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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perus Jamppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Kotov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Perus Jamppa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jamppa is able to avoid easily.
Jamppa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kotov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jamppa scrambles back to his feet.
Kotov avoids the head kick by Jamppa.
Jamppa throws a head kick but Kotov moves out of range.
Jamppa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Sergei Kotov has been cut.
A head kick by Jamppa misses
and Kotov counters with a good low kick that Jamppa was not able to check.
Jamppa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perus Jamppa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamppa lands a big head kick that sends Kotov to the canvas! Jamppa follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perus Jamppa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timmay Hererra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks has chosen Something From Nothing as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmay Hererra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Hicks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Hererra slips the punch.
Hicks misses with an uppercut. Hererra saw that one coming.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hererra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hererra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks throws a series of punches but Hererra avoids them all with ease.
Hicks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Hererra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Hererra.
Hererra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hicks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hererra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Hererra.
Hicks has Hererra pressed against the cage, preventing Hererra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Hererra.
Hicks misses with a punch on the inside.
Hererra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hicks finds it's way through Hererra's defenses.
Hererra tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks lands with a straight right. Hererra didn't see that one coming.
Hererra misses with a two punch combination.
Hererra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hererra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hererra tries to bum rush Hicks with a series of wild strikes but Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hererra tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Hicks catches Hererra right on the button with a cross.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Hererra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hererra looks to land a right hand but Hicks moved out of range.
Hererra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hererra moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hererra blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hererra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Hererra moved out of range.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hererra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks.
Hererra tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Hererra's shoulder, as Hererra tries to avoid the shot.
Hererra rushes Hicks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hicks.
Hicks lands with a left to the head.
Hererra lands a shot to the body.
Hicks takes a shot to the head.
Hicks lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hererra.
Hererra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hererra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Hererra.
Hererra lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hererra blocking some punches.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Hererra avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Hererra breaks the clinch.
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Hererra's head but Hererra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Hererra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hererra lands with a nice body punch.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Hererra's head but Hererra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hererra counters with a two punch combo.
Hicks throws the left hand but Hererra avoids the punch easily.
Hicks throws a jab when Hererra was well out of range.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Hererra.
Hererra scores with a jab.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hererra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hererra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hererra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hererra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks throws a head kick but Hererra moves out of range.
Mason Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hererra slips a straight right by Hicks.
Hicks 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.
Hererra moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Hererra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hererra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hererra lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks has a couple of punches blocked by Hererra.
Hicks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hererra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hicks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hererra backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
Hererra is trying to break the clinch but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hicks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hererra.
Hererra lands a nice uppercut.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hererra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hererra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hererra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hererra lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hererra tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Hicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hererra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hererra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickss head.
Hererra throws a head punch that misses.
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 Timmay Hererra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hererra. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hererra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hererra was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hererra back to the cage. Hicks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hicks lands with a right hand.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
Hererra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hererra.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks throws a right and a left that Hererra avoids nicely.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Hererra moves out of range easily.
Hicks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hererra with a nice cross.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hererra.
Hererra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Hererra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hererra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hererra is looking to clinch.
Hererra needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.
Hererra scores with a one two! Hicks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hererra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hicks scores with a sloppy right hand. Hererra should have avoided that one.
Hererra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hererra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hererra is looking to wear down Hicks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hererra throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
Hererra tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hererra is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Hererra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hererra lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Hererra slips the punch.
Hererra ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hererra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hicks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Hererra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hererra. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hererra blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hererra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hicks.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Hicks throws the left hand but Hererra avoids the punch easily.
Hicks misses with a hook. Hererra ducked under it nicely.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hererra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hererra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hererra misses with a double jab.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Hererra moves out of range easily.
Hererra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hicks's hands.
Hererra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hererra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hererra tries to throw a body punch but Hicks avoids it by throwing Hererra back against the cage.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hererra uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks works on Hererra's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hererra wants to get back to striking at distance but Hicks won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hererra.
Hererra misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hererra.
Hererra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hicks's elbow.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hererra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hererra misses with a punch on the inside.
Hicks working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Hicks throws a head punch that misses.
Hererra tries to work over Hicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hererra digs a right hand underneath Hicks's ribcage. Hicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hererra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hererra blocking some punches.
Hicks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Hererra. Those never looked like landing.
Hererra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Hererra wants to clinch.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Hicks.
Hererra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hererra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hererra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hererra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Hererra. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hererra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hererra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hererra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hererra misses with a body shot.
Hicks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks throws a jab when Hererra was well out of range.
Mason Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hererra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Hererra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hererra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hererra blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Hererra swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hererra lands with a nice combination. Hicks backs away looking to recover.
Nice cross by Hicks.
Hererra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hererra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hicks throws a punch but it's blocked by Hererra.
A body shot lands from Hererra.
Hicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hererra tries to break the clinch but Hicks is controlling the position.
Timmay Hererra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hererra is trying to push Hicks away but Hicks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hicks blocking some punches.
Hicks tries a knee to the head but Hererra blocks it.
Hicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hererra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hererra tries to circle away but Hicks has him pinned against the cage.
Hererra tries to break the clinch but Hicks is controlling the position.
Hicks misses with the head strike.
Hererra is working Hicks over against the cage.
Hererra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Hererra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hererra has had enough of the clinch but Hicks keeps him there for the moment.
Hererra lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hererra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hererra tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Hererra.
Hererra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hicks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hererra's head backwards.
Hererra misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hererra slips under a jab.
As Hicks looks to move away, Hererra throws a big counter combo bu Hicks just gets out of the way.
Timmay Hererra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hererra doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hererra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hererra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hicks slips under a jab from Hererra.
Hererra swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hererra slips a straight right by Hicks.
No joy there for Hererra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Hererra.
Hicks's corner calls for a 1-2. Hicks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hererra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks looks to throw the jab but Hererra is out of range.
Hererra tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Hererra tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Hererra's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hererra.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
Hicks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Hererra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hererra tries to bum rush Hicks with a series of wild strikes but Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hicks throws a lazy uppercut
and Hererra counters with a straight right hand.
Hererra misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hicks.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Hererra moved out of range.
A left lands for Hicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hicks 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Hicks!
A very excited looking Mason Hicks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Gomez Bollanos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor with a poor takedown
letting Bollanos counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by McGregor - just one landing.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bollanos as he avoids it easily.
McGregor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McGregor.
McGregor shoots in but no luck this time.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt.
As McGregor looks to move away, Bollanos throws a big counter combo bu McGregor just gets out of the way.
McGregor shoots in but no luck this time.
Bollanos misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bollanos swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
It looked like Bollanos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bollanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bollanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bollanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bollanos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bollanos is looking for a sweep.
McGregor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McGregor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bollanos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McGregor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bollanos, who protects the arm well.
McGregor is trying to get an arm triangle but Bollanos is defending well.
McGregor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bollanos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGregor is trying to get an arm triangle but Bollanos is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bollanos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McGregor's guard! Nice work there by Bollanos!
McGregor has his foot on Bollanos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollanos works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGregor has his foot on Bollanos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollanos works his way back into a safe position though.
McGregor is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bollanos rolls with it to try and escape but McGregor cranks on the arm and Bollanos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Draco Klay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilli Parlma (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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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draco Klay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chilli Parlma!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klay lands a nice looking body shot.
Klay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parlma is looking to clinch.
Klay stuffs the takedown.
Klay misses with an uppercut. Parlma saw that one coming.
It seemed like Parlma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Parlma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klay.
Klay misses with a head kick.
Klay scores with the left hand. Parlma knows he should have avoided that one.
Parlma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klay throws a head kick but Parlma moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Parlma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klay throws a sloppy head kick and Parlma moves out of range easily.
Klay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parlma misses the shot to the body.
Klay went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Klay walks into a stiff left hand from Parlma.
Klay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parlma checks it well.
Parlma throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klay was covering up waiting for the punch and Parlma finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klay wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klay holds on and takes a little breather.
Klay keeping moving, preventing Parlma from controlling successfully.
Klay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parlma wants to control from the top but Klay keeps moving.
Klay has control of Parlma's left arm, preventing Parlma from doing any damage.
Klay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Klay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klay swats away the attempt to clinch by Parlma.
Sloppy strikes from Parlma. Those never looked like landing.
Parlma misses with a hook
and Klay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klay wants it to stay on the feet.
Parlma throws a jab when Klay was well out of range.
Klay lands with a hook. Parlma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parlma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draco Klay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chilli Parlma.
Klay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parlma. Parlma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parlma is rocked!
Draco Klay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parlma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parlma is still on wobbly legs! Can Klay finish him?
Parlma tries to clinch up but Klay circles away and keeps his distance.
Parlma ducks under a wild hook from Klay.
Klay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klay misses with a head kick.
Parlma seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parlma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parlma misses the jab.
Klay tries to land a body kick
and Parlma counters with a stiff right hand.
Klay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parlma momentarily.
Klay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klay throws a hook but Parlma blocks it.
Klay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parlma.
Parlma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Klay lands a big uppercut and Parlma crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Parlma looks OK. Klay waves Parlma back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klay looks to land a right hand but Parlma moved out of range.
Parlma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parlma is looking to clinch.
Klay feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Parlma sprawling to the canvas! Parlma rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Klay finish him?!
Klay throws a right and a left that Parlma avoids nicely.
Klay lands a nice looking body shot.
Klay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parlma blocks a jab.
Parlma misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parlma lands a really nice looking cross but Klay seems unphased.
Klay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klay lands a lovely overhand right.
Klay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Klay throws a nice looking combination but Parlma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parlma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klay.
Parlma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klay moves out of range as Parlma strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Klay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klay.
Klay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klay looks to land a combination but Parlma avoids it well.
Parlma lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klay lands a jab to the head.
Parlma tries to clinch up
and Klay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Klay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klay tries a low kick but Parlma avoids it.
Klay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parlma.
Klay cracks Parlma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Klay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parlma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klay looks to score with a jab to the body but Parlma is just out of range.
Klay walks into a jab.
Parlma ducks right into an uppercut from Klay.
Parlma shoots in but Klay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parlma.
Klay is looking for a counter combo.
Parlma is looking to clinch.
Klay went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parlma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klay tries a head kick but it misses.
Parlma loads up on a big right hand but Klay slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klay tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Parlma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klay throws a body kick that misses.
Parlma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parlma prevents Klay from breaking the clinch.
Klay wants to break free but Parlma has control.
Klay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parlma has him pressed against the cage.
Parlma taking a breather.
Parlma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klay's efforts to push away.
Klay tries to circle away but Parlma has him pinned against the cage.
Klay is looking to break free of the clinch but Parlma has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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.
Klay breaks from the clinch.
Klay dodges the punch combination from Parlma.
Parlma misses with an uppercut.
Klay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parlma 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.
Parlma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parlma lands with a straight right. Klay didn't see that one coming.
Parlma tries to bum rush Klay with a series of wild strikes but Klay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parlma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parlma misses with a takedown attempt - Klay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Klay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parlma punishes Klay's body with a nice straight punch.
Klay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parlma can do to turn this around?
Klay cracks a nice hook into Parlma's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Klay.
Klay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parlma momentarily.
Klay swings for the body but Parlma moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klay swats away the attempt to clinch by Parlma.
Klay misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Klay coming out on top.
Parlma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Klay swings for the body but Parlma moves out of range.
Parlma misses the jab.
Klay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parlma manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Klay.
Parlma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klay throws a head kick that misses
enabling Parlma to counter with a crisp jab.
Klay throws a body shot but no joy.
Parlma avoids the head kick by Klay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Klay misses the target.
Klay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parlma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klay lands with a nice body kick.
Klay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Klay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klay.
Parlma ducks under a wild hook from Klay.
Parlma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parlma misses with a hook. Klay ducked under it nicely.
Klay defending well as Parlma loads up on a big left hand.
Klay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Klay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parlma.
Despite the aggression on Parlma's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klay moves away from the strike by Parlma.
Klay throws a quick counter head kick but Parlma was just out of range.
Klay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parlma slips a straight right by Klay.
Parlma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Klay misses the target.
Klay scores with the left hand. Parlma knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Klay 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!
Klay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parlma misses with a looping left.
Parlma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klay moves away.
No joy there for Klay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klay tries a head kick but it misses.
Parlma tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Klay to counter with a crisp jab.
Klay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parlma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Klay.
Parlma staying out of range there.
Klay avoids the body shot from Parlma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Parlma.
Klay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parlma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draco Klay is winning the standup battle so far.
Klay leaves Parlma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parlma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parlma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klay counters with a left to the body.
Klay scores with a body shot.
Parlma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klay throws a head kick that misses.
Parlma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klay but Klay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Klay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parlma avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Klay misses.
Klay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parlma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parlma lands with a right hand.
Klay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid body kick from Klay.
Parlma 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!
Klay lands a right hook to the body.
Parlma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klay throws a head kick that misses.
Parlma unleashes a big counter combination but Klay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parlma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parlma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Klay throws a head kick but Parlma moves out of range.
Parlma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klay lands a glancing blow to the side of Parlma's head.
Klay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parlma.
Klay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klay throws a looping overhand right but Parlma ducks down to avoid it.
Klay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Klay as Parlma shoots in.
Draco Klay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chilli Parlma.
Parlma looks to throw the jab but Klay is out of range.
Chilli Parlma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klay throws a combination. Parlma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klay looks to land a body kick but Parlma moved away.
Klay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parlma moves away from the strike by Klay.
It seemed like Parlma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parlma closes the distance and clinches.
Klay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klay tries to break free but Parlma pushes him back against the cage.
Parlma keeps control of Klay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klay stops a takedown attempt from Parlma.
Klay working hard to break the clinch.
Klay tries to break free but Parlma pushes him back against the cage.
Klay has had enough of the clinch but Parlma keeps him there for the moment.
Klay can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parlma tries to break free but Klay pushes him back against the cage.
Klay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parlma throws a hook but Klay avoids it easily.
Klay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parlma circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Klay scores with a four punch combination!
Parlma throws a shot from downtown. Klay moves away and avoids it.
Klay throws a wild body kick that Parlma sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Parlma there.
It looks like Draco Klay has been cut.
Parlma dodges the punch combination from Klay.
Draco Klay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parlma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klay.
As Parlma looks to move away, Klay throws a big counter combo bu Parlma just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Klay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klay, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Klay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Big Gun. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hansen attempts a counter takedown but Barkley avoids it well and moves away.
Barkley cracks Hansen with a good jab.
Barkley throws a hook but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barkley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hansen lands a head shot.
It looks like Nick Barkley has been cut.
Nick Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen counters with a two punch combo.
Barkley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley throws an overhand right that lands on Hansen's shoulder, as Hansen tries to avoid the shot.
Hansen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hansen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barkley did well to prevent Hansen getting side control.
Barkley gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barkley holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley looking for a sweep. Not yet Barkley, not yet.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hansen is really struggling to control Barkley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barkley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hansen distracts Barkley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barkley pulls Hansen in close to prevent any damage.
Barkley wants to stand and escape but Hansen is having none of it.
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.
Barkley seems keen to control Hansen's posture.
Barkley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barkley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Barkley keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Barkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Barkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barkley.
Barkley lunges at Hansen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hansen's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barkley.
Hansen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barkley throws out a loose jab but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen is looking for a counter combo.
Barkley scores with the left hand. Hansen knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
Barkley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barkley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barkley throws out the jab.
Barkley takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Hansen tries to counter with a takedown but Barkley is quick to defend against it.
Barkley swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley scores with a nice strike.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barkley as he avoids it easily.
Barkley keeps Hansen at a distance using the push kick.
Barkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hansen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Barkley.
Hansen tries to counter with a takedown but Barkley is quick to defend against it.
Barkley lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barkley throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barkley, as that shot connected.
Barkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hansen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barkley - the referee stops the clock and Hansen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barkley. Hansen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Hansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Barkley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barkley sprawls and moves away.
Hansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barkley lands with a kick to the temple. Hansen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hansen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Barkley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hansen tries to counter with a takedown but Barkley is quick to defend against it.
Barkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hansen forces Barkley back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley breaks from the clinch.
Barkley throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen throws a big counter combination but Barkley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barkley tests Hansen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barkley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Barkley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barkley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansen at a distance.
Barkley scores with a jab to the body.
Barkley misses with a jab to the body
and Hansen counters with a left and a right that stings Barkley.
Hansen staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley throws a body shot but no joy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Barkley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barkley.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
Hansen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barkley sprawls and moves away.
Hansen takes one to the chin there.
Barkley connects with an inside leg kick.
Hansen walks into a jab.
Barkley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barkley misses with a hook to the body
and Hansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barkley is rocked!
Barkley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hansen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barkley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansen finish him?
Hansen is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Barkley is in big trouble! Hansen is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Barkley. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Tim Hansen!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim Hansen thanked Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Jones (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sydney Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Rutten counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Rutten to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Rutten lands with a right hand.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rutten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones cracks Rutten with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Rutten tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Rutten back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sebastiaan Rutten has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Rutten.
Oooooh!!! Rutten has knocked Jones down with a huge combo! Rutten steps away and waves a wobbly Jones back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Sydney Jones has been cut.
Rutten throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Rutten dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastiaan Rutten!
Sebastiaan Rutten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguilar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drector's Cut by Kamikazee. Alvin Aguilar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Monty Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aguilar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Aguilar slips a jab from Ali.
A nice side step and Aguilar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ali scores with a jab. Aguilar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aguilar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Aguilar finds it's target.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Aguilar finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
Aguilar connects with a body shot.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aguilar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aguilar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Aguilar tries to move to mount but Ali blocks the move with his legs.
Ali explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aguilar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A cross from Ali lands.
Aguilar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Aguilar counters with a straight right hand.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aguilar! But no joy.
Aguilar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Alvin Aguilar has been cut.
Aguilar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aguilar scores with a one two! Ali had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Aguilar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aguilar throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aguilar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Aguilar lands a slapping body shot.
Aguilar swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Aguilar connects with a body shot.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy right hand. Ali should have avoided that one.
Aguilar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aguilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Aguilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aguilar on the side of the head.
Aguilar misses with a wild body shot.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Aguilar throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ali stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aguilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Aguilar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Aguilar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ali rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Aguilar misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Aguilar.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aguilar misses with a wild body shot.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Aguilar ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Aguilar misses.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Aguilar's shoulder, as Aguilar tries to avoid the shot.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Aguilar throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Aguilar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aguilar thuds a left hand into Ali's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Aguilar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Aguilar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aguilar swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ali to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aguilar.
Aguilar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguilar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A punch combination from Aguilar misses.
A jab from Ali misses.
Aguilar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ali defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Aguilar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvin Aguilar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aguilar moves away from the strike by Ali.
Nice shot by Ali.
Aguilar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aguilar misses with a body punch
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvin Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar misses with a body shot.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar lands a lovely overhand right.
Aguilar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Aguilar.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aguilar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aguilar circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvin Aguilar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aguilar misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Aguilar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Ali misses.
Aguilar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monty Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Aguilar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aguilar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aguilar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aguilar or perhaps it was just good defense by Ali, which made it look bad.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aguilar digs a good hook to Ali's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar throws a big shot that misses.
Ali is looking for a counter combo.
Aguilar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ali shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aguilar eats them both and turns towards Ali to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aguilar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali's hands.
Aguilar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Aguilar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ali tries to avoid it but Aguilar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ali to the ground. Ali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Aguilar moved out of range nicely.
Ali blocks a jab.
Aguilar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ali did well to prevent Aguilar getting side control.
Aguilar prevents Ali from standing back up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Aguilar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aguilar.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguilar won't allow it.
Ali prevents a body shot from Aguilar.
Aguilar lands a shoulder strike.
Ali can't break the clinch.
Aguilar wants the takedown. Ali is fighting it off but Aguilar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ali's guard against the cage.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguilar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aguilar is controlling him.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Aguilar tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Aguilar prevents Ali from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aguilar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguilar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Aguilar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar works the jab nicely.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aguilar misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alvin Aguilar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alvin Aguilar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aguilar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aguilar misses with a straight left.
Ali tries to bum rush Aguilar with a series of wild strikes but Aguilar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aguilar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Aguilar avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Aguilar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aguilar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Aguilar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aguilar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aguilar stuns Ali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Aguilar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Aguilar.
Aguilar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ali.
Aguilar digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Donk. Ali catches Aguilar right on the button with a cross.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguilar.
Ali is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Aguilar counters with a straight right hand.
Aguilar staying out of range there.
Ali misses with a hook. Aguilar ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aguilar throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Ali throws a series of punches but Aguilar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Aguilar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguilar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguilar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ali in his tracks.
Ali clobbers Aguilar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aguilar throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Aguilar scores with a jab to the body.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Aguilar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguilar lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ali slips a straight right by Aguilar.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvin Aguilar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aguilar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguilar misses the shot to the body.
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Aguilar cracks Ali with a good jab.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aguilar.
Aguilar throws a big shot that misses.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aguilar.
Aguilar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali's hands.
Nice defenses there by Aguilar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Aguilar. Those never looked like landing.
Ali misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguilar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aguilar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Ali misses.
Monty Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aguilar misses with a body punch
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aguilar lands an overhand right.
Aguilar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aguilar is rocked!
That has opened up Alvin Aguilar's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Aguilar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aguilar takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Aguilar thuds a left hand into Ali's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Aguilar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aguilar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Aguilar!
After the big win, Alvin Aguilar made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kemists ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata's entrance music is Boa - Energetic. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata lands with a cross.
Patton drops his hands momentarily and Miyata takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyata counters with a stiff right hand.
Patton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miyata.
Miyata is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miyata moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Miyata connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patton momentarily.
Miyata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyata lands a jab to Patton's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miyata drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patton sprawls and moves away.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patton as he jumps to the side.
Miyata scores with a hook.
Patton tries to sprawl but Miyata drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miyata looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miyata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton has his hands clasped together around Miyata's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Miyata trying to control the action but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton is controlling Miyata's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Patton manages to get to full guard.
Miyata landing some decent shots from guard.
Patton controlling Miyata's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Miyata is proving a slippery customer.
Patton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
I've been told that Patton has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Miyata keeping full guard, as Patton tries to pass.
Miyata has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miyata is trying to keep Patton in close.
Miyata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miyata has control of Patton's left arm, preventing Patton from doing any damage.
Miyata working for a triangle but Patton defends it easily.
Miyata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Patton postures up in Miyata's guard and throws a big left but Miyata blocks it.
Miyata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miyata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Patton trying to control but Miyata is working from the bottom.
Miyata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Miyata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miyata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miyata pulls Patton in close to his closed guard and prevents Patton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miyata keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
Miyata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patton is one step ahead there.
Patton tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyata is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miyata moves out of range of the strikes.
Patton with a hook.
It looks like Kira Miyata has been cut.
Miyata takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patton misses with a hook.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton throws a right hand that Miyata ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyata also avoids with ease.
Miyata dips to his left and cracks Patton with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Miyata. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miyata.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Patton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyata slips a jab from Patton.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kira Miyata is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyata connects with a nice looking jab.
Miyata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patton throws a body punch but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata scores with a shot to the body.
Miyata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miyata definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patton loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
Miyata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Miyata's corner calls for a 1-2. Miyata obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Miyata went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miyata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Patton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miyata counters with a straight right hand.
Miyata jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patton throws a body punch but Miyata moves out of range.
Miyata connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miyata!
Miyata fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patton on the side of the head.
Miyata scores with a hook.
Patton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Patton.
Miyata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Miyata's corner calls for a 1-2. Miyata obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miyata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patton's guard.
Miyata throws a big right hand that misses.
Miyata throwing strikes from guard but Patton blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyata trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miyata sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Patton's guard.
Miyata working the head and body with strikes.
Miyata controlling the action here.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Patton wants to improve his position but Miyata is controlling well.
Miyata perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Patton trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata stalling.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Miyata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyata slows the pace down in half guard.
Miyata seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Patton for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miyata shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miyata showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton gets full guard.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miyata has passed into side control.
Patton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miyata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miyata looks up at the clock and then as Patton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miyata smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miyata wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patton, who protects the arm well.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Patton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patton tries to buck Miyata off but Miyata is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kira Miyata's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Donk. Patton catches Miyata right on the button with a cross.
Miyata bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Miyata tries to advance to mount but Patton denies him.
Miyata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Patton struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miyata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miyata staying calm.
Miyata is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata lands a decent elbow from side control.
Patton is not content to let Miyata control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
Patton is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Patton is trying to get back to half guard.
Miyata throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Miyata tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miyata has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miyata just content to control the position.
Miyata has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Patton trying his best to control but Miyata has mounted him.
Patton tries to reverse the position but Miyata maintains control.
Miyata lands a big shot there that rocks Patton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Patton is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyata has a good base and remains in mount.
Miyata is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miyata scoring with strikes but Patton is staying in there.
Patton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miyata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton taking shots to the head.
Miyata trying to control but Patton is having none of it.
Miyata lands a nice shot to the head.
Patton wants to control but Miyata is having none of it.
Patton is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyata has a good base and remains in mount.
Miyata avoids the attempt from Patton to control.
Patton is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata controlling from mount.
Miyata in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patton is bucking up trying to escape but Miyata cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kira Miyata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miyata trying to control but Patton is having none of it.
Patton tries to hold on but Miyata postures up.
Miyata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiggy BigBranch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado comes to the cage accompanied by Pagsubok. Twiggy BigBranch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
147 lbs
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142 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Twiggy BigBranch!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BigBranch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercado manages to avoid it.
Mercado darts in looking for a takedown but BigBranch gets double underhooks and turns Mercado into the cage.
BigBranch stuffs the takedown.
BigBranch scores with the left hand. Mercado knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercado throws a head kick but BigBranch moves out of range.
BigBranch misses with a body shot.
Mercado misses the shot to the body.
BigBranch lands a nice shot to the body.
BigBranch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercado.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch scores with a nice head shot.
Mercado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BigBranch feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danjie Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercado gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BigBranch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBranch swings widly with a right hand
and Mercado counters with a shoot takedown. BigBranch fights it but they end up in guard.
BigBranch keeping full guard, as Mercado tries to pass.
BigBranch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mercado.
Mercado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BigBranch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercado moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BigBranch wants to control from the top but Mercado keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
BigBranch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercado looking for subs off his back but BigBranch has passed one foot through into half guard.
BigBranch trying to control the pace.
BigBranch is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but BigBranch pulls his head out easily.
BigBranch prevents Mercado from improving his position.
Mercado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercado moves into full guard.
Mercado trying to control the position.
BigBranch connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four 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.
BigBranch looking to sit in guard and control but Mercado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mercado has gone for a leg lock! BigBranch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mercado's guard.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing BigBranch from controlling successfully.
Mercado controls BigBranch momentarily but BigBranch frees himself.
BigBranch chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BigBranch wants to control from the top but Mercado keeps moving.
Mercado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BigBranch manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twiggy BigBranch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. BigBranch quickly recovers to half guard.
Mercado with the ground and pound but BigBranch uses the opportunity to regain guard.
BigBranch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mercado with a nice head shot there.
BigBranch keeping full guard, as Mercado tries to pass.
We've been hearing that Mercado has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mercado throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch keeping full guard, as Mercado tries to pass.
Mercado wants to control from the top but BigBranch keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BigBranch is trying to control the position but Mercado postures up.
Mercado connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mercado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BigBranch keeping moving, preventing Mercado from controlling successfully.
BigBranch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercado fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
BigBranch slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercado, before circling back to the center of the mat.
BigBranch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and BigBranch wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danjie Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BigBranch scores with a leg kick.
Mercado misses with a takedown
letting BigBranch counter with a right hand.
Mercado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has BigBranch pinned against the cage. BigBranch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
BigBranch scores with a leg kick.
BigBranch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercado's head.
BigBranch throws a leg kick which misses Mercado's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercado tries to avoid it.
Mercado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but BigBranch swivels and escapes.
Mercado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mercado closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mercado lands in his opponent's guard.
Mercado wants to control from the top but BigBranch keeps moving.
BigBranch keeping full guard, as Mercado tries to pass.
BigBranch looking for a sweep. Not yet BigBranch, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercado landing some decent shots from guard.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but BigBranch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BigBranch is trying to control the position but Mercado postures up.
Mercado stopping the sweep attempt from BigBranch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercado throws a strike but BigBranch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Twiggy BigBranch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mercado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mercado is defended easily by BigBranch.
BigBranch has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mercado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mercado misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBranch is trying to improve his position.
Mercado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercado tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
BigBranch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mercado wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mercado misses with the ground and pound.
Mercado with the ground and pound but BigBranch regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
BigBranch won't allow Mercado to pass to mount.
Mercado is trying to control. BigBranch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
BigBranch keeping control of the position.
BigBranch tries to get to full guard but Mercado has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
BigBranch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mercado.
Mercado is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and BigBranch reverses the position - he's now on top in Mercado's guard.
Mercado keeping moving, preventing BigBranch from controlling successfully.
BigBranch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBranch advances position into side control!
Mercado tries to buck BigBranch off but BigBranch is having none of it.
BigBranch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercado keeps working.
Mercado manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
BigBranch is taking a breather. Mercado says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
BigBranch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mercado is staying active underneath BigBranch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mercado moves into full guard.
Mercado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. BigBranch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. BigBranch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
BigBranch wants to control from the top but Mercado keeps moving.
Mercado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mercado wants to improve his position but instead BigBranch has moved into half guard.
Danjie Mercado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twiggy BigBranch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
BigBranch trying to mount his opponent but Mercado defends it.
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 Danjie Mercado.
I think BigBranch 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twiggy BigBranch!
Twiggy BigBranch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Danjie Mercado spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, what can I say man. He's the better man today. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Savolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaakko Savolainen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma throws an overhand right that lands on Savolainen's shoulder, as Savolainen tries to avoid the shot.
Boma sets himself, and Savolainen steps forward looking for the clinch! Boma avoids it this time.
Savolainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boma.
It looks like Jaakko Savolainen has been cut.
Savolainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boma.
Savolainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savolainen loads up on a big right hand but Boma slips the punch.
Savolainen fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with a wild combination.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from Savolainen.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Savolainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savolainen! But no joy.
Savolainen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Savolainen fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boma is looking to counter the offense by Savolainen and move into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Savolainen.
Savolainen throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Savolainen misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boma, right into the meat.
Savolainen missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oscar Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Savolainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boma scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Boma misses.
Boma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen misses with a left hand
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Savolainen misses with an uppercut
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savolainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Savolainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boma circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Savolainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Savolainen misses with a straight right.
Boma is looking to counter the offense by Savolainen and move into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boma. That's going to slow Savolainen down.
Boma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savolainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a looping right.
Savolainen dips to his left and cracks Boma with an uppercut!
Savolainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savolainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boma's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boma checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Boma.
A counter left hand to the body from Boma misses its target.
Savolainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boma lands a big head kick that sends Savolainen tumbling to the mat! Boma takes a step backwards and waves Savolainen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Savolainen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Boma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Savolainen'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.
Savolainen dips to his left and cracks Boma with an uppercut!
Savolainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Jaakko Savolainen's cut even more.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Savolainen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boma has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch lands to the side of Boma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boma slips a jab from Savolainen.
Savolainen misses with a left hand
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Jaakko Savolainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boma feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Savolainen sprawling to the canvas! Savolainen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boma finish him?!
Savolainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Boma finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Savolainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Savolainen.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savolainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Boma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savolainen on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma looks to land a right hand but Savolainen moved out of range.
Savolainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boma stuffs the takedown.
Boma is looking to counter the offense by Savolainen and move into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Savolainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oscar Boma is winning the standup battle so far.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
Savolainen misses with a hook.
Boma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Savolainen shoots and misses
and Boma counters with a nice uppercut.
Jaakko Savolainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Boma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boma.
Savolainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savolainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savolainen scores with a punch to the head.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma digs a good hook to Savolainen's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savolainen throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma tries to score with a low kick but Savolainen moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savolainen misses with an uppercut
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savolainen lands with a straight right. Boma didn't see that one coming.
Boma moves out of range as Savolainen strikes.
Boma tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Savolainen manages to circle out of the way.
Savolainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boma in his tracks.
Savolainen looks for a takedown but Boma sprawls well.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Savolainen.
Boma dips to his left and cracks Savolainen with an uppercut!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jaakko Savolainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oscar Boma!
Oscar Boma retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Oscar Boma 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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