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MFN 142: Irenicus vs. Butcher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes into the arena with M.A.S.H Theme blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Nadir has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nadir fails to land.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones pushes Nadir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadir looking to stall.
Nadir pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadirs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir blocks the elbow strike.
Nadir wants to stall.
Nadir 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.
Nadir blocks an elbow strike.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Nadir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones blocks a body shot from Nadir.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Nadir blocks with his arms.
Nadir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nadir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Nadir.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Nadir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Jones.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones digs a right hand into Nadir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nadir's gas tank.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Nadir controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nadir fails to land.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Nadir blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadir or not.
Jones letting Nadir take a breather here.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nadir avoids it.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nadir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nadir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Nadir looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nadir.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Nadir is working Jones over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nadir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones looks winded!
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Nadir looking to stall.
Jones misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Nadir.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nadir sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nadir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nadir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Nadir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones lands a left hand.
Nadir slows down the pace here.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Nadir.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Nadir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Jones.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nadir looking to slow down the pace here.
Nadir has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nadir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir clinches.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Nadir trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nadir into the cage.
Nadir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nadir throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocking some punches.
Nadir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Nadir.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Abed Nadir has been cut.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nadir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Nadir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones pushes Nadir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nadir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Nadir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nadir tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nadir avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Nadir misses with a knee strike.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir lands a left hand.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abed Nadir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nadir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Nadir throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Nadir misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Nadir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nadir ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nadir doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones checks a low kick from Nadir.
Nadir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Nadir persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Nadir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries to clinch but Nadir is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones rushes Nadir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nadir dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Nadir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Nadir avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadir trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nadir into the cage.
Nadir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nadir is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Nadir throws a head punch that misses.
Nadir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nadir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadir tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Nadir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Nadir has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadir backwards.
Andre Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nadir's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Nadir in his tracks for a moment.
Nadir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abed Nadir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Nadir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Jones!
A less than humble Andre Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Veilleux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veilleux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pou Lari A. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Veilleux!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veilleux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dyer misses with a hook. Veilleux ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Dyer.
Veilleux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veilleux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guillaume Veilleux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veilleux misses with a hook.
Dyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Veilleux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dyer.
It looks like Stephen Dyer has been cut.
Veilleux misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dyer.
Veilleux swings for the body but Dyer moves out of range.
Veilleux misses with a straight right.
Veilleux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Veilleux does no damage.
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!
Veilleux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veilleux moves away.
Veilleux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dyer connects with a jab.
A jab from Dyer misses.
Veilleux just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dyer.
Dyer blocks a jab.
Veilleux lands a really nice looking cross but Dyer seems unphased.
Dyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veilleux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Veilleux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stephen Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veilleux throws a lazy head kick
and Dyer counters with a left to the body.
Veilleux tries to land a front kick but Dyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veilleux rushes Dyer and presses him up against the cage.
Veilleux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Veilleux uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Dyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Veilleux lands with a light punch inside.
Dyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dyer.
Veilleux just leaning against Dyer, taking a breather.
Dyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dyer.
A nice left hand lands by Dyer.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Dyer.
Veilleux looks winded!
Veilleux working aggressively here.
Veilleux prevents a body shot from Dyer.
Dyer is working Veilleux over against the cage.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Dyer on the inside.
Dyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyer lands a left hand.
Dyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Veilleux backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dyer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dyer.
Dyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Veilleux working aggressively here.
Dyer works on Veilleux's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Veilleux.
Dyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Veilleux.
Dyer misses with some punches.
Dyer manages to break the clinch.
Dyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veilleux.
Dyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veilleux's hands.
Dyer lands a jab to Veilleux's midsection.
Dyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veilleux.
Dyer cracks Veilleux with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dyer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Veilleux to stand back up!
Veilleux is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Dyer knocks Veilleux out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephen Dyer!
In his post fight interview, Stephen Dyer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson 's entrance music is Blind Eye Halo. A fine choice. McGuiness is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm. Nikolai Peterson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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145 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Peterson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mannix McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peterson to the mat! Peterson manages to get full guard.
McGuiness trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
McGuiness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Peterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Peterson , not yet.
Peterson keeping full guard, as McGuiness tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuiness won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
McGuiness wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson is trying to control the position but McGuiness postures up.
Peterson keeping full guard, as McGuiness tries to pass.
Peterson is trying to control the position but McGuiness postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson with a nice cross.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peterson , as that shot connected.
Peterson lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuiness off the cage and back into range.
Nikolai Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by McGuiness.
McGuiness shoots in looking for a takedown. Peterson tries to sprawl out of it but McGuiness keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuiness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peterson as he avoids it easily.
McGuiness fails with a takedown attempt.
Nikolai Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mannix McGuiness.
Peterson jabs at McGuiness's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but McGuiness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson tries to clinch but McGuiness moves away
and McGuiness counters with a nice kick to the body.
Peterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson looks to land a body kick but McGuiness moved away.
McGuiness is looking to clinch.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Peterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson . McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuiness takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuiness blocks a jab.
McGuiness wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from McGuiness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a hook but McGuiness blocks it.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuiness has managed to clinch.
McGuiness ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McGuiness no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGuiness swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGuiness working for a triangle but Peterson defends it easily.
Peterson wants to control from the top but McGuiness keeps moving.
McGuiness is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuiness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuiness has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peterson wants to control from the top but McGuiness keeps moving.
McGuiness is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peterson wants to control from the top but McGuiness keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuiness avoids the head kick by Peterson .
McGuiness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peterson as he avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Peterson .
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nikolai Peterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuiness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuiness blocks a leg kick.
McGuiness closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peterson did well to prevent McGuiness getting side control.
McGuiness is trying to control the action in half guard but Peterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGuiness uses his free foot to push down on Peterson 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peterson .
McGuiness controlling from mount.
Peterson tries to reverse the position but McGuiness maintains control.
McGuiness looking to control but Peterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness lands a couple of good shots and Peterson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McGuiness patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Peterson prevents McGuiness from getting a body triangle.
Peterson tries to escape the position.
Peterson trying to control the action but McGuiness just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will McGuiness go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Peterson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McGuiness gets his way!
Peterson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McGuiness wants to free his trapped foot but Peterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGuiness is looking for a kimura but Peterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGuiness to get the leverage.
McGuiness goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Peterson does a handstand and catches McGuiness in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Peterson on top - McGuiness is already out from the submission! Peterson gives McGuiness's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Nikolai Peterson !
Nikolai Peterson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roadhouse Blues. Dave Gomes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Turris's chin.
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24
138 lbs
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32
142 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a looping left.
Turris doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Gomes's shoulder, as Gomes tries to avoid the shot.
Gomes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Turris.
Turris has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomes.
Gomes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gomes lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Turris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
Turris presses Gomes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turris working aggressively here.
A short right from Gomes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gomes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turris's head.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turris defending well though.
Turris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomes is looking to advance position but Turris won't allow it.
Gomes works his way into full mount!
Gomes landing strikes from the mount and Turris is in trouble!
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomes looking to control but Turris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turris is squirming around, avoiding Gomes's attempts to control the action.
Gomes landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomes avoids the attempt from Turris to control.
BOOM! Gomes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Turris taking shots to the head.
Gomes looking to ground and pound but Turris is blocking nicely.
Gomes scoring with strikes but Turris is staying in there.
Gomes with a couple of short strikes.
Turris is rocked!
Gomes landing strikes from the mount.
Turris is still in real trouble! Can Gomes finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turris is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turris seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomes lands a heavy elbow.
Gomes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Turris tries to reverse the position but Gomes maintains control.
Gomes looking to control but Turris is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Turris can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomes stuns Turris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turris with a jab.
Turris blocks a leg kick.
Turris walks into a straight right hand from Gomes.
A slow jab from Turris misses its intended target.
Gomes throws a leg kick but Turris checks it.
Turris throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
Turris scores with a jab to the head.
Turris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dave Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turris wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turris can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gomes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gomes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomes controlling the pace for now.
Turris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gomes.
Gomes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomes with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomes unloads with some shots from mount but Turris bucks and avoids them well.
Gomes looking to ground and pound but Turris is blocking nicely.
Turris wants to control but Gomes is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turris is looking to improve his position but Gomes isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomes controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turris is looking to improve his position but Gomes isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomes controlling the position easily from mount.
Gomes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gomes controlling his opponent.
Gomes raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control the pace but Turris is squirming around nicely.
Gomes controlling the pace for now.
Gomes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Turris is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomes shoots in and drives through. Turris sprawls well.
Turris tries to clinch there but Gomes circles away.
Gomes ducks under a wild hook from Turris.
Gomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomes forces Turris back against the cage and clinches.
Turris throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes.
Gomes pushes Turris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomes is working Turris over against the cage.
Gomes blocks an elbow strike from Turris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turris swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomes lands with a straight right. Turris didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomes, right into the meat.
Gomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turris throws a hook to the side of Gomes's head but Gomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Gomes.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomes digs a right hand underneath Turris's ribcage. Turris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turris takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
Turris misses with a body punch.
Turris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Turris misses.
Turris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turris in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes cracks Turris with a good jab.
Turris blocks a low kick nicely.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turris's head.
Turris looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gomes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Turris won't allow Gomes to pass to mount.
Gomes is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control the action but Turris is working from the bottom.
Turris wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy.
Gomes 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turris is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Turris is positioning himself well to prevent Gomes advancing to mount.
Kyle Turris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turris trying to hold on to Gomes's head to control him but Gomes postures up.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turris defending well though.
Turris is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
Gomes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomes lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gomes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Gomes made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Nanahara has chosen God Particle as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
215 lbs
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28
215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
State doesn't manage to clinch there - Nanahara circles away.
State slips under a jab.
State lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from State.
Nanahara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nanahara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but State was well out of range. Poor timing from Nanahara.
Police State seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara throws out a powerful jab.
Nanahara loads up on a big right hand but State slips the punch.
Nanahara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
State cracks Nanahara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. State has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nanahara to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanahara moves out of range of the body kick from State.
Nanahara connects with a single shot there.
State bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head backwards.
Nanahara is rocked!
Nanahara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on State. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by State.
Nice jab there from Nanahara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from State.
Nanahara gets tackled into the cage by State. State maintains the clinch.
State tries to pull guard but Nanahara won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Nanahara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
State misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nanahara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
State is trying to force a seperation but Nanahara has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from State.
State struggles to land a body shot inside as Nanahara controls his hands.
State escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nanahara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
State throws a chopping leg kick but Nanahara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from State misses.
Nanahara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from State.
Nanahara ducks under a wild hook from State.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Nanahara.
State connects with a leg kick. Nanahara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
State takes a swing at Nanahara's ribcage but misses.
Nanahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nanahara cracks State with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nanahara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping State at a distance.
Nanahara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
State misses with a right hand
and State takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
State walks into a jab.
Nanahara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nanahara throws a right hand that misses
and State counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nanahara!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara is trying to control State's posture but State avoids it.
State is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nanahara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nanahara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've been hearing that State has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
State is looking to take a break and control but Nanahara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
State is really struggling to control Nanahara but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
State controlling the pace.
Nanahara has one foot on State's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
State takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
State lands a nice looking body kick.
State on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nanahara 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.
State connects with a jab.
State works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nanahara throws a one two combo.
It looks like Police State has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nanahara takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Nanahara.
Nanahara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police State dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Police State's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
State drops Nanahara with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nanahara looks back up at him and smiles so State waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nanahara is still on wobbly legs! Can State finish him?
Nanahara blocks a jab.
Nanahara seems to have recovered his senses.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
State throws a jab when Nanahara was well out of range.
State swings away with a leg kick that misses.
State takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nanahara throws a big shot that misses.
State uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nanahara.
Nanahara misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
State swings widly with a right hand
and Nanahara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
State misses with a straight right.
Nanahara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from State. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nanahara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nanahara. Those never looked like landing.
State looks for the body kick but Nanahara saw that one coming.
State throws a wild body kick that Nanahara sees coming a mile off.
Nanahara throws a predictable looking body shot
and State counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nanahara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nanahara wants to sweep here but State controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
State drops back looking for a leg! Nanahara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nanahara manages to kick State off! State jumps back into Nanahara's guard.
Nanahara keeping moving, preventing State from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from State.
State loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nanahara wants to stand but State is controlling the position.
Nanahara is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
State misses with a leg kick.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by State.
Nanahara misses with a wild combination.
Nanahara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Police State is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
Nanahara misses with an uppercut. State saw that one coming.
State tries to score with a low kick but Nanahara moves his leg out of the way.
Nanahara throws a right hand that State ducks under and follows up with a left that State also avoids with ease.
Nanahara misses with a right hand
and State counters with a shoot takedown. Nanahara fights it but they end up in guard.
State throwing strikes from guard but Nanahara blocks nicely.
State throwing strikes from guard but Nanahara blocks nicely.
State throws an elbow that misses. Nanahara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in State's guard. Nice move by Nanahara!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nanahara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on State, up you get!
State moves out of range as Nanahara strikes.
State scores with a kick to the midsection.
State lands a glancing blow to the side of Nanahara's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
State on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
State lands a really nice looking cross but Nanahara seems unphased.
State pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nanahara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
State tries to land a front kick but Nanahara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police State dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Police State's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
State pushes Nanahara up against the cage in a clinch.
State lands with a right to the head.
State keeps control of Nanahara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
State misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Nanahara.
A body shot lands from Nanahara.
State tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nanahara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
State tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nanahara smiles and moves away.
Nanahara misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara throws a big shot that misses.
State throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State wants to clinch but Nanahara slips to the side
and Nanahara counters with a two punch combo.
State uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nanahara.
Nanahara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by State.
State stuns Nanahara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by State!
State punishes Nanahara's body with a nice straight punch.
Nanahara throws a big shot that misses.
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanahara was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
A bone on bone clash there as Nanahara blocks the leg kick.
State lands a nice looking body shot.
Nanahara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
State fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
A big left from State misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from State misses.
State ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
State throws an off balance right hand
and Nanahara counters with a nice uppercut.
State with a body punch. A glancing blow.
State throws a front kick that sends Nanahara stumbling back into the cage.
State bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nanahara's head backwards.
State cracks Nanahara with a good jab.
State lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nanahara will feel that in the morning.
Nanahara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
State throws the kick towards the body but Nanahara avoids it.
State bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State lands a big head kick that sends Nanahara tumbling to the mat! State takes a step backwards and waves Nanahara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nanahara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by State. State obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by State. Beautiful body shot.
State misses with a two punch combination.
State moves away from the strike by Nanahara.
State throws a half hearted mid kick.
State gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Nanahara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
State keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nanahara's efforts to push away.
State lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nanahara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara blocks an uppercut.
State has a couple of punches blocked by Nanahara.
Nanahara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
State cracks the inside of Nanahara's front leg.
Jab, jab by State - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for State.
Nanahara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Nanahara misses its intended target.
State scores with a body shot.
Nanahara blocks a jab.
Nanahara looks to score with a jab to the body but State is just out of range.
Nanahara avoids the body shot from State.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police State clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Police State's cut.
That's time! State's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nanahara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
State smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
State connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
State is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanahara can do to turn this around?
State feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nanahara's calf.
Nanahara throws a series of strikes that have State backpedaling.
Nanahara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nanahara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from State.
Nanahara slips a straight right by State.
State fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts State, as that shot connected.
State swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nanahara counters with a nice uppercut.
Nanahara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
State tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nanahara was well out of range. Poor timing from State.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State looks to score with a jab to the body but Nanahara is just out of range.
A big right from State misses.
State keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nanahara.
State misses with a wild body shot.
State tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
State thows a leg kick but Nanahara checks it
and Nanahara counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nanahara cracks State with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nanahara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
State uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nanahara.
State misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara lands a really nice looking cross but State seems unphased.
State lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by State.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nanahara misses the shot to the body.
State fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nanahara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
State uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nanahara.
State scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nanahara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from State.
State throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
State throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by State. Beautiful body shot.
State punishes Nanahara's body with a nice straight punch.
Nanahara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by State.
State scoring well with a low kick there.
You can see that Nanahara has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
State throws a lazy uppercut
and Nanahara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nanahara looks to land a combination but State avoids it well.
Nanahara tries to move into range but State moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nanahara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
State ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
State bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State looks to throw the jab but Nanahara is out of range.
State tried to score with a low kick but Nanahara checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanahara blocks a head kick by State.
State fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nanahara checks it well.
State misses with a hook. Nanahara ducked under it nicely.
State uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nanahara.
State looks for the body kick but Nanahara saw that one coming.
Nanahara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from State.
State connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
State lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police State had his way with Shuya Nanahara in that round.
The cut man is working on Police State's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
State listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nanahara moves out of range of the body kick from State.
State misses with a wild combination.
State bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nanahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nanahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by State.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from State, right into the meat.
State fakes the leg kick and cracks Nanahara in the body.
State moves out of range as Nanahara strikes.
State connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Nanahara misses the target.
Nanahara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
State fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nanahara is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A looping hook to the body misses from State. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nanahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
State drives through and clinches with Nanahara against the cage.
State has Nanahara pressed against the cage, preventing Nanahara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
State goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nanahara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nanahara controlling the action here for a moment.
State lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Nanahara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
State prevents Nanahara from breaking the clinch.
State misses with a punch to the body.
Nanahara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
State clinches up against the cage.
Nanahara manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by State there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
State uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nanahara.
State misses with a straight left.
Nanahara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from State.
State blocks a jab.
Nanahara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so State counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nanahara's head.
State throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nanahara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
State makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
State is in close to Nanahara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
State working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nanahara pulls State in to control the position.
State 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.
Nanahara can't keep his opponent in guard - State advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nanahara is staying active underneath State, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara is looking to escape.
Nanahara holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ground and pound from State.
Nanahara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from State.
Nanahara is trying to stand up here but State is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good leg kick by State there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shuya Nanahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nanahara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and State connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nanahara scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Police State showed his dominance in that final round.
Well State has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Police State!
Police State retains his light heavyweight title!
Police State spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
145 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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27
143 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Linhares tries to work over Xinhai's front leg with a kick but Xinhai checks it.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Xinhai looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Linhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linhares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xinhai in his tracks.
Linhares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xinhai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xinhai throws a right and a left that Linhares avoids nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xinhai enables Linhares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xinhai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Xinhai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Linhares.
Linhares trying to control but Xinhai is working from the bottom.
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!
Xinhai keeping full guard, as Linhares tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai pulls Linhares in close to prevent any damage.
Xinhai keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
Linhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Xinhai is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We've been hearing that Linhares has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Linhares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Xinhai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Xinhai throws a leg kick
and Linhares counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linhares walks into a stiff left hand from Xinhai.
Xinhai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linhares avoids it really well and circles away.
Linhares jabs at Xinhai's body.
Xinhai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Linhares did well to prevent Xinhai getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linhares defending well though.
Linhares tries to get to full guard but Xinhai has control of the leg.
Linhares trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Xinhai seems content to control.
Xinhai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Linhares moves into full guard.
Linhares has his hands on Xinhai's head, controlling the position.
Linhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Linhares, not yet.
Xinhai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Linhares managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Xinhai misses with a looping right.
Xinhai digs a good body shot into Linhares's ribs.
Xinhai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xinhai.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Linhares shoots in but Xinhai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Linhares blocks the body kick.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linhares throws a front kick aimed at Xinhai's knee but Xinhai avoids it well.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xinhai moves away.
Linhares misses with a head kick.
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 Hector Linhares will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Xinhai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Xinhai moved away.
Xinhai misses with a body kick.
Linhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xinhai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linhares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Xinhai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Xinhai finds it's target.
Xinhai fails to land the takedown.
Xinhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares lands with a nice body punch.
Xinhai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A left and a right from Linhares both land. Nice combination.
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick
and Linhares counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Xinhai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Xinhai wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Linhares is now in half guard.
Hector Linhares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xinhai tries to get to full guard but Linhares has control of the leg.
Xinhai is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Linhares jumps into side control!
Linhares looking to control but instead Xinhai has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Linhares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Linhares in particular looking to stall.
Xinhai tries to roll over but Linhares keeps him under control.
Linhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Linhares slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xinhai is pressing down on Linhares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares controlling from the top position.
Xinhai keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Xinhai being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses.
Xinhai closes the distance and clinches.
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.
Xinhai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Xinhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xinhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares tries for a takedown but Xinhai manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
Xinhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xinhai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Linhares pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Xinhai.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Xinhai looking to score a takedown here. Linhares is defending well but Xinhai drives through and ends up in Linhares's guard.
Xinhai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xinhai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Linhares's head.
Xinhai trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Xinhai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xinhai.
Linhares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xinhai circles away.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xinhais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xinhai keeps Linhares at a distance using the push kick.
Linhares misses with an uppercut. Xinhai saw that one coming.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Linhares.
Linhares throws a good cross that connects.
Linhares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xinhai controlling the position for now.
Linhares prevents Xinhai from improving his position.
Xinhai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two 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.
Xinhai keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Xinhai.
Xinhai lands a front kick.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Xinhai didn't see that one coming.
Xinhai throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Xinhai off balance momentarily.
Xinhai misses with a few strikes there.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linhares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xinhai.
Yang Xinhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linhares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Linhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xinhai's sensitive parts.
Hector Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Xinhai moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
Linhares jabs Xinhai right on the nose. Xinhai blinks but takes it well.
Xinhai is rocked!
Xinhai throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Xinhai is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Xinhai 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.
Xinhai gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Xinhai tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Linhares is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Xinhai buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Xinhai!! Xinhai is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Linhares throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
A relieved looking Hector Linhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracey comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Benton has chosen N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
152 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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27
158 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Tracey.
Tracey lands a lovely overhand right.
Tracey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benton throws out the jab.
Benton jabs at Tracey's body.
Tracey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benton throws a hook but Tracey blocks it.
Tracey throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
Tracey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tracey's head.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tracey moves away.
Benton slips a straight right by Tracey.
Tracey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tracey wants it to stay on the feet.
Benton throws a head kick but Tracey moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tracey scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Benton.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tracey is just out of range.
Tracey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tracey throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey delivers a nice body kick.
Tracey throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt - Tracey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Tracey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benton misses with a shot to the body
and Tracey counters with an inside leg kick.
Benton swings for the body but Tracey moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tracey.
Tracey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benton throws a low kick, looking for Tracey's leg but Tracey calmly moves out of range.
Tracey connects with a jab.
Benton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tracey did well to prevent Benton getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey is staying active underneath Benton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
Benton stalling.
Tracey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Benton.
Tracey is looking to stand up but Benton isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton looking to pass the guard.
Tracey is pulling down on Benton's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tracey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benton cracks Tracey with an open hand slap.
Benton's corner calls for a 1-2. Benton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tracey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tracey.
Benton misses with a straight right.
Benton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tracey tries to land a front kick but Benton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Tracey as he checks the leg kick.
Tracey misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Tracey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tracey throws a poor cross that misses
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Tracey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benton scores with a jab. Tracey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rob Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Benton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tracey.
Benton swings for the body but Tracey moves out of range.
Rob Tracey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tracey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tracey moves out of range as Benton strikes.
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 Rob Tracey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tracey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Benton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tracey doesn't seem phased though.
Tracey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bernard Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tracey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benton throws a lazy head kick
and Tracey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benton lands a really nice looking cross but Tracey seems unphased.
Benton throws a leg kick but Tracey moved away.
Tracey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracey.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton staying out of range there.
Tracey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
Benton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tracey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tracey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tracey throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Benton finds it's target.
Tracey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tracey throws a body kick that misses.
Rob Tracey is winning the standup battle so far.
Tracey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tracey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tracey moves out of range of the strikes.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benton throws a jab when Tracey was well out of range.
Tracey dips to his left and cracks Benton with an uppercut!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benton is defended easily by Tracey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tracey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to move into range but Tracey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benton closes the distance and clinches up with Tracey, looking for a takedown. Benton pushes Tracey against the cage but Tracey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tracey defends it nicely.
Rob Tracey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Benton.
Tracey lands with a straight right. Benton didn't see that one coming.
Tracey lands a really nice looking cross but Benton seems unphased.
Tracey throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
Tracey misses with a leg kick
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benton cracks a nice hook into Tracey's ribs.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Tracey moved out of range.
Benton throws a low kick but Tracey avoids it.
Tracey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benton.
Nice shot lands for Benton.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Tracey is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tracey misses with a wild body shot.
Tracey misses with a wild body shot.
Tracey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tracey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tracey misses with a kick to the body.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tracey. Tracey obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Benton finds it's target.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tracey.
Tracey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Tracey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tracey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tracey thuds his right hand into Benton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a lazy head kick
and Tracey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tracey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton tries to land a leg kick but Tracey saw it coming and moves away.
Tracey throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it.
Benton throws a hook but Tracey blocks it.
Tracey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tracey swings for the body but Benton moves out of range.
Benton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tracey swivels and escapes.
Tracey swings for the body but Benton moves out of range.
Benton misses with a hook.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tracey.
Tracey tries to land a leg kick but Benton saw it coming and moves away.
Benton throws a hook but Tracey blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Tracey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Benton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tracey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benton back to the cage. Tracey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tracey takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Benton misses with an uppercut. Tracey saw that one coming.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tracey.
Tracey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tracey throws a leg kick
and Benton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tracey!
Benton wants to control but Tracey is keeping him busy.
Benton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tracey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey defending against the ground and pound.
Benton trying to control the position but Tracey is working away.
Benton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benton trying to control the position but Tracey is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
Tracey misses with a hook
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
Benton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benton lands the left hand.
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Tracey misses.
Bernard Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey cracks a nice hook into Benton's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Benton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Benton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tracey misses with a body shot.
Tracey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton misses with an uppercut.
Tracey lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the cage and back into range.
Tracey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton scores with a body shot.
Tracey lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Benton finds it's target.
Benton looks to land a combination but Tracey avoids it well.
Benton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tracey tries to sprawl out of it but Benton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tracey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tracey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tracey.
A low kick from Benton misses
letting Tracey counter with a right hand.
Tracey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tracey.
Benton misses with a hook
enabling Tracey to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tracey counters with a stiff right hand.
Tracey blocks a jab.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Tracey's shoulder, as Tracey tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tracey. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tracey slips a jab from Benton.
Tracey jabs at Benton's body.
Tracey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tracey blocks a head kick by Benton.
Tracey lands a really nice looking cross but Benton seems unphased.
Rob Tracey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tracey just misses with a punch to the body.
Tracey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tracey clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tracey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tracey throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Tracey connects with a right hand. Benton shakes it off.
Tracey avoids the body shot from Benton.
Tracey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tracey tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tracey staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Tracey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tracey, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rob Tracey!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rob Tracey made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro wants to clinch up but Sturmpruegel keeps it at a distance.
Kazuhiro throws a lazy head kick
and Kazuhiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuhiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sturmpruegels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sturmpruegel throws a hook but Kazuhiro avoids it easily.
Kazuhiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination. Kazuhiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
Kazuhiro misses with a leg kick
and Sturmpruegel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot.
Kazuhiro slips a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel thows a leg kick but Kazuhiro checks it
and Kazuhiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Kazuhiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kazuhiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kazuhiro throws a hook but Sturmpruegel blocks it.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Sturmpruegel blocks the low kick.
Kazuhiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body punch
and Kazuhiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Sturmpruegel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kazuhiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturmpruegel backwards.
Kazuhiro slows down the pace here.
Sturmpruegel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kazuhiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kazuhiro obliges.
Kazuhiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturmpruegel avoids the damage to the body.
Kazuhiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sturmpruegel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazuhiro or not.
Sturmpruegel wants to stall.
Kazuhiro working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel blocks a body shot from Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazuhiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sturmpruegel's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro throws a sloppy head kick and Sturmpruegel moves out of range easily.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that misses
and Sturmpruegel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that Sturmpruegel semi-blocks.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kazuhiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sturmpruegel finds it's way round the side to connect with Kazuhiro's head.
Sturmpruegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazuhiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmpruegel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazuhiro, right into the meat.
Sturmpruegel throws a low kick but Kazuhiro moves out of range easily.
Kazuhiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturmpruegel blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturmpruegel swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazuhiro.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick
and Sturmpruegel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel thumps Kazuhiro with a low kick.
Sturmpruegel throws out a loose jab but Kazuhiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sturmpruegel cracks Kazuhiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel scores with the left hand. Kazuhiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Kazuhiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturmpruegel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sturmpruegel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kazuhiro tenderised Sturmpruegel's leg. Sturmpruegel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazuhiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kazuhiro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sturmpruegel is out of range.
Kazuhiro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturmpruegel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturmpruegel blocks a low kick nicely.
Sturmpruegel blocks the body kick.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturmpruegel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturmpruegel misses with a double jab.
Kazuhiro has closed the distance and engaged Sturmpruegel in a clinch.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Kazuhiro.
Knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Roberto Sturmpruegel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Kazuhiro's cut.
That's time! Sturmpruegel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kazuhiro misses with a kick to the body.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturmpruegel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazuhiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kazuhiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Sturmpruegel off the cage and back into range.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a left hand but Kazuhiro moved out of range nicely.
Sturmpruegel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kazuhiro checks it well.
Sturmpruegel blocks a jab.
Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but Sturmpruegel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturmpruegel cracks a nice hook into Kazuhiro's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuhiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sturmpruegel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro scores with a leg kick.
Kazuhiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sturmpruegel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sturmpruegel cracks a nice hook into Kazuhiro's ribs.
Sturmpruegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazuhiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmpruegel.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick
and Kazuhiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazuhiro has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kazuhiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kazuhiro trying to stall but Sturmpruegel improves his position.
Kazuhiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sturmpruegel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsuro Kazuhiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sturmpruegel managing to block the knees to the body from Kazuhiro.
A knee to the head by Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sturmpruegel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel cracks the inside of Kazuhiro's front leg.
Kazuhiro checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Kazuhiro misses
and Sturmpruegel counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuhiro misses with a kick to the body.
Sturmpruegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazuhiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmpruegel.
Nice cross by Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kazuhiro darts in and clinches Sturmpruegel up against the cage.
Kazuhiro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturmpruegel.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel tries a body shot but Kazuhiro blocks it.
Kazuhiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sturmpruegel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kazuhiro can turn it around.
Kazuhiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Kazuhiro scores with a shot to the side of Sturmpruegel's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kazuhiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel is trying to maintain a safe position but Kazuhiro gets an underhook and turns Sturmpruegel into the cage.
Sturmpruegel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazuhiro backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sturmpruegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Kazuhiro has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kazuhiro pushes Sturmpruegel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kazuhiro works on Sturmpruegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Sturmpruegel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body punch.
Sturmpruegel blocking some punches.
Kazuhiro keeps control of Sturmpruegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kazuhiro landing knees to the head.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body punch.
Sturmpruegel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kazuhiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kazuhiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kazuhiro effectively controlling the action here.
Kazuhiro can't find room to land a body shot as Sturmpruegel controls the action.
Sturmpruegel working aggressively here.
Sturmpruegel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kazuhiro or not.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturmpruegel is trying to force a seperation but Kazuhiro has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katsuro Kazuhiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Kazuhiro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturmpruegel. Kazuhiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturmpruegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturmpruegel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Sturmpruegel. That snapped Kazuhiro's head back.
Crunch! Kazuhiro slams his shin into Sturmpruegel's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazuhiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturmpruegel throws the left hand but Kazuhiro avoids the punch easily.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel avoids the head kick by Kazuhiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmpruegel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kazuhiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Kazuhiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sturmpruegel on the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a combination but Kazuhiro avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturmpruegel throws a shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel blocks the body kick.
Sturmpruegel ducks under a wild hook from Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel throws a big shot that misses.
Sturmpruegel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kazuhiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Kazuhiro blocks the low kick.
Sturmpruegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazuhiro. That's going to slow Sturmpruegel down.
Kazuhiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sturmpruegel throws a front kick aimed at Kazuhiro's knee but Kazuhiro avoids it well.
Sturmpruegel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kazuhiro counters with a body kick that stops Sturmpruegel in his tracks momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazuhiro, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sturmpruegel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kazuhiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kazuhiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sturmpruegel is looking to wear down Kazuhiro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sturmpruegel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazuhiro is out of range.
Sturmpruegel 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazuhiro scores with a knee to the head.
Sturmpruegel avoids a wild elbow strike from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro wants to stall.
Sturmpruegel taking a breather.
Sturmpruegel avoiding damage as Kazuhiro throws knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel stalling.
Sturmpruegel misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturmpruegel working hard to break the clinch.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturmpruegel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazuhiro controls his hands.
Sturmpruegel works on Kazuhiro's body with a couple of short punches.
Kazuhiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sturmpruegel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazuhiro lands a shoulder strike.
Kazuhiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturmpruegel lands an uppercut.
Sturmpruegel can't find room to land a body shot as Kazuhiro controls the action.
Kazuhiro misses with the head strike.
Sturmpruegel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturmpruegel thumps Kazuhiro with a low kick.
Sturmpruegel scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro avoids the body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kazuhiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturmpruegel is out of range and Kazuhiro settles back down.
Kazuhiro misses with a hook. Sturmpruegel ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but Kazuhiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kazuhiro moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro throws a jab when Sturmpruegel was well out of range.
Kazuhiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazuhiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturmpruegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturmpruegel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sturmpruegel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roberto Sturmpruegel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Kazuhiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kazuhiro cracks Sturmpruegel with an open hand slap.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that misses.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Kazuhiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazuhiro moves forwards but Sturmpruegel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturmpruegel scores with a body shot.
Kazuhiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturmpruegel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazuhiro. Sturmpruegel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazuhiro is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuhiro tries to bum rush Sturmpruegel with a series of wild strikes but Sturmpruegel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but Kazuhiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kazuhiro misses.
Kazuhiro wants to clinch up but Sturmpruegel keeps it at a distance.
Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick nicely.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sturmpruegel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range as Kazuhiro strikes.
Kazuhiro throws out a loose jab but Sturmpruegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuhiro checks the leg kick.
Sturmpruegel is looking to chop away at Kazuhiro's legs.
Kazuhiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazuhiro clinches up with Sturmpruegel and pushes him back against the cage.
Sturmpruegel blocking some punches.
Kazuhiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel breaks from the clinch.
Kazuhiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
Kazuhiro lands a right hook to the body.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazuhiro. Kazuhiro obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazuhiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kazuhiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazuhiro manages to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel misses with a few strikes there.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro slips under a jab.
Sturmpruegel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturmpruegel thows a leg kick but Kazuhiro checks it
and Kazuhiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kazuhiro to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Kazuhiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kazuhiro tries to clinch there but Sturmpruegel circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro looks to land a left hand but Sturmpruegel moved out of range nicely.
Kazuhiro throws a right hand that misses
and Sturmpruegel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kazuhiro darts in trying to clinch
and Kazuhiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuhiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturmpruegel circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick that Sturmpruegel semi-blocks.
Kazuhiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturmpruegel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuhiro tries to work over Sturmpruegel's front leg with a kick but Sturmpruegel checks it.
Kazuhiro takes one to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturmpruegel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturmpruegel slips a jab from Kazuhiro.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro throws a good cross that connects.
Kazuhiro throws a head kick but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazuhiro throws out the jab.
Kazuhiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturmpruegel. That's going to slow Kazuhiro down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Roberto Sturmpruegel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Kazuhiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kazuhiro looks to land a body kick but Sturmpruegel moved away.
Sturmpruegel missing with a left hand there. Kazuhiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazuhiro wants to clinch up but Sturmpruegel keeps it at a distance.
Kazuhiro tries to land a leg kick but Sturmpruegel saw it coming and moves away.
Kazuhiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sturmpruegel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazuhiro can pounce on him.
Sturmpruegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuhiro moves away.
Kazuhiro motions for Sturmpruegel to come forward. Kazuhiro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazuhiro throws a chopping leg kick but Sturmpruegel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kazuhiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kazuhiro lands with a good body shot.
Sturmpruegel throws a solid leg kick but Kazuhiro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazuhiro is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturmpruegel can pounce on him.
Kazuhiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazuhiro throws a right and a left that Sturmpruegel avoids nicely.
Sturmpruegel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel lands a head shot.
Sturmpruegel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Kazuhiro is predictable there
and Sturmpruegel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kazuhiro thinking.
Sturmpruegel swinging wildly here.
Kazuhiro misses with a body kick.
Sturmpruegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazuhiro moves away.
Kazuhiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katsuro Kazuhiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kazuhiro closes the distance and pushes Sturmpruegel back into the cage.
Kazuhiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazuhiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazuhiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturmpruegel is defending well for now.
Kazuhiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kazuhiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sturmpruegel backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturmpruegel.
A shot in the inside from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sturmpruegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazuhiro won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sturmpruegel taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sturmpruegel on the inside.
Kazuhiro is rocked!
Sturmpruegel avoiding damage as Kazuhiro throws knees to the body.
Kazuhiro being controlled against the cage.
Sturmpruegel struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazuhiro controls his hands.
Kazuhiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazuhiros head.
Sturmpruegel working aggressively here.
Sturmpruegel can't find room to land a body shot as Kazuhiro controls the action.
Kazuhiro blocks a body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Kazuhiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kazuhiro missing with knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro throws a head punch that misses.
Sturmpruegel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kazuhiro missing with knees to the body.
Sturmpruegel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazuhiro backwards.
Sturmpruegel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sturmpruegel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kazuhiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Sturmpruegel finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuhiro lands a knee to the body.
Kazuhiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturmpruegel is defending well for now.
Sturmpruegel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazuhiro backwards.
Sturmpruegel throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazuhiro misses with some punches.
Sturmpruegel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazuhiro backwards.
Sturmpruegel just leaning against Kazuhiro, taking a breather.
Kazuhiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roberto Sturmpruegel.
I think Sturmpruegel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roberto Sturmpruegel!
An out of breath Roberto Sturmpruegel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Die by the drop. Ki Duk has chosen north korea's national anthem as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, William Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Ki Duk lands an uppercut.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ki Duk is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
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!
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk - that landed with a thud.
Ki Duk trying to stall but Burns improves his position.
Burns lands a left hand.
Burns misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Ki Duk lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Burns.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ki Duk is defending well for now.
Ki Duk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns works on Ki Duk's body with a couple of short punches.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Ki Duk controls the action.
Ki Duk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns lands a left hand.
Ki Duk blocking some punches.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
I was talking to Burns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knees to the body from Ki Duk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ki Duk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Burns.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ki Duk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ki Duk's elbow.
Burns takes a shot to the head.
Ki Duk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Burns blocks the elbow strike.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Ki Duk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Ki Duk's head.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ki Duk taking a breather.
Ki Duk pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ki Duk trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ki Duk into the cage.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk blocks an elbow strike.
Ki Duk avoids a wild elbow strike from Burns.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ki Duk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ki Duk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Burns gets through Ki Duk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
Burns gets through Ki Duk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ki Duk trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ki Duk into the cage.
Good body shot from Ki Duk.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ki Duk takes an elbow to the temple.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns tries to work over Ki Duk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bong Ki Duk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ki Duk looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Ki Duk throws a combination that misses
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Ki Duk scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns throws a body punch but Ki Duk moves out of range.
Ki Duk moves into the clinch.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Burns.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
A right hook to the body lands for Ki Duk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ki Duk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ki Duk slows down the pace here.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
Ki Duk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ki Duk can turn it around.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Ki Duk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands an elbow just above Burns 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Ki Duk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Burns.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Burns tries to work over Ki Duk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ki Duk.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Ki Duk controls his hands.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Ki Duk controls the action.
Ki Duk scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
A short right from Burns.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk blocks a body shot from Burns.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ki Duk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ki Duk looking to stall.
Ki Duk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Ki Duk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Burns!
William Burns managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows of Amn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with a hook. Butcher ducked under it nicely.
Jon Irenicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Irenicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher throws a leg kick that misses.
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irenicus.
Irenicus lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Irenicus's defenses.
It looks like Jon Irenicus has been cut.
Irenicus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Irenicus moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher throws a series of punches but Irenicus avoids them all with ease.
Irenicus is looking to score with low kicks.
Irenicus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Irenicus moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a right hand that Irenicus ducks under and follows up with a left that Irenicus also avoids with ease.
Irenicus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Irenicus misses with a leg kick
and Irenicus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irenicus throws a solid leg kick but Butcher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Irenicus.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher misses with a hook. Irenicus ducked under it nicely.
Irenicus connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Butcher does no damage.
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irenicus, right into the meat.
Irenicus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Butcher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Irenicus lands a head kick!
Irenicus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irenicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Butcher's head.
Irenicus misses with a few strikes there.
Irenicus throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
Irenicus connects with a solid leg kick.
Butcher lands a left and a right that send Irenicus crashing to the mat, dazed. Butcher thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Irenicus is rocked!
Butcher connects with a superb combination that knocks Irenicus out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Butcher before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Irenicus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Butcher!
Bobby Butcher is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bobby Butcher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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