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Syn 348 - Ironcross PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendez has time to react.
Edwards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez throws a big counter head kick but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
Mendez with a hook.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards scores with a head kick. Mendez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aaron Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Mendez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards rushes Mendez and presses him up against the cage.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendez! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Edwards misses.
A little jabbing left from Mendez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Edwards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Edwards.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Edwards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Edwards shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendez sprawls well. He's pushed Edwards's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Mendez misses.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards throws a good cross that connects.
Edwards looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edwards's head backwards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Edwards delivers a nice body kick.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Mendez back into the cage.
Mendez tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Edwards looking to stall.
Mendez wants to break free but Edwards has control.
Edwards lands a good knee to the midsection. Mendez won't want to take too many of those.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards drives through and clinches with Mendez against the cage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez tries to break free but Edwards pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Edwards on the inside.
Edwards pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Mendez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Edwards backs off Mendez throws a huge counter combo but Edwards manages to avoid it all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Edwards throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Edwards lands a head shot.
George Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Edwards misses with the body kick
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Mendez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mendez connects with a jab.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Edwards. Edwards gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendez avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edwards has managed to clinch.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Mendez.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Edwards half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mendez.
Edwards is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Edwards defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a left to the head.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez tries to break free but Edwards pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Edwards has double underhooks.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Edwards - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendez is trying to push Edwards away but Edwards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edwards taking a breather.
Aaron Edwards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fails with the takedown.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Mendez.
A left lands for Mendez.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Edwards feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mendez misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendez connects with a body shot.
Edwards lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Edwards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Edwards wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Edwards.
Mendez throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Edwards tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Mendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez lands a glancing blow to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards scores with a head kick.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez defending well as Edwards loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edwards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up George Mendez's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Edwards throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mendez.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Edwards slips a straight right by Mendez.
Horrible takedown attempt by Edwards or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Mendez misses.
Mendez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Mendez stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Edwards slips a straight right by Mendez.
Edwards cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Edwards has a takedown stuffed.
Mendez throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Mendez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendez checks a leg kick.
Edwards moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Edwards appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez scores with a nice right hand.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Mendez moved away.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Mendez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez throws a push kick but Edwards slaps the foot to one side.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards counters with a head kick. That will keep Mendez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Edwards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Edwards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Edwards looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
Edwards lands a front kick.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Mendez checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Edwards!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aaron Edwards made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall has chosen Kutless - Smile as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone tried to score with a low kick but Sumrall checks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sumrall.
Corleone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sumrall throws a hook but Corleone avoids it easily.
Corleone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sumrall is able to avoid easily.
Corleone avoids the head kick by Sumrall.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Sumrall moves out of range easily.
Corleone throws a low kick but Sumrall moves out of range easily.
Sumrall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sumrall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sumrall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Corleone 's hands.
Corleone misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone 's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sumrall, pushing him back against the cage.
Corleone tries to land knees in the clinch but Sumrall avoids the damage to the body.
Sumrall is trying to break free.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corleone connects with a knee to the head.
Corleone taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sumrall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Corleone keeps control of Sumrall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corleone misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Corleone .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sumrall checks a leg kick nicely.
Sumrall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Corleone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Corleone wants to clinch.
Sumrall scores with a jab. Corleone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Corleone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall moves out of range of the body kick.
Sumrall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corleone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Sumrall.
Corleone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sumrall avoids a kick to the body.
Sumrall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corleone closes the distance and pushes Sumrall back into the cage.
Corleone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corleone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sumrall takes a step back to recover.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corleone . Corleone obviously looking to wear him down.
Sumrall throws a lazy head kick
and Corleone moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Sumrall blocks it.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Sumrall blocks the low kick.
Corleone looks for the body kick but Sumrall saw that one coming.
Sumrall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corleone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sumrall if he has to take too many more of those.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Corleone .
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!
Jab from Sumrall.
Corleone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sumrall moves out of range of the body kick.
Sumrall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Corleone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corleone lands a leg kick that knocks Sumrall off balance momentarily.
Corleone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sumrall can do to turn this around?
Corleone tries to score with a low kick but Sumrall moves his leg out of the way.
Sumrall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sumrall tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corleone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sumrall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sumrall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Corleone walks into a jab.
Sumrall scores with the left hand. Corleone knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone misses with a body kick.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Sumrall moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Sumrall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jonah Sumrall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Corleone is predictable there
and Sumrall counters with a head kick that drops Corleone to the mat! Corleone scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Corleone is rocked!
Corleone throws a lazy head kick
and Sumrall counters with a big left hand that crumples Corleone ! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonah Sumrall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile comes to the cage accompanied by The Deer's Cry by Angelina. McCall has chosen Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife as his entrance music. Gareth McCall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oisin O Conghaile's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
O Conghaile thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Conghaile on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Conghaile misses with a body shot.
McCall lands a body shot.
McCall throws a body punch but O Conghaile moves out of range.
McCall lands a body shot.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like McCall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCall scores with a jab.
O Conghaile explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
O Conghaile lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
O Conghaile lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCall or not.
Still in the clinch, O Conghaile scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Conghaile misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall scores with a shot to the side of O Conghaile's head.
O Conghaile struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
Come on O Conghaile - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, O Conghaile scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCall throws an elbow that misses.
McCall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCall is working O Conghaile over against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
McCall lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Conghaile backwards.
O Conghaile lands a nice uppercut.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
O Conghaile misses with some punches.
O Conghaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Conghaile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Conghaile lands a right hand.
O Conghaile throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile wants to get back to striking at distance but McCall won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCall throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall blocks a body shot from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
McCall misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for O Conghaile.
A left hand lands to the body for McCall.
McCall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Conghaile seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McCall can turn it around.
O Conghaile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Conghaile dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
McCall misses with a knee to the head.
O Conghaile taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Conghaile's brow.
O Conghaile just leaning against McCall, taking a breather.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
O Conghaile is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Conghaile misses with the head strike.
O Conghaile avoiding damage as McCall throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile avoids the elbow strike from McCall, against the cage.
McCall lands a nice elbow.
Oisin O Conghaile's cut is getting worse.
O Conghaile is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
O Conghaile dodges an elbow strike from McCall.
O Conghaile scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Conghaile backwards.
O Conghaile wants to break free but McCall has control.
McCall misses with some punches.
McCall looking to slow down the pace here.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Conghaile's elbow.
O Conghaile doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Conghaile misses with an elbow over the top.
O Conghaile blocks an elbow strike from McCall.
O Conghaile blocks an elbow strike.
McCall misses with an elbow over the top.
McCall prevents a body shot from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
McCall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Conghaile prevents a body shot from McCall.
McCall prevents a body shot from O Conghaile.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conghaile avoids the damage to the body.
O Conghaile lands a body shot.
O Conghaile is looking to control McCall's arms but McCall gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Conghaile has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCall just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Conghaile's brow.
O Conghaile lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Conghaile missing with knees to the body.
O Conghaile lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Conghaile tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
McCall managing to block the knees to the body from O Conghaile.
McCall tries to stall but O Conghaile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Conghaile effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as O Conghaile controls the action.
McCall blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile'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.
O Conghaile looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
McCall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - McCall scores with a four punch combination!
Gareth McCall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Conghaile looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
O Conghaile takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body kick from O Conghaile.
McCall is looking to clinch.
O Conghaile is looking to land body kicks.
O Conghaile lands with an overhand left.
McCall lands a really nice looking cross but O Conghaile seems unphased.
McCall lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Conghaile lands a glancing blow to the side of McCall's head.
McCall tries to clinch but O Conghaile moves away
and O Conghaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Conghaile tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCall avoids the head kick by O Conghaile.
A shot to the body from O Conghaile misses
and McCall counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Conghaile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but O Conghaile is just out of range.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile throws a sloppy head kick and McCall moves out of range easily.
O Conghaile misses with the body kick
and McCall counters with a nice leg kick.
McCall digs a good hook to O Conghaile's body.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
McCall lands with an overhand left.
McCall lands a really nice looking cross but O Conghaile seems unphased.
McCall lands with a shot to the body.
O Conghaile lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Conghaile at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall clinches up against the cage.
McCall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Conghaile lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCall digs a right hand into O Conghaile's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Conghaile's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCall blocks a body shot from O Conghaile.
McCall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCall misses with some punches.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
McCall prevents O Conghaile from breaking the clinch.
O Conghaile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from McCall.
Gareth McCall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCall lands a body punch.
McCall struggles to land a body shot inside as O Conghaile controls his hands.
O Conghaile wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCall lands with a light punch inside.
O Conghaile misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Conghaile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Conghaile tries to break the clinch but McCall is controlling the position.
O Conghaile tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Conghaile tries to stall but McCall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as O Conghaile controls the action.
McCall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Conghaile struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
O Conghaile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCalls head.
McCall lands a body punch.
McCall lands a nice knee to the body.
McCall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCall scores with a shoulder strike.
McCall lands a shoulder strike.
Oisin O Conghaile's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Conghaile's efforts to push away.
McCall stalling in the clinch but O Conghaile improves position.
McCall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Conghaile blocks the elbow strike.
McCall prevents a body shot from O Conghaile.
McCall lands an elbow inside.
McCall blocking some punches.
McCall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Oisin O Conghaile's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oisin O Conghaile'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). Gareth McCall!
During a confident post fight interview, Gareth McCall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Oisin O Conghaile spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hate Me Now - Nas. Jarkko has chosen Hawaii 78 & E ala E as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Naru Jarkko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jarkko's head.
It looks like Naru Jarkko has been cut.
Jarkko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jarkko tries to clinch up but Cero circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Cero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Jarkko.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Jarkko with the counter takedown but Cero avoids it easily.
Jarkko swings for the body but Cero moves out of range.
Cero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jarkko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cero won't be happy with that.
Jarkko misses with the ground and pound.
Cero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jarkko throws an elbow but Cero slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cero dodges the ground and pound from Jarkko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarkko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cero is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jarkko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jarkko. That's going to slow Cero down.
Cero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cero cracks a nice hook into Jarkko's ribs.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Jarkko tries to counter it with a takedown but Cero pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarkko.
Jarkko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero avoids the head kick by Jarkko.
Jarkko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero delivers a nice body kick.
Cero has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarkko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jarkko throws out a loose jab but Cero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarkko lands a jab to Cero's midsection.
Jarkko moves out of range of the body kick from Cero.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jarkko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero missing with a left hand there. Jarkko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarkko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarkko throws a head kick that misses.
Jarkko with a hook.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Jarkko avoids it.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Jarkko.
Cero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Jarkko misses with a looping right.
Jarkko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarkko.
Jarkko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jarkko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cero.
A lazy left from Cero finds it's target.
Cero delivers a nice body kick.
Cero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarkko manages to avoid it.
Jarkko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab from Jarkko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Cero moves out of range.
Cero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Cero checks a leg kick.
It looked like Cero was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jarkko avoids the head kick by Cero.
Jarkko misses with a series of wild punches.
Jarkko loads up on a big right hand but Cero slips the punch.
Jarkko just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCero.
Cero slips under a jab from Jarkko.
Jarkko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jarkko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jarkko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cero thumps Jarkko with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Naru Jarkko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jarkko misses with a double jab.
Cero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jarkko misses with a wild body shot.
Cero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jarkko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Jarkko.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Jarkko avoids it.
Jarkko with the counter takedown but Cero avoids it easily.
Cero tests Jarkko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Cero tries to bum rush Jarkko with a series of wild strikes but Jarkko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cero throws a shot to the body.
Jarkko moves out of range of the body kick.
Jarkko connects with a right hand. Cero shakes it off.
Jarkko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
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!
Jarkko misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jarkko. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero fakes the leg kick and cracks Jarkko in the body.
Jarkko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Jarkko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jarkko blocks a low kick nicely.
Cero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Jarkko avoids the head kick by Cero.
Jarkko lands a high kick!
Cero throws a front kick that sends Jarkko stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Jarkko.
The crowd cheers as Jarkko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cero doesn't seem phased though.
Cero delivers a nice body kick.
Cero throws a body punch but Jarkko moves out of range.
Jarkko throws an off balance right hand
and Cero counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jarkko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarkko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cero misses with a low kick as Jarkko jumps back.
Cero tries to work over Jarkko's front leg with a kick but Jarkko checks it.
Jarkko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jarkko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jarkko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Jarkko misses with a hook.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarkko moves away.
Cero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Jarkko.
Jarkko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cero. Jarkko shrugs it off though.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Cero throws a sloppy head kick and Jarkko moves out of range easily.
Jarkko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good standup being displayed there by Jarkko as he connects with a hook.
Cero takes a swing at Jarkko's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jarkko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cero is looking to wear down Jarkko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarkko missing with a left hand there. Cero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cero misses with a leg kick.
Cero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarkko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cero defends well and Jarkko ends up having to push Cero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jarkko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jarkko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cero - the referee stops the clock and Jarkko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cero. Jarkko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jarkko throws out a leg kick but Cero moves out of range and Jarkko only half commits.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Cero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Jarkko tries to counter it with a takedown but Cero pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cero scores with a shot to the body.
Jarkko avoids a kick to the body.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cero tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarkko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
Jarkko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Jarkko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cero connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naru Jarkko'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. This is the final round!
Jarkko cracks Cero with an open hand slap.
Cero throws a hook to the side of Jarkko's head but Jarkko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarkko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarkko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarkko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarkko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
And Jarkko tries to counter it with a takedown but Cero pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jarkko throws a chopping leg kick but Cero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jarkko avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cero throws a push kick but Jarkko slaps the foot to one side.
Cero walks into a stiff left hand from Jarkko.
Cero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Jarkko.
Jarkko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Cero was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jarkko.
Cero throws a body punch but Jarkko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jarkko has time to react.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
Cero looks to land a left hand but Jarkko moved out of range nicely.
Jarkko avoids a kick to the body.
Jarkko scores with a jab to the body.
Jarkko throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Jarkko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarkko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cero tries to escape but Jarkko is in control.
You can see the frustration on Cero's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jarkko scoring with punches from side control.
Cero wants to get back to his feet but Jarkko drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jarkko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cero takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Cero can't do much from the bottom here.
Jarkko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cero keeps working.
Cero sneaks back into half guard.
Cero is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero wants to get back to his feet.
Jarkko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jarkko trying to control the action but Cero is working from the bottom.
Cero won't allow Jarkko to pass to mount.
Cero looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cero throws a hook but Jarkko blocks it.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Jarkko feints the counter takedown.
Cero misses with a body kick.
Jarkko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Jarkko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jarkko with the counter takedown but Cero avoids it easily.
Jarkko throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko wants to clinch.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Jarkko.
Cero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jarkko with the counter takedown but Cero avoids it easily.
Cero throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarkko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cero throws a head kick that misses.
Jarkko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jarkko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jarkko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cero on his heels. He'll look to pass Cero's guard now, I'm sure.
Cero is trying to control the position but Jarkko postures up.
Jarkko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naru Jarkko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarkko 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Naru Jarkko!
A very excited looking Naru Jarkko 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vigilante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vigilante's choice of entrance music: Skyscraper. 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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260 lbs
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262 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinny Vigilante!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigilante jabs Dobson right on the nose. Dobson blinks but takes it well.
Dobson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vigilante swings for the body but Dobson moves out of range.
Dobson lands a big head kick that sends Vigilante tumbling to the mat! Dobson takes a step backwards and waves Vigilante back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Vinny Vigilante has been cut.
Vigilante connects with a jab.
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vigilante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vigilante keeps Dobson at a distance using the push kick.
Vigilante connects with an inside leg kick.
Vigilante avoids the body shot from Dobson.
We've been informed that Vigilante has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dobson lands a left and a right that send Vigilante crashing to the mat, dazed. Dobson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vigilante is rocked!
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Vigilante is still on wobbly legs! Can Dobson finish him?
Dobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vigilante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dobson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vigilante moves out of range of the strikes.
Vigilante seems to have recovered his senses.
Dobson misses with a low kick.
Dobson avoids the body shot from Vigilante.
Vigilante tests Dobson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dobson blocks a jab.
Vigilante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dobson under the eye.
Vigilante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vigilante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dobson.
Vigilante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobson.
Dobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vigilante moves away.
Dobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vigilante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vigilante takes a swing at Dobson's ribcage but misses.
Vigilante blocks a head kick by Dobson.
Dobson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vigilante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vigilante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dobson.
Dobson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vigilante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vigilante scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dobson thuds his shin into the meat of Vigilante's side.
Dobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dobson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Vigilante sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vigilante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vigilante feints a counter leg kick.
Vigilante connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vigilante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vigilante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dobson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dobson is out of range and Vigilante settles back down.
Dobson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dobson misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vigilante.
Good work by Vigilante as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dobson.
Dobson keeps the fight on the outside.
Vigilante drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dobson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobson tries to improve position but can't.
Dobson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vigilante off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Vigilante's body.
Vigilante is in bad spot here.
Vigilante is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dobson wants to control but Vigilante is keeping busy.
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.
Dobson controls the action.
Dobson wants to control but Vigilante is keeping busy.
Dobson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Vigilante.
Dobson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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 Ben Dobson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dobson moves away from the strike by Vigilante.
Dobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vigilante was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobson.
Dobson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vigilante's sensitive parts.
Vigilante keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vigilante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vigilante feints and then cracks Dobson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dobson down.
Dobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vigilante is just out of range.
Dobson tests Vigilante's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vigilante shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dobson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dobson is pulling down on Vigilante's head. It's preventing any offense from Vigilante, at least for the moment.
Dobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson has his hands on Vigilante's head, controlling the position.
Vigilante postures up in Dobson's guard and throws a big left but Dobson blocks it.
Vigilante throwing strikes from guard but Dobson blocks nicely.
Dobson trying to control the position.
Vigilante throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vigilante loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vigilante tries a head kick but it misses.
Vigilante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dobson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dobson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vigilante at a distance.
Dobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vigilante's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big left from Dobson misses.
Vigilante blocks a low kick nicely.
Dobson throws the left hand but Vigilante avoids the punch easily.
Dobson misses with a hook. Vigilante ducked under it nicely.
Dobson takes a swing at Vigilante's ribcage but misses.
Vigilante looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vigilante tries for a takedown but Dobson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dobson lands with a right hand.
Vigilante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vigilante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante missing with a left hand there. Dobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dobson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dobson misses with a head kick.
Vigilante lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dobson cracks Vigilante with an open hand slap.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vigilante manages to avoid it.
Vigilante is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vigilante throws a leg kick but Dobson moved away.
That kick from Dobson tenderised Vigilante's leg. Vigilante is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dobson lands a nice looking body shot.
Vigilante lands a jab to Dobson's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Dobson.
Ben Dobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vigilante throws a jab but it's blocked by Dobson.
Dobson sizes up Vigilante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Vinny Vigilante's cut even more.
Dobson misses the shot to the body.
Dobson throws a sloppy head kick and Vigilante moves out of range easily.
Dobson misses with a hook. Vigilante ducked under it nicely.
Vigilante thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dobson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vigilante has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vigilante and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vigilante scores with a nice right hand.
Vigilante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vigilante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it.
Vigilante scores with a hook.
Vigilante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dobson moves away from the strike by Vigilante.
Vigilante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vigilante with a jab.
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vigilante.
Vigilante is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dobson connects with a leg kick. Vigilante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ben Dobson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Vigilante misses the target.
Vigilante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Vigilante. That snapped Dobson's head back.
Dobson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vigilante. That did some damage!
Vigilante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dobson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dobson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Dobson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vigilante throws a hook but Dobson blocks it.
Dobson cracks the inside of Vigilante's front leg.
Dobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dobson misses with a looping left.
Dobson lands a big head kick that sends Vigilante tumbling to the mat! Dobson takes a step backwards and waves Vigilante back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vigilante throws a hook but Dobson avoids it easily.
Dobson moves out of range of the leg kick from Vigilante.
Vigilante lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson swings widly with a right hand
and Vigilante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vigilante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vigilante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vigilante stuns Dobson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dobson blocks the body kick.
Dobson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Vigilante drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dobson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Vigilante's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Dobson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow comes to the cage accompanied by Slippin. Tao has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
37 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blow misses with a body shot.
Blow blocks a jab.
Blow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tao tried to score with a low kick but Blow checks it.
It looked like Blow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Blow.
A little jabbing left from Tao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tao misses with a kick to the body.
Blow scores with a sloppy right hand. Tao should have avoided that one.
Tao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow blocks the body kick.
Blow moves forwards but Tao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blow throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Tao.
Blow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Blow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao lands a nice looking body shot.
Blow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blow throws out the jab.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blow.
Tao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blow.
Blow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tao avoids it really well and circles away.
Blow swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tao misses.
Blow moves into range and clinches up with Tao.
Tao's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Blow.
Tao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Blow.
Blow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to take the fight to the mat but Tao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blow.
Blow struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Tao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tao tries to throw a body punch but Blow avoids it by throwing Tao back against the cage.
Tao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tao misses with a body punch.
Blow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tao pushes Blow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blow blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tao.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao lands a nice shot to the body.
Tao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blow.
Blow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tao or not.
Tao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blow is rocked!
Tao tries a body shot but Blow blocks it.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blow has Tao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Tao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blow tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tao.
Tao tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tao moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tao.
Tao misses with a body punch.
Yang Tao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tao pushes Blow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blow blocks a body shot from Tao.
Blow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Blow.
Tao misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow misses with a body punch.
Tao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blow tries to land a knee to the head but Tao blocks with his arms.
Blow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Tao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Blow.
Tao scores with a shot to the side of Blow's head.
Blow digs a right hand underneath Tao's ribcage. Tao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tao working aggressively here.
Tao pushes Blow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blow blocks an uppercut.
Tao can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Blow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Blow lands an uppercut.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Tao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blow.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
Blow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tao blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Blow tries to throw a body punch but Tao avoids it by throwing Blow back against the cage.
Blow blocks an uppercut.
Blow takes a shot to the head.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Blow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Blow.
Blow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blow takes a shot to the head.
Blow tries to throw a body punch but Tao avoids it by throwing Blow back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tao regains guard immediately.
Blow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blow wants to control from the top but Tao keeps moving.
Blow looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao wants to stand but Blow is controlling the position.
Tao has his hands on Blow's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tao tries to move into range but Blow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao scores with the left hand. Blow knows he should have avoided that one.
Tao wants to slow Blow down by chopping away at his legs.
Blow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blow looking to throw knees to the head but Tao is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tao's face.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blow tries to land a knee to the head but Tao blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blow tries a knee to the head but Tao blocks it.
Blow misses with a knee strike.
Tao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Tao lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blow.
Blow throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Blow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Blow.
Good body shot from Tao.
Blow blocking some punches.
Blow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tao gets through Blow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blow misses with a knee strike.
Blow tightens his grip and picks Tao up, before dumping him to the ground. Tao manages to land in guard.
Blow trying to control but Tao is working from the bottom.
Blow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mike Blow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to control but Tao is working from the bottom.
Tao wants to get back to his feet but Blow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blow throws a big right hand that misses.
Blow won't allow Tao to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tao is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tao throws a low kick, looking for Blow's leg but Blow calmly moves out of range.
Tao defending well as Blow loads up on a big left hand.
Tao tries to counter with a clinch but Blow shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tao swings for the body but Blow moves out of range.
Tao throws a head kick that misses
and Blow counters with a shoot takedown. Tao fights it but they end up in guard.
Blow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tao's guard.
Blow wants to take a breather but Tao is having none of it.
Tao is trying to get back to full guard.
Tao pushes Blow off looking to stand but Blow dives back in and keeps control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow throwing shots but Tao is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
Blow sets himself, and Tao steps forward looking for the clinch! Blow avoids it this time.
Blow misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Blow misses the target.
Tao wants to counter the offense by Blow and move into the clinch position.
Blow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blow is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Blow wants to clinch
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Blow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tao 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
A relieved looking Yang Tao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Mike Blow spoke after the fight, saying 'Man this is some bullshit!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by TOQUINHO. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon throws a front kick aimed at Palhares's knee but Palhares avoids it well.
Colon ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Colon swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares thinks about countering with a body kick.
Colon clinches up with Palhares and pushes him back against the cage.
Colon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Colon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Colon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
Palhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palhares misses with the head strike.
Colon working aggressively here.
Palhares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Palhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palhares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Colon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Colon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Colon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Palhares blocks it well.
Colon misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares throws a leg kick but Colon moved away.
Colon scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Colon.
A low kick from Palhares misses
and Colon counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares throws a quick counter kick to the body but Colon avoids it.
Colon throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
Colon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Colon throws out a leg kick but Palhares moves out of range and Colon only half commits.
Colon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palhares is out of range.
Palhares slips under a jab.
Palhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colon lands a body shot.
Colon jabs at Palhares's body.
Palhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares throws a hook but Colon avoids it easily.
Colon tries to counter with a clinch but Palhares shakes him off and moves away.
Palhares seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Colon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Palhares.
Colon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colon blocks the body kick.
Colon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Colon moves out of range of the body kick from Palhares.
Colon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Colon moved away.
Palhares is looking to land body kicks.
Colon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colon thumps Palhares with a low kick.
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Colon cracks the inside of Palhares's front leg.
Palhares tried to score with a low kick but Colon checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares stuns Colon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Colon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Colon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Palhares throws a leg kick which misses Colon's front leg but catches the back leg as Colon tries to avoid it.
Colon jabs Palhares right on the nose. Palhares blinks but takes it well.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Colon.
Palhares lands with a kick to the temple. Colon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Palhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colon cracks the inside of Palhares's front leg.
Colon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Palhares.
Colon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Santiago Colon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares digs a good body shot into Colon's ribs.
Palhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palhares.
Colon is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
Colon throws a head kick but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Colon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Palhares connects with a solid leg kick.
Colon closes the distance but Palhares moves to the side
and Palhares decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Colon's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares looking to sit in guard and control but Colon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Palhares 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! Colon rolls with it to try and escape but Palhares cranks on the arm and Colon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pluto Palhares!
Our winner, Pluto Palhares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Santiago Colon was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale comes to the cage accompanied by Gravity kills - Guilty. Mars comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Solaar Pleure by Solaar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vincent Mars will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mars moves away from the strike by Gale.
Mars connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mars takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gale!
Mars missing with a left hand there. Gale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gale lands a really nice looking cross but Mars seems unphased.
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Gale.
Mars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mars slips a jab from Gale.
Gale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mars is out of range and Gale settles back down.
Mars follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gale misses with a low kick as Mars jumps back.
Gale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Gale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gale drives through and clinches with Mars against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mars landing knees to the body.
Gale is breathing heavily.
Mars throws an elbow but it misses.
Mars lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gale backwards.
Mars misses with a body punch.
Gale manages to break the clinch.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mars lands a body shot.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gale moves away.
Gale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mars ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mars throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gale throws out a leg kick but Mars moves out of range and Gale only half commits.
Gale motions for Mars to come forward. Gale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mars thinks about the counter body kick.
Mars missing with a left hand there. Gale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Gale.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mars.
Gale misses the shot to the body.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gale moves away.
Gale throws a shot from downtown. Mars moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Mars releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Mars.
It looked like Gale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gale throws a leg kick which misses Mars's front leg but catches the back leg as Mars tries to avoid it.
Mars misses with a body shot.
Mars misses with a hook.
Gale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mars scores with a jab to the head.
Mars scores with a push kick.
A lazy left from Mars finds it's target.
Gale walks into a left hand.
Mars cracks Gale on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gale falls backwards against the cage. Mars follows up with more strikes that drop Gale to his knees. Mars keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gale! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
A victorious Vincent Mars thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Back Again. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, James Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linhares throws a head kick that half lands.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linhares.
A shot to the liver by Linhares. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robertson in his tracks.
Linhares throws a front kick aimed at Robertson's knee but Robertson avoids it well.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body
and Robertson counters with a leg kick.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a body punch
and Linhares counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Robertson misses.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Robertson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Linhares lands with an overhand left.
Robertson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Linhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linhares lands with a slapping head kick.
Linhares misses the jab.
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson tried to score with a low kick but Linhares checks it.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Linhares counters with a body kick.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Linhares scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the liver by Robertson. Beautiful body shot.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Robertson misses with a low kick as Linhares jumps back.
A low kick from Linhares is predictable there
and Robertson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robertson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linhares misses with an uppercut
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Robertson walks into a stiff left hand from Linhares.
Robertson throws a low kick, looking for Linhares's leg but Linhares calmly moves out of range.
Linhares throws a head kick that Robertson semi-blocks.
Robertson jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robertson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linhares misses with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Linhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Linhares tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
Robertson tries to counter by clinching up but Linhares breaks away and moves out of range.
Linhares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linhares is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Robertson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Robertson!
James Robertson is the new featherweight champion!
James Robertson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes into the arena with Back from the dead blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
196 lbs
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33
196 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Slayer off balance momentarily.
Slayer misses with an uppercut
and Lopette counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Slayer moves out of range as Lopette throws a body kick.
Slayer scores with the left hand. Lopette knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slayer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopette.
Lopette is looking to counter the offense by Slayer and move into the clinch.
Slayer missing with a left hand there. Lopette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayer throws a head kick but Lopette moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopette makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slayer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopette has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Progym in the buildup to the fight.
Slayer blocks the body kick.
Lopette is looking to chop away at Slayer's legs.
Slayer wants to counter the offense by Lopette and move into the clinch position.
Slayer throws a right hand that misses
and Lopette counters with a big head kick but Slayer shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopette.
Lopette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slayer lands a jab to the nose.
Lopette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slayer misses with a hook.
Lopette tries to clinch up but Slayer circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Lopette.
Lopette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slayer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopette checks it well.
Slayer misses with a low kick as Lopette jumps back.
Slayer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopette connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slayer scrambles back to his feet.
Lopette slips a straight right by Slayer.
Lopette tries to counter by clinching up but Slayer breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Lopette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopette moves away from the strike by Slayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body kick from Slayer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer throws a leg kick
letting Lopette counter with a right hand.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. Slayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slayer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopette blocks the leg kick.
Lopette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slayer misses with a hook.
Slayer cracks the inside of Lopette's front leg.
Slayer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slayer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Slayer throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Lopette does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Slayer.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopette.
Lopette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopette throws a head kick that Slayer semi-blocks.
Lopette throws a shot to the body.
Slayer misses with a jab to the body
letting Lopette counter with a right hand.
Slayer misses with a hook
and Lopette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Slayer misses with an uppercut
and Lopette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slayer moves out of range as Lopette throws a body kick.
Slayer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopette throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopette throws a body punch but Slayer moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lopette.
Nice body kick there by Lopette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slayer scores with a nice right hand.
Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slayer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopette is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Slayer off balance momentarily.
Lopette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopette throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopette lands a jab.
Lopette is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopette.
A swing and a miss from Lopette.
Slayer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopette on the side of the head.
Lopette slips a jab from Slayer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slayer misses with a looping right.
Lopette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopette misses with an uppercut. Slayer saw that one coming.
Slayer wants to counter the offense by Lopette and move into the clinch position.
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 Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slayer tests Lopette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slayer.
Lopette takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopette has a couple of punches blocked by Slayer.
Slayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Slayer.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Slayer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Lopette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopette working aggressively here.
Lopette lands a nice shot to the body.
Slayer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopette misses with a kick to the body.
Bornas Lopette is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Lopette as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Slayer's leg. Slayer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lopette misses.
Lopette lands with an overhand left.
Lopette looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Slayer moves forwards but Lopette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slayer misses with a hook.
Lopette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopette throws out the jab.
Lopette on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer throws a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a leg kick.
Slayer throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it.
It appears Lopette was looking to counter with a kick there.
Slayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopette tries to land a front kick but Slayer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopette tries to clinch there but Slayer circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayer. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopette drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slayer sprawls and moves away.
Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slayer has time to react.
Slayer throws a leg kick that misses.
Slayer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slayer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Lopette 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slayer lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws a leg kick but Lopette checks it.
No joy there for Lopette, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slayer throws a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopette.
Lopette takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopette is rocked!
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Lopette.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopette.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Lopette slips a straight right by Slayer.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. Slayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopette thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slayer if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Slayer as he checks the leg kick.
Lopette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws a hook but Lopette avoids it easily.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Slayer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette tried to score with a low kick but Slayer checks it.
Slayer missing with a left hand there. Lopette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slayer.
Lopette misses the shot to the body.
Slayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
Slayer is looking to land body kicks.
Slayer connects with a leg kick. Lopette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slayer misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dragon Slayer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Slayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lopette throws a push kick but Slayer slaps the foot to one side.
Lopette scores with a jab. Slayer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Slayer misses
and Lopette counters with a nice kick to the body.
Slayer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopette as he connects with a hook.
Lopette looks to land a right hand but Slayer moved out of range.
Lopette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slayer.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Lopette misses.
Slayer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slayer. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayer avoids the body shot from Lopette.
A countering left hand to the body from Slayer misses.
Lopette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Slayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopette drops his hands momentarily and Slayer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slayer throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Lopette wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lopette jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slayer misses with a hook.
Lopette tried to counter with a leg kick but Slayer avoided it.
Slayer cracks Lopette with a good jab.
Slayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopette should have avoided that one.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Slayer manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Slayer misses.
Lopette tries to land a leg kick but Slayer saw it coming and moves away.
Lopette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slayer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slayer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopette.
Lopette throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Lopette.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopette throws a hook to the side of Slayer's head but Slayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slayer misses with a few strikes there.
Lopette is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Slayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopette tried to counter with a leg kick but Slayer avoided it.
Slayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slayer connects with a jab.
Slayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopette lands a nice looking body kick.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slayer is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
Slayer throws out a leg kick but Lopette moves out of range and Slayer only half commits.
A cross from Slayer lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopette misses the target.
Lopette blocks a jab.
Lopette moves in looking to clinch but Slayer pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slayer. That's going to slow Lopette down.
Good leg kick by Lopette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopette slips a straight right by Slayer.
Slayer misses with a straight right.
Lopette appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slayer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Slayer.
Slayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slayer throws a wild body kick that Lopette sees coming a mile off.
Lopette throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopette looks to land a left hand but Slayer moved out of range nicely.
Lopette moves out of range as Slayer strikes.
Slayer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Slayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopette checks a leg kick.
Slayer blocks the body kick.
Lopette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slayer tries to counter with a clinch but Lopette shakes him off and moves away.
Slayer throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Slayer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopette lands a slapping body shot.
Slayer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Bornas Lopette.
I think Lopette has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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