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T93: Free Folk PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, John Dux!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilson lands in his opponent's guard.
Dux looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dux has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dux is on top in guard.
Dux advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom here.
Dux tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Dux is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Dux keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Dux wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Dux is controlling well.
Dux is looking for a kimura here.
Dux seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilson is just riding it out for now. Dux eventually gives up the hold.
Dux is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Dux.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Dux has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Dux postures up.
Dux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Dux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dux stops Wilson from standing up.
Dux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dux! But no joy.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dux counters with a left to the body.
Wilson leaves Dux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux shoots in but no luck this time.
Dux gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilson trying to control here.
Dux is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilson is just riding it out for now. Dux eventually gives up the hold.
Wilson is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is trying to stand up here but Dux is controlling him well.
Wilson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dux seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Dux is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.
Dux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Dux tries to pass.
Dux is looking to advance position but Wilson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
John Dux has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dux is looking to escape.
Dux working to try and regain half guard.
Dux gets back to half guard.
Dux wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Dux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dux is concentrating on defense, preventing Wilson from advancing position.
Wilson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dux manages to get to full guard.
Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stands up over Dux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dux has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dux is controlling Wilson's posture.
Wilson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dux's guard.
Dux working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wilson has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson wants to control but Dux is keeping him busy.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Dux defends it.
Wilson prevents Dux from improving his position.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dux has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Wilson. Oh but Dux has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Wilson goes limp - he's gone! Dux jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Dux!
A victorious John Dux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergio Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hall!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Aguilar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
We've been told by Aguilar's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aguilar missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Hall throws a nice head kick!
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Aguilar misses with a straight right.
Aguilar lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall cracks the inside of Aguilar's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
Aguilar cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall stuns Aguilar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall slips under a jab from Aguilar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aguilar is looking to counter punch.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Aguilar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall slips a straight right by Aguilar.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Aguilar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aguilar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilar moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Aguilar avoids it.
Aguilar is looking to counter punch.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aguilar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aguilar goes for a double leg but Hall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hall continues to drive forward.
Aguilar lands with a nice body punch.
Aguilar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Aguilar seems unphased.
Aguilar throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall feints a counter leg kick.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Aguilar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aguilar throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aguilar quickly recovers to half guard.
Aguilar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguilar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall throwing strikes from guard but Aguilar blocks nicely.
Aguilar wants to sweep here but Hall controlling him for the moment.
Aguilar working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Aguilar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aguilar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Aguilar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguilar looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aguilar attempts a counter takedown but Hall avoids it well and moves away.
Justin Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aguilar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Aguilar saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Hall.
Hall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justin Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar dives in and grabs Hall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes down on Aguilar's head and hops out.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aguilar throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Aguilar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Aguilar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Aguilar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall scores with a body shot.
A big left from Hall misses.
Aguilar throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Aguilar walks into a left hand.
Aguilar swinging wildly here.
Aguilar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aguilar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall throws a leg kick but Aguilar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Aguilar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Hall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aguilar moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Aguilar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aguilar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tries to land a front kick but Aguilar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hall throws a low kick but Aguilar moves out of range easily.
Aguilar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aguilar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aguilar misses with a hook.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Aguilar's front leg but catches the back leg as Aguilar tries to avoid it.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aguilar.
Aguilar misses with a body punch
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Aguilar.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aguilar.
Hall cracks Aguilar with a good jab.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguilar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hall sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hall scores with a hook.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Aguilar throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Aguilar misses its intended target.
A big right from Aguilar misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aguilar looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Aguilar slips the punch.
Aguilar attempts a counter takedown but Hall avoids it well and moves away.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Hall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aguilar throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Aguilar.
Aguilar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall throws a low kick but Aguilar moves out of range easily.
Hall lands with a slapping head kick.
Aguilar moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Aguilar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hall scores with a head kick. Aguilar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aguilar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Aguilar misses its intended target.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Aguilar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Aguilar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Aguilar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aguilar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hall did well to prevent Aguilar getting side control.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Aguilar is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Aguilar is trying to control. Hall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aguilar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aguilar.
Hall wants to control but Aguilar is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sergio Aguilar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall motions for Aguilar to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Aguilar misses with a hook.
Aguilar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aguilar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aguilar misses with a lunging right hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aguilar cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguilar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall is looking to slow Aguilar down with leg kicks.
Aguilar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aguilar there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aguilar moves away.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall connects with a leg kick. Aguilar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Aguilar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Aguilar misses its target.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aguilar tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aguilar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aguilar moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hall gets a double leg takedown into Aguilar's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aguilar working for submissions but it's allowed Hall to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Aguilar manages to get to full guard.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aguilar tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Hall!
During a confident post fight interview, Justin Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belal Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Suck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li's entrance music is Fearless. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Belal Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, I Suck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li rushes Suck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Suck is blocking nicely.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Suck throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suck avoids it.
Suck avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Suck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suck manages to avoid it.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suck. That did some damage!
Suck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suck blocks a head kick by Li.
Suck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Li rushes Suck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Suck misses with a punch to the body.
Suck lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck throws a head punch that misses.
Suck drags the fight down to the ground.
Li decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Li displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suck.
Li looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Li instigates a clinch.
Suck lands with a left to the head.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suck is defending well for now.
Li prevents a body shot from Suck.
Li with a knee to the head.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suck.
Suck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suck blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Suck lands with a left to the head.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li tries a knee to the head but Suck blocks it.
Suck is looking to control Li's arms but Li gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suck has his back to the cage.
Suck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Suck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Suck pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suck blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suck.
Suck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Suck - that landed with a thud.
Suck avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Suck.
Suck has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Suck can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li tries a knee to the head but Suck blocks it.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suck.
Suck avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suck avoids it.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suck lands with a left to the head.
Suck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Suck tries to land a knee to the head but Li blocks with his arms.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suck avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suck blocks it with crossed arms.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suck.
Suck stalling in the clinch.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Suck taking a breather.
Suck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but I Suck will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Suck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Suck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Li doesn't seem phased though.
Li keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at H-13 Alpha Elite Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suck is trying to stall.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Suck.
Suck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suck cracks Li with a nice body shot.
I Suck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suck lands with a left to the head.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Suck blocks with his arms.
Suck misses with a body punch.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suck blocks it with crossed arms.
Suck tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suck managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suck.
Suck lands an uppercut.
Suck lands a left hand.
Suck tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Suck back against the cage.
Suck lands with a light punch inside.
Suck is struggling to control the position.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suck blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suck.
Suck is stalling here.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Suck pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Suck avoids the damage to the body.
Suck lands a shoulder strike.
Li is rocked!
Suck lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suck creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Li with a big uppercut! Li tries to clinch up but Suck pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Li to the mat! Li covers up and Suck unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). I Suck!
After winning the bout, I Suck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lugh Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn's entrance music is When the Man Comes Down. A fine choice. Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lugh Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Blackburn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackburn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thirteenth Legion MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Blackburn missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stern throws a lazy uppercut
and Blackburn counters with a straight right hand.
Stern scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stern is looking to take a break and control but Blackburn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackburn is holding on to half guard well.
Blackburn is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Stern there.
Stern tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blackburn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stern is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blackburn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blackburn is defending against the submission attempts here by Stern.
Stern trying to advance position but Blackburn counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stern trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Stern trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stern working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blackburn's head.
Stern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackburn is keeping the position for now.
Blackburn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stern throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stern takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blackburn throws a good cross that connects.
Stern staying out of range there.
Stern drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blackburn defends it well.
Blackburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Blackburn loads up on a big right hand but Stern slips the punch.
Stern throws out a counter right but Blackburn avoids it with no problem.
Blackburn has managed to clinch.
Stern leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn pushes Stern back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stern is trying to pull guard but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage.
Blackburn throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Blackburn.
Stern has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blackburn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stern looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stern tries to pull guard but Blackburn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lugh Blackburn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Stern.
Stern tries for a takedown but Blackburn manages to get underhooks.
Blackburn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stern is looking to control Blackburn's arms but Blackburn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stern has his back to the cage.
Blackburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blackburn is working Stern over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackburn.
Blackburn missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackburn presses Stern against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lugh Blackburn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blackburn lands a jab to the nose.
Blackburn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blackburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blackburn throws a right hand that Stern ducks under and follows up with a left that Stern also avoids with ease.
Stern with the counter takedown but Blackburn avoids it easily.
Stern slips a straight right by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the body
and Stern counters with a straight right hand.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Blackburn's shoulder, as Blackburn tries to avoid the shot.
Blackburn is looking to counter punch.
Stern takes the fight into the clinch.
Blackburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern fails to pull guard.
Stern has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blackburn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blackburn lands a nice uppercut.
Stern pulls Blackburn into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stern isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Blackburn stacks Stern 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 Blackburn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern is looking to regain half guard here but Blackburn keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Blackburn stalls from top position.
Stern tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blackburn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stern tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Stern is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stern is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stern wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Stern tries to escape but Blackburn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Blackburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stern can do to turn this around?
Stern wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn biding his time, looking for the opening.
Stern is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Stern turns into Blackburn and is now in his guard.
Stern wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
Blackburn keeping full guard, as Stern tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a big right hand that misses.
Stern wants to pass the guard but Blackburn is keeping the position.
Stern postures up in Blackburn's guard and throws a big left but Blackburn blocks it.
Stern postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blackburn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stern, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lugh Blackburn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Stern takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blackburn jabs at Stern's body.
Stern instigates a clinch.
Stern drags the fight down to the ground.
Blackburn stopping the sweep attempt from Stern.
Stern escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackburn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stern being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackburn is one step ahead there.
Stern is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackburn defends well.
Blackburn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stern works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stern wants to sweep here but Blackburn controlling him for the moment.
Stern is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stern is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blackburn rushes Stern and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blackburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stern has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blackburn misses with a knee to the head.
Blackburn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stern is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Stern prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn can't find room to land a body shot as Stern controls the action.
Stern drags the fight down to the ground.
Stern isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Blackburn stacks Stern 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 Blackburn!
Stern takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stern keeps working.
Lugh Blackburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stern is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern is still trying to improve position.
Stern manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blackburn's best efforts.
Stern looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Howard Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stern is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stern works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stern looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackburn passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lugh Blackburn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackburn, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lugh Blackburn!
Lugh Blackburn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AnonymouS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aguilar's choice of entrance music: Drector's Cut by Kamikazee. 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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190 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kind momentarily.
Aguilar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kind blocks a jab.
A jab from Aguilar finds it's way through Kind's defenses.
Aguilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguilar lands with a straight right. Kind didn't see that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aguilar checks a leg kick.
Aguilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kind.
Kind tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aguilar is able to avoid easily.
Aguilar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kind misses with a body shot.
Kind blocks a jab.
Kind lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aguilar 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 Kind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aguilar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kind momentarily.
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!
Kind avoids the body shot from Aguilar.
Kind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aguilar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aguilar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
Aguilar tries to clinch up but Kind circles away and keeps his distance.
Kind throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kind as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Kind.
Aguilar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kind lands a nice looking body kick.
Aguilar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kind.
Kind misses with a right hand
and Aguilar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kind throws a body punch but Aguilar moves out of range.
Aguilar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kind moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Alvin Aguilar has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Kind.
Aguilar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No luck for Aguilar with that takedown attempt.
Champ Kind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Aguilar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kind does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kind. Kind circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aguilar has a takedown stuffed.
Kind moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Kind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aguilar moves away.
A jab from Kind misses.
Kind tries to land a leg kick but Aguilar saw it coming and moves away.
Aguilar feints and then cracks Kind's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kind down.
Kind moves forwards but Aguilar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Kind slips the punch.
Aguilar throws a right and a left that Kind avoids nicely.
Kind avoids the body shot from Aguilar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar moves out of range of the body kick.
Aguilar with a poor takedown
and Kind counters with a nice body kick.
Kind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aguilar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kind blocks a low kick nicely.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
Aguilar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aguilar throws out a loose jab but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kind throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aguilar avoids it.
Aguilar throws a good cross that connects.
Kind walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aguilar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aguilar.
Alvin Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kind misses with a low kick.
Aguilar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kind looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws out a leg kick but Aguilar moves out of range and Kind only half commits.
Aguilar slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar blocks a low kick nicely.
Aguilar shoots in but Kind avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kind half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguilar throws out the jab.
Aguilar sizes up Kind with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aguilar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kind keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Aguilar stays in close to Kind's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alvin Aguilar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alvin Aguilar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aguilar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kind motions for Aguilar to come forward. Kind throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aguilar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kind lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aguilar or not.
A hook to the body from Aguilar.
Aguilar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kind stops a takedown attempt from Aguilar.
Kind prevents a body shot from Aguilar.
Kind pushes Aguilar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kind working aggressively here.
Kind misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind misses with the head strike.
Aguilar jumps guard but Kind turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kind scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kind backwards.
Aguilar blocks an uppercut.
Kind lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kind tries to work over Aguilar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguilar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Champ Kind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Aguilar.
Aguilar looking for a takedown.
Aguilar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aguilar throws a head punch that misses.
Kind lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvin Aguilar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aguilar.
Kind leaves Aguilar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kind misses with a body kick.
Aguilar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind jabs Aguilar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kind scores with a hook.
Aguilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind throwing a counter right hand but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
Aguilar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kind counters with a good, hard body kick but Aguilar shrugs it off.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
Kind fires out a quick counter leg kick but Aguilar just manages to avoid it.
Kind finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aguilar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kind. That one must have hurt.
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Kind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aguilar on the side of the head.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aguilar checks a low kick from Kind.
Aguilar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aguilar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kind tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar tries to score with a low kick but Kind moves his leg out of the way.
Aguilar misses with a wild body shot.
Aguilar tries to clinch up.
Aguilar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Aguilar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kind throws a body punch but Aguilar moves out of range.
Kind walks into a stiff left hand from Aguilar.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Kind motions for Aguilar to come forward. Kind throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Kind's head coaches at Mean Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aguilar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aguilar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aguilar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kind.
Aguilar looks to throw the jab but Kind is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar fails to land with a series of punches.
Aguilar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
Aguilar lunges at Kind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kind's hand.
Aguilar throws a looping overhand right but Kind ducks down to avoid it.
Aguilar tries to land a leg kick but Kind saw it coming and moves away.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Kind.
Kind takes one to the side of the head.
Aguilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Aguilar backs away, Kind returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Kind misses
and Aguilar counters with a shoot takedown. Kind fights it but they end up in guard.
Aguilar pushes down on Kind's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aguilar is looking to pass Kind's guard but actually Kind recovers to full guard.
Kind is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvin Aguilar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aguilar misses the shot to the body.
Aguilar takes a swing at Kind's ribcage but misses.
Aguilar swinging wildly here.
Aguilar swings for the body but Kind moves out of range.
Aguilar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kind.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kind blocks a low kick nicely.
Kind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aguilar on the side of the head.
Kind tries to work over Aguilar's front leg with a kick but Aguilar checks it.
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Kind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kind.
Aguilar misses with a few strikes there.
Aguilar tries to land a leg kick but Kind saw it coming and moves away.
Aguilar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kind.
Aguilar cracks Kind with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a right hand that Kind ducks under and follows up with a left that Kind also avoids with ease.
Aguilar tries to bum rush Kind with a series of wild strikes but Kind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aguilar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kind. Kind obviously looking to wear him down.
Kind slips under a jab from Aguilar.
Aguilar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aguilar goes for a double leg but Kind avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kind continues to drive forward.
Aguilar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Kind finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aguilar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kind defends well and Aguilar ends up having to push Kind into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aguilar throws a leg kick but Kind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Aguilar misses.
Kind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aguilar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kind on the side of the head.
Aguilar moves out of range as Kind throws a body kick.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kind. No joy for Aguilar on that attempt.
Kind feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Champ Kind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Aguilar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Aguilar shoots in but Kind avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aguilar.
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Aguilar.
Kind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aguilar throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Aguilar.
Aguilar lands a lovely overhand right.
Aguilar throws a low kick, looking for Kind's leg but Kind calmly moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kind checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Kind was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aguilar.
Kind misses with a low kick as Aguilar jumps back.
Aguilar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aguilar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kind.
Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Kind slips the punch.
Kind lands with a slapping head kick.
Kind keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguilar.
Aguilar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kind connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aguilar scrambles back to his feet.
Aguilar lunges at Kind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kind's hand.
Kind connects with a high kick.
Aguilar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguilar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kind circles away quickly and effectively.
Kind scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aguilar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar misses with a few strikes there.
Aguilar checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Aguilar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aguilar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kind.
Kind cracks a nice hook into Aguilar's ribs.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kind as he avoids it easily.
Kind jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Aguilar lands a nice shot to the body.
Aguilar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kind.
Kind defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aguilar.
Kind quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kind lands with a cross.
That has opened up Alvin Aguilar's cut even more.
Kind throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aguilar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kind throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aguilar! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Kind showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kind has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Kind!
A victorious Champ Kind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Alvin Aguilar spoke after the fight, saying 'Huuuuhhhuuuuuhhuuuuuuhhuuuuu!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niten Dōraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dōraku's choice of entrance music: Ides Of Light - Jucifer. 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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191 lbs
15 - 6 - 2 |
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201 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Pae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niten Dōraku!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dōraku has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pae defending well as Dōraku loads up on a big left hand.
Pae connects with an inside leg kick.
Pae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Pae finds it's way through Dōraku's defenses.
Pae cracks the inside of Dōraku's front leg.
Pae scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dōraku defending well as Pae loads up on a big left hand.
Dōraku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dōraku with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dōraku slips a straight right by Pae.
Dōraku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dōraku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Pae misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Dōraku.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pae.
Joe Pae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku tries to land a leg kick but Pae saw it coming and moves away.
Pae looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pae throws a body punch but Dōraku moves out of range.
Pae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dōraku gets tackled into the cage by Pae. Pae maintains the clinch.
Pae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dōraku.
Dōraku is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pae pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dōraku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pae misses with the head strike.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pae.
Pae landing knees to the body.
Pae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Niten Dōraku has been cut.
Pae taking a breather.
Pae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pae scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dōraku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dōraku's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Pae.
Dōraku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pae lands a nice knee to the body.
Pae misses with a knee strike.
Dōraku blocking some punches.
Dōraku jumps guard but Pae stands there with Dōraku around his waist. Dōraku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe Pae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niten Dōraku.
Dōraku tries to pull guard but Pae forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dōraku leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dōraku.
Dōraku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pae to keep the fight standing.
Pae takes a shot to the head.
Dōraku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pae backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dōraku.
Dōraku avoiding damage.
Pae trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pae lands an uppercut.
Pae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dōraku lands with a right to the head.
Pae misses with a punch on the inside.
Pae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dōraku avoids it.
Dōraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Dōraku avoids the damage to the body.
Dōraku blocking some punches.
Dōraku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pae letting Dōraku take a breather here.
Pae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dōraku has hold of one of Pae's legs. Pae is fighting the takedown attempt but Dōraku gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dōraku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pae keeping moving, preventing Dōraku from controlling successfully.
Dōraku prevents Pae from getting back to his feet.
Pae is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dōraku chips away with some ground and pound.
Pae not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pae wants to stand up but Dōraku is controlling him.
Dōraku wants to control from the top but Pae keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dōraku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niten Dōraku'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.
Dōraku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pae. Pae circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dōraku staying out of range there.
Pae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dōraku.
Pae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dōraku changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dōraku. That did some damage!
Pae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pae misses with a shot to the body
and Pae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dōraku checks a low kick from Pae.
Pae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dōraku throws the left hand but Pae avoids the punch easily.
Dōraku tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dōraku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dōraku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pae manages to avoid it.
Pae wants to clinch up but Dōraku keeps it at a distance.
Dōraku feints a counter leg kick.
Pae tries to land a front kick but Dōraku steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dōraku blocks a head kick by Pae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dōraku scores with the left hand. Pae knows he should have avoided that one.
Pae misses with a low kick.
Dōraku missing with a left hand there. Pae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dōraku throws a head kick that misses.
Pae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dōraku at a distance.
Pae throws a chopping leg kick but Dōraku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dōraku scores with a spinning back kick!
Dōraku throws a push kick but Pae slaps the foot to one side.
Dōraku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pae.
Dōraku misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe Pae is winning the standup battle so far.
Pae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dōraku to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dōraku is pushing down on Pae's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pae is fighting to maintain full guard but Dōraku has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dōraku thows a huge punch but Pae dodges it nicely.
Pae tries to get to full guard but Dōraku has control of the leg.
Dōraku trying to control from half guard but Pae is working away.
Pae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dōraku.
Pae is trying to stand back up but Dōraku is controlling him
Pae tries to kick Dōraku off in order to stand up. Dōraku Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pae is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dōraku has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dōraku trying to control the position but Pae is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku scores with punches from side control.
Dōraku prevents Pae from escaping the position.
Dōraku lands some shots froms side control.
Pae is looking for a sweep.
Pae takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dōraku cracks Pae with a big right hand but Pae just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dōraku in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pae tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dōraku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dōraku lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pae down.
Dōraku trying to control the action but Pae is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dōraku thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dōraku landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pae is rocked!
A big shot lands for Dōraku! That's hurt Pae! Will he recover? Dōraku fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niten Dōraku!
Niten Dōraku 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Puhovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
195 lbs
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33
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Puhovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grey Wolf!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puhovin looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Wolf throws a counter combo.
Puhovin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puhovin.
A punch lands to the side of Puhovin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Puhovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf works the jab nicely.
Wolf lands a right hook to the body.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puhovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
We've been hearing reports that Puhovin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wolf takes a swing at Puhovin's ribcage but misses.
Puhovin clinches up with Wolf and pushes him back against the cage.
Puhovin is working for takedown but Wolf is calmly controlling the position for now.
Puhovin manages to break the clinch.
Wolf misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolf looks to throw the jab but Puhovin is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Wolf. Those never looked like landing.
Puhovin thinks about countering with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puhovin throws a hook to the side of Wolf's head but Wolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolf throws a hook but Puhovin blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wolf checks a leg kick.
Puhovin is looking to clinch but Wolf is avoiding it.
Puhovin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolf loads up on a big right hand but Puhovin slips the punch.
Puhovin thows a leg kick but Wolf checks it
and Wolf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puhovin throws a right hand that Wolf ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolf also avoids with ease.
Wolf misses with a hook. Puhovin ducked under it nicely.
Puhovin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wolf swings for the body but Puhovin moves out of range.
Puhovin clinches with his opponent.
Wolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puhovin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wolf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Puhovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puhovin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puhovin blocks an uppercut.
Wolf digs a right hand underneath Puhovin's ribcage. Puhovin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf scores with a jab to the head.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Puhovin tries to counter with a takedown but Wolf is quick to defend against it.
Puhovin shoots in for a double leg but Wolf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puhovin walks into a left hand.
Puhovin is rocked!
Puhovin backs away from a small jab... but Wolf lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Puhovin crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Wolf with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Grey Wolf!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jṏhanssṏn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coughee Brothaz - No Such Thing As I Can't. Sunuwar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peace Sells. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aatish Sunuwar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
216 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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26
209 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jṏhanssṏn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jṏhanssṏn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sunuwar.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a lazy uppercut
and Sunuwar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sunuwar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunuwar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sunuwar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn defending well as Sunuwar loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Jṏhanssṏn blocks the low kick.
Sunuwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jṏhanssṏn manages to avoid it.
Sunuwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sunuwar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has been cut.
Jṏhanssṏn swings widly with a right hand
and Sunuwar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunuwar misses the jab.
Jṏhanssṏn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sunuwar.
Jṏhanssṏn lands with an overhand left.
We've been informed that Sunuwar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sunuwar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sunuwar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jṏhanssṏn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to clinch but Sunuwar moves away
and Sunuwar counters with a stiff right hand.
Sunuwar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jṏhanssṏn is able to avoid easily.
Jṏhanssṏn slips under a jab from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar drops Jṏhanssṏn with a naaaaasty hook - Jṏhanssṏn is in real trouble here! Sunuwar dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aatish Sunuwar!
Aatish Sunuwar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mazzuca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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202 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Mazzuca!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari throws a body punch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Vari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazzuca gets tackled into the cage by Vari. Vari maintains the clinch.
Mazzuca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Vari can't break the clinch.
Vari manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a leg kick which misses Vari's front leg but catches the back leg as Vari tries to avoid it.
Vari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mazzuca throws out a loose jab but Vari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzuca circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzuca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzuca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vari tries to clinch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
That kick from Mazzuca tenderised Vari's leg. Vari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vari tries to clinch up but Mazzuca circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazzuca.
Good exchange - Vari coming out on top.
Vari clinches.
Vari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzuca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vari is looking to clinch but Mazzuca is avoiding it.
Mazzuca throws out a counter right but Vari avoids it with no problem.
Mazzuca looks to land a left hand but Vari moved out of range nicely.
Vari tries to clinch there but Mazzuca circles away.
Mazzuca swats away the attempt to clinch by Vari.
Vari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazzuca thuds his right hand into Vari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vari wants to clinch.
Mazzuca tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a hook
and Mazzuca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vari wants to clinch.
Mazzuca throws a body kick that misses.
Vari clinches.
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!
Mazzuca breaks the clinch.
Mazzuca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vari fails with the takedown.
Mazzuca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Mazzuca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mazzuca defends well and Vari ends up having to push Mazzuca into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mazzuca wants to clinch up but Vari keeps it at a distance.
Vari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mazzuca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vari takes a swing at Mazzuca's ribcage but misses.
Mazzuca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robert Mazzuca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzuca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mazzuca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vari clinches.
Mazzuca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vari is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage.
Vari blocking some punches.
Vari is trying to push Mazzuca away but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mazzuca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vari backwards.
Mazzuca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vari's elbow.
Mazzuca has Vari pressed against the cage, preventing Vari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mazzuca tries a body shot but Vari blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzuca.
Vari is trying to break the clinch but Mazzuca has him pressed against the cage.
Mazzuca manages to break the clinch.
Vari rushes Mazzuca and presses him up against the cage.
Vari has had enough of the clinch but Mazzuca keeps him there for the moment.
Mazzuca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vari blocks a body shot from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca gets through Vari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzuca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzuca avoids the body shot from Vari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Mazzuca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mazzuca.
Mazzuca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mazzuca ducks under a wild hook from Vari.
Vari jabs at Mazzuca's body.
Vari doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazzuca circles away.
Mazzuca throws the kick towards the body but Vari avoids it.
Mazzuca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mazzuca closes the distance and clinches.
Mazzuca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vari's efforts to push away.
Mazzuca lands with a right to the head.
Mazzuca avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vari moves in looking to clinch but Mazzuca pushes him off.
Vari slips under a jab.
Vari tries to clinch up.
Mazzuca pushes Vari away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzuca throws a solid leg kick but Vari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mazzuca.
Mazzuca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mazzuca lands a nice shot that snaps Vari's head back.
Vari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mazzuca throws an overhand right that lands on Vari's shoulder, as Vari tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzuca swats away the attempt to clinch by Vari.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch but Mazzuca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mazzuca wants to slow Vari down by chopping away at his legs.
Robert Mazzuca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vari lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzuca takes a swing at Vari's ribcage but misses.
Vari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vari throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazzuca keeps the fight on the outside.
Vari tries to clinch but Mazzuca moves out of range.
Mazzuca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vari. Vari obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazzuca scores with a leg kick.
Mazzuca with a jab.
Vari misses with a looping left.
Vari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mazzuca. That one must have hurt.
Mazzuca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Mazzuca.
Vari is rocked!
Vari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Vari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Mazzuca.
Vari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mazzuca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mazzuca can pounce on him.
Vari tests Mazzuca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vari.
Vari walks into a left hand.
Mazzuca keeps the fight on the outside.
Vari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazzuca connects with a right hand. Vari shakes it off.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazzuca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mazzuca thinks about the counter body kick.
Vari swings widly with a right hand
and Mazzuca rattles Vari with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Vari tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Mazzuca dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Vari stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert Mazzuca!
Robert Mazzuca is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Robert Mazzuca 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. frenzal rhomb - Mum changed the locks kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JR Adams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with an uppercut.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smith scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith tries to clinch there but Adams circles away.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Adams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Adams tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adams doesn't seem phased though.
Smith scores with the left hand. Adams knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adams connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves away from the strike by Adams.
Smith cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adams counters with a body kick.
Adams dives in for a single leg takedown but Smith sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Adams is stalling in the full guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adams trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Adams clinches.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Adams has control.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Adams won't allow it.
Smith is trying to break free.
Adams keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
JR Adams's cut is getting worse.
Adams keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adams has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams'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.
Smith thows a leg kick but Adams checks it
and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adams controls the pace.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adams trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adams.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Adams manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Adams thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Adams attempts a counter takedown but Smith avoids it well and moves away.
Smith throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adams drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith jabs Adams right on the nose. Adams blinks but takes it well.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Adams checks a leg kick nicely.
Adams throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adams misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Adams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a body punch but Adams moves out of range.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Adams's defenses.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Adams wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Adams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Adams is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Adams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith kicks Adams off and gets back to his feet.
JR Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adams throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
JR Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Adams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adams scrambles back to his feet.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Adams moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
JR Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
JR Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith really wants to buck Adams off and get back to his feet.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adams wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adams with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Adams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Adams throws some wild stikes that Smith manages to avoid easily.
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
JR Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
Joe Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry), into his post fight interview.
JR Adams spoke after the fight, saying 'Ain't this terrible?!'.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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