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GAMMA#492 Lafontier v Curry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York comes to the cage accompanied by British Grenadiers Song. Munchack has chosen Tupac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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273 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munchack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
York tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Munchack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munchack with the counter takedown but York avoids it easily.
York throws a hook to the side of Munchack's head but Munchack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
York scores with a leg kick.
York throws a head kick that misses.
Munchack is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
York scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
York misses with a head kick.
Munchack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
York tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
York scores with a sloppy right hand. Munchack should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York looks to clinch
and Munchack counters with a nice double leg into side control. York won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York parries the strikes from Munchack easily there. Munchack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable York to escape.
York avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Munchack.
York is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD: Ground Zero that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack misses with the ground and pound.
York is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
York prevents Munchack from improving position.
Munchack throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Munchack throws an elbow but York slips to the side and avoids it well.
York is trying to improve his position.
York might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
York is not content to let Munchack control the position.
Munchack lands a few punches from side control.
Munchack has knee on belly and moves into mount.
York is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Munchack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munchack jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but York manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sloppy strikes there by Munchack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchack wants to control for a moment but York uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Munchack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
York tries to roll over but Munchack keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munchack is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Munchack trying to control the action but York is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munchack drops an elbow to the side of York's head.
Munchack trying to control the action but York is working from the bottom.
York is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munchack tries to pass to full mount but York defends it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Munchack 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.
Munchack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by York there.
York tries a head kick but it misses.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Munchack.
York scores with a nice strike.
York attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munchack feints the counter takedown.
Munchack keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Munchack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York moves away from the strike by Munchack.
York scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Munchack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munchack defending well as York loads up on a big left hand.
Munchack with the counter takedown but York avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with a leg kick
and Munchack counters with a shoot takedown. York fights it but they end up in guard.
Munchack trying to control the position from guard on top but York is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munchack is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! York is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! York has escaped and now he's on top!
Munchack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. York doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. York manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Munchack wants to sweep here but York controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. York defends it easily.
Munchack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. York defends it easily.
Munchack looking for submissions from the bottom but instead York passes into side control.
Munchack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York working the ground and pound from side control.
Munchack is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Munchack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but York pulls his head out easily.
York tries to pass to full mount but Munchack defends it.
Munchack tries to roll over but York keeps him under control.
Munchack is not content to let York control the position.
Munchack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but York pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
York looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Munchack looking for submissions off his back.
York is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munchack is not content to let York control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel York dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
York misses with a head kick.
Munchack with the counter takedown but York avoids it easily.
York tries to clinch up but Munchack circles away and keeps his distance.
York tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munchack was well out of range. Poor timing from York.
York misses with a hook. Munchack ducked under it nicely.
York moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Franklin Munchack has been cut.
York gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
York lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
York misses with a punch on the inside.
Munchack misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Munchack.
Munchack is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. York can't fight it off and eventually Munchack manages to take the fight to the floor. York looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
York looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchack throwing strikes from guard but York blocks nicely.
Munchack throws a strike but York rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Munchack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Munchack looking to hit a scissor sweep but York is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
York content to stall in guard here.
York wants to control from the top but Munchack keeps moving.
York pushes down on Munchack's leg and manages to get into half guard.
York is trying to control. Munchack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
York prevents Munchack from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
York trying to control but he's not successful this time.
York controlling the pace for now.
Munchack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchack manages to regain half guard. Good work.
York is controlling the pace.
Munchack is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! York is tapping! Great win for Munchack!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Franklin Munchack!
Our winner, Franklin Munchack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
166 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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31
171 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Hack misses
and Symons counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Symons.
Symons checks the leg kick.
Hack throws a body kick that misses.
Symons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hack 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 Symons has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Symons and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hack is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Symons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Symons gets tackled into the cage by Hack. Hack maintains the clinch.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Symons.
Hack letting Symons take a breather here.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Symons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Symons blocks an elbow strike.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Graeme Symons has been cut.
Symons has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hack is trying to keep an underhook but Symons manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hack on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hack is trying to get back to full guard.
Symons working over Hack with some ground and pound. Hack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Symons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hack defending well though.
Hack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack is trying to keep Symons in close.
Hack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hack keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Symons is looking to work some ground and pound but Hack has wrist control.
Symons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Symons connects with a couple of short punches.
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Symons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hack wants to stand and escape but Symons is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hack is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Symons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Symons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Symons.
Hack slips a jab from Symons.
Crack Hack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hack tries to clinch
enabling Symons to counter with a crisp jab.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Symons catches Hack right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Symons counters with a right hand to the body.
Symons misses with a straight left.
Hack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Symons there.
Symons throws an overhand right that lands on Hack's shoulder, as Hack tries to avoid the shot.
Hack is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hack throws a front kick aimed at Symons's knee but Symons avoids it well.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch but Symons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Symons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Symons throws out a powerful jab.
Hack tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Symons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hack pushes Symons away with a front kick.
Hack tries to clinch but Symons moves away
and Symons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hack rushes Symons and presses him up against the cage.
Symons managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Symons lands a shoulder strike.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Symons tries to throw a body punch but Hack avoids it by throwing Symons back against the cage.
Symons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Symons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Symons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Symons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Symons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Symons tries to stall but Hack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons has picked Hack up - he's going for a ride! Symons dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hack is refusing to be controlled, as Symons sits in half guard.
Hack is looking to improve his position.
Symons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hack is looking to get back to full guard here but Symons has managed to pass to side control instead.
Symons landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons looking to control but instead Hack has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Graeme Symons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Symons.
Symons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Symons throwing shots but Hack is blocking nicely.
Symons drops an elbow to the side of Hack's head.
Symons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Symons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Symons thows a huge punch but Hack dodges it nicely.
Symons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Symons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Symons trying to control from half guard but Hack is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Symons working over Hack with some ground and pound. Hack looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Symons misses with a head shot. Hack uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hack looking for a sweep. Not yet Hack, not yet.
Symons throwing strikes from guard but Hack blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Symons looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Graeme Symons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hack tries to clinch up but Symons circles away and keeps his distance.
Symons throws out a counter right but Hack avoids it with no problem.
Symons scores with a jab to the head.
Hack wants to clinch.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Symons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Symons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Symons wants to counter with a clinch but Hack pushes him away.
Symons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Symons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Symons's head.
Hack is looking to clinch.
Hack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Symons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Graeme Symons's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hack moves to clinch but Symons breaks away
and Symons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hack throws a front kick that sends Symons stumbling back into the cage.
Symons scores with a jab to the head.
Hack wants to clinch up but Symons keeps it at a distance.
Symons cracks Hack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Symons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack slips a jab from Symons.
Hack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hack is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Hack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hack tries to clinch but Symons moves out of range.
Symons connects with a body shot that sends Hack's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Symons checks a low kick from Hack.
Symons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hack.
Symons blocks a head kick by Hack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Symons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Symons pushes him off.
Symons throws out a loose jab but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Symons listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hack looks to land a body kick but Symons moved away.
Symons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Symons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Symons jabs Hack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack tests Symons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Hack is predictable there
and Symons counters with a shoot takedown. Hack fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Symons postures up.
Hack pulls Symons in to control the position.
Symons trying to control but Hack is working from the bottom.
Hack controls Symons momentarily but Symons frees himself.
Symons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Symons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Symons throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Symons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Symons cracks Hack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Symons misses.
Hack scores with a head kick. Symons tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Symons.
Symons 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.
Symons throws a lazy right hand but Hack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Symons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Graeme Symons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hack tries to clinch up but Symons circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hack slips under a jab.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Symons swats away the attempt to clinch by Hack.
Hack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Symons blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Crack Hack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Symons avoids a wild elbow strike from Hack.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Symons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Symons winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Symons!
Graeme Symons thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkele has chosen Perkele as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Owen Farrell had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farrell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Owen Farrell has been cut.
Perkele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farrell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farrell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Perkele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perkele punishes Farrell's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele drops Farrell with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Farrell looks back up at him and smiles so Perkele waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Farrell is rocked!
Farrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Perkele tries to work over Farrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele just leaning against Farrell, taking a breather.
Farrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Owen Farrell's cut is getting worse.
Perkele stalls.
Perkele prevents Farrell from breaking the clinch.
Perkele is looking to control Farrell's arms but Farrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkele has his back to the cage.
Farrell effectively controlling the action here.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Farrell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrell blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrell lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Farrell throws an elbow but misses.
Farrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Farrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele works Farrell's body with a nice hook.
Perkele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farrell avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Farrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Farrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkele misses with a double jab.
Perkele throws a wild body kick that Farrell sees coming a mile off.
Pyry Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Farrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Farrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrell throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Perkele feints a counter leg kick.
Perkele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perkele has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Farrell checks the leg kick.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele throws the left hand but Farrell avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Farrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farrell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Farrell looks to clinch
and Perkele counters with a low kick, right behind Farrell 's knee.
That kick from Farrell tenderised Perkele's leg. Perkele is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farrell misses with a double jab
and Perkele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farrell's knee momentarily.
Perkele tries to clinch up.
Farrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkele tries a low kick but Farrell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell'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.
Farrell throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perkele pinned against the cage. Perkele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perkele moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele avoiding damage as Farrell throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrell.
Perkele tries to land knees in the clinch but Farrell avoids the damage to the body.
Farrell being controlled against the cage.
Farrell is trying to force a seperation but Perkele has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Perkele has double underhooks.
Farrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Farrell throws a solid leg kick but Perkele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farrell.
Farrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farrell keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Farrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perkele throws a leg kick
and Farrell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell misses with a low kick as Perkele jumps back.
Perkele tries a quick counter leg kick but Farrell is wise to it.
Perkele checks a low kick from Farrell.
Perkele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Farrell counters with a two punch combo.
Perkele looks to throw a body kick
and Farrell counters with a three punch combo that has Perkele backing up. Perkele nods at Farrell to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Farrell is out of range.
Owen Farrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perkele works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Perkele throws a jab when Farrell was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrell.
Farrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pyry Perkele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farrell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perkele flicks out a counter leg kick but Farrell steps away.
Farrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele tries to land a body kick
and Farrell counters with a two punch combo.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Farrell ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Farrell slips a jab and a cross from Perkele.
Farrell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Farrell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perkele as he avoids it easily.
Farrell throws a sloppy head kick and Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele lands a jab to the nose.
Owen Farrell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Perkele connects with a body shot that sends Farrell's belly button to the back.
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!
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farrell has time to react.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Perkele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farrell's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pyry Perkele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Farrell off balance momentarily.
Perkele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farrell on the side of the head.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Farrell is looking to clinch.
Perkele scores with a leg kick.
Perkele scores with a body shot.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
As Perkele looks to move away, Farrell throws a big counter combo bu Perkele just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perkele's waist but Perkele gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Farrell off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Perkele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Farrell avoids it.
Perkele digs a good hook to Farrell's body.
Farrell moves away from the strike by Perkele.
As Perkele looks to move away, Farrell throws a big counter combo bu Perkele just gets out of the way.
Perkele drops Farrell with a beautiful combination! Farrell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Perkele is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Farrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Owen Farrell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A good leg kick by Perkele.
Farrell seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a leg kick that knocks Farrell off balance momentarily.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Farrell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Farrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Owen Farrell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyry Perkele!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pyry Perkele made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro has chosen African Assassin - Mo Marah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akabaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Teller counters with a nice leg kick.
Akabaro tried to score with a low kick but Teller checks it.
Teller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Akabaro.
Teller moves out of range of the body kick.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Akabaro just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTeller.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akabaro.
Teller throws a lazy right hand but Akabaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akabaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teller in his tracks.
Teller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akabaro can pounce on him.
Teller checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws a leg kick that misses.
Teller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akabaro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akabaro stuns Teller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teller lands with a shot to the body.
Kwame Akabaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller throws a low kick, looking for Akabaro's leg but Akabaro calmly moves out of range.
Teller moves out of range as Akabaro strikes.
Teller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhöll GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Akabaro connects with a high kick.
Teller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teller throws a body shot but no joy.
Teller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akabaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Teller misses with a left hand
and Akabaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Akabaro is looking to land body kicks.
Teller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akabaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller is looking to counter the offense by Akabaro and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teller fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teller.
Teller ducks right into an uppercut from Akabaro.
Akabaro closes the distance and clinches.
Akabaro lands with a light punch inside.
Teller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Teller gets underhooks to prevent Akabaro's takedown attempt.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Teller can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
Akabaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akabaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akabaro.
Akabaro wants a takedown.
Teller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Teller blocks it.
Teller struggles to land a body shot inside as Akabaro controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akabaro is defending well for now.
Teller swings wildly with an uppercut but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Teller controls his hands.
Teller is trying to maintain a safe position but Akabaro gets an underhook and turns Teller into the cage.
Akabaro is leaning against Teller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teller blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro prevents a body shot from Teller.
Akabaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teller tries a knee to the head but Akabaro blocks it.
Akabaro has a couple of punches blocked by Teller.
Teller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akabaro.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
A body shot lands from Akabaro.
Akabaro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Akabaro misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Teller.
Akabaro blocks a body shot from Teller.
Teller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akabaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Teller tries to throw a body punch but Akabaro avoids it by throwing Teller back against the cage.
Akabaro goes for a takedown attempt but Teller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jax Teller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwame Akabaro.
Akabaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro tries to score with a low kick but Teller moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kwame Akabaro will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teller misses with a body shot.
Akabaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akabaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Teller moves out of range of the body kick.
Teller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Teller lands an overhand right.
Akabaro throws a wild body kick that Teller sees coming a mile off.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Akabaro.
Teller slips under a jab.
Teller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Teller counters with a three punch combo that has Akabaro backing up. Akabaro nods at Teller to acknowledge the strikes.
Akabaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jax Teller is winning the standup battle so far.
Akabaro scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akabaro takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Teller walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Akabaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akabaro misses with a kick to the body.
Teller moves out of range of the leg kick from Akabaro.
A slow jab from Akabaro misses its intended target.
Akabaro tries to land a front kick but Teller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akabaro.
Teller swats away the attempt to clinch by Akabaro.
Akabaro lands with a right hand.
Akabaro misses with a two punch combination.
Teller wants to land a leg kick but Akabaro is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller slips under a jab.
Teller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akabaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akabaro throws a sloppy head kick and Teller moves out of range easily.
Teller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akabaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akabaro throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro throws a nice head kick!
Teller slips a jab from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Akabaro as he checks the leg kick.
Teller misses with a leg kick.
Akabaro throws a low kick, looking for Teller's leg but Teller calmly moves out of range.
Akabaro tries to clinch there but Teller circles away.
It looked like Teller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akabaro.
Akabaro throws a jab when Teller was well out of range.
Teller tries to bum rush Akabaro with a series of wild strikes but Akabaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akabaro tries a quick counter leg kick but Teller is wise to it.
Akabaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akabaro throws a body kick that misses
and Teller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akabaro is breathing heavily.
Teller lands a slapping body shot.
Teller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akabaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Teller blocks a head kick by Akabaro.
Teller throws a nice head kick!
Teller lands with a right that hurts Akabaro. Akabaro looks to clinch but Teller throws a short knee that drops Akabaro. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jax Teller!
After winning the bout, Jax Teller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Kwame Akabaro had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodaxe's entrance music is DMX - Ruff Ryders' Anthem. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reynolds's choice of entrance music: Numb/Encore. Korgan Bloodaxe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reynolds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bloodaxe swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reynolds has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Bloodaxe.
Reynolds only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reynolds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Reynolds throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reynolds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloodaxe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy body kick
and Reynolds counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bloodaxe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reynolds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodaxe throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe doesn't manage to clinch there - Reynolds circles away.
Reynolds lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Bloodaxe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe looking to slow down the pace here.
Bloodaxe takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a left hand.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe looking to slow down the pace here.
Bloodaxe has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Korgan Bloodaxe has been cut.
Bloodaxe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds pushes Bloodaxe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Bloodaxe is blocking nicely.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds working Bloodaxe over with knees to the body.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Bloodaxe's ribcage.
Bloodaxe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe scores a nice knee to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a good knee to the midsection. Reynolds won't want to take too many of those.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Reynolds's arms but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Reynolds stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Reynolds.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Korgan Bloodaxe's cut.
That's time! Bloodaxe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bloodaxe moves into the clinch.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloodaxe lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloodaxe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
Bloodaxe is trying to maintain a safe position but Reynolds gets an underhook and turns Bloodaxe into the cage.
Reynolds putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bloodaxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bloodaxe's face.
Bloodaxe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bloodaxe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bloodaxe.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Travis Reynolds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
Bloodaxe tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodaxe trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Bloodaxe scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body.
Bloodaxe pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds connects with a knee to the head.
Bloodaxe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bloodaxe's face.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Bloodaxe avoids the damage to the body.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Bloodaxe throws knees to the body.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores a nice knee to the body.
Bloodaxe managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bloodaxe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reynolds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reynolds misses with a knee to the head.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Reynolds has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bloodaxe - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Reynolds, and another! Bloodaxe is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Travis Reynolds!
A victorious Travis Reynolds 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 Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonka comes into the arena with Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse blaring out of the sound system. Stone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gimme Shelter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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147 lbs
30 - 22 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonka misses with an uppercut
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Wonka.
Wonka checks a low kick from Stone.
Wonka cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Wonka was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wonka with a hook.
Wonka jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Wonka jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonka punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonka fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Wonka moves away and avoids it.
Wonka throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Wonka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
Wonka looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
Stone throws out a counter right but Wonka avoids it with no problem.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Wonka moved out of range nicely.
Wonka fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonka lands with a nice body punch.
Wonka closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Wonka pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Wonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonka lands a right hook to the body.
Stone walks into a left hand.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Wonka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stone lands an overhand right.
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!
Wonka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Wonka had a free shot at his head there.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wonka misses with a takedown attempt - Stone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stone digs a good hook to Wonka's body.
Stone misses the jab.
Wonka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stone doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Wonka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stone is trying to defend but Wonka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wonka trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Wonka trying to advance position but Stone counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonka is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping full guard, as Wonka tries to pass.
Stone looking for a sweep. Not yet Stone, not yet.
Wonka pushing down on Stone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka dominated that round.
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.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wonka throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Stone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wonka with a body shot.
Wonka lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Wonka takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Wonka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wonka.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wonka misses with a shot to the body
and Wonka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wonka lands with a shot to the body.
Wonka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wonka is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone tries to sprawl but Wonka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wonka wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wonka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wonka is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stone reverses the position - he's now on top in Wonka's guard.
Wonka looking for a guillotine here but Stone defends easily.
Stone wants to control from the top but Wonka keeps moving.
Stone preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wonka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wonka looks to land a strike but Stone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wonka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wonka has gone for a leg lock! Stone slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wonka's guard.
Wonka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stone uses it to pass to side control.
Wonka being controlled for a moment.
Wonka tries to bench press Stone off him but Stone keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wonka struggling a bit here.
Stone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wonka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wonka is looking to regain half guard here but Stone keeps moving and retains side control.
Stone trying to control the action but Wonka is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Wonka scores with a nice head shot.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Wonka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stone's coach down at LOD: Xtreme MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Wonka misses.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wonka connects with the punch.
Wonka connects with a jab.
Stone avoids the body shot from Wonka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka misses with a takedown
and Stone finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wonka with a hook.
Wonka works the jab nicely.
Stone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wonka checks it well.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonka.
Stone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wonka.
Wonka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonka.
A nice side step and Stone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonka.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Wonka tries for a takedown but Stone circles away easily
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
Knuckle Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Wonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone sizes up Wonka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wonka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Willy Wonka has been cut.
Wonka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
Wonka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wonka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Willy Wonka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wonka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Wonka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wonka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone connects with a right hand. Wonka shakes it off.
Wonka throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wonka goes for a double leg but Stone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stone continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Stone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wonka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wonka gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stone! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonka swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Willy Wonka.
Well Wonka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Wonka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Willy Wonka made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Muno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
263 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Muno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muno, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Muno misses the target.
Muno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercury circles away.
We've been told by Mercury's head coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercury swats away the attempt to clinch by Muno.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercury.
Muno misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
Muno blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Muno misses with a low kick.
Muno lands a right hook to the body.
Mercury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muno misses with a kick to the body.
Mercury wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mercury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mercury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muno lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Muno misses.
Muno misses with a low kick.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muno swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Muno as he connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercury blocks the leg kick.
Mercury is looking for a counter combo.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Muno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muno moves into the clinch successfully.
Muno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mercury tries to work over Muno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muno's elbow.
Muno lands a left hand.
Mercury tries a body shot but Muno blocks it.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Muno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury gets through Muno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muno's elbow.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
Muno misses with a body punch.
Mercury tries to circle away but Muno has him pinned against the cage.
Muno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Mercury scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercury's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercury throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercury moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMuno.
Mercury checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Muno misses.
Mercury quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Muno misses with an uppercut
letting Mercury counter with a right hand.
Muno closes the distance and clinches.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Muno blocks a body shot from Mercury.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mercury.
Muno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muno just leaning against Mercury, taking a breather.
Muno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercury backwards.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muno lands with a right to the head.
Mercury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Mercury.
Mercury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercury lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Muno - that landed with a thud.
Mercury throws a head punch that misses.
Mercury lands a shot to the body.
Mercury misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercury.
Mercury lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Mercury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muno tries to throw a body punch but Mercury avoids it by throwing Muno back against the cage.
Mercury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercury pushes Muno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury wants to get back to striking at distance but Muno won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercury.
Mercury misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Mercury on the inside.
Mercury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercury misses with a body punch.
Mercury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mercury struggles to land a body shot inside as Muno controls his hands.
Mercury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mercury misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mercury 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.
A big right from Muno misses.
Jab from Mercury.
Muno lands a head kick. Mercury smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Muno tries to land a front kick but Mercury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muno throws a lazy head kick
and Mercury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muno cracks the inside of Mercury's front leg.
Good work by Muno as he checks the leg kick.
Mercury takes one to the chin there.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Muno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muno drops his hands momentarily and Mercury takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercury throws a hook but Muno blocks it.
A head kick misses from Muno.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Mercury catches Muno right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury avoids the head kick by Muno.
Muno moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muno tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mercury checks a leg kick.
Mercury drops his hands momentarily and Muno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Muno looks to move away, Mercury throws a big counter combo bu Muno just gets out of the way.
Mercury fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muno checks it well.
Freddie Mercury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muno takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Muno checks a leg kick.
Mercury moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Mercury.
A low kick from Mercury is predictable there
and Muno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercury moves out of range of the leg kick from Muno.
Mercury tried to counter with a leg kick but Muno avoided it.
Mercury tries to clinch but Muno is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Muno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evil Muno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercury checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muno. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Muno is predictable there
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Muno throws a leg kick but Mercury moved away.
Mercury punishes Muno's body with a nice straight punch.
Muno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercury drops Muno with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Muno looks back up at him and smiles so Mercury waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Muno is rocked!
Mercury checks a leg kick.
Muno is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercury finish him?
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muno tries to work over Mercury's front leg with a kick but Mercury checks it.
Muno throws a body shot but no joy.
Muno gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Freddie Mercury!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata has chosen Boa - Energetic as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beater works the jab nicely.
Miyata connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beater looks to land a left hand but Miyata moved out of range nicely.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Beater throws a leg kick but Miyata moved away.
Miyata drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Beater defends it well.
Miyata walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyata misses with an uppercut
and Beater counters with a left to the body.
Beater tries to clinch there but Miyata circles away.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miyata throws a looping overhand right but Beater ducks down to avoid it.
Beater misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Beater fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beater throws a combination that misses
and Miyata counters with a takedown into side control.
Beater is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Restricted area that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Beater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyata throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beater managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miyata.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miyata working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miyata wants to take a breather but Beater manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Miyata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Miyata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyata fails with a takedown attempt.
Beater moves away from the strike by Miyata.
Miyata on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beater.
Beater throws a head kick that half lands.
Beater connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
Beater throws a lazy right hand but Miyata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beater misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyata trying to control the action but Beater is working from the bottom.
Miyata is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miyata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miyata is trying to control. Beater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miyata wants to pass to mount but Beater is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miyata throws a series of punches but Beater moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Miyata. Those never looked like landing.
Beater gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miyata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miyata fails with the takedown
and Beater counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Miyata.
Miyata scores with a one two! Beater had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beater tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Miyata misses.
Beater thuds a left hand into Miyata's body.
Miyata walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a series of punches but Miyata moves out of range.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyata throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beater counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miyata moves out of range of the strikes.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beater connects with a crisp jab.
Beater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miyata on the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Beater
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beater lands a jab to Miyata's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Beater as he connects with a hook.
Beater lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beater misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Beater wants to clinch
and Beater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miyata back to the cage. Beater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miyata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beater tried to counter with a leg kick but Miyata avoided it.
Miyata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beater.
Beater stuns Miyata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beater misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyata connects with the punch.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beater wants to clinch up but Miyata keeps it at a distance.
Miyata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Beater does no damage.
Beater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyata can do to turn this around?
Beater misses with an uppercut
and Miyata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beater lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beater cracks Miyata with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beater throws a series of punches but Miyata moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beater throws out the jab.
Miyata misses with a low kick.
Beater lands with a hook. Miyata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beater tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beater misses with a head kick.
And Miyata tries to counter it with a takedown but Beater pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miyata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beater scores with a one two! Miyata had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beater lands a nice shot to the body.
Beater cracks Miyata with an open hand slap.
Beater scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Miyata ducks down to avoid it.
Beater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beater throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Beater avoids it easily.
Beater looks to land a right hand but Miyata moved out of range.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Beater avoids it with no problem.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater throws a leg kick
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miyata slips a jab from Beater.
Beater keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beater misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Miyata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Beater.
Miyata might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miyata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miyata has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beater.
Beater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beater. That's going to slow Miyata down.
Miyata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beater throws a hook but Miyata avoids it easily.
Miyata is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beater with a body shot.
Beater cracks the inside of Miyata's front leg.
Beater misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Beater doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyata circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beater thinking.
Beater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyata misses with an uppercut.
Beater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miyata looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beater lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beater misses with a hook. Miyata ducked under it nicely.
Beater motions for Miyata to come forward. Beater throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miyata misses with a hook. Beater ducked under it nicely.
Beater takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with a straight right.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
Beater misses with a series of wild punches.
Beater throws a nice looking combination but Miyata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
A slow jab from Beater misses its intended target.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Miyata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beater wants to clinch up but Miyata keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Miyata slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miyata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beater throws a chopping leg kick but Miyata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyata slips under a jab from Beater.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyata takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Beater.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata blocks a head kick by Beater.
Beater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beater throws a low kick but Miyata moves out of range easily.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Beater avoids it easily.
Beater throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Beater misses.
Beater fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyata has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beater jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Miyata.
Beater misses with a straight right.
Beater wants to land a leg kick but Miyata is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miyata! But no joy.
Beater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyata momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beater takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Beater avoids it with no problem.
Miyata slips a jab from Beater.
Beater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beater connects with the punch.
Beater throws the kick towards the body but Miyata avoids it.
Beater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miyata.
Miyata doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beater wants to slow Miyata down by chopping away at his legs.
Miyata has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Miyata finds it's way through Beater's defenses.
A jab lands there for Beater.
Beater misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miyata circles away quickly and effectively.
And Miyata tries to counter it with a takedown but Beater pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyata keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyata with the counter takedown but Beater avoids it easily.
Donk. Beater catches Miyata right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyata lands a jab.
Miyata throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beater throws a hook to the side of Miyata's head but Miyata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beater. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater scores with the left hand. Miyata knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
Beater dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyata. That did some damage!
Beater throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beater attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miyata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beater looks to land a right hand but Miyata moved out of range.
Miyata feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Beater.
Beater throws a body punch but Miyata moves out of range.
Beater bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
Nice uppercut there from Beater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Miyata throws a good cross that connects.
Beater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyata moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Miyata misses.
Beater throws out a leg kick but Miyata moves out of range and Beater only half commits.
Miyata tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Beater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyata throws out a counter right but Beater avoids it with no problem.
Beater looks to throw a body kick
and Miyata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyata.
Miyata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beater.
Miyata dodges the punch combination from Beater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Beater had his way with Kira Miyata in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Beater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miyata moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beater cracks Miyata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyata on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beater misses with a right hand
and Miyata counters with a straight right hand.
Beater throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyata.
Miyata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a one-two to the body.
Miyata misses with a low kick as Beater jumps back.
It looked like Beater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miyata defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Miyata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beater backs up against the cage.
Beater scores with a decent looking hook.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beater misses with a body shot
and Miyata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miyata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyata throwing shots but Beater is blocking nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Miyata is looking to advance position but Beater won't allow it.
Miyata is trying to control. Beater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beater defending well though.
Miyata tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beater knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miyata seems to be working for a kimura but Beater defends the submission attempt.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beater lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beater connects with a body shot that sends Miyata's belly button to the back.
Beater shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miyata feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miyata lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beater fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyata slips a straight right by Beater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Beater coming out on top.
Beater lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miyata will feel that in the morning.
Miyata takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater misses with a body punch
and Miyata counters with a straight right hand.
Miyata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyata changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miyata pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beater back to the cage. Miyata follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Beater misses.
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beater lands with a kick to the temple. Miyata shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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 Meat Beater.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beater, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!
Meat Beater retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Prado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gattuso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prado.
Prado checks a low kick from Gattuso.
Gattuso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gattuso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Prado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gattuso is out of range and Prado settles back down.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prado circles away quickly and effectively.
Prado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gattuso will feel that in the morning.
Prado lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gattuso takes a step back to recover.
We've been told by Prado's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gattuso checks a low kick from Prado.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado slips a jab from Gattuso.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prado - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Prado tenderised Gattuso's leg. Gattuso is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prado's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gattuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prado scrambles back to his feet.
Prado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gattuso's calf.
The fighters circling - Gattuso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prado looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso misses with a low kick as Prado jumps back.
Prado feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Prado feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Prado throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
Prado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prado 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 Gattuso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gattuso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prado walks into a left hand.
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattuso moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattuso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gattuso walks into a stiff left hand from Prado.
Fernando Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Prado does it's job there.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Gattuso throws out a counter right but Prado avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado tries to work over Gattuso's front leg with a kick but Gattuso checks it.
Gattuso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gattuso slips a straight right by Prado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gattuso throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Prado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prado misses with a body kick.
Gattuso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Prado.
A slapping body kick lands there for Prado.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Prado.
Gattuso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gattuso avoids the body shot from Prado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso lands with an uppercut that bounces Prado off the cage and back into range.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Gattuso misses with a two punch combination.
Prado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gattuso's hands.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gattuso moves away.
Prado is looking to score with low kicks.
Prado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Prado slips a straight right by Gattuso.
Prado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gattuso.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gattuso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prado throws a hook to the side of Gattuso's head but Gattuso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso blocks the body kick.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Prado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gattuso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattuso's sensitive parts.
Prado misses with a body kick.
Gattuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Prado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gattuso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gattuso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prado tries to land a leg kick but Gattuso saw it coming and moves away.
Prado misses with an uppercut.
Gattuso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Prado fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gattuso just manages to avoid it.
Prado scores with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gattuso might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Prado has got the better of the exchanges.
Gattuso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prado tries to work over Gattuso's front leg with a kick but Gattuso checks it.
Gattuso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Gattuso throws a body kick that misses.
Prado thows a leg kick but Gattuso checks it
so Gattuso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado pulls Gattuso in close to prevent any damage.
Gattuso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prado pulls Gattuso in close to prevent any damage.
Prado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gattuso checks the leg kick.
Prado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gattuso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Prado defends well and Gattuso ends up having to push Prado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Prado misses with a kick to the body.
Gattuso missing with a left hand there. Prado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Prado scores with a four punch combination!
Prado tries to land a front kick but Gattuso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Gattuso.
Prado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gattuso.
Gattuso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
A shot to the body from Gattuso misses
and Prado counters with a left and a right that stings Gattuso.
Prado dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Prado throws a hook but Gattuso blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prado.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prado blocks the body kick.
Gattuso connects with a leg kick. Prado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gattuso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gattuso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Prado fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gattuso checks it well.
Gattuso missing with a left hand there. Prado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattuso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Prado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prado feints and then cracks Gattuso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gattuso down.
Fernando Prado is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prado is looking to land body kicks.
Gattuso throws a nice looking combination but Prado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prado moves out of range of the body kick from Gattuso.
Gattuso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gattuso misses with a series of wild punches.
Gattuso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prado lands the left hand.
Prado with a jab.
Fernando Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prado throws a push kick but Gattuso slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that second round.
That's time! Prado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Gattuso avoided it.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gattuso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gattuso looks to throw the jab but Prado is out of range.
Gattuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prado.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gattuso.
Prado scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Prado.
Prado connects with a solid leg kick.
Gattuso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Gattuso.
Prado misses with a looping left.
Prado misses with a low kick as Gattuso jumps back.
Gattuso throws a right hand that Prado ducks under and follows up with a left that Prado also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prado scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prado's waist but Prado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gattuso off to one side.
Gattuso defending well as Prado loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Gattuso misses.
Prado is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Gattuso throws a leg kick but Prado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gattuso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gattuso throws a lazy right hand but Prado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prado moves away.
Prado throws a series of punches but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prado. Prado obviously looking to wear him down.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Good leg kick by Prado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso swings for the body but Prado moves out of range.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gattuso's sensitive parts.
Prado misses with a looping left.
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!
Prado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prado swings for the body but Gattuso moves out of range.
Prado throws a leg kick which misses Gattuso's front leg but catches the back leg as Gattuso tries to avoid it.
Prado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gattuso with the counter takedown but Prado avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Prado!
Prado moves forwards but Gattuso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Gattuso misses with a hook. Prado ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso fails to land with a series of punches.
Prado lands with a good body shot.
Gattuso is looking to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gattuso crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prado - the referee stops the clock and Gattuso gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prado. Gattuso manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Prado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gattuso misses with a right hand
and Gattuso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prado, as that shot connected.
Gattuso motions for Prado to come forward. Gattuso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prado stuffs the takedown.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Gattuso avoided it.
Prado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Prado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gattuso can do to turn this around?
Prado tries to land a front kick but Gattuso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gattuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gattuso swings for the body but Prado moves out of range.
Gattuso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gattuso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gattuso misses the shot to the body.
Gattuso throws a hook but Prado avoids it easily.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prado as he avoids it easily.
Prado lands the left hand.
Prado scores with a nice right hand.
Gattuso misses with a straight right.
Prado lands a front kick.
Gattuso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prado.
Prado lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gattuso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prado scores with a hook to the body. Gattuso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prado 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.
Prado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gattuso feints a counter leg kick.
Prado thuds his shin into the meat of Gattuso's side.
Prado ducks under a wild hook from Gattuso.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Prado throws a right hand that Gattuso ducks under and follows up with a left that Gattuso also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Gattuso throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattuso blocks a leg kick.
Gattuso ducks under a wild hook from Prado.
Gattuso tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado throws a push kick but Gattuso slaps the foot to one side.
Gattuso feints the counter takedown.
Prado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prado avoids the body shot from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gattuso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gattuso moves out of range of the body kick from Prado.
Prado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Prado blocks the leg kick.
Gattuso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gattuso throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Prado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gattuso.
Gattuso shoots in looking for a takedown. Prado tries to sprawl out of it but Gattuso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado misses with a low kick.
Gattuso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Gattuso scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Prado.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prado.
Gattuso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Prado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gattuso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Gattuso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
A jab from Gattuso misses.
Nice body kick from Prado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Gattuso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Prado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gattuso throws a right hand that misses
and Prado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gattuso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Prado coming out on top.
Gattuso throws a body punch but Prado moves out of range.
Gattuso 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.
Prado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Gattuso off balance momentarily.
Prado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gattuso at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
Prado throws a low kick but Gattuso moves out of range easily.
And Gattuso tries to counter it with a takedown but Prado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Prado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gattuso throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Prado.
Prado thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattuso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gattuso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prado circles away quickly and effectively.
Gattuso blocks the body kick.
Gattuso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prado lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gattuso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prado's waist but Prado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gattuso off to one side.
Jab from Gattuso.
Prado thumps Gattuso with a low kick.
Gattuso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prado tries to avoid it but Gattuso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prado to the ground. Prado escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado had his way with Gennaro Gattuso in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gattuso throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gattuso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prado blocks the body kick.
A jab from Prado misses.
Prado swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattuso.
Prado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Prado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prado catches Gattuso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gattuso connects with a solid leg kick.
Prado fakes the leg kick and cracks Gattuso in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso scores with a hook.
Prado cracks a nice hook into Gattuso's ribs.
Prado connects with a single shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prado.
Gattuso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prado pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Prado is looking to slow Gattuso down with leg kicks.
Prado connects with a looping right hand.
Prado scores with a hook.
Prado misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gattuso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gattuso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado scores with a leg kick.
Gattuso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gattuso takes a swing at Prado's ribcage but misses.
Prado moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Prado.
Gattuso clobbers Prado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prado blocks a head kick by Gattuso.
Prado misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Gattuso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gattuso checks a low kick from Prado.
Prado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Prado moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado scores with a body shot.
Prado walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gattuso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gattuso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Prado throws an overhand right that lands on Gattuso's shoulder, as Gattuso tries to avoid the shot.
Gattuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prado.
Prado throws a wild body kick that Gattuso sees coming a mile off.
Prado looks for the body kick but Gattuso saw that one coming.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prado.
Gattuso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gattuso.
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Prado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gennaro Gattuso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prado misses with a hook to the body
and Gattuso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gattuso misses with a body kick.
Prado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gattuso in his tracks.
Fernando Prado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gattuso thuds his right hand into Prado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prado walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Prado. No joy for Gattuso on that attempt.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Prado lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Prado.
Gattuso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gattuso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prado takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gattuso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prado - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Prado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Prado!
Fernando Prado retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Fernando Prado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
216 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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39
204 lbs
51 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
51 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFontier throws a right hand that Curry ducks under and follows up with a left that Curry also avoids with ease.
Curry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
LaFontier throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Curry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curry thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaFontier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaFontier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Curry swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaFontier. Curry does a little dance to reset his feet.
LaFontier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaFontier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
LaFontier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaFontier drops his hands momentarily and Curry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry looks to throw the jab but LaFontier is out of range.
LaFontier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry missing with a left hand there. LaFontier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LaFontier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
LaFontier misses the jab.
Curry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaFontier.
Curry's jab looks to have found its range, popping LaFontier under the eye.
Curry misses with a hook. LaFontier ducked under it nicely.
Curry has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
LaFontier misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from LaFontier misses the target.
LaFontier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curry counters with a big right hand! Oh LaFontier is in trouble here! Curry follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Arthur Curry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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