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Ascension 321 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Youth Blood. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonsil Clanger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hassan fails to land with a series of punches.
Clanger with the counter takedown but Hassan avoids it easily.
A big right from Clanger misses.
Clanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hassan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hassan stalks Clanger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clanger's face. Clanger staggers backwards, shaken.
Hassan swinging wildly here.
Hassan throws a head kick but Clanger moves out of range.
Hassan blocks a jab.
Hassan tries to move into range but Clanger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clanger dodges the punch combination from Hassan.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassan.
Hassan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Hassan. Those never looked like landing.
Clanger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger drives through with a takedown into Hassan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Clanger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clanger throws a strike but Hassan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clanger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clanger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clanger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hassan wants to control from the top but Clanger keeps moving.
Hassan preventing the sweep.
Hassan landing with the ground and pound.
Hassan stopping the sweep attempt from Clanger.
Hassan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clanger is keeping the position for now.
Hassan throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan wants to control from the top but Clanger keeps moving.
Clanger looking for a guillotine here but Hassan defends easily.
Clanger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hassan defends it easily.
Hassan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hassan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clanger's head.
Clanger looking for a sweep. Not yet Clanger, not yet.
Clanger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hassan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hassan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clanger is proving hard to escape from.
Hassan won't allow Clanger to sweep him here.
Clanger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hassan with a nice head shot there.
Hassan stands up over Clanger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clanger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hassan wants to control from the top but Clanger keeps moving.
Hassan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hassan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clanger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hassan throws an elbow that misses. Clanger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hassan's guard. Nice move by Clanger!
Clanger won't allow Hassan to sweep him here.
Hassan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hassan is trying to keep Clanger in close.
Clanger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hassan is pulling down on Clanger's head to control his posture.
Clanger throwing strikes but missing.
Hassan wants to stand but Clanger is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hashim Jalilul Hassan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clanger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassan misses the target.
Clanger misses with a wild body shot.
Hassan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clanger slips a jab and a cross from Hassan.
Hassan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clanger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Clanger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hassan throws a series of punches but Clanger moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Clanger misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan lands with a cross.
Hassan connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Hassan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hassan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan lands a front kick.
Hassan throws a nice looking combination but Clanger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clanger can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan scoring well with a low kick there.
Hassan throws a solid leg kick but Clanger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hassan.
Clanger with the counter takedown but Hassan avoids it easily.
Clanger takes one on the button.
Hassan throws a combination that misses
and Clanger counters with a takedown into side control.
Clanger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Clanger landing a few strikes.
Hassan is rocked!
Clanger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Hassan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clanger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
My spies in Ultimate MMA Training Center inform me that Clanger has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Clanger lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Clanger! That's hurt Hassan! Will he recover? Clanger fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonsil Clanger!
During a confident post fight interview, Yonsil Clanger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arcturus - The Chaos Path. 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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45
158 lbs
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158 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
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KO power |
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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
42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne lands with an uppercut that bounces Santoro off the cage and back into range.
Santoro connects with a single shot there.
Santoro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Linne is looking to chop away at Santoro's legs.
Santoro misses the shot to the body.
Linne throws a big counter combination but Santoro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Linne misses with a body punch
and Santoro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santoro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Linne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Santoro there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoro is looking for a kimura here.
Linne is not content to let Santoro control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Linne is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Santoro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Linne sees it coming and defends easily.
Linne is looking for a sweep. Santoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santoro seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santoro trying to control from half guard but Linne is working away.
Linne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santoro.
Linne wants to get back to full guard.
Santoro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santoro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santoro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santoro is looking for a kimura here.
Linne is staying active underneath Santoro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big left from Linne misses.
Linne swings for the body but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santoro fails with a takedown attempt.
Santoro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne is not content to let Santoro control the position.
Santoro lands an elbow.
Santoro landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro looking to control but instead Linne has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linne gets back to full guard.
Santoro trying to control but Linne is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Linne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Linne.
Santoro gets the takedown into side control.
Linne parries the strikes from Santoro easily there. Santoro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Linne to escape.
Santoro throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Linne works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Santoro working Linne over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro controlling the action here.
Linne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Linne wants to improve his position but Santoro is controlling well.
Linne is trying to control but can't.
Linne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santoro throws an elbow that misses. Linne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santoro's guard. Nice move by Linne!
Santoro looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Linne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control here.
Santoro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santoro wants to sweep here but Linne controlling him for the moment.
Santoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Santoro has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Linne defends it easily.
Santoro trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne trying to control but Santoro is working from the bottom.
Santoro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santoro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santoro wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santoro is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro postures up.
Santoro throwing strikes from guard but Linne blocks nicely.
Linne trying to keep a closed guard but Santoro is proving a slippery customer.
Santoro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Santoro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santoro is working Linne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santoro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Santoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santoro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linne's head backwards.
Santoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Santoro blocks a jab.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Santoro with a nice cross.
We've been told by Linne's head coaches at The Stray Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santoro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linne counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santoro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Linne's guard.
Santoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Linne keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santoro.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Linne keeps moving.
Santoro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Linne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linne misses with a lunging right hand
and Santoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Linne takes one to the side of the head.
Santoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
A combination from Linne does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Santoro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne misses with a wild combination.
Santoro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Linne's guard.
Santoro trying to control but Linne is working from the bottom.
Santoro looking to sit in guard and control but Linne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro looking to control.
Linne is fighting to break Santoro's control of his arms but Santoro is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Linne preventing the sweep.
Santoro trying to keep a closed guard but Linne is proving a slippery customer.
Linne preventing the sweep.
Linne landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santoro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Santoro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linne 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 Santoro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santoro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santoro misses with a body shot.
Santoro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bone on bone clash there as Santoro blocks the leg kick.
And Santoro tries to counter it with a takedown but Linne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Linne swings for the body but Santoro moves out of range.
Santoro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Linne with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Santoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santoro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Sebastien Linne had this to say: 'Feel proud now, huh? Beating up an old man like me? '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong as his entrance music. Chris Bosh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter thuds his right hand into Bosh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Bosh. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Bosh's shoulder, as Bosh tries to avoid the shot.
Bosh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Bosh scores with a nice strike.
Bosh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosh checks it well.
Jay Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Bosh moved out of range nicely.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosh.
Bosh throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosh thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
and Hunter counters with an outside leg kick.
Bosh lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosh.
Bosh misses with a looping left.
Hunter forces Bosh back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosh backwards.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunter is defending well.
Bosh taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Bosh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunter after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunter.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hunter digs a right hand underneath Bosh's ribcage. Bosh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bosh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Hunter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bosh as Hunter tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunter stops a takedown attempt from Bosh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Bosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosh blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosh's elbow.
Hunter tries a body shot but Bosh blocks it.
Bosh misses with a body punch.
Bosh working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Bosh avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter digs a right hand into Bosh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bosh's gas tank.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bosh gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hunter is looking to improve his position.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
Bosh is trying to control. Hunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bosh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bosh 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.
Hunter controls Bosh momentarily but Bosh frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hunter has his foot on Bosh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bosh works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter controls Bosh momentarily but Bosh frees himself.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bosh throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosh lands a couple of digs.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bosh won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bosh manages to get himself to full guard.
Hunter stands and throws Bosh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bosh is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hunter 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.
Hunter is looking to chop away at Bosh's legs.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Bosh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter leaves Bosh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Bosh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunter swings for the body but Bosh moves out of range.
Hunter scores with a spinning back kick!
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosh.
Bosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Bosh is rocked!
Hunter is stalking Bosh. Bosh circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hunter, and it's lights out! Bosh really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Hunter!
A very excited looking Jay Hunter 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani has chosen Audioslave - Exploder as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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167 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayani blocks a head kick by Chabala.
Chabala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chabala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kayani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Kayani finds it's way through Chabala's defenses.
Kayani moves forwards but Chabala connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kayani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chabala scores with a jab.
Chabala lands with a kick to the temple. Kayani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matt Chabala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chabala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chabala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kayani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chabala takes a step back to recover.
Chabala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kayani manages to avoid it.
Chabala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kayani.
Kayani staying out of range there.
Chabala is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chabala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayani scores with a one two! Chabala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kayani takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kayani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kayani loads up on a big right hand but Chabala slips the punch.
Chabala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kayani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kayani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chabala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayani lands a jab.
Chabala connects with a leg kick. Kayani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chabala tries to score with a low kick but Kayani moves his leg out of the way.
Chabala throws a leg kick but Kayani sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chabala moves away.
A jab from Kayani finds it's way through Chabala's defenses.
Chabala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Kayani throws a chopping leg kick but Chabala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chabala changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kayani's sensitive parts.
Kayani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chabala misses with a looping left.
Chabala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chabala with a nice cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kayani 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.
Chabala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kayani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Chabala tenderised Kayani's leg. Kayani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kayani throws a jab when Chabala was well out of range.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chabala moves away.
Chabala throws a leg kick
and Kayani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kayani throws a head kick that misses.
Chabala throws a body shot but no joy.
Kayani walks into a stiff left hand from Chabala.
Kayani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chabala.
Kayani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chabala's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chabala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kayani.
Kayani checks a leg kick.
Chabala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kayani.
Kayani checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Chabala. That snapped Kayani's head back.
That kick from Chabala tenderised Kayani's leg. Kayani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chabala throws a front kick aimed at Kayani's knee but Kayani avoids it well.
Chabala throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kayani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Kayani.
Kayani unleashes a big counter combination but Chabala bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chabala misses with a body kick.
Chabala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kayani scores with a head kick. Chabala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Matt Chabala has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chabala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kayani checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kayani.
Kayani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chabala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kayani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chabala cracks Kayani with a good jab.
Chabala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kayani.
Chabala cracks Kayani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chabala tries a low kick but Kayani avoids it.
It seemed like Kayani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Kayani.
A left lands for Chabala.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chabala takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Kayani finds it's target.
Chabala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kayani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Chabala's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chabala with a hook.
Chabala misses with a takedown attempt - Kayani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kayani scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chabala.
Chabala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kayani counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kayani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chabala blocks a low kick nicely.
Chabala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chabala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabala throws a hook to the side of Kayani's head but Kayani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chabala connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kayani. Kayani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chabala shoots in looking for a takedown but Kayani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chabala's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chabala lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chabala. Kayani does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kayani counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chabala won't be happy with that.
Chabala tries to bench press Kayani off him but Kayani keeps the position.
Kayani trying to control the action but Chabala is working from the bottom.
Chabala is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Kayani's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kayani lands an elbow.
Kayani trying to control the position but Chabala is working away.
Chabala is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chabala wants to control but Kayani postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chabala can't do much from the bottom here.
Kayani has hold of Chabala's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Chabala tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kayani cranks the arm and Chabala screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Chabala, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wasim Kayani!
A very excited looking Wasim Kayani made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Logic feat. Castro - Ballin as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
162 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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32
156 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judge Machina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Machina looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Miller.
Miller swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Machina checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machina circles away.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Miller.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Machina momentarily.
Miller darts in and clinches Machina up against the cage.
Machina lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machina misses with a body punch.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machina misses with a hook.
Machina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judge Machina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machina fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnny Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a leg kick but Machina moved away.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machina throws a body kick that misses.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Machina.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machina throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Miller tests Machina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machina.
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Machina's guard.
Machina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller trying to control but Machina is working from the bottom.
Machina not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machina trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Machina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Miller.
Machina is not content to let Miller control the position.
Machina is trying to get back to half guard.
Machina has one of Miller's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Machina manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miller is holding on to half guard well.
Machina is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Machina trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Miller 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.
Machina explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Machina.
Machina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machina tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Machina keeping hold of Miller's head, controlling as best he can.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Machina is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machina has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
Machina is looking to get back to full guard here but Miller has managed to pass to side control instead.
Machina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnny Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Machina is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miller's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Machina has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller working over Machina with some ground and pound. Machina looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miller connects with a nice short shot to Machina's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machina trying to control here.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Machina wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Machina wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Machina keeping control of the position.
Miller has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA LA Elite. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Miller is keen to just control but Machina is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller looks to land a combination but Machina avoids it well.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch there but Machina circles away.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Machina counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Machina.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machina sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Machina misses with a wild body shot.
Machina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Judge Machina is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Machina as Miller shoots in.
Machina thinks about countering with a head kick.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Miller.
Machina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Machina back into the cage.
Machina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller is trying to push Machina away but Machina has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machina.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Machina.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees to the body from Machina.
Machina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machina throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Judge Machina will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Machina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machina throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Machina's guard.
Machina throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miller postures up in Machina's guard and throws a big left but Machina blocks it.
Miller is working Machina over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller works over Machina with some ground and pound from guard.
Machina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller postures up.
Machina seems keen to control Miller's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Machina trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Machina goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machina throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Machina slips a jab from Miller.
Machina takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Miller looks to move away, Machina throws a big counter combo bu Miller just gets out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Nice takedown defense from Machina. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Machina throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Machina blocks the leg kick.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Machina gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Judge Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Miller.
Miller tries for a takedown but Machina circles away easily
and Machina counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Machina moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Miller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machina. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Machina avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Machina.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller thinks about the counter body kick.
Machina connects with a high kick.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machina counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machina counters with a nice leg kick.
Machina tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Machina is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Machina avoid being mounted?
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Machina makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machina.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina managing to control the position.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Machina is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machina continues to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machina pushes Miller away with a front kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machina as he avoids it easily.
Machina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machina as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Judge Machina.
I think Machina 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique- The Cause of Death. Donowitz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Martin Riggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donny Donowitz's chin.
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36
154 lbs
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160 lbs
45 - 13 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs thuds his right hand into Donowitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riggs thinking.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Riggs jabs Donowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggs throws out the jab.
Donowitz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Martin Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riggs misses with an uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Donowitz moved out of range nicely.
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!
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Riggs counters with a leg kick.
Riggs misses with a few strikes there.
Donowitz misses with a kick to the body.
Riggs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Donowitz throws a hook but Riggs blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Donowitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Riggs throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Riggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
Riggs looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
And Donowitz responds with a good body kick, but Riggs manages to step out the way in time.
Riggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Donowitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riggs with a body shot.
Riggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donowitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Donowitz.
Riggs throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riggs with a body shot.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Riggs avoids it.
Riggs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Riggs's head.
Donowitz defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs misses with a left hand
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a right hand
and Riggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick.
Riggs throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donowitz avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riggs is able to avoid easily.
Riggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Riggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Donowitz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Riggs.
Riggs is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riggs.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donowitz lands the left hand.
Donowitz jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donowitz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Riggs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs lands a jab to the nose.
Riggs swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donowitz digs a good hook to Riggs's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz 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.
Riggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riggs misses with a body shot
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Riggs was not able to check.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Good shot there by Donowitz.
Riggs misses with a body punch
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riggs throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Riggs throws a body kick that misses
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Riggs.
Riggs checks a leg kick.
Donny Donowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Riggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Riggs might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Riggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riggs.
Riggs misses with a double jab.
Riggs takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Donowitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
Donowitz thumps Riggs with a low kick.
Donowitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donowitz.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz counters with a body kick.
Donowitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riggs defending well as Donowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donowitz - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looks to throw a body kick
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Riggs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donowitz counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riggs.
Donowitz thuds his shin into the meat of Riggs's side.
Riggs misses with a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Riggs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riggs tries a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
Donowitz jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Riggs ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Riggs should have avoided that one.
Riggs throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riggs misses with a low kick.
Riggs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Riggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Riggs misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Riggs was not able to check.
Donowitz cracks Riggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz throws out a counter right but Riggs avoids it with no problem.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Riggs misses
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donowitz counters with a low kick, right behind Riggs 's knee.
Riggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donowitz jabs at Riggs's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz throws out a counter right but Riggs avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Donowitz.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Riggs staying out of range there.
Riggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz's shoulder, as Donowitz tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but Donowitz saw it coming and moves away.
Riggs 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.
Riggs throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Riggs throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Riggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Donowitz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donowitz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donowitz throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a shot to the body.
Riggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Riggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donowitz counters with a nice body shot.
Riggs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donowitz.
Riggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Riggs misses the body punch
and Donowitz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Riggs takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a wild body kick that Donowitz sees coming a mile off.
Donowitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz counters with a body kick.
Riggs throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Riggs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz. That did some damage!
Riggs is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggs off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggs. That did some damage!
Riggs cracks Donowitz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Riggs.
Donowitz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Riggs misses.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggs. That did some damage!
Donowitz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Riggs throws a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riggs's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Donowitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riggs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz thuds his right hand into Riggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a left to the body.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Donowitz feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
Riggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Riggs throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the head.
Riggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riggs scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donowitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Ross feat. Young Jeezy - War Ready. Unit has chosen Doom Unit - Killing Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Doom Unit told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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186 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
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188 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pejovsky misses.
Pejovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pejovsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Unit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Unit throws a low kick, looking for Pejovsky's leg but Pejovsky calmly moves out of range.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Unit but Unit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pejovsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Unit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejovsky throws the left hand but Unit avoids the punch easily.
Pejovsky throws the left hand but Unit avoids the punch easily.
Unit defending well as Pejovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Unit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unit blocks a jab.
Unit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pejovsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Unit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pejovsky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pejovsky under the eye.
Pejovsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Unit under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit avoids the body shot from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Unit looks to land a right hand but Pejovsky moved out of range.
Pejovsky fails with the takedown.
Unit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Unit misses.
Unit thuds a left hand into Pejovsky's body.
Pejovsky throws out a powerful jab.
Pejovsky looks to throw the jab but Unit is out of range.
Pejovsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Unit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pejovsky's sensitive parts.
Pejovsky looks to land a left hand but Unit moved out of range nicely.
Pejovsky lands with a nice body punch.
Unit takes a swing at Pejovsky's ribcage but misses.
Pejovsky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Unit momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pejovsky throws an off balance right hand
and Unit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pejovsky has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neno Pejovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pejovsky misses.
Doom Unit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown but Unit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Unit is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Unit slips under a jab from Pejovsky.
Unit feints and then cracks Pejovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pejovsky down.
No luck for Pejovsky with that takedown attempt.
Pejovsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pejovsky is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Unit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unit.
A jab lands there for Unit.
Unit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pejovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pejovsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Unit tries to avoid it but Pejovsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Unit to the ground. Unit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Unit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pejovsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Pejovsky scores with a spinning back kick!
Pejovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unit.
Pejovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unit.
Unit slips a jab from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pejovsky drops his hands momentarily and Unit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Unit throws a big shot that misses.
Unit lands a nice shot that snaps Pejovsky's head back.
Unit moves away from the strike by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky checks a leg kick.
Pejovsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Unit.
Unit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unit throws a head kick that Pejovsky semi-blocks.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Unit.
Unit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pejovsky. Pejovsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Pejovsky misses with a straight left.
Unit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Unit.
Pejovsky tries to counter with a takedown but Unit is quick to defend against it.
Pejovsky throws a low kick but Unit avoids it.
The fighters circling - Pejovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Unit! But no joy.
Pejovsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unit misses with an uppercut. Pejovsky saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Unit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Unit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky looks to land a right hand but Unit moved out of range.
Unit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Pejovsky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Unit throws a low kick but Pejovsky avoids it.
Pejovsky loads up on a big right hand but Unit slips the punch.
Pejovsky sets himself, and Unit steps forward looking for the clinch! Pejovsky avoids it this time.
Unit defending well as Pejovsky loads up on a big left hand.
Unit tries to counter with a clinch but Pejovsky shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters circling - Unit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Unit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pejovsky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
No luck for Pejovsky with that takedown attempt.
Pejovsky throws a hook but Unit avoids it easily.
Unit lunges at Pejovsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pejovsky's hand.
Pejovsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Unit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Pejovsky misses with a right hand
and Unit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pejovsky connects with a single shot there.
Unit swinging wildly here.
Pejovsky throws a shot from downtown. Unit moves away and avoids it.
Pejovsky dives in and grabs Unit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Unit pushes down on Pejovsky's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doom Unit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pejovsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Unit throws a leg kick but Pejovsky moved away.
Pejovsky looks to land a right hand but Unit moved out of range.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick but Unit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Unit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Unit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pejovsky checks a low kick from Unit.
Unit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pejovsky's calf.
Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Unit.
Pejovsky gets tackled into the cage by Unit. Unit maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pejovsky.
Unit stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Unit.
Pejovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky digs a right hand into Unit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Unit's gas tank.
Unit lands with a light punch inside.
Unit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Unit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejovsky controls his hands.
Unit throws a punch but it's blocked by Pejovsky.
Unit lands a nice shot to the body.
Unit taking a breather.
Pejovsky 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 Unit.
Unit throws a punch but it's blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Unit.
Unit blocking some punches.
Unit misses with the head strike.
Unit struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejovsky controls his hands.
Pejovsky misses with a body punch.
Unit misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unit is trying to maintain a safe position but Pejovsky gets an underhook and turns Unit into the cage.
Pejovsky tries a body shot but Unit blocks it.
A knee to the head by Pejovsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pejovsky lands with a light punch inside.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pejovsky cracks Unit with a nice body shot.
Unit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pejovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Pejovsky on the inside.
Unit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unit avoiding damage.
Unit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Unit fails to land.
Pejovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unit's elbow.
Unit tries to work over Pejovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pejovsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Unit misses with the head strike.
Pejovsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pejovsky prevents a body shot from Unit.
Unit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pejovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unit lands a right hand.
Pejovsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Unit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pejovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pejovsky tries a knee to the head but Unit blocks it.
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!
Unit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unit misses with some punches.
Pejovsky blocks a body shot from Unit.
Pejovsky tries a body shot but Unit blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pejovsky.
A short right from Pejovsky.
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 Neno Pejovsky will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Pejovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Unit stuffs the takedown attempt from Pejovsky. Pejovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Unit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Unit misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Unit, right into the meat.
Pejovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Unit.
Unit misses with a straight left.
Pejovsky checks a low kick from Unit.
Pejovsky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Unit's half guard.
Pejovsky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pejovsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Unit takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pejovsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Unit wants to sweep but no luck.
Pejovsky 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.
Pejovsky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pejovsky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Unit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pejovsky is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pejovsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Unit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pejovsky.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pejovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pejovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Unit there.
Pejovsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pejovsky throws a looping overhand right but Unit ducks down to avoid it.
Unit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pejovsky.
Unit throws a right and a left that Pejovsky avoids nicely.
Pejovsky thuds his right hand into Unit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pejovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Unit.
Unit throws a leg kick which misses Pejovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Pejovsky tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unit.
Unit misses with a wild body shot.
Pejovsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Unit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pejovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Unit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pejovsky connects with a body shot that sends Unit's belly button to the back.
Unit moves into range and clinches up with Pejovsky.
A head punch on the inside from Unit fails to land.
Unit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pejovsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Unit blocks an uppercut.
Unit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pejovsky up against the cage.
Unit pushes Pejovsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pejovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pejovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unit tries to throw a body punch but Pejovsky avoids it by throwing Unit back against the cage.
Pejovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pejovsky misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unit has a couple of punches blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky misses with a body punch.
Pejovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pejovsky digs a right hand underneath Unit's ribcage. Unit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unit is looking to control Pejovsky's arms but Pejovsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unit has his back to the cage.
Unit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unit working aggressively here.
Unit tries to work over Pejovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pejovsky working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pejovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neno Pejovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pejovsky 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neno Pejovsky!
Neno Pejovsky bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Doom Unit spoke after the fight, saying 'Another split dec?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Shoot Shotgun. Tao is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Tommie Gunn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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164 lbs
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160 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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommie Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Gunn avoids it.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao moves out of range of the strikes.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gunn takes a step back to recover.
Tao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gunn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Gunn avoids the body shot from Tao.
Gunn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gunn back to the cage. Tao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
Gunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tao looks to land a combination. Gunn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Tao misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Gunn has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.
Tao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Tao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tao.
Gunn tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Tao.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tao tries a body shot but Gunn blocks it.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
Gunn tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn can't find room to land a body shot as Tao controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Tao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Gunn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tao blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taos head.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tao.
Gunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunn lands a shot to the body.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn pushes Tao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Tao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Tao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Tao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
Tao lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Gunn fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Gunn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao lands a shoulder strike.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tao scores with a shoulder strike.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Tao - that landed with a thud.
Gunn misses with a body punch.
Tao pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yin Tao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tao loads up on a big right hand but Gunn slips the punch.
Gunn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunn misses with a lunging right hand
and Tao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gunn swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gunn throws a leg kick that misses.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but Tao shows good takedown defense.
Tao wants to counter with a clinch but Gunn pushes him away.
Tao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Tao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunn's hands.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Tao.
Gunn tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Gunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tao's waist but Tao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gunn off to one side.
Gunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Gunn scores with a jab.
Tao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunn has his takedown stuffed
and Tao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommie Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
Gunn slips a jab and a cross from Tao.
Tao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yin Tao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tao leaves Gunn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Tao.
Gunn feints and then cracks Tao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tao down.
Tao tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Tao throws a low kick but Gunn moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Tao.
A big right from Tao misses.
Gunn blocks the body kick.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tao cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tao looks for the body kick but Gunn saw that one coming.
Gunn connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Tao. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Gunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tao.
Tao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunn walks into a stiff left hand from Tao.
Tao throws a shot 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!
Tao scores with a punch to the head.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Tao as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn tries for a takedown but Tao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tao.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
Gunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gunn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.
The crowd cheers as Gunn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tao doesn't seem phased though.
Tao cracks Gunn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tommie Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunn.
Gunn throws the kick towards the body but Tao avoids it.
Gunn throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunn.
A bone on bone clash there as Tao blocks the leg kick.
Tao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao blocks a jab.
Tao throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn tries to counter by clinching up but Tao breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gunn showed some decent athleticism there.
Tao tries to roll over but Gunn keeps him under control.
Gunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunn is just content to waste time from the top position. Tao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tao trying to control the position.
Tao manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Tao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Tao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Gunn - that landed with a thud.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tao.
Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tao throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Tao misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gunn postures up.
Tommie Gunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Tao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gunn is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Gunn scores with a jab.
Tao is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tao is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Tao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Tao! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tommie Gunn!
Our winner, Tommie Gunn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger has chosen Body Rott 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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159 lbs
26 - 6 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesnev shoots in looking for a takedown. Clam Digger tries to sprawl out of it but Vesnev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clam Digger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clam Digger wants to counter the offense by Vesnev and move into the clinch position.
That kick from Vesnev tenderised Clam Digger's leg. Clam Digger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clam Digger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vesnev attempts a counter takedown but Clam Digger avoids it well and moves away.
Clam Digger misses with a low kick.
Clam Digger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vesnev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vesnev is looking to work some ground and pound but Clam Digger has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesnev trying to control but Clam Digger is working from the bottom.
Vesnev is fighting to break Clam Digger's control of his arms but Clam Digger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vesnev wants to control from the top but Clam Digger keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger working a defensive guard here.
Clam Digger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vesnev stopping the sweep attempt from Clam Digger.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clam Digger just misses with a punch to the body.
Vesnev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger fails with a takedown attempt.
Vesnev swings for the body but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Vesnev. That snapped Clam Digger's head back.
Vesnev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger throws a body shot but no joy.
Clam Digger throws a wild body kick that Vesnev sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev clobbers Clam Digger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vesnev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vesnev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clam Digger can pounce on him.
Clam Digger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vesnev.
Vesnev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clam Digger swings widly with a right hand
and Vesnev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clam Digger as he avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vesnev blocks the leg kick.
Vesnev misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Clam Digger misses.
Clam Digger throws a body punch but Vesnev moves out of range.
Clam Digger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clam Digger. Vesnev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vesnev misses with a low kick as Clam Digger jumps back.
Vesnev takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Vesnev throws a low kick but Clam Digger avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Clam Digger.
Vesnev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vesnev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger tries to score with a low kick but Vesnev moves his leg out of the way.
Vesnev tries to counter with a takedown but Clam Digger is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Vesnev.
Clam Digger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vesnev moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesnev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clam Digger circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Vesnev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clam Digger 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.
Vesnev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vesnev is looking to wear down Clam Digger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Clam Digger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clam Digger connects with a body shot that sends Vesnev's belly button to the back.
Clam Digger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vesnev misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clam Digger! But no joy.
Clam Digger misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Clam Digger is predictable there
and Vesnev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vesnev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clam Digger moves into full guard.
Vesnev wants to pass the guard but Clam Digger is keeping the position.
Clam Digger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vesnev defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clam Digger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vesnev.
Vesnev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clam Digger momentarily.
Nice body punch from Vesnev.
Vesnev throws a one two combo.
Vesnev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vesnev walks into a stiff left hand from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger walks into a left hand.
Vesnev with a hook.
Vesnev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clam Digger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesnev jabs Clam Digger right on the nose. Clam Digger blinks but takes it well.
Vesnev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clam Digger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yury Vesnev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clam Digger 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 Vesnev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vesnev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clam Digger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vesnev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clam Digger manages to avoid it.
Vesnev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clam Digger can do to turn this around?
Clam Digger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger cracks the inside of Vesnev's front leg.
Vesnev throws out a powerful jab.
Vesnev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clam Digger.
Vesnev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vesnev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vesnev swings for the body but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Vesnev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger walks into a jab.
Vesnev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Clam Digger slaps away a takedown attempt from Vesnev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vesnev missing with a left hand there. Clam Digger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clam Digger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vesnev.
Vesnev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clam Digger but Clam Digger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clam Digger counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Clam Digger. Those never looked like landing.
Vesnev looks to land a right hand but Clam Digger moved out of range.
Vesnev moves out of range as Clam Digger strikes.
Clam Digger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vesnev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vesnev 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.
Clam Digger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clam Digger working for a triangle but Vesnev defends it easily.
Clam Digger trying to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Vesnev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clam Digger keeping moving, preventing Vesnev from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clam Digger scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clam Digger throws the kick towards the body but Vesnev avoids it.
Vesnev closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Clam Digger's guard.
Vesnev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clam Digger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vesnev has managed to get both his arms back between Clam Digger's legs - danger averted.
Clam Digger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clam Digger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vesnev is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesnev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vesnev throwing strikes but missing.
Vesnev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clam Digger blocks a low kick nicely.
Vesnev slips a jab from Clam Digger.
Vesnev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clam Digger.
Vesnev wants to slow Clam Digger down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Clam Digger misses.
Clam Digger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vesnev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clam Digger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesnev.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Vesnev misses.
Vesnev takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Vesnev misses with a body shot.
Clam Digger with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesnev with a jab.
Clam Digger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vesnev.
Clam Digger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Clam Digger finishes the exchange with a kick 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!
Vesnev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vesnev lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vesnev defends it easily.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Clam Digger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clam Digger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vesnev defends it easily.
Clam Digger looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vesnev has picked Clam Digger up and slammed him! Clam Digger can't keep hold of the triangle and Vesnev manages to pass to side control!
Clam Digger is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clam Digger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clam Digger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clam Digger is trying to control but can't.
Clam Digger moves into full guard.
Clam Digger keeping moving, preventing Vesnev from controlling successfully.
Vesnev is looking to work some ground and pound but Clam Digger has wrist control.
Clam Digger is trying to keep Vesnev in close.
Clam Digger keeping moving, preventing Vesnev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger is trying to control the position but Vesnev postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vesnev misses with a body shot.
Vesnev misses with a hook. Clam Digger ducked under it nicely.
Clam Digger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Vesnev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vesnev throws a big elbow that misses.
Vesnev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vesnev is fighting to break Clam Digger's control of his arms but Clam Digger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vesnev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vesnev 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.
Clam Digger has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vesnev has passed into side control.
Vesnev in side control, throwing shots but Clam Digger defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Clam Digger sneaks back into half guard.
Vesnev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vesnev is keen to just control but Clam Digger is a slippery customer.
Clam Digger is looking to control Vesnev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clam Digger avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clam Digger wants to improve his position but Vesnev is controlling well.
Vesnev is looking to take a break and control but Clam Digger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
Clam Digger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vesnev feinted with a counter takedown.
Vesnev misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev moves out of range of the leg kick from Clam Digger.
Vesnev misses with a combination
and Clam Digger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vesnev throws a lazy right hand but Clam Digger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clam Digger walks into a jab.
Clam Digger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clam Digger ducks under a wild hook from Vesnev.
Clam Digger throws out a counter right but Vesnev avoids it with no problem.
Vesnev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesnev clobbers Clam Digger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vesnev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vesnev looks to score with a jab to the body but Clam Digger is just out of range.
Clam Digger throws a chopping leg kick but Vesnev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger tries to land a front kick but Vesnev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Vesnev.
The crowd cheers as Clam Digger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vesnev doesn't seem phased though.
Vesnev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vesnev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vesnev throws a lazy right hand but Clam Digger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clam Digger throws a hook but Vesnev blocks it.
Clam Digger throws a sloppy head kick
and Vesnev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clam Digger staying out of range there.
Terrance Clam Digger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clam Digger with a hook.
Vesnev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clam Digger misses with an uppercut.
Vesnev throws a hook to the side of Clam Digger's head but Clam Digger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clam Digger lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Clam Digger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clam Digger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vesnev tries to move into range but Clam Digger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vesnev misses with a takedown
and Clam Digger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vesnev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vesnev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clam Digger sprawls and moves away.
Clam Digger throws a chopping leg kick but Vesnev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clam Digger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vesnev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clam Digger counters with a nice uppercut.
Clam Digger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clam Digger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vesnev looks to score with a jab to the body but Clam Digger is just out of range.
Clam Digger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good shot there by Clam Digger.
Clam Digger throws a right and a left that Vesnev avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clam Digger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vesnev to score with a decent uppercut.
Clam Digger throws a body kick that misses.
Clam Digger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vesnev fails with the takedown
and Clam Digger counters with a low kick, right behind Vesnev 's knee.
Clam Digger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clam Digger tried to score with a low kick but Vesnev checks it.
Vesnev goes for a double leg but Clam Digger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clam Digger continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Vesnev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger throws out a counter right but Vesnev avoids it with no problem.
Clam Digger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vesnev lands a jab to Clam Digger's midsection.
Vesnev scores with a sloppy right hand. Clam Digger should have avoided that one.
Vesnev lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clam Digger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vesnev moves out of range as Clam Digger strikes.
Vesnev misses with a looping right.
Vesnev lands a lovely overhand right.
Vesnev looks to land a left hand but Clam Digger moved out of range nicely.
Vesnev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clam Digger misses with a hook. Vesnev ducked under it nicely.
Vesnev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vesnev misses with a wild body shot.
Clam Digger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Clam Digger. Beautiful body shot.
Clam Digger misses with a kick to the body.
Vesnev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clam Digger 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 Vesnev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vesnev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vesnev scores with the left hand. Clam Digger knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Terrance Clam Digger 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!
Vesnev blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Vesnev.
Clam Digger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clam Digger misses with a low kick.
Vesnev lands with a cross.
Clam Digger throws a nice head kick!
Clam Digger takes one to the chin there.
Vesnev misses with a hook. Clam Digger ducked under it nicely.
Clam Digger lands a leg kick that knocks Vesnev off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Clam Digger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Clam Digger.
Vesnev throws a body shot but no joy.
Clam Digger avoids a kick to the body.
Clam Digger slips a jab from Vesnev.
Good exchange - Clam Digger coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesnev.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clam Digger tries a quick counter leg kick but Vesnev is wise to it.
Vesnev throws a hook but Clam Digger avoids it easily.
Clam Digger cracks a nice hook into Vesnev's ribs.
Vesnev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clam Digger.
Vesnev connects with a right hand. Clam Digger shakes it off.
Clam Digger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesnev.
Clam Digger lands a head shot.
Vesnev scores with a jab. Clam Digger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clam Digger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesnev manages to avoid it.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vesnev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vesnev scores with a jab.
Terrance Clam Digger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yury Vesnev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yury Vesnev is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clam Digger throws a low kick but Vesnev avoids it.
Vesnev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clam Digger sprawls and moves away.
Vesnev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Clam Digger misses
and Vesnev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vesnev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Clam Digger wants to hit a switch here but Vesnev passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Clam Digger there!
Vesnev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clam Digger wants to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger is squirming around, avoiding Vesnev's attempts to control the action.
Clam Digger tries to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
Vesnev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clam Digger is looking to improve his position but Vesnev isn't that keen on the idea.
Vesnev avoids the attempt from Clam Digger to control.
Yury Vesnev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vesnev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clam Digger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vesnev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clam Digger is looking to improve his position but Vesnev isn't that keen on the idea.
Vesnev wants to control the pace but Clam Digger is squirming around nicely.
Clam Digger sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yury Vesnev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vesnev 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Vesnev!
Yury Vesnev retains his lightweight title!
Yury Vesnev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Terrance Clam Digger had this to say: 'Congrats on the big win! My manager is an idiot.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor comes to the cage accompanied by tantor. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen tests Tantor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor misses with a kick to the body.
Almu Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Tantor scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the cage.
Tantor stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen pushes Tantor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Tantor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tantor throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen wants to counter the offense by Tantor and move into the clinch position.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
Tantor takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws a push kick but Tantor slaps the foot to one side.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tantor gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Tantor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tantor.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tantor's elbow.
Tantor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tantor blocks a body shot from Allen.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tantor working aggressively here.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
A short right from Tantor on the inside.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Tantor controls the action.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Tantor.
Tantor is looking to control Allen's arms but Allen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tantor has his back to the cage.
Allen lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Tantor manages to break the clinch.
Allen lands an overhand right.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Tantor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tantor lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Tantor.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tantor.
Allen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
Tantor throws a low kick but Allen moves out of range easily.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Tantor connects with a solid leg kick.
Tantor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Allen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Tantor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Tantor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor misses with a body kick.
Tantor moves out of range as Allen strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tantor counters with a body kick.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Allen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allen checks the leg kick.
Tantor tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Tantor sees coming a mile off.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Allen clobbers Tantor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almu Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen slips a jab from Tantor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Allen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Tantor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen throws a right and a left that Tantor avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Tantor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Allen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen lands a front kick.
Tantor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Allen.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tantor's head.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Tantor with an uppercut!
Tantor 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.
Allen looks to throw the jab but Tantor is out of range.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor cracks Allen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen thumps Tantor with a low kick.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Allen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tantor throws a body kick that misses.
Tantor moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tantor.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tantor.
Allen cracks Tantor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Tantor throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Tantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tantor!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor throws a low kick but Allen moves out of range easily.
Tantor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Allen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
A leg kick checked by Tantor.
Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Tantor should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Tantor slips under a jab.
Tantor checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Tantor with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Tantor.
Allen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor avoids a kick to the body.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tantor lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tantor.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tantor. That did some damage!
Tantor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Allen backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Almu Tantor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allen throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Allen misses with a double jab
and Tantor counters with a thumping low kick.
Tantor throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Allen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tantor blocks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Tantor sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Tantor tries to land a front kick but Allen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor tries to land a body kick
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tantor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Tantor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Allen throws a body kick that misses
and Tantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tantor cracks Allen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
You can see that Allen has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tantor is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Allen.
Tantor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Allen will feel that in the morning.
Allen swinging wildly here.
Tantor misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tantor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tantor is just out of range.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Tantor avoids it.
Allen defending well as Tantor loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen feints the counter takedown.
Tantor avoids the body shot from Allen.
A counter left hand to the body from Tantor misses its target.
Tantor lands a right hook to the body.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Allen tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allen misses with a kick to the body
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Allen. That did some damage!
Tantor scores with a nice strike.
Tantor throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Allen is rocked!
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen.
Tantor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allen is able to avoid easily.
Allen lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Tantor. That snapped Allen's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tantor 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.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Tantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Tantor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tantor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tantor fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Allen to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Allen looks to clinch but Tantor throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Allen taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Almu Tantor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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