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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere IV comes into the arena with Young Forever - JAY Z | Mr. Hudson blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Augustus Belvedere IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere IV moves out of range of the body kick.
Belvedere IV misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Puppy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puppy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puppy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belvedere IV.
Puppy looks to land a right hand but Belvedere IV moved out of range.
Belvedere IV throws a body shot but no joy.
Belvedere IV circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belvedere IV clobbers Puppy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puppy scores with a shot to the body.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy lands a nice hook to Belvedere IV's body. Belvedere IV takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere IV scores with a head kick.
Puppy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puppy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puppy throws a hook but Belvedere IV avoids it easily.
Belvedere IV motions for Puppy to come forward. Belvedere IV throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy with a nice cross.
Belvedere IV looks to score with a jab to the body but Puppy is just out of range.
Puppy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belvedere IV manages to avoid it.
Augustus Belvedere IV is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belvedere IV lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puppy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belvedere IV's head backwards.
Nice straight punches there by Puppy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puppy.
Belvedere IV ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puppy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belvedere IV is out of range and Puppy settles back down.
Puppy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBelvedere IV.
Belvedere IV gets tackled into the cage by Puppy. Puppy maintains the clinch.
A short left from Puppy.
Belvedere IV's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belvedere IV throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Belvedere IV as Puppy shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Puppy misses its intended target.
Puppy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puppy misses with a wild body shot.
As Puppy backs away, Belvedere IV returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Belvedere IV connects with a solid leg kick.
Puppy looks to land a body kick but Belvedere IV moved away.
Belvedere IV has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puppy.
Puppy slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV misses with an uppercut. Puppy saw that one coming.
Belvedere IV keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puppy.
Belvedere IV looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belvedere IV scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV slips a jab and a cross from Puppy.
Belvedere IV tries a head kick but it misses.
Puppy connects with a looping right hand.
Puppy misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Belvedere IV.
Belvedere IV connects with a leg kick. Puppy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belvedere IV throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puppy lands a right hook to the body.
Belvedere IV ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puppy misses with a hook.
A low kick from Puppy misses
and Belvedere IV counters with a nice kick to the body.
Belvedere IV moves out of range of the strikes.
Belvedere IV swings for the body but Puppy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere IV misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Puppy. Beautiful body shot.
Puppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belvedere IV was well out of range. Poor timing from Puppy.
Puppy tries to clinch up.
Puppy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Belvedere IV.
Puppy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puppy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Puppy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puppy. Belvedere IV does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy misses the jab.
Belvedere IV went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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 Augustus Belvedere IV will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but Belvedere IV is just out of range.
Puppy fails to land with a series of punches.
Belvedere IV sizes up Puppy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Belvedere IV as Puppy shoots in.
Belvedere IV went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Belvedere IV takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puppy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belvedere IV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy throws the left hand but Belvedere IV avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belvedere IV uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puppy.
Puppy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belvedere IV counters with a straight right hand.
Belvedere IV throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Puppy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy misses with a body shot.
Augustus Belvedere IV is winning the standup battle so far.
Puppy throws a combination that misses
and Belvedere IV counters with a right hand to the body.
Belvedere IV takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puppy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Puppy throws a lazy right hand but Belvedere IV sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belvedere IV throwing a counter right hand but Puppy manages to avoid it.
Puppy swings widly with a right hand
and Belvedere IV makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belvedere IV uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puppy has time to react.
Puppy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belvedere IV counters with a flying knee that drops Puppy! Belvedere IV dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Augustus Belvedere IV!
Augustus Belvedere IV took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Islam seeks to destroy each and every culture, this is what is does by design. 90% of pedophile convictions in the UK this year are muslim men against white girls.... NS'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes to the cage accompanied by All Within My Hands. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Rosenthal !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman misses with a body kick.
Cartman rushes Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rosenthal is on top in guard.
Rosenthal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cartman is trying to keep Rosenthal in close.
Cartman tries to strike from the bottom.
Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal stopping the sweep attempt from Cartman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rosenthal wants to stand but Cartman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cartman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cartman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cartman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cartman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenthal tries to stand but Cartman is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cartman lands with a shot to the body.
Rosenthal tries to keep at a distance but Cartman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal blocking some punches.
Rosenthal dodges an elbow strike from Cartman.
Rosenthal lands with a left to the head.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cartman.
Cartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosenthal blocks an elbow strike.
Cartman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosenthal swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartman pushes Rosenthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a knee strike.
Cartman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Rosenthal .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Cartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Frank Rosenthal has been cut.
Cartman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cartman misses with an elbow strike.
Cartman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosenthal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cartman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Cartman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
Cartman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rosenthal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cartman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rosenthal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rosenthal keeps control of Cartman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is leaning against Cartman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rosenthal managing to block the knees to the body from Cartman.
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!
Rosenthal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cartman lands a right hand.
Rosenthal blocks an elbow strike from Cartman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cartman.
Cartman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosenthal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cartman's hands.
Frank Rosenthal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartman clinches up against the cage.
Cartman breaks the clinch.
Rosenthal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cartman clinches up with Rosenthal and pushes him back against the cage.
Cartman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosenthal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rosenthal lands with a light punch inside.
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartman tries to land a knee to the head but Rosenthal blocks with his arms.
Rosenthal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal wants to clinch.
Rosenthal lands a slapping body shot.
Cartman moves out of range as Rosenthal strikes.
Cartman closes the distance and clinches.
Rosenthal lands with a right to the head.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartman controls his hands.
Rosenthal misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosenthal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cartman's efforts to push away.
Cartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Cartman tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cartman lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Frank Rosenthal 's cut even more.
Rosenthal has a couple of punches blocked by Cartman.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Cartman blocks it.
Cartman tries to work over Rosenthal 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartman's elbow.
Cartman lands with a left to the head.
Cartman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cartman scores with a shot to the side of Rosenthal 's head.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartman lands a nice knee to the body.
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Cartman blocks a body shot from Rosenthal .
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Cartman.
Rosenthal lands with a light punch inside.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the head.
Cartman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Cartman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal takes a shot to the head.
Cartman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cartman clinches.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Cartman wants to take the fight to the mat but Rosenthal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cartman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Rosenthal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosenthal prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosenthal .
Cartman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with some punches.
Rosenthal struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartman controls his hands.
Cartman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartman.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rosenthal can do to turn this around?
Rosenthal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
Rosenthal takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Frank Rosenthal 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosenthal .
Cartman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rosenthal .
Cartman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cartman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartman tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
A short uppercut from Rosenthal .
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosenthal .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cartman tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosenthal avoids the damage to the body.
Rosenthal gets through Cartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal dodges an elbow strike from Cartman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal working aggressively here.
A short right from Rosenthal .
Cartman is trying to force a seperation but Rosenthal has the dominant position.
Cartman misses with a body punch.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosenthal misses with the head strike.
Cartman tries a body shot but Rosenthal blocks it.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rosenthal 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the body.
Rosenthal throws a shot from downtown. Cartman moves away and avoids it.
Cartman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rosenthal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartman is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Cartman into the cage.
Rosenthal blocks an uppercut.
Rosenthal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cartman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cartman with a knee to the head.
Cartman lands an uppercut.
Cartman is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartman lands a nice elbow.
Frank Rosenthal 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cartman.
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rosenthal .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Cartman blocks it.
Rosenthal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Rosenthal 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eric Cartman!
A relieved looking Eric Cartman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson throws a chopping leg kick but Charles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A shot to the liver by Charles. Beautiful body shot.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but McTearson ducks down to avoid it.
McTearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charles misses with a low kick as McTearson jumps back.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
McTearson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charles counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McTearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
McTearson lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by McTearson.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
McTearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Charles tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McTearson lands a nice elbow.
It looks like David Charles has been cut.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTearsons head.
McTearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charless head.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by McTearson.
McTearson tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a body punch.
McTearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Charles.
McTearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McTearson blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Charles.
McTearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Charles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
A shot in the inside from McTearson.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
McTearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles misses with some punches.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
McTearson has Charles pressed against the cage.
McTearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charles.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
Charles can't get the takedown.
Charles blocks an elbow strike from McTearson.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from McTearson.
Charles tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from McTearson.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McTearson trying to land knees to the body.
Charles lands an elbow just above McTearson 's eye.
McTearson misses with a body punch.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McTearson is defending well for now.
McTearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by McTearson.
McTearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
Charles tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
McTearson tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing McTearson back against the cage.
McTearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Charles avoids the damage to the body.
Charles pushes McTearson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but McTearson avoids the damage to the body.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
McTearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McTearson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson blocks an uppercut.
McTearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles lands an elbow inside that McTearson shrugs off.
It looks like Rufus McTearson has been cut.
McTearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
McTearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
McTearson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charles is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McTearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from McTearson.
A short body shot lands from Charles as the two fighters clinch.
Charles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McTearson or not.
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 Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McTearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McTearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Charles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McTearson.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
Charles checks the leg kick.
McTearson misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McTearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from McTearson.
Charles lands a body shot.
McTearson blocking some punches.
McTearson lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
McTearson blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
McTearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTearson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
McTearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Charles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
McTearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Charles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles avoids the elbow strike from McTearson, against the cage.
Rufus McTearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for McTearson.
McTearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McTearson gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTearson dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McTearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
McTearson lands a shoulder strike.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McTearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
McTearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
McTearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTearsons head.
McTearson lands a nice uppercut.
Charles is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
McTearson dips a shoulder and cracks Charles with a mighty uppercut! Charles falls back against the cage and McTearson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Charles is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McTearson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
During a confident post fight interview, Rufus McTearson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Belton misses with a body shot.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Belton circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belton .
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belton swinging wildly here.
Belton fakes the leg kick and cracks Yoshida in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Belton scores with a body shot.
Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Belton .
Yoshida moves out of range as Belton throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Belton misses with a head kick.
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends Belton 's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Belton misses.
Belton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Belton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Belton counters with a two punch combo.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belton can pounce on him.
Belton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belton needs to keep his hands up - Yoshida had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belton is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Belton as he checks the leg kick.
Belton half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belton checks it well.
Belton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
A head kick by Yoshida misses
and Belton counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belton misses with a looping left.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Belton avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Belton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshida.
Belton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yoshida will feel that in the morning.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yoshida's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Belton misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Belton moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but Belton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Belton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Belton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belton tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Belton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshida 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belton . That did some damage!
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Belton .
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Belton lands a head shot.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belton . That's going to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Belton moves out of range.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Belton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yoshida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Belton has got the better of the exchanges.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belton lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belton scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Belton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belton connects with a body shot that sends Yoshida's belly button to the back.
Belton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belton throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Belton avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belton .
Yoshida throws a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Belton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton moves out of range of the body kick.
Belton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belton throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belton .
Yoshida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
It seemed like Yoshida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Belton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Belton moves out of range.
Belton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton scores with a head kick. Yoshida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belton .
Belton cracks Yoshida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belton connects with a jab.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belton scores with a leg kick.
Belton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belton tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Belton throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Belton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belton misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Belton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida tries to work over Belton 's front leg with a kick but Belton checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Belton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoshida misses with a shot to the body
and Belton counters with a nice leg kick.
Belton scores with a head kick.
Belton misses the shot to the body.
Belton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belton lands a jab.
Belton throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belton misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
Belton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belton - that will leave a mark!
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Belton 's body.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belton backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Belton throws a solid leg kick but Yoshida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belton .
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jinhai Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Belton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belton .
Belton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Yoshida throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Yoshida scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Belton ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Belton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belton .
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belton scores with a one two! Yoshida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belton .
Nice body kick there by Belton .
Belton is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida stuns Belton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Belton .
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belton 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
A relieved looking Bill Belton 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Immanuel scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
James has closed the distance and engaged Immanuel in a clinch.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Immanuel avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Immanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
Immanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from James.
James blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James works on Immanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Immanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
James digs a right hand into Immanuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Immanuel's gas tank.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Immanuel.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Immanuel's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as James takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
James takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Immanuel just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James misses with a knee strike.
James lands with a left to the head.
Immanuel takes a shot to the head.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Immanuel controls his hands.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Immanuel is blocking nicely.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James pressing his opponent against the cage.
Immanuel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Immanuel lands an uppercut.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James prevents a body shot from Immanuel.
James misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
James is leaning against Immanuel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Immanuel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Immanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Immanuel as James tries to tie him up.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Yeshua Immanuel 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.
James checks a low kick from Immanuel.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Immanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Immanuel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
James throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Immanuel misses.
James gets a clinch.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel misses with an elbow strike.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
Immanuel is rocked!
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Immanuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James has Immanuel pressed against the cage. He pushes Immanuel back and as he springs towards him off the cage, James throws a beautiful elbow that sends Immanuel crashing to the floor! James piles on the pressure with more strikes! Immanuel is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick James!
In his post fight interview, Rick James started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Moon Rising kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dick Inc acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Inc sees coming a mile off.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inc closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inc blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dick Inc has been cut.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Inc lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Inc breaks the clinch.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy lands a front kick.
Inc's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Inc's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Inc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Inc's leg. Inc is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Inc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charlie Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Inc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy clobbers Inc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inc.
Inc's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inc.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy wants to stall.
Inc misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy tries to stall but Inc uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inc is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy stalling in the clinch but Inc improves position.
Inc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inc can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Inc tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Inc drops back down to his feet.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Inc.
Inc scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Inc controls his hands.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inc is trying to break free.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Inc's head.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inc breaks the clinch.
Inc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Inc lands.
Charlie Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inc cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Inc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inc thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Inc avoids nicely.
Inc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Inc shoots in but no luck this time.
Inc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murphy as he jumps to the side.
Charlie Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Inc.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy feints and then cracks Inc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inc down.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Inc moves out of range easily.
Inc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Inc's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, jab by Murphy - just one landing.
Inc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charlie Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Inc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Inc digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Inc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Charlie Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inc keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Inc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Inc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inc.
Murphy feints and then cracks Inc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inc down.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inc is trying to pull guard but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Inc tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc being controlled against the cage.
Inc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inc misses with a body punch.
Murphy trying to stall but Inc improves his position.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inc can do to turn this around?
Inc working aggressively here.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Inc.
Inc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inc blocking some punches.
Inc throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inc's defenses.
Inc lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Inc.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Inc is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murphy is keeping busy.
Inc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inc jumps into guard, dragging Murphy to the mat.
Murphy preventing the sweep.
Murphy stays in close to Inc's body and controls the position.
Inc wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Inc's guard.
Murphy trying to mount his opponent but Inc defends it.
Murphy prevents Inc from improving his position.
Inc looking for a kimura from the bottom but Murphy passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Inc stops Murphy from standing up.
Inc trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inc passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inc lands some shots froms side control.
Murphy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Inc easily slips into full mount!
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Inc fails to advance to Murphy's back.
Murphy tries to lock up and control but Inc gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Inc with a couple of short strikes.
Inc looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Murphy is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Inc avoids the attempt from Murphy to control.
Oh Murphy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murphy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Inc looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Inc throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murphy because Inc loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Inc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Inc's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Inc gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inc manages to get himself to full guard.
Inc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Inc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Inc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc pulls Murphy in close to his closed guard and prevents Murphy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Inc is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Inc is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two 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.
Murphy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Murphy won't allow Inc to sweep him here.
Inc looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into half guard.
Inc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Inc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc is looking for a triangle here but Murphy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Murphy decides to stand back up. Murphy steps back and let's Inc get back to his feet.
Inc getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Inc changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Inc throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Inc takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Murphy.
Inc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Inc is out of range.
Inc is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy takes a swing at Inc's ribcage but misses.
Inc misses with a head kick.
Inc looks for a takedown but Murphy sprawls well.
Inc tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inc misses with a punch on the inside.
Inc tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Murphy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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10 - 6 - 0 |
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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
44 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Gorrila slams his shin into Colossus's torso.
Nice jab there from Gorrila.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gorrila.
Good work by Colossus as he checks the leg kick.
Colossus throws out a loose jab but Gorrila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorrila takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gorrila scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colossus needs to keep his hands up - Gorrila had a free shot at his head there.
Colossus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fat Gorrila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorrila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colossus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Gorrila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorrila throws an off balance right hand
and Colossus counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Gorrila.
Colossus tries to move into range but Gorrila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gorrila moves into the clinch.
Gorrila blocks an uppercut.
Colossus misses with a body punch.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorrila.
Gorrila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorrila struggles to land a body shot inside as Colossus controls his hands.
Gorrila scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Colossus.
Colossus struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorrila controls his hands.
Colossus has a couple of punches blocked by Gorrila.
A short right from Colossus on the inside.
Colossus working aggressively here.
Gorrila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorrila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorrila taking a breather.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gorrila working aggressively here.
Gorrila drops Colossus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Colossus is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Colossus is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorrila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Colossus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gorrila pushes Colossus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colossus has a couple of punches blocked by Gorrila.
Gorrila misses with a punch on the inside.
Colossus misses with a body punch.
Colossus lands with a light punch inside.
Colossus tries to throw a body punch but Gorrila avoids it by throwing Colossus back against the cage.
Gorrila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colossus backwards.
Colossus scores with a shoulder strike.
Colossus working aggressively here.
Colossus misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Gorrila throws a head punch that misses.
Colossus throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorrila.
Colossus seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorrila blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gorrila fails to land.
Gorrila lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Colossus to his knees! Gorrila keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Gorrila!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Muse: MK Ultra. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
LaFontier tries a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
LaFontier catches Holmes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holmes throws an overhand right that lands on LaFontier's shoulder, as LaFontier tries to avoid the shot.
LaFontier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LaFontier tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes cracks LaFontier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LaFontier has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holmes.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on LaFontier if he has to take too many more of those.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaFontier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LaFontier wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
LaFontier wants to clinch.
Holmes tries to counter by clinching up but LaFontier breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LaFontier throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from LaFontier. Those never looked like landing.
LaFontier throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes throws a body punch but LaFontier moves out of range.
LaFontier throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes thows a leg kick but LaFontier checks it
and LaFontier counters with a left and a right that stings Holmes.
LaFontier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes connects with a right hand. LaFontier shakes it off.
LaFontier tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from LaFontier.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. LaFontier moves away and avoids it.
Holmes lands with a straight right. LaFontier didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaFontier staying out of range there.
LaFontier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
LaFontier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
LaFontier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holmes with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a nice looking kick to the body. LaFontier takes a step back to recover.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but LaFontier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes cracks LaFontier with a right hand to the side of the head.
LaFontier moves into the clinch.
LaFontier misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
LaFontier staying out of range there.
LaFontier clinches up against the cage.
LaFontier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LaFontier lands a shoulder strike.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Holmes lands a body punch.
Holmes prevents a body shot from LaFontier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes avoiding damage as LaFontier throws knees to the body.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaFontier tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LaFontier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
A combination from LaFontier does no damage.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
LaFontier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LaFontier defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from LaFontier.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Holmes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
LaFontier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes tries to counter with a takedown but LaFontier is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes misses with a body punch
and LaFontier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaFontier.
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LaFontier. That did some damage!
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaFontier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaFontier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaFontier takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
LaFontier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Holmes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
LaFontier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holmes - that will leave a mark!
LaFontier fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaFontier misses with the combination.
LaFontier tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
LaFontier is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LaFontier slips under a jab.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses LaFontier's front leg but catches the back leg as LaFontier tries to avoid it.
LaFontier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaFontier is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
LaFontier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by LaFontier.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses LaFontier's front leg but catches the back leg as LaFontier tries to avoid it.
Charles LaFontier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but LaFontier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaFontier can do to turn this around?
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes instigates a clinch.
LaFontier throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
LaFontier takes one to the chin there.
LaFontier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from LaFontier.
That kick from Holmes tenderised LaFontier's leg. LaFontier is trying to keep his angry face on.
LaFontier wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
LaFontier defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
LaFontier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into LaFontier's ribs.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
LaFontier checks the leg kick nicely there.
LaFontier misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaFontier wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaFontier.
LaFontier looks to clinch
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
LaFontier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and LaFontier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaFontier.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LaFontier is able to avoid easily.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaFontier.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses LaFontier's sensitive parts.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
LaFontier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holmes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
LaFontier throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but LaFontier is just out of range.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and LaFontier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes tries to counter with a takedown but LaFontier is quick to defend against it.
James Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
LaFontier tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Some wild striking there from LaFontier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
LaFontier walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Holmes tries to work over LaFontier's front leg with a kick but LaFontier checks it.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
LaFontier tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a hook but LaFontier avoids it easily.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LaFontier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaFontier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaFontier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holmes circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! LaFontier drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Holmes follows LaFontier to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Holmes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James Holmes waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 8$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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172 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste walks into a stiff left hand from Noir.
Noir moves away from the strike by St Juste.
A big right from St Juste misses.
St Juste swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Noir moves away from the strike by St Juste.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from St Juste.
St Juste throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
St Juste throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
St Juste on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Juste throws a low kick, looking for Noir's leg but Noir calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck St Juste on the side of the head.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Juste sprawls well. St Juste wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
St Juste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste misses the jab.
Noir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Juste is trying to defend but Noir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Juste blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noir.
Noir is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and St Juste reverses the position - he's now on top in Noir's guard.
St Juste trying to control but Noir is working from the bottom.
St Juste won't allow Noir to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir keeps trying to improve his position.
St Juste wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
St Juste stopping the sweep attempt from Noir.
St Juste postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Juste wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
Noir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Juste doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Juste manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste distracts Noir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Juste looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Juste trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noir looking for a guillotine here but St Juste defends easily.
Noir looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Juste is one step ahead there.
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.
St Juste trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Noir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Noir throws a right hand that misses
and Noir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
St Juste 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.
Nice takedown defense from St Juste. No joy for Noir on that attempt.
St Juste fires out a quick counter leg kick but Noir just manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from St Juste. No joy for Noir on that attempt.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
Noir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Juste moves into range and lands a nice leg 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 Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Noir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Noir cracks St Juste with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Juste takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Noir tests St Juste's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Juste misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
Noir with the counter takedown but St Juste avoids it easily.
St Juste blocks a head kick by Noir.
St Juste swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt - St Juste sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noir lands a lovely overhand right.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Juste!
St Juste scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste tries to work over Noir's front leg with a kick but Noir checks it.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
Noir dips to his left and cracks St Juste with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir slips under a jab from St Juste.
A telegraphed right hand from St Juste misses the target.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St Juste checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Juste avoids it really well and circles away.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir lands a jab to the head.
St Juste moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Noir scores with a four punch combination!
St Juste misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir cracks St Juste with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Juste misses with a looping left.
Noir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noir.
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Juste throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Juste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noir was well out of range. Poor timing from St Juste.
St Juste connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Noir checks it.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Juste.
Noir with the counter takedown but St Juste avoids it easily.
Noir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Juste avoids it really well and circles away.
Noir throws a hook to the side of St Juste's head but St Juste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Juste changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A clash of legs there as St Juste blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Juste throws a body shot but no joy.
St Juste doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Juste.
Noir slips under a jab.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Juste has time to react.
Noir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noir shoots in for a takedown but St Juste shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noir is defended easily by St Juste.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown. St Juste tries to sprawl out of it but Noir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Juste manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from St Juste misses.
St Juste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Juste stuffs the takedown attempt from Noir. Noir gets slowly back to his feet.
Noir cracks St Juste with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Renan St Juste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Juste misses with a straight right.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Noir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir throws a strike aimed at the side of St Juste's head but St Juste avoids it well.
St Juste gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marshall Noir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Juste lands a lovely overhand right.
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir with the counter takedown but St Juste avoids it easily.
St Juste misses with a right hand
and Noir counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - St Juste throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Juste keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Juste 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.
St Juste throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Juste looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
St Juste throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
St Juste swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Juste swinging wildly here.
St Juste lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Juste takes one to the chin there.
St Juste takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Juste wants it to stay on the feet.
Noir closes the distance and clinches up with St Juste, looking for a takedown. Noir pushes St Juste against the cage but St Juste circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Juste appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
St Juste moves out of range as Noir throws a body kick.
St Juste jabs at Noir's body.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Juste.
Noir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Juste. St Juste obviously looking to wear him down.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
St Juste paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Juste scores with a decent looking hook.
Noir throws a leg kick
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir dips to his left and cracks St Juste with an uppercut!
St Juste checks a low kick from Noir.
St Juste lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noir's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Juste throws a body kick that misses.
St Juste throws a sloppy body shot
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noir throws a body shot but no joy.
As Noir looks to move away, St Juste throws a big counter combo bu Noir just gets out of the way.
Noir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Juste won't allow Noir to pass to mount.
Noir thows a huge punch but St Juste dodges it nicely.
Noir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Noir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
St Juste trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Noir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Juste misses the jab.
Noir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from St Juste misses the target.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir scores with a hook to the body. St Juste takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Juste slaps away a takedown attempt from Noir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Noir misses with a hook. St Juste ducked under it nicely.
St Juste fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noir.
St Juste misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Juste's waist but St Juste gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noir off to one side.
St Juste lands with a cross.
St Juste connects with a solid leg kick.
St Juste does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Noir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Juste.
St Juste throws a looping overhand right but Noir ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Juste. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Juste scores with a nice right hand.
Noir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
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!
Nice takedown defense from St Juste. No joy for Noir on that attempt.
St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Juste throws out the jab.
Noir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Noir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
Noir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noir fails with the takedown
and St Juste counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan St Juste showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Juste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan St Juste!
Our winner, Renan St Juste, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Entrance Song. Victorio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightingale - Nightfall Overture kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Kris Hong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kris Hong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victorio throws a head kick that half lands.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong tests Victorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Victorio looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Victorio takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Victorio checks the leg kick.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Victorio's leg but Victorio calmly moves out of range.
Victorio's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Victorio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Victorio lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Good exchange - Victorio coming out on top.
Victorio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Victorio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victorio tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Victorio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Victorio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Victorio misses with a few strikes there.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hong avoids the head kick by Victorio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Victorio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Victorio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
Hong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino in the buildup to the fight.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong with a hook.
Hong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Victorio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Victorio misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Victorio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Victorio.
Hong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Victorio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Victorio throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Victorio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut there from Victorio.
Victorio scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Victorio throws a body shot but no joy.
Victorio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Hong with a jab.
Victorio slips a straight right by Hong.
Hong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Victorio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong swinging wildly here.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Victorio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Victorio is out of range.
Victorio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Victorio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hong doesn't seem bothered though.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victorio moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Victorio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Victorio swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Victorio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Victorio blocks a jab.
Hong is looking to slow Victorio down with leg kicks.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Victorio lands a body shot.
Victorio misses with a low kick.
Hong misses with a leg kick.
Victorio feints the counter takedown.
Victorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Victorio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hong on his heels. He'll look to pass Hong's guard now, I'm sure.
Victorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong has his hands on Victorio's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victorio throws an elbow that misses. Hong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Victorio's guard. Nice move by Hong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonny Victorio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A cross from Hong lands.
Victorio throws a one two combo.
Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Hong lands with a nice body punch.
Victorio lands a right hook to the body.
Victorio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Victorio.
A big right from Hong misses.
Victorio avoids the body shot from Hong.
Victorio throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Jonny Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Victorio.
Hong takes a swing at Victorio's ribcage but misses.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Victorio connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Victorio.
Victorio throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Victorio.
Victorio throws out a powerful jab.
Victorio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donk. Victorio catches Hong right on the button with a cross.
Victorio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victorio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong swings for the body but Victorio moves out of range.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Victorio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Victorio.
Victorio misses the shot to the body.
Victorio tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
Victorio cracks Hong with a good jab.
Hong catches Victorio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Victorio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hong as Victorio shoots in.
That kick from Hong tenderised Victorio's leg. Victorio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Victorio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Victorio slips a jab from Hong.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Victorio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Victorio looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Victorio throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victorio misses with a low kick as Hong jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Hong misses the target.
Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong motions for Victorio to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Victorio with the counter takedown but Hong avoids it easily.
Victorio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Victorio throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hong works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong gets back to full guard.
Victorio works over Hong with some ground and pound from guard.
Hong controls Victorio momentarily but Victorio frees himself.
Victorio trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Hong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorio has an active guard here but Hong has managed to pass into half guard.
Victorio is not content to let Hong control the position.
Hong tries to pass to full mount but Victorio defends it.
Victorio trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Victorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hong wants to slow Victorio down by chopping away at his legs.
Victorio throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Victorio misses the target.
Victorio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hong lands a front kick.
Victorio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Victorio looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Victorio misses the jab.
Victorio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Victorio.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Victorio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Victorio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Victorio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong scores with a three punch combo!
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victorio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donk. Victorio catches Hong right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
A clash of legs there as Victorio blocks the low kick.
Victorio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong slips under a jab from Victorio.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victorio moves away.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hong sprawls well. Hong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Victorio gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Victorio throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
Victorio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Victorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong looks for the body kick but Victorio saw that one coming.
Victorio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Victorio misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Victorio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victorio throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Victorio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Victorio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Victorio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Victorio tries to land a body kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Hong misses.
Hong feints a jab promting Victorio to slip. Hong then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Victorio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio checks a low kick from Hong.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hong. Victorio shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Victorio's front leg but catches the back leg as Victorio tries to avoid it.
Hong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Victorio doesn't seem bothered though.
Victorio throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Victorio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hong defends it well.
Hong throws a hook but Victorio avoids it easily.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of Victorio's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hong.
Victorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Victorio throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Victorio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Victorio.
Victorio throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorio walks into a jab.
Victorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Hong sprawls well. He's pushed Victorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kris Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Victorio.
Hong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Victorio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Victorio avoided it.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Hong clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Victorio'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.
Good leg kick by Victorio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Victorio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victorio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Victorio misses with a hook to the body
and Hong counters with a head kick that wobbles Victorio - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Hong sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Hong!
Kris Hong retains his middleweight title!
Kris Hong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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