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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Gorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorman has chosen Pinned Down as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Gorman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo is looking to slow Gorman down with leg kicks.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Gorman sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Arroyo's head coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arroyo fakes the leg kick and cracks Gorman in the body.
Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorman.
Gorman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorman.
Arroyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorman blocks a leg kick.
Arroyo thumps Gorman with a low kick.
Gorman checks a leg kick.
Gorman misses with a kick to the body
and Arroyo counters by clinching up.
Gorman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo stalling against the cage.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Gorman controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo has Gorman pressed against the cage.
Gorman taking a breather.
Gorman taking a breather.
Gorman seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Arroyo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gorman fails to land.
A short left from Gorman.
Arroyo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorman controls his hands.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo tries a body shot but Gorman blocks it.
Arroyo avoiding damage as Gorman throws knees to the body.
Arroyo stalling against the cage.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Gorman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Arroyo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorman.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arroyo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arroyo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arroyo as Gorman tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorman.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorman throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Arroyo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gorman is keeping busy.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Gorman tries a body shot but Arroyo blocks it.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Gorman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorman controls his hands.
Arroyo trying to control the position but instead, Gorman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arroyo into the cage.
Gorman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorman.
Arroyo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gorman can't break the clinch.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorman controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arroyo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gormans head.
Arroyo is stalling here.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arroyo misses with a head kick.
Gorman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gorman at a distance.
Gorman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arroyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arroyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Gorman's leg. Gorman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorman misses with a looping right.
Arroyo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glen Gorman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo scores with a push kick.
Gorman digs a good body shot into Arroyo's ribs.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gorman throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Gorman looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gorman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gorman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Gorman moves out of range.
Gorman checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorman can do to turn this around?
Gorman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorman moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo darts in and clinches Gorman up against the cage.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Gorman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorman working aggressively here.
Arroyo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arroyo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Come on Gorman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorman misses with some punches.
Gorman trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arroyo blocks an uppercut.
Gorman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Gorman throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Arroyo.
Gorman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorman backwards.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gorman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gorman misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorman scores with a hook to the body.
Gorman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Gorman blocking some punches.
Gorman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gorman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gorman avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorman.
Gorman scores with a kick to the body.
Arroyo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arroyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Gorman.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorman avoids the head kick by Arroyo.
Gorman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gorman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo is looking to counter the offense by Gorman and move into the clinch.
Gorman slips a jab from Arroyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Gorman lands with a right hand.
Arroyo lands a nice hook to Gorman's body. Gorman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Gorman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorman scores with the left hand. Arroyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the temple. Gorman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Arroyo blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arroyo.
Gorman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Gorman misses with a kick to the body.
Gorman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorman.
Gorman scores with a nice body kick.
Arroyo lands a nice hook to Gorman's body. Gorman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Gorman moves out of range easily.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gorman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Glen Gorman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arroyo coming out on top.
Arroyo scores with a one two! Gorman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gorman is rocked!
Gorman misses with a body kick.
A combination from Arroyo does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Gorman there.
Gorman misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Gorman.
Gorman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gorman, as that shot connected.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Gorman moves out of range.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorman just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorman lands a really nice looking cross but Arroyo seems unphased.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gorman.
Arroyo dodges the punch combination from Gorman.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Gorman moves out of range.
Gorman works Arroyo's body with a nice hook.
Gorman sizes up Arroyo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gorman slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gorman blocks a head kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorman.
Arroyo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gorman gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Gorman!
Glen Gorman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Petrikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Petrikov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battistoni misses with a hook
and Petrikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Battistoni misses.
Battistoni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Battistoni blocks a head kick by Petrikov.
Petrikov looks to throw a body kick
and Battistoni counters with a nice body shot.
Battistoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni lands a nice looking body shot.
Battistoni jabs Petrikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Battistoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrikov throws out the jab.
Petrikov misses with a hook.
Petrikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battistoni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrikov ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battistoni.
Battistoni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrikov's hands.
Battistoni is looking to wear down Petrikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Battistoni throws a body shot but no joy.
Battistoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrikov manages to avoid it.
Battistoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Battistoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Petrikov's shoulder, as Petrikov tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Petrikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Battistoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrikov manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrikov misses.
Battistoni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Battistoni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrikov throws a head kick but Battistoni moves out of range.
Battistoni tests Petrikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrikov is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Battistoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Battistoni steps away.
Petrikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Battistoni finish him?
Battistoni walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Petrikov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Battistoni swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Petrikov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carson Battistoni!
Carson Battistoni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ole NKone 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NKone just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but NKone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
NKone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and NKone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbosa has hold of NKone's hands but NKone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
NKone is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbosa is just riding it out for now. NKone eventually gives up the hold.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
NKone working over Barbosa with some ground and pound. Barbosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw NKone working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Barbosa trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is pressing down on NKone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barbosa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing NKone from controlling successfully.
Barbosa being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NKone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. NKone manages to get himself to full guard.
NKone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
NKone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa preventing the sweep.
NKone keeps trying to improve his position.
NKone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barbosa manages to get himself to full guard.
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but NKone is proving a slippery customer.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in NKone's guard.
Barbosa advances to half guard.
NKone is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NKone trying to control but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but NKone is defending well.
NKone is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Barbosa is tapping! Great win for NKone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ole NKone!
Ole NKone tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Riddick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Riddick.
It looks like Pedro Santiago has been cut.
Riddick connects with a crisp jab.
Riddick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches.
Riddick stalls.
Riddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick is looking to counter punch.
Riddick lands a lovely overhand right.
Riddick throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Riddick misses the jab.
Riddick sets himself, and Santiago steps forward looking for the clinch! Riddick avoids it this time.
Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riddick, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Riddick breaks the clinch.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Riddick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Santiago prevents Riddick from breaking the clinch.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Riddick is blocking nicely.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Riddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Riddick is stalling here.
Riddick controlling the action here for a moment.
Santiago told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Riddick breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Riddick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Riddick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiddick.
Santiago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riddick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddick.
Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick misses with an uppercut.
Riddick lands a jab to the nose.
Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
Riddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.
Santiago rushes Riddick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Riddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Riddick fails to land with a series of punches.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Riddick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Riddick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riddick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Riddick misses.
Riddick throws a series of punches but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Riddick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Riddick misses with a kick to the body.
Riddick looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riddick 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santiago needs to keep his hands up - Riddick had a free shot at his head there.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Riddick pushes him off.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Riddick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riddick dips to his left and cracks Santiago with an uppercut!
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Riddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riddick.
Riddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Riddick misses with a straight left.
Richard Riddick is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Riddick has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santiago misses with an elbow strike.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
Riddick misses with a head kick.
Santiago wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Riddick scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Riddick circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddick feinted with a counter takedown.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riddick.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Riddick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pedro Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Riddick misses its target.
Riddick throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riddick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riddick tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddick tries to land a front kick but Santiago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santiago closes the distance but Riddick moves to the side
and Riddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Riddick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddick avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Riddick misses with a looping left.
Riddick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riddick throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago tries to counter with a clinch but Riddick shakes him off and moves away.
Riddick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riddick takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Riddick scores with a hook.
That has opened up Pedro Santiago's cut even more.
Santiago wants to clinch
and Riddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick throwing a counter right hand but Santiago manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Riddick just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Riddick misses its intended target.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Riddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riddick connects with an inside leg kick.
Riddick looks to land a body kick but Santiago moved away.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Santiago pushes Riddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick blocks an elbow strike from Santiago.
Riddick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Riddick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Santiago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Riddick catches Santiago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santiago drives through and clinches with Riddick against the cage.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riddick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santiago prevents Riddick from breaking the clinch.
Riddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
Riddick breaks the clinch.
Riddick throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Santiago moves out of range as Riddick strikes.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves away
and Riddick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Riddick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves away
and Riddick counters with a one-two to the body.
Riddick throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddick tried to counter with a leg kick but Santiago avoided it.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santiago has closed the distance and engaged Riddick in a clinch.
Riddick has had enough of the clinch but Santiago keeps him there for the moment.
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Riddick shrugs off.
Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riddick's efforts to push away.
Riddick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedro Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Riddick shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riddick stalling against the cage.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riddick avoids it.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddick avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago lands a damaging elbow.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riddick misses with an elbow over the top.
Santiago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riddick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddick.
Pedro Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick breaks from the clinch.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddick.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Riddick lands a right hook to the body.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Riddick lands an overhand right.
Riddick fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It appears Riddick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Riddick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Richard Riddick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddick.
Riddick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddick sets himself, and Santiago steps forward looking for the clinch! Riddick avoids it this time.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Riddick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
No joy there for Riddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santiago tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Santiago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Santiago looks to move away, Riddick throws a big counter combo bu Santiago just gets out of the way.
Riddick misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Riddick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riddick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Riddick!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Maudsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadija Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maudsley comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy HónaljMirigy - Irigy Oszkármirigy (Titanic song parody in Hungarian). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tadic's choice of entrance music: ScHoolboy Q - Hands On The Wheel. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Maudsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tadija Tadic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Maudsley.
Tadic takes one on the button.
Tadic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tadic 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.
Tadic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maudsley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tadic on the side of the head.
Maudsley scores with the left hand. Tadic knows he should have avoided that one.
Maudsley lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maudsley.
Maudsley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maudsley scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tadija Tadic has been cut.
Maudsley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadic was well out of range. Poor timing from Maudsley.
Maudsley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maudsley punishes Tadic's body with a nice straight punch.
Tadic takes one on the button.
Maudsley tests Tadic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maudsley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tadic's head backwards.
Robert Maudsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadic clinches up with Maudsley and pushes him back against the cage.
Tadic prevents Maudsley from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Maudsley.
Maudsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robert Maudsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tadic takes one on the button.
Maudsley lands with a right hand.
Tadic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tadic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maudsley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tadic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tadic looking to sit in guard and control but Maudsley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadic has a closed guard, preventing Maudsley from standing up.
Tadic is working an open guard so Maudsley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Maudsley lands with a good body shot.
Maudsley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tadic.
Tadic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maudsley swivels and escapes.
An attempted straight right counter from Maudsley misses the target.
Tadic walks into a stiff left hand from Maudsley.
Tadic slips under a jab.
Tadic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maudsley is fending him off so far but Tadic persists. Nope, Maudsley circles away and we're back to standing.
Tadic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maudsley connects with the punch.
Maudsley works the jab nicely.
Maudsley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maudsley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadic was well out of range. Poor timing from Maudsley.
Decent striking displayed by Maudsley there.
Jab, jab by Maudsley - just one landing.
That has opened up Tadija Tadic's cut even more.
Tadic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Maudsley.
Maudsley throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tadic.
Tadic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maudsley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maudsley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Maudsley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tadic at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Maudsley. Beautiful body shot.
Maudsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tadic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robert Maudsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadija Tadic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tadic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maudsley closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Maudsley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maudsley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tadic shoots and misses
and Maudsley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tadic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maudsley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maudsley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tadic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maudsley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tadics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maudsley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Tadija Tadic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tadic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maudsley blocks a low kick nicely.
Tadic throws a head kick but Maudsley moves out of range.
Maudsley lands a nice shot to the body.
Maudsley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tadic fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Maudsley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tadija Tadic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maudsley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maudsley scores with a one two! Tadic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maudsley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tadic at a distance.
Tadic misses with a takedown attempt - Maudsley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maudsley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maudsley scores with the left hand. Tadic knows he should have avoided that one.
Tadic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maudsley, as that shot connected.
Maudsley lands a slapping body shot.
Maudsley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tadic can do to turn this around?
Tadic walks into a jab.
Tadija Tadic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Oooooh!!! Maudsley has knocked Tadic down with a huge combo! Maudsley steps away and waves a wobbly Tadic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tadic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maudsley shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Tadic takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Maudsley sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Tadic bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Maudsley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton has chosen Eminem - Berzerk as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
152 lbs
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25
156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eaton throws a hook but Brandy avoids it easily.
Brandy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eaton throws a counter combo.
Rubicon Brandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton lands with a kick to the temple. Brandy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Rubicon Brandy has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Eaton as he connects with a hook.
Eaton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Eaton throws a leg kick but Brandy moved away.
Eaton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brandy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eaton misses with a combination
and Brandy counters with a three punch combo that has Eaton backing up. Eaton nods at Brandy to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eaton throws a jab when Brandy was well out of range.
Brandy fails to land with a series of punches.
As Brandy backs off Eaton throws a huge counter combo but Brandy manages to avoid it all.
Brandy clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy has a couple of punches blocked by Eaton.
Brandy blocking some punches.
Eaton gets through Brandy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eaton prevents it.
Eaton tries to throw a body punch but Brandy avoids it by throwing Eaton back against the cage.
Eaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Eaton lands a left hand.
Eaton effectively controlling the action here.
Eaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandy taking a breather.
Eaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaton tries a body shot but Brandy blocks it.
Eaton has a couple of punches blocked by Brandy.
Eaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy manages to break the clinch.
Eaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Eaton is quick to defend against it.
A head kick by Brandy misses
and Eaton counters with a straight right hand.
Eaton avoids the head kick by Brandy.
Eaton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eaton misses with a two punch combination.
Brandy misses with a takedown attempt - Eaton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eaton cracks Brandy with an open hand slap.
Brandy checks a low kick from Eaton.
Brandy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ashton Eaton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eaton looks to land a right hand but Brandy moved out of range.
Brandy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubicon Brandy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eaton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eaton throws out a counter right but Brandy avoids it with no problem.
Nice takedown defense from Eaton. No joy for Brandy on that attempt.
Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandy lands a head kick. Eaton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eaton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brandy throws a head kick but Eaton moves out of range.
Eaton throws a nice looking combination but Brandy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eaton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eaton throws a series of punches but Brandy moves out of range.
Eaton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandy circles away quickly and effectively.
Eaton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandy circles away quickly and effectively.
Eaton throws a series of punches but Brandy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandy darts in looking for a takedown but Eaton gets double underhooks and turns Brandy into the cage.
Eaton is looking for the big counter here.
Brandy is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
Brandy gets the takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Eaton but he's now mounted!
Brandy avoids the attempt from Eaton to control.
Brandy prevents Eaton from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubicon Brandy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brandy throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Eaton. Those never looked like landing.
Eaton throws a right hand that Brandy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandy also avoids with ease.
Brandy shoots in looking for a takedown. Eaton tries to sprawl out of it but Brandy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eaton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandy is looking to clinch but Eaton is avoiding it.
Eaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Eaton connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton jabs Brandy right on the nose. Brandy blinks but takes it well.
Eaton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eaton scores with a hook to the body. Brandy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandy wants to clinch.
Rubicon Brandy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton throws a body punch but Brandy moves out of range.
Eaton throws a jab when Brandy was well out of range.
Brandy moves to clinch but Eaton breaks away
and Eaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Brandy shoots in but Eaton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eaton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandy. That did some damage!
Eaton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Eaton sends Brandy down but not out. Eaton dives into side control looking to finish.
Brandy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eaton throwing strikes but Brandy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Oh Brandy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eaton is looking to reverse the position.
Brandy seems to have got his legs back now.
Eaton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Eaton trying to control but Brandy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Eaton is trying to break free.
Brandy avoiding Eaton 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton tries to break free.
Brandy not allowing Eaton to control his hands.
Brandy doesn't have the hooks in and Eaton manages to turn into his guard.
Brandy has control of Eaton's left arm, preventing Eaton from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Eaton stacks Brandy on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Eaton!
Brandy is trying to control Eaton's posture but Eaton avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Eaton.
Eaton staying calm.
Eaton working the ground and pound but Brandy is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rubicon Brandy'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Eaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandy.
Eaton tries to land a front kick but Brandy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eaton was covering up waiting for the punch and Brandy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brandy postures up.
Eaton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton working a defensive guard but Brandy passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton trying to hold on to Brandy's head to control him but Brandy postures up.
Eaton has a hand on Brandy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Brandy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandy avoids the attempt from Eaton to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brandy trying to control but Eaton is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is working to get back to half guard.
Eaton keeps trying to improve his position.
Brandy trying to control but Eaton is having none of it.
Eaton wants to control but Brandy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Eaton tries to hold on but Brandy postures up.
Eaton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eaton wants to control but Brandy is keeping busy.
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.
Eaton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rubicon Brandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandy connects with a couple of short punches.
Eaton working for submissions but it's allowed Brandy to get to half guard.
Eaton trying to control but Brandy postures up.
Ashton Eaton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brandy pulls his head out easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubicon Brandy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eaton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Eaton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bitters might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Maybe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Carney's choice of entrance music: T.I. - Every Chance I get. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Carney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters wants to clinch up but Carney keeps it at a distance.
Bitters scores with a shot to the body.
Carney swinging wildly here.
Bitters moves in looking to clinch but Carney pushes him off.
Bitters throws a leg kick which misses Carney's front leg but catches the back leg as Carney tries to avoid it.
Bitters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carney's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bitters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bitters looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bitters moves away from the strike by Carney.
Bitters lands a leg kick that knocks Carney off balance momentarily.
Carney misses with a hook
letting Bitters counter with a right hand.
A big right from Carney misses.
Carney misses with a hook. Bitters ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Carney there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carney misses with a straight right.
Carney misses with a looping left.
Bitters avoids the body shot from Carney.
Bitters throws a looping overhand right but Carney ducks down to avoid it.
And Carney tries to counter it with a takedown but Bitters pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bitters misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitters.
Carney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitters fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carney just manages to avoid it.
Carney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bitters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Carney misses.
Bitters looks to score with a jab to the body but Carney is just out of range.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Bitters throws a body punch but Carney moves out of range.
Carney drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bitters defends it well.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carney.
Bitters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.
Bitters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carney.
Carney looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitters is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gary Bitters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bitters. Bitters obviously looking to wear him down.
Gary Bitters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carney misses with a right hand
and Bitters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bitters is looking to wear down Carney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitters throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bitters connects with a crisp jab.
Bitters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bitters tries to score with a low kick but Carney moves his leg out of the way.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carney.
Bitters throws a leg kick but Carney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A telegraphed right hand from Carney misses the target.
Carney thuds his right hand into Bitters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bitters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carney cracks Bitters with a good jab.
Carney tries for a takedown but Bitters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Bitters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney throws a jab when Bitters was well out of range.
Carney throws a body punch but Bitters moves out of range.
Bitters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carney momentarily.
Carney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bitters misses with a body shot.
Bitters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bitters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitters punishes Carney's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitters scores with a leg kick.
Carney throws a looping overhand right but Bitters ducks down to avoid it.
Carney misses with a double jab
and Bitters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carney's knee momentarily.
Carney misses with an uppercut. Bitters saw that one coming.
Bitters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bitters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carney misses with a lunging right hand
and Carney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Carney lands.
Carney throws an overhand right that lands on Bitters's shoulder, as Bitters tries to avoid the shot.
Bitters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carney throws out the jab.
Bitters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carney drops his hands momentarily and Bitters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bitters lands a slapping body shot.
Carney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bitters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bitters wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carney 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.
Carney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitters.
Bitters clinches up with Carney and pushes him back against the cage.
Carney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bitters pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carney lands a nice shot to the body.
Bitters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bitters works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bitters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carney takes one to the chin there.
Carney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bitters moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bitters.
Carney is trying to pull guard but Bitters turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carney looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Bitters.
Bitters lands with a left to the head.
Carney is trying to pull guard but Bitters turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gary Bitters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Carney.
Bitters lands an uppercut.
Bitters stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bitters scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bitters.
Bitters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carney can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitters breaks the clinch.
Carney misses with a lunging right hand
and Bitters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bitters lands a really nice looking cross but Carney seems unphased.
A big right from Carney misses.
Carney throws a hook but Bitters avoids it easily.
Bitters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitters gets a clinch.
Carney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bitters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carney throws the left hand but Bitters avoids the punch easily.
Carney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bitters.
Carney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carney or perhaps it was just good defense by Bitters, which made it look bad.
Bitters closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bitters smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Bitters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bitters moves forwards but Carney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.
Gary Bitters is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitters is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bitters defends well and Carney ends up having to push Bitters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bitters lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bitters as he connects with a hook.
Carney loads up on a big right hand but Bitters slips the punch.
Carney misses the jab.
Carney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carney digs a good body shot into Bitters's ribs.
Bitters lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Bitters counters with a nice body shot.
Bitters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carney is breathing heavily.
Bitters thumps Carney with a low kick.
Bitters punishes Carney's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Bitters finds it's target.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Carney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bitters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bitters connects with a right hand. Carney shakes it off.
Carney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bitters scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carney misses with a few strikes there.
Bitters jabs Carney right on the nose. Carney blinks but takes it well.
Bitters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carney.
Carney 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.
Carney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bitters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitters.
Carney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bitters connects with a body shot that sends Carney's belly button to the back.
A big left from Carney misses.
Bitters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carney.
Bitters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
Donk. Bitters catches Carney right on the button with a cross.
Carney takes one to the chin there.
Bitters is looking to slow Carney down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bitters tries to close the distance and clinch but Carney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitters misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bitters. That's going to slow Carney down.
Bitters scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Bitters dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carney just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carney moves away.
Bitters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bitters throws an overhand right that lands on Carney's shoulder, as Carney tries to avoid the shot.
Carney misses with an uppercut. Bitters saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Carney. That snapped Bitters's head back.
Carney tries to bum rush Bitters with a series of wild strikes but Bitters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carney takes one to the chin there.
Carney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bitters defends well and Carney ends up having to push Bitters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carney misses the shot to the body.
Carney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bitters jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Carney shoots in and drives through. Bitters sprawls well.
Carney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bitters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitters connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bitters pinned against the cage. Bitters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gary Bitters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Carney.
Carney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bitters lands a leg kick that knocks Carney off balance momentarily.
Bitters works the jab nicely.
Carney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bitters's waist but Bitters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carney off to one side.
Bitters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bitters slips a straight right by Carney.
Bitters half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carney dives in and grabs Bitters's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bitters pushes down on Carney's head and hops out.
Bitters gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bitters.
Bitters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carney looks to land a left hand but Bitters moved out of range nicely.
Gary Bitters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carney looks to throw the jab but Bitters is out of range.
Bitters's corner calls for a 1-2. Bitters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitters slips a jab from Carney.
Bitters was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bitters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carney.
Rodney Carney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bitters with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bitters.
Bitters scores with a nice right hand.
Bitters just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitters slips under a jab.
Bitters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Bitters.
Carney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bitters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carney manages to avoid it.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitters was well out of range. Poor timing from Carney.
Bitters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bitters.
Bitters slips a jab from Carney.
Bitters lands a glancing blow to the side of Carney's head.
Carney takes one on the button.
Carney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitters with a hook.
Carney has his takedown stuffed
and Bitters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bitters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carney loads up on a big right hand but Bitters slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bitters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitters throws out a powerful jab.
Bitters takes the fight into the clinch.
Bitters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Bitters to work.
Bitters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carney's efforts to push away.
Bitters is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bitters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bitters 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bitters!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gary Bitters thanked Dissolution Fight Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Rodney Carney was interviewed post fight and said 'I fought a terrific fighter tonight, and he got me good. I could have come up with a better performance but he just was better tonight. Thanks for having me'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine Gun told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun has managed to clinch.
Gun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wuzz goes for a takedown attempt but Gun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Gun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wuzz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wuzz ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Gun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wuzz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gun on his heels. He'll look to pass Gun's guard now, I'm sure.
Gun wants to stand up but Wuzz is controlling him.
Wuzz drops back looking for a leg! Gun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gun manages to kick Wuzz off! Wuzz jumps back into Gun's guard.
Gun scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gun closes the distance and pushes Wuzz back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gun working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun stops a takedown attempt from Wuzz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wuzz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wuzz is trying to pull guard but Gun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gun lands a nice uppercut.
Wuzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wuzz breaks from the clinch.
Gun misses with an uppercut.
Wuzz tries for a takedown but Gun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Machine Gun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gun checks a leg kick nicely.
Wuzz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wuzz misses with a takedown
and Gun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gun throws a looping overhand right but Wuzz ducks down to avoid it.
Wuzz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gun sprawls and moves away.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gun as he jumps to the side.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gun, pushing him back against the cage.
Gun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun lands a shoulder strike.
Wuzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
Gun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wuzz wants a takedown.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Wuzz is working for takedown but Gun is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Gun.
Wuzz is breathing heavily.
Gun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gun scores with a jab. Wuzz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun looks to land a left hand but Wuzz moved out of range nicely.
Wuzz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wuzz moves into the clinch.
Gun lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gun misses with a punch to the body.
Gun lands a nice uppercut.
Gun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Gun presses Wuzz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Wuzz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wuzz blocks an uppercut.
Gun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Wuzz is rocked!
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Wuzz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gun working aggressively here.
Gun dips a shoulder and cracks Wuzz with a mighty uppercut! Wuzz falls back against the cage and Gun unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wuzz is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gun screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machine Gun!
Machine Gun was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Dunham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham staying out of range there.
A nice combination there by Allen.
It looks like Jeremy Dunham has been cut.
Donk. Allen catches Dunham right on the button with a cross.
Allen misses with a hook
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Allen throws a hook but Dunham avoids it easily.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Allen.
Dunham moves away from the strike by Allen.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Dunham saw that one coming.
Dunham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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!
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dunham doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunham thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
Allen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Dunham only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dunham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
Dunham throws a front kick aimed at Allen's knee but Allen avoids it well.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunham.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunham moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunham lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dunham.
Dunham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunham swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham lands a left hand.
Dunham working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Dunham.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Dunham swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunham.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunham.
Dunham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dunham fails to land.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
Dunham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Dunham.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Dunham misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen letting Dunham take a breather here.
Come on Dunham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Allen stalling in the clinch.
Dunham blocking some punches.
Dunham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Allen's efforts to push away.
Dunham works on Allen's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunham.
Dunham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham slowing the pace effectively.
Dunham lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Dunham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunham's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dunham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Dunham.
Jab by Allen.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Dunham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Dunham's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dunham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunham lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Dunham lands with an overhand left.
Dunham lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dunham lands a jab to the nose.
Allen is rocked!
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dunham throws a low kick but Allen moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Dunham is out of range.
Dunham staying out of range there.
Dunham has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters circling a little - Dunham finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dunham moves out of range of the strikes.
Dunham wants to counter the offense by Allen and move into the clinch position.
Mike Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen misses with a straight left.
Dunham closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Allen! Dunham dives in looking to finish! Allen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Dunham!
After the fight, Jeremy Dunham was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James The Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Best has chosen Tina Turner - The Best as his entrance music. 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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24
242 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James The Best!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Best clinches.
The Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randy's defenses.
It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randy throws an elbow but misses.
Randy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Best.
Randy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Best as Randy tries to tie him up.
Randy avoids the elbow strike from The Best, against the cage.
Randy misses with the head strike.
The Best doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Best tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Best lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Best lands a damaging elbow.
The Best doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from The Best as the two fighters clinch.
Randy scores with a shot to the side of The Best's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Best blocks a body shot from Randy.
Randy lands a body shot.
The Best lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Best working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Randy displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Best up against the cage.
The Best tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing The Best back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randy throws an elbow but misses.
Randy blocks an uppercut.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
The Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
It looks like James The Best has been cut.
The Best lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Best creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Randy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but The Best avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
The Best lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randy.
Randy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Randy.
The Best blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Randy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Randy as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Randy.
Randy avoids the elbow strike from The Best, against the cage.
The Best misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from The Best fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Best just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randy's brow.
The Best tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Best looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Best misses with a punch to the body.
The Best pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Randy tries a body shot but The Best blocks it.
Randy tries to work over The Best's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Best lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but The Best avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Best throws an elbow but misses.
The Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Best blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Best looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Randy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy stalling in the clinch but The Best improves position.
The Best prevents a body shot from Randy.
The Best struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
The Best dodges an elbow strike from Randy.
The Best pushes off an throws an elbow but Randy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Best makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randy trying to stall but The Best improves his position.
The Best fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Best lands a damaging elbow.
The Best blocks an elbow strike from Randy.
The Best pushes off an throws an elbow but Randy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Best throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Randy to work.
Randy misses with a body punch.
The Best pushes off an throws an elbow but Randy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped The Best in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Randy.
The Best misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Randy.
The Best being controlled against the cage.
The Best misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Randy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Randy lands a hook that snaps the head of The Best backwards.
The Best tries to work over Randy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Randy to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James The Best will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Randy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Randy tries to keep at a distance but The Best has taken the fight into the clinch.
Randy is trying to maintain a safe position but The Best gets an underhook and turns Randy into the cage.
The Best throws a head punch that misses.
The Best struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
Randy blocks an elbow strike from The Best.
The Best throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
The Best lands a nice elbow.
The Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Randy's defenses.
Macho Randy's cut is getting worse.
Randy tries a body shot but The Best blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Best just misses with a elbow thrown towards Randy's brow.
The Best throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy throws an elbow but it misses.
The Best throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Randy is working The Best over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The Best lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Best is keeping busy.
The Best misses with a punch on the inside.
The Best lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
The Best lands an elbow just above Randy 's eye.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Best blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Best is breathing heavily.
The Best lands a nice uppercut.
The Best comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James The Best seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Best swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Best tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing The Best back against the cage.
The Best misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Best.
The Best throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Randy works on The Best's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy tries to stall but The Best uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Best avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
The Best has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Randy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Best throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from The Best.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as The Best controls his hands.
Randy pushes off an throws an elbow but The Best leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randy.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
Randy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Randy digs a right hand underneath The Best's ribcage. The Best let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Best blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randy dodges an elbow strike from The Best.
Randy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Best creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
The Best throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Best.
Randy misses with an elbow strike.
Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from The Best.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Best.
Randy is looking to control The Best's arms but The Best gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Randy is looking to control The Best's arms but The Best gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Randy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Best creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up James The Best's cut even more.
The Best tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Best throws an elbow but it misses.
The Best pushes off an throws an elbow but Randy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randy.
The Best throws an elbow but it misses.
The Best swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Best is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy effectively controlling the action here.
The Best is still on wobbly legs! Can Randy finish him?
The Best misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops The Best to his knees! Randy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho Randy!
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