato's sensitive parts.
Renato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diode 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 Renato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Renato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diode scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diode darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diode tries to land a leg kick but Renato saw it coming and moves away.
Renato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diode avoids a kick to the body.
Diode cracks the inside of Renato's front leg.
Diode throws a jab when Renato was well out of range.
Renato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Renato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Diode throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with the combination.
Renato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Renato throws a body punch but Diode moves out of range.
Renato drops his hands momentarily and Diode takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diode takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Renato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Diode pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Renato looks for the body kick but Diode saw that one coming.
Renato tries to land a leg kick but Diode saw it coming and moves away.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diode finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Renato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diode rather than just go for the knockout.
Renato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diode. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode throws a low kick but it's checked well by Renato.
Renato tries a head kick but it misses.
Diode tries to work over Renato's front leg with a kick but Renato checks it.
A lazy left from Diode finds it's target.
Renato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diode 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 Renato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Renato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diode misses with a looping right.
Renato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diode can pounce on him.
Tiago Renato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diode finds it's way round the side to connect with Renato's head.
Renato checks a low kick from Diode.
Renato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Renato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Renato thows a leg kick but Diode checks it
and Diode counters with a good, hard body kick but Renato shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Diode.
Renato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diode doesn't seem bothered though.
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Renato lands with an overhand left.
Renato throws a lazy head kick
and Diode counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diode throws a front kick that sends Renato stumbling back into the cage.
Renato throws a leg kick but Diode moved away.
Renato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renato dips to his left and cracks Diode with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diode on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diode fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diode shoots for a takedown but Renato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diode goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Renato thows a body kick. Diode tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab from Renato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode is looking to chop away at Renato's legs.
Diode uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Tiago Renato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Renato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Diode.
Renato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diode was well out of range. Poor timing from Renato.
Diode delivers a nice body kick.
Diode will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Renato ducks under a wild hook from Diode.
Diode has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
A shot to the liver by Renato. Beautiful body shot.
Diode lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renato cracks the inside of Diode's front leg.
Diode takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diode on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renato. Renato obviously looking to wear him down.
Renato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Renato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Renato.
Renato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diode.
Diode misses with a low kick as Renato jumps back.
Renato misses with a leg kick.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Renato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renato lands a glancing blow to the side of Diode's head.
Renato throws out a loose jab but Diode uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diode is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diode wants to clinch.
A jab from Renato finds it's way through Diode's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato lands with an uppercut that bounces Diode off the cage and back into range.
Diode is looking to chop away at Renato's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diode is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diode 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 Renato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Renato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diode tries to clinch up.
Renato digs a good hook to Diode's body.
Diode takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Renato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diode's calf.
Renato just misses with a punch to the body.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diode looks for a takedown but Renato sprawls well.
Diode walks into a stiff left hand from Renato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diode walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Renato connects with a leg kick. Diode looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Diode lands a high kick!
Renato blocks a head kick by Diode.
Renato connects with a jab.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Renato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Diode.
Renato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Renato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diode at a distance.
Renato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diode doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode misses with a hook
and Renato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Diode throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diode attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diode ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Renato blocks the body kick.
Diode fails to land the takedown.
Diode takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renato lands with a good body shot.
Renato connects with the punch.
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!
Diode misses with a takedown attempt - Renato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Renato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diode's head backwards.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diode fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Renato avoids it really well and circles away.
Diode throws a sloppy head kick
and Renato counters with a head kick that wobbles Diode - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Renato sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Renato! Tiago Renato retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tiago Renato 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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