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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homer Jaysimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Jaysimpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson closes the distance and clinches up with Jaysimpson, looking for a takedown. Robertson pushes Jaysimpson against the cage but Jaysimpson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaysimpson misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Robertson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaysimpson moves into range and clinches up with Robertson.
Robertson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jaysimpson is defending well.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaysimpson smiles and moves away.
Homer Jaysimpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Robertson moves out of range as Jaysimpson throws a body kick.
Jaysimpson misses with a two punch combination.
Jaysimpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaysimpson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaysimpson smiles and moves away.
Robertson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson drives through with a takedown into Jaysimpson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jaysimpson 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.
Jaysimpson wants to get back to his feet but Robertson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robertson throwing strikes from guard but Jaysimpson blocks nicely.
Robertson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robertson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Robertson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaysimpson is retaining full guard.
Robertson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jaysimpson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaysimpson is defending against the submission attempts here by Robertson.
Robertson wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaysimpson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robertson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robertson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robertson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jaysimpson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jaysimpson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jaysimpson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jaysimpson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robertson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robertson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jaysimpson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robertson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jaysimpson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jaysimpson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robertson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaysimpson defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaysimpson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robertson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaysimpson has managed to get both his arms back between Robertson's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Jaysimpson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jaysimpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Jaysimpson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaysimpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaysimpson misses with a jab to the body
and Robertson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Homer Jaysimpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson cracks Robertson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jaysimpson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Robertson to stand back up!
Robertson is rocked!
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!
Jaysimpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Robertson.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaysimpson finish him?
Jaysimpson moves into the clinch.
Robertson wants a takedown.
Robertson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaysimpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Homer Jaysimpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Jaysimpson has Robertson pressed against the cage.
Robertson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaysimpson tries a body shot but Robertson blocks it.
The referee calls for Jaysimpson to work.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaysimpson smiles and moves away.
Jaysimpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaysimpson throws a nice looking combination but Robertson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaysimpson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robertson.
Homer Jaysimpson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaysimpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Jaysimpson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaysimpson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaysimpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaysimpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Jaysimpson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jaysimpson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robertson blocks a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jaysimpson misses with a body punch.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaysimpson smiles and moves away.
Jaysimpson leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jaysimpson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaysimpson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robertson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robertson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaysimpson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson dives in and grabs Jaysimpson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaysimpson pushes down on Robertson's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robertson is defended easily by Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson throws a low kick but Robertson moves out of range easily.
Jaysimpson tries to work over Robertson's front leg with a kick but Robertson checks it.
Jaysimpson misses with a low kick.
Jaysimpson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaysimpson gets a clinch.
Jaysimpson taking a breather.
Jaysimpson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Robertson tries for a takedown but Jaysimpson manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Jaysimpson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jaysimpson misses with a looping right.
Jaysimpson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaysimpson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robertson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jaysimpson.
A combination from Jaysimpson does no damage.
Jaysimpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaysimpson throws out a loose jab but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaysimpson swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Jaysimpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Jaysimpson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaysimpson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Homer Jaysimpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donovan Robertson.
Robertson fails to pull guard.
We've been informed that Robertson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaysimpson smiles and moves away.
Homer Jaysimpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson looks to land a left hand but Robertson moved out of range nicely.
Jaysimpson clinches with his opponent.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jaysimpson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robertson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaysimpson smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaysimpson misses the target.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Jaysimpson has Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Homer Jaysimpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robertson is trying to drag Jaysimpson to the mat but Jaysimpson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robertson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaysimpson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaysimpson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson scores with a punch to the head.
Jaysimpson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robertson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaysimpson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Jaysimpson finds it's way through Robertson's defenses.
Donovan Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Homer Jaysimpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaysimpson rushes Robertson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robertson is working for takedown but Jaysimpson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jaysimpson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaysimpson to keep the fight standing.
Jaysimpson tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Jaysimpson back against the cage.
Robertson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robertson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaysimpson prevents it.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Jaysimpson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaysimpson leaning against his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robertson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaysimpson's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaysimpson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Jaysimpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaysimpson, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Jaysimpson!
A very excited looking Homer Jaysimpson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by UT Texas Fight Song. Brian Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Irwin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams cracks Irwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alex Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams scores with a hook.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Irwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Irwin.
It looks like Brian Williams has been cut.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Williams.
Irwin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Irwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Williams is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams slips under a jab from Irwin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Irwin's head back.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Irwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Our sources have told us that Williams has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Irwin misses with a body punch.
Irwin can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Irwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams jumps guard but Irwin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Irwin stalling in the clinch.
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Irwin.
Irwin cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Irwin - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams works over Irwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Irwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Irwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin misses with a hook
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irwin in his tracks.
Irwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by Irwin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin misses with a straight right.
A jab from Irwin misses.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Irwin slips a jab from Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Williams tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Brian Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Irwin lands a shoulder strike.
Williams is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Irwin.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irwin lands a big right hand that drops Williams! The killer instinct kicks in and Irwin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Irwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Irwin!
A very excited looking Alex Irwin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between László Herczeg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herczeg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is N.W.A - I ain't the one. Love is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, László Herczeg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herczeg thuds a left hand into Love's body.
Herczeg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love scores with a decent looking hook.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herczeg misses with a straight right.
Herczeg catches Love with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Herczeg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Love.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Herczeg throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Love as he checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herczeg walks into a straight right hand from Love.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Love's coach down at MagicalFatFarm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Love's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big right from Love misses.
László Herczeg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herczeg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Love manages to avoid it.
Love on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Herczeg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herczeg feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Love sprawling to the canvas! Love rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Herczeg finish him?!
Love is rocked!
Puppy Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herczeg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Herczeg finish him?
Herczeg blocks a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick from Herczeg misses.
Love gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Herczeg gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Love is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). László Herczeg!
A very excited looking László Herczeg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danky comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Rin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Death Before Dishonor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kaito Rin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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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
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Danky lands but Rin takes it in his stride.
Rin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Danky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rin throws a head punch that misses.
Rin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rin tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Danky blocking some punches.
Rin breaks from the clinch.
Danky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danky misses with an uppercut.
Rin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky scores with a head kick. Rin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin misses with a wild body shot.
Danky catches Rin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A cross from Danky lands.
Danky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danky misses with a right hand
and Rin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rin is trying to work for a kimura but Danky is defending well.
Rin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Danky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rin.
Rin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Danky to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danky keeping full guard, as Rin tries to pass.
Rin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky keeping moving, preventing Rin from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Danky is pulling down on Rin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rin, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Rin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rin swings widly with a right hand
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
Danky connects with a crisp jab.
Rin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky tries a head kick but it misses.
Rin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
Danky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but Rin is out of range.
Dom Danky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rin.
Rin throws a jab when Danky was well out of range.
Rin throws a hook to the side of Danky's head but Danky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Danky counters with a nice uppercut.
Rin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Danky dodges the punch combination from Rin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rin.
Danky misses with a head kick.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Rin lands with a good body shot.
Rin tried to score with a low kick but Danky checks it.
Rin tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Danky scores with the left hand. Rin knows he should have avoided that one.
Danky throws a body kick that misses.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Rin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danky throws a poor cross that misses
and Rin counters with a takedown into side control.
Danky defending against the ground and pound.
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 Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rin moves into the clinch successfully.
Danky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rin.
Danky trying to stall but Rin improves his position.
Danky has had enough of the clinch but Rin keeps him there for the moment.
Danky breaks from the clinch.
Danky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danky throws a nice head kick!
Danky checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danky takes a step back to recover.
Danky lands a glancing blow to the side of Rin's head.
Danky throws an off balance right hand
and Rin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danky is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Danky keeping full guard, as Rin tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rin wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Danky misses with a double jab
and Rin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Danky won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danky keeps working.
Kaito Rin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danky parries the strikes from Rin easily there. Rin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Danky to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Rin crashes against the mat.
Danky defending against the ground and pound.
Rin with the ground and pound but Danky regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rin misses with a head shot. Danky uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rin throws a strike but Danky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rin wants to sweep here but Danky controlling him for the moment.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Rin blocks nicely.
Rin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaito Rin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rin misses with a hook
and Danky counters with a good low kick that Rin was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Danky.
Rin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rin.
Danky throws a low kick but Rin moves out of range easily.
Danky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rin's head backwards.
Danky gets caught flat footed, as Rin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Danky has control of Rin's left arm, preventing Rin from doing any damage.
Danky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rin cracks Danky with a solid left hand.
Rin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rin with a nice head shot there.
Rin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rin throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Rin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danky gets caught napping as Rin dives in and scores a takedown. Danky manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danky is keeping the position for now.
Rin postures up in Danky's guard and throws a big left but Danky blocks it.
Rin throws a big right hand that misses.
Rin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Danky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Danky.
Rin throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Danky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rin rushes Danky and presses him up against the cage.
Rin scores with a shoulder strike.
Danky stalling against the cage.
Rin stalling the fight.
Rin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rin throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rin takes one on the button.
Rin walks into a straight right hand from Danky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danky counters with a one-two to the body.
Danky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rin's head.
Danky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danky pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rin back to the cage. Danky follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good shot there by Rin.
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Danky misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danky 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Boudreau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miracle - We Ain't Scared kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Boudreau !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreau counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj stalling the fight.
al Hadj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boudreau backwards.
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boudreau trying to land knees to the body.
al Hadj pressing his opponent against the cage.
al Hadj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Hadj managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreau .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau is trying to maintain a safe position but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns Boudreau into the cage.
al Hadj is leaning against Boudreau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boudreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj tries to break the clinch but Boudreau is controlling the position.
Boudreau working aggressively here.
al Hadj tries to work over Boudreau 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreau misses with some punches.
Boudreau tries to throw a body punch but al Hadj avoids it by throwing Boudreau back against the cage.
Boudreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boudreau tries to land knees in the clinch but al Hadj avoids the damage to the body.
Boudreau swings wildly with an uppercut but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreau dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from al Hadj.
Boudreau is trying to maintain a safe position but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns Boudreau into the cage.
al Hadj lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
al Hadj pushes Boudreau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Boudreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boudreau manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
Boudreau lands an elbow just above al Hadj 's eye.
al Hadj misses with an elbow over the top.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Boudreau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
al Hadj scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj misses with an elbow strike.
al Hadj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, al Hadj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boudreau 's brow.
al Hadj lands a body shot.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Boudreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boudreau just misses with a elbow thrown towards al Hadj's brow.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside.
Boudreau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boudreau .
Boudreau takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Hadj misses with a punch on the inside.
Boudreau takes an elbow to the temple.
al Hadj dodges an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau scores with a shot to the side of al Hadj's head.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj tries to work over Boudreau 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Hadj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boudreau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Hadj blocks it with crossed arms.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boudreau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
al Hadj avoiding damage as Boudreau throws knees to the body.
al Hadj blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau is looking to control al Hadj's arms but al Hadj gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boudreau has his back to the cage.
al Hadj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boudreau avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
Nice elbow from al Hadj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreau throws an elbow that misses.
Boudreau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreau avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
Boudreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Hadj misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreau working aggressively here.
al Hadj managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreau .
A left hand lands to the body for al Hadj.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Hadj.
al Hadj lands with a short shot to the head.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj pushes off an throws an elbow but Boudreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boudreau prevents a body shot from al Hadj.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
al Hadj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boudreau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but al Hadj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boudreau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Hadj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreau pushes al Hadj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Hadj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Hadj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
al Hadj misses with a body shot.
Boudreau needs to keep his hands up - al Hadj had a free shot at his head there.
Boudreau has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boudreau misses with a hook. al Hadj ducked under it nicely.
al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boudreau .
al Hadj staying out of range there.
Boudreau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boudreau lands with a cross.
Boudreau throws out a loose jab but al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chance Boudreau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Hadj staying out of range there.
Boudreau misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau scores with a hook to the body. al Hadj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
al Hadj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreau .
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
al Hadj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudreau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreau looks to land a left hand but al Hadj moved out of range nicely.
al Hadj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boudreau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boudreau misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from al Hadj.
al Hadj swings away with a leg kick that misses.
al Hadj is looking to clinch.
Boudreau looks to land a left hand but al Hadj moved out of range nicely.
Boudreau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boudreau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boudreau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Hadj.
al Hadj moves forwards but Boudreau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj moves away from the strike by Boudreau .
Boudreau staying out of range there.
Boudreau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj tries to land a front kick but Boudreau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Hadj scoring well with a low kick there.
al Hadj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boudreau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreau misses with a looping right.
Boudreau loads up on a big right hand but al Hadj slips the punch.
al Hadj tries to clinch up but Boudreau circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from al Hadj does no damage.
Chance Boudreau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al Hadj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boudreau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Hadj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj slips a jab from Boudreau .
Boudreau throws a shot from downtown. al Hadj moves away and avoids it.
Boudreau closes the distance and pushes al Hadj back into the cage.
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
al Hadj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mohamed al Hadj has been cut.
Boudreau 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Boudreau 's eye.
al Hadj lands a shot to the body.
Boudreau using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj managing to block the knees to the body from Boudreau .
Boudreau tries to stall but al Hadj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
al Hadj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
al Hadj misses with the head strike.
Boudreau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but al Hadj is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Boudreau .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boudreau .
Boudreau pushes al Hadj back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boudreau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Boudreau .
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boudreau lands a nice elbow.
al Hadj is looking to control Boudreau 's arms but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns him. Now al Hadj has his back to the cage.
Boudreau blocks the elbow strike.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boudreau 's defenses.
Boudreau misses with a knee strike.
al Hadj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mohamed al Hadj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boudreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Boudreau .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance Boudreau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohamed al Hadj's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boudreau cracks al Hadj with an open hand slap.
Boudreau throws a body punch but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Hadj slips a straight right by Boudreau .
Boudreau misses with a looping left.
Boudreau misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. al Hadj checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
al Hadj digs a good hook to Boudreau 's body.
al Hadj closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau wants to stall.
Boudreau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
Boudreau misses with a punch on the inside.
Boudreau dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudreau .
al Hadj blocks an uppercut.
Boudreau blocks the elbow strike.
Boudreau misses with a punch to the body.
al Hadj struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreau controls his hands.
al Hadj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boudreau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boudreau lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
Mohamed al Hadj's cut is getting worse.
al Hadj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreau taking a breather.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike from al Hadj.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
al Hadj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boudreau misses with a body punch.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boudreau 's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj avoids a wild elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boudreau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from al Hadj.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
Boudreau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boudreau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
al Hadj pushes Boudreau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau misses with the head strike.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreau digs a right hand underneath al Hadj's ribcage. al Hadj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Hadj tries to throw a body punch but Boudreau avoids it by throwing al Hadj back against the cage.
al Hadj lands an elbow just above Boudreau 's eye.
Boudreau scores a nice knee to the body.
Boudreau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from al Hadj fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boudreau blocks a body shot from al Hadj.
al Hadj blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
al Hadj avoids the elbow strike from Boudreau , against the cage.
Boudreau lands with a left to the head.
Boudreau prevents a body shot from al Hadj.
Boudreau lands an elbow inside.
al Hadj misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through al Hadj's defenses.
Mohamed al Hadj's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
al Hadj is trying to maintain a safe position but Boudreau gets an underhook and turns al Hadj into the cage.
al Hadj stalling.
Boudreau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreau dodges an elbow strike from al Hadj.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau blocks an elbow strike.
Boudreau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boudreau slows down the pace here.
Boudreau continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
al Hadj throws an elbow but it misses.
Boudreau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
al Hadj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
al Hadj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al Hadj avoiding damage as Boudreau throws knees to the body.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Hadj tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Boudreau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boudreau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chance Boudreau !
During a confident post fight interview, Chance Boudreau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Arellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I stand alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20 - 10 - 0 |
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215 lbs
39 - 24 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Arellius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Constantinides!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides rushes Arellius and presses him up against the cage.
Constantinides jumps guard.
Constantinides keeping moving, preventing Arellius from controlling successfully.
Constantinides tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Constantinides looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arellius postures up in Constantinides's guard and throws a big left but Constantinides blocks it.
Constantinides controls Arellius momentarily but Arellius frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arellius is looking to work some ground and pound but Constantinides has wrist control.
Arellius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Constantinides's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides is trying to keep Arellius in close.
Arellius wants to control from the top but Constantinides keeps moving.
Constantinides wants to stand but Arellius is controlling the position.
Constantinides working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arellius.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Constantinides throws a sloppy head kick and Arellius moves out of range easily.
Arellius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick lands from Constantinides.
Arellius shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Constantinides wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arellius works his foot free and advances to mount.
Constantinides tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arellius punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arellius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides is trying to escape the mount.
Arellius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arellius lands a big shot there that rocks Constantinides but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides taking shots to the head.
Constantinides takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Constantinides is rocked!
Arellius looking to control but Constantinides is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arellius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Constantinides is still in real trouble! Can Arellius finish him?
Arellius lands a big elbow - Constantinides is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Constantinides is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Titus Arellius!
A victorious Titus Arellius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Cottero.
Boyko clinches.
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyko lands a left hand.
Cottero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boyko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyko stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boyko landing knees to the body.
Cottero is looking to control Boyko's arms but Boyko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cottero has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cottero fails to land.
Boyko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boyko blocks an uppercut.
Cottero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cottero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cottero as Boyko tries to tie him up.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cottero wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cottero.
Cottero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boyko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottero tries to circle away but Boyko has him pinned against the cage.
Boyko blocks an uppercut.
Boyko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boyko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boyko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boyko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cottero backwards.
Boyko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cottero dodges an elbow strike from Boyko.
Boyko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cottero avoids the damage to the body.
Cottero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boyko scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cottero throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero wants to break free but Boyko has control.
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cottero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boyko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boyko misses with a shot to the body
and Cottero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Cottero as he checks the leg kick.
Boyko throws an off balance right hand
and Cottero counters with a nice leg kick.
Cottero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boyko throws out a loose jab but Cottero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cottero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cottero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boyko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyko.
Boyko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cottero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyko scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Boyko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cottero tries a head kick but it misses.
Timofey Boyko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyko moves away.
Boyko throws a front kick aimed at Cottero's knee but Cottero avoids it well.
Cottero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cottero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boyko misses with a looping right.
Boyko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Boyko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cottero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Cottero.
Cottero misses with a head kick.
Boyko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cottero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko loads up on a big right hand but Cottero slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws a body shot but no joy.
Cottero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cottero looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Cottero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyko moves away.
Cottero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Boyko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boyko.
Cottero sizes up Boyko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boyko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch but Cottero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cottero misses the target.
Boyko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyko tries to land a front kick but Cottero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cottero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyko throws out the jab.
Cottero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 Timofey Boyko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cottero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boyko.
Boyko swings widly with a right hand
and Cottero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Boyko misses.
Boyko throws a head kick that misses.
Tommy Cottero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cottero missing with a left hand there. Boyko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cottero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Boyko scores with a head kick.
Cottero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyko.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch but Cottero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cottero.
Boyko scores with a punch to the head.
Cottero is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cottero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyko manages to avoid it.
Cottero is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyko finish him?
Cottero throws a lazy head kick
and as Cottero loses concentration momentarily, Boyko counters with a picture perfect head kick! Cottero goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Timofey Boyko!
A victorious Timofey Boyko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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218 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maokhamphiou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finnegan, pushing him back against the cage.
Maokhamphiou manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan moves out of range of the body kick.
Finnegan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maokhamphiou looks to land a body kick but Finnegan moved away.
Maokhamphiou walks into a jab.
It looks like Khru Maokhamphiou has been cut.
Maokhamphiou is looking to score with low kicks.
Finnegan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maokhamphiou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan lands a high kick!
Finnegan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maokhamphiou has managed to clinch.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maokhamphiou is keeping busy.
Maokhamphiou misses with the head strike.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
Finnegan slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan wants to break free but Maokhamphiou has control.
Finnegan wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phillip Finnegan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finnegan.
Maokhamphiou closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou lands a hook that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Maokhamphiou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finnegan tries to stall but Maokhamphiou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Maokhamphiou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finnegan looking to stall.
A short right from Maokhamphiou on the inside.
Maokhamphiou lands with a right to the head.
Finnegan is rocked!
Finnegan looking to slow down the pace here.
Maokhamphiou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Maokhamphiou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maokhamphiou.
Oh Finnegan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maokhamphiou misses with the head strike.
Finnegan seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Maokhamphiou on the inside.
Maokhamphiou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maokhamphiou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maokhamphiou closes the distance and pushes Finnegan back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maokhamphiou swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maokhamphiou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maokhamphiou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maokhamphiou manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maokhamphiou catches Finnegan napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Finnegan to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnegan is working an open guard so Maokhamphiou takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Finnegan misses with a head kick.
Maokhamphiou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finnegan lands a nice looking body kick.
Finnegan misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses
and Maokhamphiou counters with a beautiful punch that sends Finnegan to the canvas!
Maokhamphiou stands up and waves to Finnegan to follow him.
Maokhamphiou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phillip Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finnegan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Maokhamphiou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khru Maokhamphiou's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finnegan thuds his shin into the meat of Maokhamphiou's side.
Finnegan misses with a head kick.
Finnegan throws a head kick but Maokhamphiou moves out of range.
Finnegan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maokhamphiou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finnegan scoring well with a low kick there.
Finnegan throws a lazy body kick
and Maokhamphiou counters with a beautiful punch that sends Finnegan to the canvas!
It looks like Phillip Finnegan 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!
Maokhamphiou stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maokhamphiou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maokhamphiou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou blocks a head kick by Finnegan.
Maokhamphiou clinches up with Finnegan and pushes him back against the cage.
Finnegan is trying to maintain a safe position but Maokhamphiou gets an underhook and turns Finnegan into the cage.
Maokhamphiou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnegan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maokhamphiou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maokhamphiou waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Finnegan. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Finnegan to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Finnegan controls Maokhamphiou momentarily but Maokhamphiou frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maokhamphiou decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Finnegan, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finnegan.
Maokhamphiou lands with a right hand.
Finnegan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maokhamphiou counters with a right hand that sends Finnegan tumbling to the canvas! Can Maokhamphiou finish him? He dives into Finnegan's guard looking to do just that!
Maokhamphiou decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Finnegan throws the kick towards the body but Maokhamphiou avoids it.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khru Maokhamphiou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finnegan misses with a body kick.
Maokhamphiou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan lands with a nice body kick.
Finnegan throws a head kick but Maokhamphiou moves out of range.
Maokhamphiou closes the distance and pushes Finnegan back into the cage.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maokhamphiou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finnegan tries to work over Maokhamphiou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finnegan trying to control the position but instead, Maokhamphiou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finnegan into the cage.
Maokhamphiou lands with a right to the head.
Maokhamphiou keeps control of Finnegan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maokhamphiou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finnegan checks a low kick from Maokhamphiou.
A head kick misses from Finnegan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Finnegan.
Finnegan throws out a leg kick but Maokhamphiou moves out of range and Finnegan only half commits.
Maokhamphiou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finnegan.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Maokhamphiou is just out of range.
That kick from Finnegan tenderised Maokhamphiou's leg. Maokhamphiou is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finnegan pushes Maokhamphiou away with a front kick.
Finnegan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finnegan looks to land a body kick but Maokhamphiou moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan throws out a leg kick but Maokhamphiou moves out of range and Finnegan only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Maokhamphiou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maokhamphiou tries to clinch up.
Finnegan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maokhamphiou takes a step back to recover.
Finnegan throws a lazy head kick
and Maokhamphiou counters with a straight right hand.
Maokhamphiou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finnegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maokhamphiou sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Finnegan to the ground! Maokhamphiou dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maokhamphiou controlling from the full mount.
Maokhamphiou stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Maokhamphiou throws a head kick but Finnegan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finnegan. Finnegan obviously looking to wear him down.
Finnegan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finnegan 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.
Maokhamphiou misses with an uppercut. Finnegan saw that one coming.
Maokhamphiou blocks a head kick by Finnegan.
Finnegan tries to land a front kick but Maokhamphiou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maokhamphiou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phillip Finnegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maokhamphiou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnegan checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maokhamphiou.
Finnegan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finnegan connects with a leg kick. Maokhamphiou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan tries a head kick but it misses.
Finnegan looks for the body kick but Maokhamphiou saw that one coming.
Finnegan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan connects with a leg kick. Maokhamphiou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finnegan misses with a kick to the body.
Maokhamphiou checks a leg kick.
Finnegan throws a lazy body kick
and Maokhamphiou counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maokhamphiou rushes Finnegan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maokhamphiou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maokhamphiou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maokhamphiou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Finnegan goes down! Can Maokhamphiou finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maokhamphiou gets to his feet. Finnegan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maokhamphiou's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finnegan misses with the body kick
and Maokhamphiou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Finnegan ducks straight into an uppercut from Maokhamphiou and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Finnegan manages to regain guard straight away.
Maokhamphiou gets to his feet - Finnegan follows without any prompting.
Maokhamphiou throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finnegan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maokhamphiou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Maokhamphiou.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khru Maokhamphiou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maokhamphiou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khru Maokhamphiou!
As Khru Maokhamphiou got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm glad to be here tonight to put on a show for all of my fans. I was the better man tonight and I will continue to improve. Special thanks to Dan Monk, the Honor FC staff and especially to my team at Monstar Training Center! '.
Phillip Finnegan spoke after the fight, saying 'CHEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simengwa comes to the cage accompanied by Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
195 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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28
193 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simengwa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harbor swats away the attempt to clinch by Simengwa.
Simengwa defending well as Harbor loads up on a big left hand.
Simengwa has managed to clinch.
Harbor tries to throw a body punch but Simengwa avoids it by throwing Harbor back against the cage.
Harbor tries to throw a body punch but Simengwa avoids it by throwing Harbor back against the cage.
Simengwa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harbor to keep the fight standing.
Simengwa pulls guard.
Simengwa trying to control the position here.
Harbor is looking to work some ground and pound but Simengwa has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simengwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harbor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa trying to keep a closed guard but Harbor is proving a slippery customer.
Simengwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simengwa working for a triangle but Harbor defends it easily.
Harbor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harbor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simengwa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harbor has picked Simengwa up and slammed him! Simengwa can't keep hold of the triangle and Harbor manages to pass to side control!
Harbor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Simengwa!
Simengwa is squirming around, avoiding Harbor's attempts to control the action.
Simengwa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa breaks Harbor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Harbor trying to keep a closed guard but Simengwa is proving a slippery customer.
Simengwa wants to control from the top but Harbor keeps moving.
Harbor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harbor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simengwa manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Simengwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harbor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simengwa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harbor has managed to get both his arms back between Simengwa's legs - danger averted.
Harbor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simengwa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor cracks Simengwa with a solid left hand.
Harbor postures up.
Harbor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simengwa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harbor has managed to get both his arms back between Simengwa's legs - danger averted.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Simengwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harbor landing with the ground and pound.
Simengwa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harbor is aware though and is defending well.
Harbor throwing strikes but missing.
Harbor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harbor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simengwa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harbor has managed to get both his arms back between Simengwa's legs - danger averted.
Harbor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simengwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Simengwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harbor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harbor controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Simengwa tries to clinch
and Harbor counters with a right hand to the body.
Simengwa tries to clinch up
and Harbor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Simengwa fails with the takedown.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Harbor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simengwa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Harbor as Simengwa shoots in.
Harbor with a jab.
Simengwa slips under a jab.
Harbor throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Simengwa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simengwa wants to clinch up but Harbor keeps it at a distance.
Harbor dips to his left and cracks Simengwa with an uppercut!
Harbor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baraka Simengwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simengwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simengwa pushes Harbor up against the cage in a clinch.
Harbor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simengwa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Harbor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simengwa looking for a takedown.
Harbor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simengwa wants to clinch.
Harbor lands with a right hand.
Simengwa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harbor counters with a straight right hand.
Simengwa wants to clinch but Harbor slips to the side
letting Harbor counter with a right hand.
Harbor gets tackled into the cage by Simengwa. Simengwa maintains the clinch.
Harbor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harbor can't find room to land a body shot as Simengwa controls the action.
Simengwa tries a body shot but Harbor blocks it.
Harbor has a couple of punches blocked by Simengwa.
Simengwa pulls guard effortlessly.
Harbor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa trying to control the position.
Simengwa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harbor won't allow Simengwa to sweep him here.
Harbor trying to control but Simengwa is working from the bottom.
James Harbor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harbor throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Simengwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simengwa tries to clinch but Harbor moves away
enabling Harbor to counter with a crisp jab.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Harbor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harbor scores with a jab to the body.
Harbor throws a hook but Simengwa avoids it easily.
Simengwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harbor misses with a hook.
Simengwa tries to clinch but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Simengwa's head backwards.
James Harbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Harbor.
Harbor throws a hook but Simengwa blocks it.
Simengwa dodges the punch combination from Harbor.
Simengwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbor is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Harbor finds it's target.
Simengwa tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simengwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Harbor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harbor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch but Harbor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simengwa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harbor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simengwa somewhat.
Simengwa drives through with a takedown into Harbor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harbor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simengwa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simengwa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harbor wants to sweep here but Simengwa controlling him for the moment.
Harbor controlling Simengwa's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Harbor swings for the body but Simengwa moves out of range.
Harbor misses with a straight left.
Simengwa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harbor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harbor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harbor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simengwa fails with the takedown
and Harbor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Harbor. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simengwa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harbor counters with a left to the body.
Simengwa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harbor lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Simengwa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harbor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simengwa moves in looking to clinch but Harbor pushes him off.
Harbor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simengwa tries to clinch up
and Simengwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harbor misses the shot to the body.
Harbor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simengwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harbor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simengwa manages to avoid it.
Simengwa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baraka Simengwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harbor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor cracks Simengwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simengwa tries to clinch but Harbor moves out of range.
Simengwa misses with a takedown
and Harbor counters with a nice body shot.
Harbor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Simengwa moved out of range.
Harbor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Harbor.
Harbor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harbor throws out a loose jab but Simengwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harbor throws a big shot that misses.
Harbor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Harbor there.
The fighters circling - Harbor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa closes the distance but Harbor moves to the side
enabling Harbor to counter with a crisp jab.
Harbor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simengwa manages to avoid it.
Simengwa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Simengwa is looking to stall here but Harbor recovers full guard.
Harbor keeping full guard, as Simengwa tries to pass.
Harbor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harbor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simengwa defends it easily.
Harbor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simengwa passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor wants to control but Simengwa postures up.
Simengwa trying to control the action but Harbor is working from the bottom.
Simengwa in the domination position with Harbor hanging on.
Harbor can't do much from the bottom here.
Baraka Simengwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Harbor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harbor is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Harbor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harbor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Harbor!
James Harbor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen has chosen Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA] as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
155 lbs
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32
153 lbs
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orgun.
Good standup being displayed there by Queen as he connects with a hook.
Orgun misses with a lunging right hand
and Queen counters with a takedown into side control.
Orgun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Queen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Queen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Orgun is looking to regain half guard here but Queen keeps moving and retains side control.
Orgun is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen slows the pace down in half guard.
Orgun is looking to improve his position.
Orgun has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Orgun is not content to let Queen control the position.
Queen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orgun wants to get back to full guard but Queen has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Queen is working Orgun over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun tries to bench press Queen off him but Queen keeps the position.
Orgun struggling a bit here.
Queen lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Orgun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Queen grinds an elbow into Orgun's temple.
Orgun tries to buck Queen off but Queen is having none of it.
Queen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Queen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Orgun manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Orgun wants to improve his position but Queen is controlling well.
Queen is keen to just control but Orgun is a slippery customer.
Orgun tries to get to full guard but Queen has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen is trying to control. Orgun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Queen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orgun haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Queen working over Orgun with some ground and pound. Orgun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Queen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Queen connects with a nice short shot to Orgun's temple.
Queen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Queen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Queen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orgun wants to improve his position but Queen is controlling well.
Orgun is working hard here to advance position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Queen lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun trying to control here.
Queen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Orgun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Queen lands a couple of elbows.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Orgun.
Orgun can't keep his opponent in guard - Queen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Queen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orgun wants to control but Queen is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that round.
That's time! Orgun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Queen.
Orgun throws a hook to the side of Queen's head but Queen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Queen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orgun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orgun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orgun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orgun. That did some damage!
Queen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orgun tries to clinch up but Queen circles away and keeps his distance.
Queen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orgun's hands.
Orgun tries to close the distance and clinch but Queen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orgun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orgun throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Orgun misses.
Orgun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Queen swings widly with a right hand
and Orgun counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orgun. That did some damage!
Murat Orgun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen tries to keep at a distance but Orgun has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Queen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun scores with a hook to the body.
Orgun looking to throw knees to the head but Queen is blocking nicely.
Queen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Queen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Orgun.
Queen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Queen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orgun's elbow.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Queen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Queen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orgun blocks an uppercut.
Orgun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Queen managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Orgun controls the action.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Orgun tries a body shot but Queen blocks it.
Orgun presses Queen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Queen.
A short uppercut from Queen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orgun.
A short right from Orgun.
A short right from Queen on the inside.
A short uppercut from Queen.
Orgun is trying to break the clinch but Queen has him pressed against the cage.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but Queen blocks with his arms.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queen is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Queen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orgun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orgun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Queen is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orgun stalling in the clinch but Queen improves position.
Queen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orgun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orgun misses with the head strike.
Queen lands a nice uppercut.
Queen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orgun lands a knee to the head.
Queen lands with a left to the head.
Orgun takes a shot to the head.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Queen.
Queen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orgun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oliver Queen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen is trying to maintain a safe position but Orgun gets an underhook and turns Queen into the cage.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun lands a good knee to the midsection. Queen won't want to take too many of those.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Queen avoids the damage to the body.
Queen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orgun obliges.
Orgun is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Queen avoids it.
Queen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Queen.
Nice body punch from Queen - that landed with a thud.
Queen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Queen.
Orgun lands a good knee to the midsection. Queen won't want to take too many of those.
Orgun lands a hook that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
A short right from Queen.
Orgun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Orgun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Orgun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orgun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Queen moves out of range as Orgun strikes.
Queen connects with a solid leg kick.
Queen loads up on a big right hand but Orgun slips the punch.
Queen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orgun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orgun cracks Queen with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orgun crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Queen - the referee stops the clock and Orgun gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Queen. Orgun manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Queen connects with a leg kick. Orgun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orgun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orgun misses with a right hand
so Queen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orgun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Queen has managed to get both his arms back between Orgun's legs - danger averted.
Orgun working a defensive guard here.
Queen 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.
Queen connects with a couple of short punches.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Orgun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen stays in close to Orgun's body and controls the position.
Orgun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Orgun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Queen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Queen wants to control but Orgun is keeping busy.
Queen is refusing to be controlled, as Orgun sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to control but Orgun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Orgun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Queen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Queen actively working from the bottom here.
Queen tries to roll over but Orgun keeps him under control.
Orgun passes the guard and advances to mount!
Queen tries to hold on but Orgun pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun prevents Queen from getting the reversal.
Orgun trying to control but Queen is having none of it.
Oliver Queen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Queen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Orgun looking to control.
Orgun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
Orgun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard.
Orgun trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun looking to sit in guard and control but Queen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Queen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orgun is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Queen is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
Queen stays in close to Orgun's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Queen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!
Oliver Queen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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