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CONFLICT LXXXIII on PPV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trager comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bang Bang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trager!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jameson throws a lazy head kick
and Trager holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trager wants the takedown. Jameson is fighting it off but Trager persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jameson's guard against the cage.
Trager postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trager.
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trager is controlling him.
Trager slips nicely into half guard.
Trager is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jameson defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson trying to control but Trager postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Trager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jameson's head.
Trager missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trager wants to work for an arm triangle but Jameson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Trager is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Jameson is looking to escape.
Trager is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jameson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Trager thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jameson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trager connects with a nice short shot to Jameson's temple.
Jameson is trying to get back to full guard.
Trager is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jameson is just riding it out for now. Trager eventually gives up the hold.
Trager not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jameson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
James Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jameson cracks the inside of Trager's front leg.
Jameson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jameson slaps away a takedown attempt from Trager, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jameson.
Jameson throws a right hand that misses
and Trager counters with an outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jameson, right into the meat.
Jameson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trager if he has to take too many more of those.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jameson throws a shot to the body.
Jameson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trager manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jameson. Trager does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Trager dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jameson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trager checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trager drives through with a takedown into Jameson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jameson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jameson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alex Trager has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trager trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet but Trager is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trager working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
Trager throws an elbow that misses. Jameson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trager's guard. Nice move by Jameson!
Trager had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jameson defends it easily.
Trager is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jameson stands and steps away. Trager gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jameson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trager.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson throws out a leg kick but Trager moves out of range and Jameson only half commits.
A countering left hand to the body from Trager misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jameson.
Trager gets the takedown into side control.
Trager throws an elbow but Jameson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Trager goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jameson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Trager's guard! Nice work there by Jameson!
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!
Trager looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trager looking for a guillotine here but Jameson defends easily.
Trager looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jameson passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson wants to stand but Trager has his arm trapped.
Trager is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jameson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trager tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jameson manages to move to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jameson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Trager is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jameson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Trager looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jameson is hanging on to Trager's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Jameson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jameson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jameson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trager.
Trager closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jameson circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trager.
James Jameson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Trager looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jameson!
Trager tries to score with some ground and pound. Jameson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager with the ground and pound but Jameson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Trager is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson tries to kick Trager off but Trager keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trager thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jameson is in trouble now - Trager has advanced to mount!
Trager throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Trager throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jameson because Trager loaded up on that one.
Trager looking to ground and pound but Jameson is blocking nicely.
Jameson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jameson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Trager.
Trager thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Trager with the ground and pound but Jameson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trager throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jameson wants to stand but Trager is controlling the position.
Trager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jameson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trager slips nicely into half guard.
Trager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jameson's head.
Trager throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jameson is trying to stand.
Trager lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Trager throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jameson to regain full guard.
Trager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trager missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trager tries to clinch there but Jameson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager misses with a takedown attempt - Jameson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jameson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trager counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Jameson as Trager shoots in.
Jameson lands with a nice body punch.
Trager walks into a jab.
Jameson throws a sloppy head kick and Trager moves out of range easily.
Jameson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jameson throws a leg kick
and Trager counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jameson but Jameson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Trager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trager has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Trager!
Alex Trager seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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186 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafal tries to land a leg kick but Cabrillo saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rafal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cabrillo slips a jab from Rafal.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rafal connects with a leg kick. Cabrillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafal lands a head kick. Cabrillo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cabrillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Cabrillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrillo blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Rafal misses its intended target.
Cabrillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cabrillo tries to clinch
and Rafal counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafal throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Rafal misses.
Cabrillo lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rafal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rafal throws a wild body kick that Cabrillo sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal throws a lazy right hand but Cabrillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrillo scores with a jab to the head.
Cabrillo throws a combination. Rafal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rafal misses with a straight right.
Rafal misses with an uppercut. Cabrillo saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Cabrillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Despite the aggression on Cabrillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cabrillo throws a nice looking combination but Rafal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawid Rafal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rafal misses with a leg kick.
Rafal walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrillo.
Rafal lands with a shot to the body.
Rafal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrillo slips a jab from Rafal.
Rafal ducks under a wild hook from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot that snaps Rafal's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo takes one to the chin there.
Cabrillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrillo has Rafal up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cabrillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Rafal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
Rafal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Rafal manages to break the clinch.
Rafal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Rafal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rafal.
A jab from Cabrillo misses.
Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rafal was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Rafal lands with a kick to the temple. Cabrillo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabrillo has a couple of punches blocked by Rafal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rafal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rafal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Rafal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawid Rafal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafal scores with a push kick.
Rafal throws a low kick but Cabrillo avoids it.
Rafal wants to land a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rafal.
Rafal misses with a low kick as Cabrillo jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrillo blocks the leg kick.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rafal - that will leave a mark!
Rafal leaves Cabrillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rafal misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrillo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rafal won't be happy with that.
Cabrillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cabrillo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rafal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cabrillo wants to take a breather but Rafal manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo postures up in Rafal's guard and throws a big left but Rafal blocks it.
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 Dawid Rafal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cabrillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Rafal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabrillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rafal scores with a kick to the body.
Rafal throws a shot to the body.
Rafal misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafal lands the left hand.
Rafal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrillo misses with a head kick.
Rafal throwing a counter right hand but Cabrillo manages to avoid it.
Cabrillo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rafal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rafal.
Rafal throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrillo's shoulder, as Cabrillo tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Cabrillo.
Dawid Rafal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rafal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Cabrillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rafal defends it well.
Rafal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal misses the shot to the body.
Rafal moves forwards but Cabrillo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rafal ducks right into an uppercut from Cabrillo.
Rafal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rafal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rafal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rafal throws a leg kick
and Cabrillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrillo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rafal.
Cabrillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rafal tries to avoid it but Cabrillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rafal to the ground. Rafal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cabrillo instigates a clinch.
Cabrillo looking for a takedown.
Dawid Rafal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Cabrillo.
Rafal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabrillo avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Rafal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow strike.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo is working for takedown but Rafal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rafal misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal digs a right hand into Cabrillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cabrillo's gas tank.
Rafal blocking some punches.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rafal.
A nice left hand lands by Cabrillo.
Rafal blocks a body shot from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Rafal trying to land knees to the body.
Rafal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafal tries to land a knee to the head but Cabrillo blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Rafal fails to land.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabrillo digs a right hand into Rafal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rafal's gas tank.
Rafal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrillo prevents a body shot from Rafal.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rafal misses with a body punch.
Rafal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses.
Rafal lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cabrillo throws an elbow but misses.
Rafal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rafal working hard to break the clinch.
Cabrillo is working Rafal over against the cage.
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Rafal controls the action.
Rafal tries to work over Cabrillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cabrillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrillo misses with a body punch.
Cabrillo has Rafal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rafal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rafal is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cabrillo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rafal to the mat. Rafal regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rafal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cabrillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rafal is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses. Rafal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabrillo's guard. Nice move by Rafal!
Rafal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rafal is looking to advance position but Cabrillo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Juan Cabrillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabrillo breaks from Rafal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo trying to control but Rafal is having none of it.
Cabrillo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dawid Rafal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabrillo misses with a two punch combination.
Rafal avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Rafal finds it's way through Cabrillo's defenses.
A big left from Rafal misses.
Cabrillo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rafal throws a leg kick but Cabrillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rafal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rafal appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cabrillo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rafal - the referee stops the clock and Cabrillo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rafal. Cabrillo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rafal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rafal.
Rafal keeps Cabrillo at a distance using the push kick.
Cabrillo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rafal lands the left hand.
Cabrillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo checks a leg kick.
Rafal throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrillo misses with a straight left.
Rafal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cabrillo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Rafal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rafal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rafal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rafal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabrillo avoids a kick to the body.
Cabrillo throws out a counter right but Rafal avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Rafal finds it's target.
Rafal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrillo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rafal sprawls well initially but Cabrillo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cabrillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafal is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rafal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrillo looking to pass the guard.
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses. Rafal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabrillo's guard. Nice move by Rafal!
Rafal sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo is controlling Rafal's posture.
Rafal wants to pass the guard but Cabrillo is keeping the position.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrillo working a defensive guard but Rafal passes into half guard.
Rafal wants to control but Cabrillo is keeping him busy.
Rafal controlling the action here.
Cabrillo won't allow Rafal to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rafal trying to control from half guard but Cabrillo is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rafal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrillo. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Cabrillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rafal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrillo.
Rafal lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabrillo's head.
Good exchange - Rafal coming out on top.
Cabrillo walks into a left hand.
Rafal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rafal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cabrillo doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabrillo misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Rafal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rafal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Rafal!
Our winner, Dawid Rafal, 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 Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko with a nice cross.
Munalukko connects with a body shot.
Munalukko avoids a kick to the body.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
And Munalukko counters with a quick kick to the body but Bale blocks it.
Bale shoots for a takedown but Munalukko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bale has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munalukko looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Bale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Munalukko.
Munalukko scores with a jab.
Munalukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale moves away.
Bale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Munalukko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jorzi GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Munalukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munalukko scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Munalukko's belly button to the back.
Munalukko throws a low kick but Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale 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.
Bale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by Munalukko.
Bale jabs Munalukko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Munalukko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale throws a right hand that Munalukko ducks under and follows up with a left that Munalukko also avoids with ease.
Munalukko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Munalukko cracks Bale with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munalukko thows a leg kick but Bale checks it
and Bale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munalukko keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Munalukko wants to control but Bale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munalukko's head.
Munalukko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Munalukko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Munalukko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Munalukko trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bale trying to control from half guard but Munalukko is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bale keeps Munalukko at a distance using the push kick.
Munalukko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bale finds it's way round the side to connect with Munalukko's head.
Make Munalukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munalukko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bale scores with the left hand. Munalukko knows he should have avoided that one.
Munalukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Munalukko counters with a straight right hand.
Bale misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Munalukko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Munalukko counter with a right hand.
Munalukko misses with a low kick as Bale jumps back.
Bale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale moves out of range of the body kick from Munalukko.
Munalukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick
and Munalukko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munalukko connects with a leg kick. Bale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munalukko counters with an inside leg kick.
Munalukko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munalukko misses with a body punch
and Bale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bale ducks right into an uppercut from Munalukko.
Munalukko tries a low kick but Bale avoids it.
Munalukko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Munalukko sprawls well. Munalukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Bale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munalukko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Munalukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munalukko.
Bale throws a leg kick but Munalukko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munalukko.
Munalukko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Munalukko throws out a leg kick but Bale moves out of range and Munalukko only half commits.
Munalukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Munalukko throws a leg kick but Bale sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Munalukko connects with a nice looking jab.
Munalukko throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
Munalukko scores with a push kick.
Munalukko misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Munalukko misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Bale blocks the leg kick.
Bale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Munalukko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bale. Bale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Munalukko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Bale to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Bale
and Munalukko counters with a low kick, right behind Bale 's knee.
Make Munalukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munalukko throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale checks the leg kick nicely there.
Munalukko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bale steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Munalukko lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Munalukko.
Munalukko blocks a jab.
Bale throws a series of punches but Munalukko avoids them all with ease.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munalukko throws a head kick but Bale moves out of range.
Bale feints a counter leg kick.
Munalukko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Munalukko throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Munalukko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
Bale avoids the body shot from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko leaves Bale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bale is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munalukko.
Bale is still on wobbly legs! Can Munalukko finish him?
BOOM! Munalukko lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bale. Bale tries to recover but Munalukko is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bale lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Make Munalukko!
A relieved looking Make Munalukko 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 Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rubber Ducky. Duck Tycoon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miyamoto Musashi's chin.
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187 lbs
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Musashi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tycoon tries to clinch up.
Musashi darts in looking for a takedown but Tycoon gets double underhooks and turns Musashi into the cage.
Tycoon thows a leg kick but Musashi checks it
and Musashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Musashi.
Tycoon is pressed up against the cage. Musashi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tycoon down to the mat. Tycoon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tycoon misses with a head kick.
Musashi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tycoon.
Tycoon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tycoon throws out a counter right but Musashi avoids it with no problem.
Musashi gets a clinch.
Musashi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Musashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt - Tycoon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Musashi misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Tycoon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Musashi walks into a jab.
Tycoon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Musashi in his tracks.
Tycoon throws out a powerful jab.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon.
Musashi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Musashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tycoon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Musashi somewhat.
Musashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tycoon.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tycoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Tycoon. No joy for Musashi on that attempt.
Tycoon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tycoon tries to clinch up but Musashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi moves in looking to clinch but Tycoon pushes him off.
A nice side step and Tycoon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Tycoon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tycoon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Musashi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tycoon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tycoon throws a body kick that misses.
Musashi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tycoon avoids it.
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tycoon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tycoon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi dives in and grabs Tycoon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tycoon pushes down on Musashi's head and hops out.
Musashi tries to clinch but Tycoon moves out of range.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Musashi moves in looking to clinch but Tycoon pushes him off.
Duck Tycoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tycoon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi has managed to clinch.
Musashi is working for takedown but Tycoon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tycoon lands an elbow inside.
Musashi blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tycoon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tycoon misses with some punches.
Tycoon lands an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tycoon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Musashi wants to control but Tycoon is keeping busy.
Musashi tries to roll over but Tycoon keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tycoon is working away from the top position though.
Tycoon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musashi keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Musashi is not content to let Tycoon control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tycoon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Tycoon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tycoon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Musashi is out of range and Tycoon settles back down.
Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musashi.
As Tycoon backs away, Musashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tycoon.
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tycoon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tycoon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Musashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tycoon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tycoon throws out the jab.
Musashi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tycoon sprawls and moves away.
Tycoon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Tycoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Tycoon as Musashi shoots in.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Tycoon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Musashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tycoon - the referee stops the clock and Musashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tycoon. Musashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Tycoon.
Tycoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musashi tries to counter with a takedown but Tycoon is quick to defend against it.
Tycoon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Musashi's head backwards.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
Duck Tycoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon connects with a nice looking jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Musashi.
Tycoon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tycoon with a hook.
Tycoon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi wants to clinch but Tycoon slips to the side
and Tycoon counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Musashi out cold! What a finish! Tycoon is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duck Tycoon!
Our winner, Duck Tycoon, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Silence. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leak moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Nelson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Leak slips under a jab.
Nelson lands a head shot.
Leak shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nelson's guard.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leak manages to get himself to full guard.
Leak is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Leak keeps moving.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Leak.
Leak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Leak keeps moving.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Leak keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
Leak landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Leak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leak is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak cracks Nelson with a big elbow.
Leak working the ground and pound from side control.
Leak swings around for an armbar but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leak's guard.
Leak keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Leak stands up over Nelson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson pulls Leak in close to prevent any damage.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leak advances position into side control!
Leak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nelson is trying to improve his position.
Leak trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Nelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Leak's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leak blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson sets himself, and Leak steps forward looking for the clinch! Nelson avoids it this time.
Nelson scores with a one two! Leak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leak walks into a left hand.
Kelly Leak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leak was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Leak lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Leak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leak stalling away here and it's allowed Nelson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leak lands a couple of digs.
Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leak is one step ahead there.
Leak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Leak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leak throws a strike but Nelson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pushing down on Leak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leak is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.
Leak tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leak is trying to control but can't.
Leak gets full guard.
Nelson trying to control but Leak is working from the bottom.
Leak wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Leak has his hands on Nelson's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson cracks Leak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuma Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Leak avoids it.
Leak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Leak shoots in.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leak is looking for the big counter here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Leak tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Leak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Leak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leak tries to clinch up.
Leak moves out of range of the body kick.
Leak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Leak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson working for a triangle but Leak defends it easily.
Nelson working for a triangle but Leak defends it easily.
Leak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Leak defends easily.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leak landing with the ground and pound.
Leak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leak stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nelson throws up his legs and catches Leak in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Leak tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nelson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kuma Nelson!
Kuma Nelson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beckett.
Beckett throws a push kick but Portier slaps the foot to one side.
Portier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beckett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beckett blocks a head kick by Portier.
Beckett feints and then cracks Portier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Portier down.
Portier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beckett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beckett is trying to stall.
Beckett lands a left hand.
Portier just leaning against Beckett, taking a breather.
Portier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beckett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beckett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beckett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Portier up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Portier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beckett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Portier as the two fighters clinch.
Beckett letting Portier take a breather here.
Beckett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Portier is defending well for now.
Portier lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Portier.
Beckett prevents a body shot from Portier.
Portier lands a right hand.
Portier blocks a body shot from Beckett.
Portier blocking some punches.
Beckett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portier breaks the clinch.
Portier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Portier fails to land with a series of punches.
Portier rushes Beckett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier misses with a body punch.
Beckett lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Beckett.
Beckett prevents Portier from breaking the clinch.
Portier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beckett wants to stall.
Portier taking a breather.
Beckett looking to throw knees to the head but Portier is blocking nicely.
Portier leaning against his opponent.
Beckett misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Portier.
A frustrated look appears on Portier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beckett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Portier.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
Beckett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beckett is struggling to control the position.
Beckett scores with a shot to the side of Portier's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckett.
Portier tries to stall but Beckett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Portier misses with a body punch.
Portier scores with a shot to the side of Beckett's head.
Beckett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett missing with knees to the body.
Portier is looking to control Beckett's arms but Beckett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Portier has his back to the cage.
Portier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beckett prevents a body shot from Portier.
Portier lands a right hand.
Beckett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Portier.
Beckett jumps guard but Portier stands there with Beckett around his waist. Beckett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beckett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Portier.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Portier scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Beckett.
Beckett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Portier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Portier breaks from the clinch.
Beckett looks to throw the jab but Portier is out of range.
Beckett with a jab.
Beckett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beckett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws out a loose jab but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Beckett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portier throws a sloppy head kick and Beckett moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Beckett's head coaches at THC playhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Portier.
Beckett drops his hands momentarily and Portier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beckett. That's going to slow Portier down.
Beckett is looking to slow Portier down with leg kicks.
Beckett dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Portier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Portier there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Beckett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beckett moves into the clinch successfully.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Portier on the inside.
Portier prevents a body shot from Beckett.
Portier tries to break the clinch but Beckett is controlling the position.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
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 Robert Beckett 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.
Portier pushes Beckett up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Portier tries to stall but Beckett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Beckett.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beckett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Portier is trying to break the clinch but Beckett is controlling him.
Beckett misses with a body punch.
Beckett working aggressively here.
Portier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckett swings for the body but Portier moves out of range.
Beckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Portier checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Portier checks it well.
Portier is looking for the big counter here.
Good shot there by Portier.
Beckett is looking to clinch but Portier is avoiding it.
Robert Beckett is winning the standup battle so far.
Portier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckett.
Portier moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Portier blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Portier cracks Beckett with an open hand slap.
Beckett connects with the punch.
Portier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Portier scores with a jab. Beckett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Portier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beckett.
Beckett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beckett counters with a nice uppercut.
Beckett scores with a jab.
Portier lands a jab to the head.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beckett.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Portier. Portier obviously looking to wear him down.
Portier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckett cracks Portier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Portier fails to land with a series of punches.
Portier misses with a double jab.
Portier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Portier catches Beckett right on the button with a cross.
Beckett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beckett slips a straight right by Portier.
Portier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Portier staying out of range there.
Portier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckett.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckett.
Portier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beckett lands a really nice looking cross but Portier seems unphased.
Portier throws a right and a left that Beckett avoids nicely.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckett ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
Portier misses with a low kick as Beckett jumps back.
Beckett connects with a crisp jab.
Beckett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Portier.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beckett. Portier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Portier wants to slow Beckett down by chopping away at his legs.
Beckett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
Beckett tried to score with a low kick but Portier checks it.
No joy there for Portier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beckett checks it well.
The crowd cheers as Portier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beckett doesn't seem phased though.
Portier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Portier throws a looping overhand right but Beckett ducks down to avoid it.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Portier lands with a hook. Beckett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beckett scores with the left hand. Portier knows he should have avoided that one.
Portier misses with a looping left.
Beckett is looking to counter punch.
Portier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Portier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beckett throws a push kick but Portier slaps the foot to one side.
Beckett avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Beckett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Portier sizes up Beckett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portier moves out of range as Beckett strikes.
Portier has closed the distance and engaged Beckett in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier tries a body shot but Beckett blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beckett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beckett is looking to control Portier's arms but Portier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beckett has his back to the cage.
Beckett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Portier is leaning against Beckett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Portier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beckett lands a nice hook to Portier's body. Portier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Portier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beckett counters with a body kick that stops Portier in his tracks momentarily.
Portier throws a right and a left that Beckett avoids nicely.
Portier looks to land a combination but Beckett avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckett tries a head kick but it misses.
Beckett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Portier tests Beckett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Portier scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Beckett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Portier manages to avoid it.
Beckett misses with a head kick.
Portier lands a right hook to the body.
Portier defending well as Beckett loads up on a big left hand.
Beckett moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckett misses with a hook.
Beckett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beckett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beckett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beckett is looking to land body kicks.
Portier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beckett lands a lovely overhand right.
Portier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beckett counters with a three punch combo that has Portier backing up. Portier nods at Beckett to acknowledge the strikes.
Portier delivers a nice body kick.
Beckett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portier lands with a cross.
Portier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beckett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Portier.
Beckett looks to land a left hand but Portier moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Portier cracks Beckett with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beckett pushes Portier up against the cage in a clinch.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beckett letting Portier take a breather here.
Portier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beckett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Beckett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beckett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Portier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Becketts head.
Beckett tries a knee to the head but Portier blocks it.
Portier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Portier misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portier throws a shot from downtown. Beckett moves away and avoids it.
Portier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckett.
Beckett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beckett misses with a leg kick.
Beckett misses with a body shot.
Portier connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Portier.
Beckett slips a jab and a cross from Portier.
Beckett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Portier throws a head kick that misses.
Beckett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Portier just manages to avoid it.
Beckett scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beckett, right into the meat.
Beckett lands with a nice body punch.
Beckett cracks the inside of Portier's front leg.
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Beckett tenderised Portier's leg. Portier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beckett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beckett swats away the attempt to clinch by Portier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier connects with a single shot there.
Portier throws a looping overhand right but Beckett ducks down to avoid it.
Portier misses with a straight left.
Portier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beckett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Portier looks to throw the jab but Beckett is out of range.
Portier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Portier.
Beckett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
Beckett throws a push kick but Portier slaps the foot to one side.
Portier staying out of range there.
Portier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beckett connects with a looping right hand.
Portier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Beckett - just one landing.
Portier throws a hook but Beckett avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beckett finds it's way round the side to connect with Portier's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beckett.
Portier misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Portier connects with a crisp jab.
Portier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Portier cracks Beckett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Portier checks a leg kick nicely.
Beckett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Portier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Portier cracks Beckett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beckett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Portier's head.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Portier checks it.
Portier scores with a nice right hand.
Beckett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beckett scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Beckett lands a glancing blow to the side of Portier's head.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portier.
Beckett throws a solid leg kick but Portier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beckett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Portier checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Beckett.
I think Beckett 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Linkin Portier!
Our winner, Linkin Portier, 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 Gunmetal Grey Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel has chosen A Moment as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey Ii.
Noel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
Grey Ii looks to throw the jab but Noel is out of range.
Noel misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Grey Ii's head coaches at Loucademia muito crazy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Noel walks into a jab.
Noel misses with a straight left.
Noel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grey Ii 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.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grey Ii jabs Noel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grey Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Noel counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel tests Grey Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grey Ii misses with an uppercut.
Noel throws out a counter right but Grey Ii avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Noel does it's job there.
Gunmetal Grey Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey Ii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grey Ii lands a head shot.
Noel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grey Ii.
A combination from Grey Ii does no damage.
Grey Ii scores with a nice body kick.
Grey Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Noel misses with a lunging right hand
and Grey Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grey Ii lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Noel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey Ii can pounce on him.
Grey Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noel moves away.
A little jabbing left from Noel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey Ii misses with a left hand
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Noel avoids the body shot from Grey Ii.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grey Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grey Ii punishes Noel's body with a nice straight punch.
Grey Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Noel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Grey Ii.
Noel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grey Ii moves out of range as Noel strikes.
Grey Ii lands a left and a right that send Noel crashing to the mat, dazed. Grey Ii thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Noel is rocked!
It looks like Ava Noel has been cut.
Grey Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grey Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grey Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey Ii throws a big counter combination but Noel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grey Ii connects with a leg kick. Noel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grey Ii tries to bum rush Noel with a series of wild strikes but Noel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Noel misses its intended target.
Grey Ii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Noel's head backwards.
Noel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii tries to clinch there but Noel circles away.
Grey Ii looks to throw the jab but Noel is out of range.
Noel scores with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Grey Ii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Noel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Noel!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grey Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grey Ii lands with a shot to the body.
Grey Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grey Ii swinging wildly here.
Noel looks to land a left hand but Grey Ii moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grey Ii.
Noel avoids a kick to the body.
Noel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grey Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Grey Ii.
Grey Ii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grey Ii there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ava Noel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grey Ii takes one on the button.
Noel moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunmetal Grey Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey Ii lands a glancing blow to the side of Noel's head.
Noel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grey Ii.
Noel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grey Ii's head.
A big left from Noel misses.
Grey Ii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grey Ii throws a jab when Noel was well out of range.
Grey Ii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noel can do to turn this around?
Noel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Grey Ii.
Grey Ii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grey Ii blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Noel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grey Ii has got the better of the exchanges.
Noel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey Ii lands a left and a right that send Noel crashing to the mat, dazed. Grey Ii thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Noel is still on wobbly legs! Can Grey Ii finish him?
Noel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grey Ii circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Noel tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Grey Ii wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunmetal Grey Ii!
After winning the bout, Gunmetal Grey Ii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fett has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
20 - 9 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk tries to clinch up but Fett circles away and keeps his distance.
Fett moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Fett. That snapped Yakimyuk's head back.
Fett throws a jab when Yakimyuk was well out of range.
Yakimyuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Fett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Fett off balance momentarily.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Yakimyuk blocks a head kick by Fett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakimyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
Fett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk connects with a leg kick. Fett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett thows a leg kick but Yakimyuk checks it
and Yakimyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yakimyuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Fett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fett.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Yakimyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yakimyuk thows a leg kick but Fett checks it
and Yakimyuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yakimyuk misses with the combination.
Fett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fett cracks the inside of Yakimyuk's front leg.
Yakimyuk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yakimyuk avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fett.
Yakimyuk jabs at Fett's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fett.
Yakimyuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yakimyuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yakimyuk lands a jab to the nose.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook.
Fett misses with a hook. Yakimyuk ducked under it nicely.
Fett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakimyuk darts in trying to clinch
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fett circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Yakimyuk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakimyuk cracks the inside of Fett's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakimyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakimyuk works the jab nicely.
Fett slips a straight right by Yakimyuk.
A low kick from Yakimyuk is predictable there
and Fett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakimyuk misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yakimyuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fett can pounce on him.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakimyuk has his takedown stuffed
and Fett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakimyuk throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk looks to land a combination. Fett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook.
Yakimyuk throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yakimyuk throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fett feints and as Yakimyuk raises his hands in defense, Fett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yakimyuk scores with a nice shot.
Yakimyuk working a defensive guard but Fett passes into half guard.
Fett trying to control the action but Yakimyuk is working from the bottom.
Fett trying to pass the guard but Yakimyuk defending well.
Fett is trying to control the action in half guard but Yakimyuk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jango Fett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk'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.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakimyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakimyuk checks a low kick from Fett.
Yakimyuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Fett off the cage and back into range.
Yakimyuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakimyuk takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
Yakimyuk works over Fett's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakimyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fett is out of range.
Fett misses with an uppercut
and Yakimyuk counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett throws a jab when Yakimyuk was well out of range.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Fett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yakimyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fett is trying to counter with his kicks.
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!
Yakimyuk tries to clinch up
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Yakimyuk will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakimyuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Yakimyuk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yakimyuk moves in looking to clinch but Fett pushes him off.
Yakimyuk lands with a nice body punch.
Fett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jango Fett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Yakimyuk moved out of range.
Yakimyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yakimyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Yakimyuk as Fett shoots in.
Yakimyuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fett scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett slips a jab and a cross from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakimyuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fett jumps guard but Yakimyuk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yakimyuk misses with a body punch.
Fett tries to break the clinch but Yakimyuk is controlling the position.
Fett trying to land knees to the body.
Yakimyuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fett blocks a body shot from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk has clasped his hands together around Fett's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yakimyuk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yakimyuk off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett is hanging on to Yakimyuk's back as he tries to escape.
Yakimyuk looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fett.
Yakimyuk can't escape the position.
Yakimyuk has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fett.
Fett looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Yakimyuk taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jango Fett!
Jango Fett is the new lightweight champion!
Jango Fett gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride. Reach comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rich Like Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Kenneth Wayne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenneth Wayne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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189 lbs
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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
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reach throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
Reach throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Reach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne misses with a hook
and Reach counters with a solid body kick.
Reach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Reach checks a low kick from Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne blocks a leg kick.
Reach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reach motions for Wayne to come forward. Reach throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Reach does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Reach tenderised Wayne's leg. Wayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Reach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reach counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Reach saw that one coming.
Reach steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reach lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wayne takes a step back to recover.
Reach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wayne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reach moves away.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Reach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Reach takes one to the side of the head.
Reach blocks a jab.
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reach.
Reach lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wayne stuns Reach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne throws a hook but Reach avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reach moves away.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reach is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Reach feints a counter leg kick.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Reach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Reach is just out of range.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Reach avoids it well.
Reach wants to counter with a clinch but Wayne pushes him away.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne looks to throw a body kick
and Reach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kenneth Wayne has been cut.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reach.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wayne there.
Reach 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.
Wayne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reach jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Reach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reach slips a straight right by Wayne.
Reach only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reach fakes the leg kick and cracks Wayne in the body.
Wayne slips under a jab from Reach.
A telegraphed right hand from Reach misses the target.
A low kick from Wayne misses
and Reach counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reach.
Reach avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Reach lands a shot to the body.
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
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 Kenneth Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Wayne'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.
Reach connects with a leg kick. Wayne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reach misses with a looping right.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Reach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reach.
Reach blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reach.
Wayne moves out of range as Reach throws a body kick.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reach's hands.
Kenneth Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reach appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Reach's head back.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Reach takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Reach moved away.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Reach.
Reach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Kenneth Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Reach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reach looks to throw a body kick
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Reach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Wayne feints and then cracks Reach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reach down.
Reach works the jab nicely.
Reach throws a low kick, looking for Wayne's leg but Wayne calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reach.
Reach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Reach checks a leg kick.
Reach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reach missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Wayne.
Reach slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reach is out of range and Wayne settles back down.
Reach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reach's head backwards.
Reach tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Reach moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Reach appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reach misses with a body shot
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reach's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Reach counters with a stiff right hand.
Reach goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne swings for the body but Reach moves out of range.
Wayne clobbers Reach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reach moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Reach.
Reach flicks out a counter leg kick but Wayne steps away.
Good standup being displayed there by Reach as he connects with a hook.
Reach wants to land a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Reach.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reach rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Reach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Wayne throws the left hand but Reach avoids the punch easily.
Reach lands a lovely overhand right.
Reach slips under a jab from Wayne.
Reach was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wayne throws a head kick but Reach moves out of range.
Reach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Reach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne is rocked!
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Reach is trying to counter with his kicks.
Oh Wayne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reach counters with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reach.
Wayne seems to have got his legs back now.
Reach walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wayne drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Reach swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wayne's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Reach!
Johnny Reach is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Johnny Reach, 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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