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EVO 172: Unbreakable PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Radic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Radic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic keeps the fight on the outside.
Winchester connects with a jab.
Radic throws a leg kick but Winchester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winchester scores with a shot to the body.
Winchester throws a low kick, looking for Radic's leg but Radic calmly moves out of range.
Radic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Radic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Radic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Radic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winchester drops Radic with a right and a left! Winchester comes rushing in but Radic regains his composure and manages to keep Winchester in guard.
Radic is rocked!
It looks like Mirko Radic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oh Radic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winchester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winchester throwing strikes from guard but Radic blocks nicely.
Radic seems to have got his legs back now.
Winchester makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Winchester passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic sneaks back into half guard.
Radic manages to get to full guard.
Winchester pushing down on Radic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Radic is trying to maintain the position but Winchester is very close to passing his half guard.
Winchester wants to control but Radic is keeping him busy.
Radic is trying to control but can't.
Winchester looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Radic is refusing to be controlled, as Winchester sits in half guard.
Radic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Winchester trying to control the action but Radic is working from the bottom.
Winchester thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winchester is trying to control the action in half guard but Radic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winchester might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Radic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Winchester throws a big shot that misses.
Radic throwing a counter right hand but Winchester manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Winchester.
Radic lands a shoulder strike.
Winchester trying to land knees to the body.
Winchester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winchester prevents a body shot from Radic.
Radic throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Winchester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radic is keeping busy.
Winchester working aggressively here.
Winchester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radic.
A body shot lands from Radic.
Radic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winchester is trying to maintain a safe position but Radic gets an underhook and turns Winchester into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Radic as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Radic as Winchester tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Radic has Winchester pressed against the cage, preventing Winchester from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Radic.
Radic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Radic as Winchester tries to tie him up.
Winchester is struggling to control the position.
Radic swings wildly with an uppercut but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Radic - that landed with a thud.
Radic gets underhooks to prevent Winchester's takedown attempt.
Winchester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Radic is looking to counter punch.
Radic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Radic connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Radic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winchester tries to clinch but Radic is having none of it.
Radic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winchester at a distance.
Nice jab there from Radic.
Winchester is rocked!
Winchester looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winchester is looking to slow Radic down with leg kicks.
Winchester throws a solid leg kick but Radic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winchester.
Winchester misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Radic.
Radic throws a monster overhand right that drops Winchester! Radic follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Radic!
Mirko Radic 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 Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreau comes into the arena with Miracle - We Ain't Scared blaring out of the sound system. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Boudreau !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 30 - 2, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shain.
Boudreau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shain.
Shain works the jab nicely.
Shain takes a swing at Boudreau 's ribcage but misses.
Shain misses with a wild combination.
Boudreau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shain manages to circle out of the way.
Shain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Shain finds it's way through Boudreau 's defenses.
Shain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Shain.
Boudreau scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Shain wants to slow Boudreau down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Boudreau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boudreau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shain's sensitive parts.
Shain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Shain tries to get set, Boudreau tries to push him back and clinch up but Shain manages to avoid the attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Shain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudreau as he jumps to the side.
Shain throws out a leg kick but Boudreau moves out of range and Shain only half commits.
Boudreau throws a solid leg kick but Shain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boudreau .
Shain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boudreau defends it well.
A right-left combo lands from Shain.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boudreau .
Shain throws an off balance right hand
and Boudreau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boudreau .
Boudreau trying to stall but Shain improves his position.
Boudreau lands with a left to the head.
Shain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shain.
Boudreau misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Boudreau .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Boudreau prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain misses with a body punch.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boudreau is defending well for now.
Shain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boudreau misses with some punches.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shain blocking some punches.
Boudreau pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Boudreau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shain misses with a punch on the inside.
Boudreau looking to throw knees to the head but Shain is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boudreau .
Shain blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shain swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudreau letting Shain take a breather here.
Boudreau lands an elbow inside that Shain shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Boudreau .
Boudreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Boudreau fails to land.
Boudreau throws an elbow that misses.
Shain lands with a right to the head.
Boudreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudreau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boudreau or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boudreau gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shain blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Boudreau avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Boudreau will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shain up against the cage.
Boudreau wants to stall.
Boudreau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shain.
Shain tries a body shot but Boudreau blocks it.
Boudreau lands a shoulder strike.
Boudreau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boudreau backwards.
Nice body punch from Shain.
Boudreau trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boudreau .
Boudreau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boudreau lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but M J Shain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on M J Shain'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.
Shain blocks a leg kick.
Boudreau moves into the clinch.
Shain letting Boudreau take a breather here.
Boudreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chance Boudreau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boudreau misses with the head strike.
Shain lands a body punch.
Shain lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short uppercut from Boudreau .
Shain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boudreau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shain struggles to land a body shot inside as Boudreau controls his hands.
Shain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boudreau avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shain blocks an elbow strike from Boudreau .
Shain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudreau 's elbow.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shain taking a breather.
Shain working aggressively here.
Boudreau throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boudreau obliges.
Shain creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Boudreau with a big uppercut! Boudreau tries to clinch up but Shain pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Boudreau to the mat! Boudreau covers up and Shain unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). M J Shain!
A very excited looking M J Shain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas has chosen Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mr Anderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mr Anderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dahl Haas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Haas catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Haas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haas 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.
Haas scores with a nice right hand.
Haas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Haas off balance momentarily.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Haas moves his leg out of the way.
Haas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Haas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haas 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 Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Crunch! Anderson slams his shin into Haas's torso.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haas.
Haas tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
Haas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haas.
Haas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haas lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Haas moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
Haas throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Haas moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Mr Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haas avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Haas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Haas saw that one coming.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haas was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries a low kick but Haas avoids it.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Haas moves his leg out of the way.
Haas misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Anderson scores with a jab.
Haas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haas.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haas's hands.
Anderson takes a swing at Haas's ribcage but misses.
Haas feints a counter leg kick.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Haas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but Haas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Haas tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haas.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Haas's front leg but catches the back leg as Haas tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Haas throws a head kick that misses.
Haas tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Haas clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haas.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Haas tries to tie him up.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Haas back against the cage.
Haas blocking some punches.
Haas misses with the head strike.
Haas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Haas.
Haas being controlled against the cage.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Haas tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson taking a breather.
Haas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haas works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Haas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson is looking to control Haas's arms but Haas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Anderson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Haas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haas takes a step back to recover.
Haas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Haas checks it
and Haas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Haas.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Haas connects with an inside leg kick.
Haas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
A bone on bone clash there as Haas blocks the leg kick.
Haas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson moves out of range as Haas throws a body kick.
Haas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haas was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Haas counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haas will feel that in the morning.
Haas lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Haas misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Haas 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.
Haas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Haas.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Haas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson cracks Haas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Haas counter with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haas counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson thows a body kick. Haas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Haas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Haas does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Haas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Haas.
A punch lands to the side of Haas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson slips a jab from Haas.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Haas against the cage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haass head.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Haas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haas backwards.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haas has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Haas misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Haas to work.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Haas.
Haas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haas lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson tries to stall but Haas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haas is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Haas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Haas.
Anderson throws a low kick but Haas moves out of range easily.
Haas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haas. Haas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haas misses with a hook
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson tries to work over Haas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Haas.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Haas misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Haas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Haas.
Haas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haas lands a right hand.
Haas lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Haas.
Haas blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Haas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Haas as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haas can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Haas avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haas has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson tries to work over Haas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haas stalling in the clinch.
Haas can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson is stalling here.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haas.
Haas tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haas is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haas has his back to the cage.
Haas lands with a light punch inside.
Haas working aggressively here.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Haas.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Haas misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderson. That's going to slow Haas down.
Anderson tries a low kick but Haas avoids it.
Haas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haas staying out of range there.
Haas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Haas throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haas wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Haas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haas takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haas lands with a right to the head.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dahl Haas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haas.
Dahl Haas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haas leaning against his opponent.
Haas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson tries to work over Haas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haass head.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Haas.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Haas.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Haas.
Nice body punch from Haas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dahl Haas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin comes to the cage accompanied by SMC HOODRATS. Wursty has chosen Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorozhkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorozhkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wursty tries for a takedown but Dorozhkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dorozhkin clinches up with Wursty and pushes him back against the cage.
Wursty tries to work over Dorozhkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wursty stalling.
A short right from Dorozhkin on the inside.
Wursty takes a shot to the head.
Wursty blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Dorozhkin lands a shoulder strike.
Wursty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorozhkin lands a shot to the body.
Wursty stalling in the clinch.
Come on Dorozhkin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wursty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wursty.
Wursty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorozhkin backwards.
Dorozhkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wursty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wursty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorozhkin stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Dorozhkin fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Dorozhkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wursty leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wursty.
Wursty prevents a body shot from Dorozhkin.
Wursty tries a body shot but Dorozhkin blocks it.
Dorozhkin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin tries to work over Wursty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin has a couple of punches blocked by Wursty.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wursty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wursty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wursty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wursty misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorozhkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorozhkin misses with the head strike.
Wursty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dorozhkin blocking some punches.
Dorozhkin blocks an uppercut.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wursty takes a shot to the head.
Dorozhkin throws a head punch that misses.
Wursty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorozhkin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dorozhkin fails to land.
Dorozhkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wursty misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dorozhkin.
Wursty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wursty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wursty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wursty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wursty.
Dorozhkin blocks an uppercut.
Dorozhkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dorozhkin has a couple of punches blocked by Wursty.
Dorozhkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wursty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorozhkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin lands a right hand.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Wursty struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorozhkin controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Wursty.
Dorozhkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorozhkin lands a shoulder strike.
Wursty has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dorozhkin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wursty can turn it around.
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!
Dorozhkin throws a head punch that misses.
Wursty prevents a body shot from Dorozhkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorozhkin.
A head punch on the inside from Wursty fails to land.
Wursty blocks an uppercut.
Dorozhkin lands with a left to the head.
Wursty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
Dorozhkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dorozhkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Dorozhkin fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dorozhkin tries to throw a body punch but Wursty avoids it by throwing Dorozhkin back against the cage.
Dorozhkin prevents a body shot from Wursty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Dorozhkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wursty misses the shot to the body.
Dorozhkin forces Wursty back against the cage and clinches.
Dorozhkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wursty as Dorozhkin tries to tie him up.
Wursty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorozhkin.
Wursty has Dorozhkin pushed against the cage.
Dorozhkin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wursty tries a body shot but Dorozhkin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorozhkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorozhkin lands a right hand.
Wursty tries a body shot but Dorozhkin blocks it.
Dorozhkin tries a body shot but Wursty blocks it.
Wursty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorozhkin has a couple of punches blocked by Wursty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dorozhkin.
A short body shot lands from Dorozhkin as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dorozhkin.
Wursty wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Wursty fails to land.
Dorozhkin lands with a left to the head.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch to the body.
Dorozhkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wursty gets through Dorozhkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Anton Dorozhkin has been cut.
Wursty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dorozhkin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wursty up against the cage.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
Dorozhkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorozhkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wursty can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wursty.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty is leaning against Dorozhkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wursty blocking some punches.
Wursty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wursty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorozhkin misses with the head strike.
A short right from Wursty.
Wursty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorozhkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wurstys head.
Wursty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wursty throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorozhkin.
Wursty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
Wursty lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorozhkin backwards.
Wursty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Dorozhkin.
Come on Dorozhkin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wursty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorozhkin blocks a body shot from Wursty.
Dorozhkin lands a right hand.
Wursty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wursty scores with a shot to the side of Dorozhkin's head.
Wursty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorozhkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorozhkin gets through Wursty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dorozhkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wursty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wursty can't find room to land a body shot as Dorozhkin controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Dorozhkin.
Wursty misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wursty fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wursty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wursty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Dorozhkin prevents a body shot from Wursty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty working aggressively here.
Wursty throws a head punch that misses.
Wursty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dorozhkin backwards.
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!
Wursty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dorozhkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wursty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wursty throws a head punch that misses.
Dorozhkin throws a head punch that misses.
Wursty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorozhkin has him pressed against the cage.
Dorozhkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wursty pushes Dorozhkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wursty scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wursty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Wursty.
A head punch on the inside from Wursty fails to land.
Dorozhkin looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antero Wursty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anton Dorozhkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wursty blocks a head kick by Dorozhkin.
Wursty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dorozhkin scores with a jab to the head.
Dorozhkin misses with a low kick.
Wursty throws a sloppy head kick and Dorozhkin moves out of range easily.
Dorozhkin moves into range and clinches up with Wursty.
Wursty misses with a punch to the body.
Dorozhkin taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wursty has had enough of the clinch but Dorozhkin keeps him there for the moment.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anton Dorozhkin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wursty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dorozhkin tries to throw a body punch but Wursty avoids it by throwing Dorozhkin back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorozhkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wursty is leaning against Dorozhkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dorozhkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wursty blocks a body shot from Dorozhkin.
Wursty has a couple of punches blocked by Dorozhkin.
Wursty lands a left hand.
Dorozhkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dorozhkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wursty can't find room to land a body shot as Dorozhkin controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dorozhkin.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Dorozhkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorozhkin working aggressively here.
Wursty misses with some punches.
Wursty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty misses with a punch on the inside.
Wursty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin has a couple of punches blocked by Wursty.
Wursty swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorozhkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wursty prevents a body shot from Dorozhkin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dorozhkin.
Wursty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wursty working aggressively here.
Wursty misses with the head strike.
Wursty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorozhkin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dorozhkin fails to land.
Dorozhkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wursty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wursty taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wursty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wursty manages to break the clinch.
Wursty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dorozhkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wursty looks to throw a body kick
and Dorozhkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dorozhkin jabs Wursty right on the nose. Wursty blinks but takes it well.
Wursty shoots in but Dorozhkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dorozhkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Dorozhkin.
Wursty looks to land a combination. Dorozhkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dorozhkin is rocked!
Dorozhkin throws a solid leg kick but Wursty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dorozhkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dorozhkin.
A head kick misses from Dorozhkin.
Wursty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorozhkin's sensitive parts.
Wursty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Dorozhkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Wursty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin lands an overhand right.
Wursty throws a right hand that misses
and Dorozhkin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Dorozhkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dorozhkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Dorozhkin!
Anton Dorozhkin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton comes to the cage accompanied by Babylon Zoo - Spaceman. 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner lands a head shot.
Templeton tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Wagner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Templeton tries to clinch up but Wagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Templeton forces Wagner back against the cage and clinches.
Templeton throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Templeton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wagner.
We've been hearing reports that Templeton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Templeton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wagner finds it's way round the side to connect with Templeton's head.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Templeton moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton blocks an uppercut.
Wagner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wagner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Templeton has denied him.
Templeton takes a shot to the head.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Templeton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Templeton misses with the head strike.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Templeton blocking some punches.
Templeton misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Templeton.
Templeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Templeton as Wagner tries to tie him up.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Wagner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Templeton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wagner can turn it around.
Templeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templeton pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Templeton struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Templeton lands with a left to the head.
Wagner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Templeton misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton tries to throw a body punch but Wagner avoids it by throwing Templeton back against the cage.
Templeton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner tries to work over Templeton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Templeton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Templeton.
Templeton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Templeton blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Templeton blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Templeton blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Templeton controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Wagner.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Templeton misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Templeton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wagner lands a nice uppercut.
Wagner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Templeton backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner tries to stall but Templeton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Templeton.
Templeton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Templeton.
Templeton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Templeton blocks an uppercut.
Templeton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wagner is defending well for now.
Wagner lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wagner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Templeton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Templeton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Templeton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wagner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lance Templeton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Templeton tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner cracks Templeton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Templeton tries to clinch there but Wagner circles away.
Templeton wants to clinch.
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Templeton moves into range and clinches up with Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Templeton cracks Wagner with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Templeton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Templeton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Templeton lands with a left to the head.
Templeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templeton working aggressively here.
Wagner is trying to maintain a safe position but Templeton gets an underhook and turns Wagner into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Templeton tries to throw a body punch but Wagner avoids it by throwing Templeton back against the cage.
A short right from Templeton.
Templeton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Templeton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Templeton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wagner up against the cage.
Wagner looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wagner.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Templeton backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Templeton.
Wagner tries a body shot but Templeton blocks it.
Wagner blocks the elbow strike.
Templeton working aggressively here.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton misses with some punches.
Wagner blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Templeton on the inside.
Templeton struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Templeton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Templeton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Templeton has managed to clinch.
Templeton lands a shot to the body.
Lance Templeton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wagner blocks a body shot from Templeton.
Templeton blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner lands with a light punch inside.
Wagner tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Wagner back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Templeton as Wagner tries to tie him up.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Templeton misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Templeton.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Templeton lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Templeton backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Templeton throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagner.
Templeton has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Templeton.
Wagner tries to stall but Templeton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wagner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Templeton is keeping busy.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Templeton's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Templeton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wagner effectively controlling the action here.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Wagner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Templeton.
A short right from Templeton.
Templeton struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Templeton will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Templeton takes one on the button.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Templeton defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Templeton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Templeton wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Templeton backing away here, and Wagner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Templeton wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Wagner wants to counter with a clinch but Templeton pushes him away.
Templeton tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner scores with the left hand. Templeton knows he should have avoided that one.
Wagner with a nice cross.
Templeton takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lance Templeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templeton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Wagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Templeton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Templeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Templeton moves into the clinch.
Templeton struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton working aggressively here.
Templeton scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wagner misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Templeton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagner lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wagner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wagner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Templeton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Wagner.
Wagner controlling the action here for a moment.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Templeton backwards.
Templeton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wagner.
Templeton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Templeton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Templeton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Templeton lands a shot to the body.
Wagner looking to stall.
Wagner lands a shot to the body.
Templeton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner is trying to stall.
Templeton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Templeton tries to throw a body punch but Wagner avoids it by throwing Templeton back against the cage.
Templeton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner working hard to break the clinch.
Templeton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Templeton pushes Wagner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Templeton misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Templeton blocking some punches.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Templeton misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Templeton lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Templeton.
Templeton misses with some punches.
Wagner leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Templeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templeton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner takes a shot to the head.
Templeton working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Templeton misses with some punches.
Wagner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagner has Templeton pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Wagner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wagner 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Wagner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Merik Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kantaro Hoshino's chin.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino misses with a double jab.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Hoshino didn't see that one coming.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hoshino counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoshino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoshino is looking for the big counter here.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hoshino checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoshino counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Hoshino's body. Hoshino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoshino blocks a jab.
Hoshino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Hoshino is quick to defend against it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoshino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hunt slips a jab from Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Hoshino avoids it well.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoshino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt lands a head shot.
Hunt slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Hunt slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Merik Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoshino counters with a left to the body.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoshino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Hoshino. Hoshino maintains the clinch.
Hoshino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoshino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoshino is struggling to control the position.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Hoshino.
Hoshino tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoshino lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hoshino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hunt up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hoshino.
Hoshino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoshino struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hoshino gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
Hoshino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoshino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoshino lands a big right hand that drops Hunt! The killer instinct kicks in and Hoshino finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hoshino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kantaro Hoshino!
Kantaro Hoshino very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volcanic has chosen 2Pac ft stretch-Under Pressure as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi tries to land a body kick
and Volcanic counters with a straight right hand.
Helgi misses with a lunging right hand
and Volcanic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Helgi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Volcanic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helgi.
Volcanic manages to break the clinch.
Helgi throws a lazy uppercut
and Volcanic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Volcanic moves out of range as Helgi throws a body kick.
Volcanic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Helgi.
Helgi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Helgi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volcanic.
Volcanic pushes Helgi away with a front kick.
Volcanic looks to throw the jab but Helgi is out of range.
Volcanic avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Helgi lands a jab to the head.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volcanic moves away.
Volcanic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Helgi throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Helgi.
Helgi moves in looking to clinch but Volcanic pushes him off.
As Helgi backs off Volcanic throws a huge counter combo but Helgi manages to avoid it all.
Helgi throws a low kick but Volcanic moves out of range easily.
Volcanic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Helgi throws a series of strikes that have Volcanic backpedaling.
Helgi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Volcanic.
A swing and a miss from Helgi.
Helgi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi scores with a nice head shot.
Volcanic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Volcanic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helgi at a distance.
Helgi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi connects with an inside leg kick.
Volcanic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helgi was well out of range. Poor timing from Volcanic.
Volcanic's corner calls for a 1-2. Volcanic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Helgi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Volcanic throws a leg kick that misses.
Helgi looks to land a combination. Volcanic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Danny Volcanic has been cut.
Volcanic works the jab nicely.
Helgi is rocked!
Helgi throws a right and a left that Volcanic avoids nicely.
Volcanic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Helgi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helgi throws a leg kick but Volcanic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Volcanic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Volcanic cracks Helgi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Helgi falls to his knees and Volcanic doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Volcanic!
After winning the bout, Danny Volcanic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora has chosen Helmet - Unsung as his entrance music. Jesse Custer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tiyaro Feitsora's chin.
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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
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custer throws a jab but it's blocked by Feitsora.
Custer tried to score with a low kick but Feitsora checks it.
Feitsora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Custer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Feitsora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feitsora shoots for a double leg takedown but Custer sprawls well. He's pushed Feitsora's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Feitsora checks a low kick from Custer.
Feitsora closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Feitsora lands in his opponent's guard.
Feitsora throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feitsora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Custer wants to sweep here but Feitsora controlling him for the moment.
Custer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Feitsora defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora throwing strikes but missing.
Custer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Feitsora defends well.
Custer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Feitsora wants to control from the top but Custer keeps moving.
Custer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Feitsora connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Feitsora with a flurry of punches that miss.
Feitsora working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Feitsora trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Feitsora trying to control the position from guard on top but Custer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feitsora is looking to work some ground and pound but Custer has wrist control.
Feitsora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Custer is keeping the position for now.
Custer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Custer trying to control but Feitsora is working from the bottom.
Feitsora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Custer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Custer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Feitsora has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Custer has managed to get both his arms back between Feitsora's legs - danger averted.
Custer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Custer trying to control but Feitsora is working from the bottom.
Custer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Feitsora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Custer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Custer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Custer landing with the ground and pound.
Feitsora is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Custer is aware though and is defending well.
Custer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Custer throwing strikes from guard but Feitsora blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Feitsora throws a nice looking combination but Custer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Custer attempts a counter takedown but Feitsora avoids it well and moves away.
Custer misses with a straight left.
A big left from Custer misses.
Feitsora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Feitsora moves out of range of the leg kick from Custer.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Custer takes a swing at Feitsora's ribcage but misses.
Feitsora moves out of range as Custer strikes.
Custer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Feitsora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Feitsora is looking to land body kicks.
Feitsora swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feitsora throws a head kick that half lands.
Feitsora dips to his left and cracks Custer with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Custer moves out of range of the body kick from Feitsora.
Custer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Custer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Feitsora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feitsora works Custer's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Custer.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Custer, right into the meat.
Feitsora misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Custer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Feitsora doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Feitsora tries to land a front kick but Custer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Custer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feitsora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Custer. Custer obviously looking to wear him down.
Custer lands a body shot.
Feitsora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feitsora.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feitsora doesn't manage to clinch there - Custer circles away.
As Feitsora backs away, Custer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Feitsora has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Feitsora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Custer motions for Feitsora to come forward. Custer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Feitsora misses with a left hand
and Custer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Feitsora!
Custer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feitsora can do to turn this around?
Feitsora dodges the ground and pound from Custer.
Feitsora is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Custer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Feitsora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Custer trying to control the position but Feitsora is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora gets back to half guard.
Custer is trying to control the action in half guard but Feitsora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Custer throwing shots but Feitsora is blocking nicely.
Custer prevents Feitsora from improving his position.
Custer slips a nice elbow through Feitsora's hands, connecting with Feitsora's forehead.
Feitsora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Custer.
Custer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Custer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Feitsora trying to get back to full guard but Custer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Custer scoring with strikes but Feitsora is staying in there.
Custer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Feitsora can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Custer.
Custer raining down shots from the mount!
Jesse Custer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Feitsora in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Feitsora is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooh a big shot lands for Custer! Feitsora is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Custer!
An out of breath Jesse Custer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's entrance music is The Sound of Silence. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hayes's choice of entrance music: Flight of Icarus. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Khalid Hayes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Hayes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nelson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Hayes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Nelson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nelson won't be happy with that.
Hayes is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson tries to bench press Hayes off him but Hayes keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hayes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hayes moves nicely into side control.
Hayes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes landing a few strikes.
Hayes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nelson to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nelson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nelson is trying to control Hayes's posture but Hayes avoids it.
Hayes trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Hayes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hayes throws an elbow but Nelson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hayes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Hayes tries for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hayes off and has taken his back!
Nelson looking for the RNC.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nelson trying to control momentarily.
Nelson misses with punches from the back.
Nelson wants to control the position but Hayes frees himself and scrambles - Nelson manages to regain control in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayes regains half guard, as Nelson was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is pressing down on Nelson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hayes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hayes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
Hayes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Hayes working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayes 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 Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Nelson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nelson cracks Hayes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Nelson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes throws a body kick that misses.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
Hayes throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Nelson in the body.
Hayes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Hayes.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson throws the left hand but Hayes avoids the punch easily.
Hayes thumps Nelson with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes with the counter takedown but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Hayes counters with an outside leg kick.
Nelson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Hayes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hayes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Hayes 's knee.
Hayes throws a sloppy head kick
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Hayes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hayes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hayes, as that shot connected.
Nelson slips a straight right by Hayes.
Khalid Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson misses the jab.
Nelson slips under a jab from Hayes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayes.
Nelson works the jab nicely.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Nelson shakes him off and moves away.
Hayes lands with a nice body kick.
Hayes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson tests Hayes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes with a jab.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hayes misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayes thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
Hayes lands with a shot to the body.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson lands a head shot.
Hayes throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Hayes is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
Hayes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khalid Hayes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hayes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hayes. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Hayes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Hayes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hayes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Nelson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Hayes throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Hayes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Hayes lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Hayes tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Hayes with an uppercut!
Nelson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khalid Hayes 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.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayes lands with a good body shot.
Hayes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Khalid Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson moves forwards but Hayes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuma Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Hayes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes slips a jab from Nelson.
Hayes feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Hayes scores with a kick to the body.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuma Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Hayes tries to land a body kick
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Hayes throws a shot to the body.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Hayes connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Hayes as he connects with a hook.
Nelson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nelson wants to slow Hayes down by chopping away at his legs.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
Hayes pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khalid Hayes.
I've got Hayes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Khalid Hayes!
After the fight, Khalid Hayes 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 Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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187 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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191 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones wants a takedown.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones trying to stall but Bishop improves his position.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocking some punches.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Bishop.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jones can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
Jones is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bishop misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bishop can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Bishop looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones jabs Bishop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bishop takes one on the button.
Jones throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
It looked like Bishop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Bishop went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop scores with a push kick.
Jones throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucas Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop scores with a nice body kick.
Jones jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bishop defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Bishop backs away looking to recover.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop with a jab.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Bishop controlling the position.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop has control of Jones's left arm, preventing Jones from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones 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.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones with a jab.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands the left hand.
Bishop tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones with the counter takedown but Bishop avoids it easily.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Bishop. Bishop maintains the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with some punches.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Jones tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries for a takedown but Bishop manages to get underhooks.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones tries to stall but Bishop uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucas Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jones.
Jones is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Jones.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones staying out of range there.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones shoots in but Bishop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones avoids the head kick by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bishop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucas Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bishop.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop 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.
Bishop keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones lands a high kick!
Bishop blocks a head kick by Jones.
Bishop cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones works on Bishop's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Bishop digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Bishop had his way with Arial Jones in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bishop stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arial Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Jones looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bishop duly obliges.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Bishop managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bishop keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arial Jones.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Jones.
Bishop went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bishop slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones keeps Bishop at a distance using the push kick.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
Lucas Bishop retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Lucas Bishop said 'Nah not twice.'.
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C
A |
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
74% |
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