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Syn 368 - The Art Of Violence PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Myrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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285 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrell Myrell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein cracks Myrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goldstein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goldstein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Myrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Myrell looks for the body kick but Goldstein saw that one coming.
Myrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Goldstein as he checks the leg kick.
Goldstein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Myrell misses with a low kick as Goldstein jumps back.
Myrell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldstein.
Myrell tries a quick counter leg kick but Goldstein is wise to it.
Goldstein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldstein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Goldstein connects with a body shot that sends Myrell's belly button to the back.
Goldstein lands a jab.
Myrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Myrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goldstein tries to land a leg kick but Myrell saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myrell misses with a body kick.
Tyrell Myrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldstein connects with a body shot that sends Myrell's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goldstein, right into the meat.
Myrell avoids a kick to the body.
Goldstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goldstein throws the left hand but Myrell avoids the punch easily.
Myrell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goldstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goldstein tries to bum rush Myrell with a series of wild strikes but Myrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldstein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goldstein works the jab nicely.
Myrell tests Goldstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goldstein fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Goldstein decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldstein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein wants to control but Myrell is keeping him busy.
Goldstein perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Myrell wants to improve his position but Goldstein is controlling well.
Goldstein wants to take a breather but Myrell is having none of it.
Goldstein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Myrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldstein.
Goldstein is trying to control. Myrell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Myrell checks a low kick from Goldstein.
Goldstein misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Goldstein.
Myrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldstein's sensitive parts.
Goldstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldstein misses with an uppercut.
Goldstein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goldstein throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Myrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldstein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Goldstein throws an elbow that misses. Myrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldstein's guard. Nice move by Myrell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myrell wants to control from the top but Goldstein keeps moving.
Goldstein bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Myrell's guard.
Goldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Myrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myrell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldstein is one step ahead there.
Goldstein trying to control but Myrell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Goldstein dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Myrell misses the target.
Goldstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Myrell dips to his left and cracks Goldstein with an uppercut!
Goldstein tries for a takedown but Myrell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goldstein lands a jab to Myrell's midsection.
Myrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Myrell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Myrell misses with a looping left.
Goldstein keeps Myrell at a distance using the push kick.
Myrell blocks a head kick by Goldstein.
Some bone on bone action there as Goldstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Myrell delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myrell manages to avoid it.
Goldstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Goldstein ducks under a wild hook from Myrell.
Goldstein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Myrell is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Myrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldstein dives in for a single leg takedown but Myrell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Myrell scores with a three punch combo!
Goldstein misses with a few strikes there.
Goldstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myrell moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Myrell fails to land.
Myrell crunches a lovely knee into Goldstein's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Myrell connects with a knee to the head.
Myrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myrell tries a knee to the head but Goldstein blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein is leaning against Myrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Myrell fails to land.
Myrell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goldstein misses with a body punch.
Myrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Myrell blocks it.
Goldstein tries to work over Myrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldstein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Myrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldstein controls his hands.
Myrell trying to land knees to the body.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myrell's elbow.
Myrell looking to throw knees to the head but Goldstein is blocking nicely.
Myrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myrell throws a head punch that misses.
Myrell gets through Goldstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myrell misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldstein.
Myrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldstein is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myrell misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myrell.
Goldstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Myrell backwards.
Myrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldstein blocking some punches.
Myrell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Goldstein.
Myrell with a knee to the head.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Goldstein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Myrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldstein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myrell.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myrell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Myrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
Myrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldstein is keeping busy.
Myrell looking to throw knees to the head but Goldstein is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myrell.
Goldstein lands a shot to the body.
Goldstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Myrell backwards.
Goldstein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myrell throws a low kick but Goldstein avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Myrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samson Goldstein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goldstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myrell moves away.
Goldstein blocks the body kick.
Goldstein appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Myrell throws an overhand right that lands on Goldstein's shoulder, as Goldstein tries to avoid the shot.
Myrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goldstein.
Goldstein tries to counter with a takedown but Myrell is quick to defend against it.
Goldstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goldstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Myrell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Myrell.
Goldstein throws a body punch but Myrell moves out of range.
Goldstein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Goldstein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goldstein scores with a jab to the body.
Myrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goldstein cracks the inside of Myrell's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myrell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldstein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goldstein lands with an uppercut that bounces Myrell off the cage and back into range.
Goldstein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Myrell avoids a kick to the body.
Myrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldstein scores with a decent looking hook.
Myrell is rocked!
Goldstein throws a low kick but Myrell moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Goldstein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goldstein lands a nice looking body shot.
Myrell moves out of range as Goldstein strikes.
Myrell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goldstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Myrell's head.
Myrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldstein finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Myrell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myrell seems to have recovered his senses.
Goldstein cracks Myrell with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Myrell falls to his knees and Goldstein doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Goldstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Patton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Yee's chin.
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yee lands the left hand.
Patton tries to move into range but Yee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Patton fails to land the takedown.
Patton moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Patton.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Patton prevents a body shot from Yee.
A short right from Patton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Yee.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Yee misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Yee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Yee.
A short right from Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton working aggressively here.
Yee misses with the head strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee lands a right hand.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yee blocking some punches.
A short right from Yee on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Yee.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Patton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
A short right from Yee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Yee.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
A short left from Patton.
Patton takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton lands a right hand.
Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Yee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton misses with some punches.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yee misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yee - that landed with a thud.
Patton scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Yee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Yee.
Yee drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Yee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton lands with a light punch inside.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Yee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Jason Yee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yee lands a left hand.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Yee has a couple of punches blocked by Patton.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee lands an uppercut.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Patton working aggressively here.
A short right from Yee on the inside.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patton's defenses.
It looks like Michael Patton has been cut.
Yee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton takes an elbow to the temple.
Patton is rocked!
Yee misses with a body punch.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Patton lands a shoulder strike.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton.
Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
Patton working aggressively here.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Patton blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Patton's brow.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton misses with some punches.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Yee.
Oh Patton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Yee.
Patton seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Yee.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Yee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Nice body punch from Yee - that landed with a thud.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Patton in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Yee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Patton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Patton misses.
Yee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton rushes Yee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yee.
Yee struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yees head.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton blocks a body shot from Yee.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Patton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yee lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Yee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton blocks a body shot from Yee.
Yee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
A short left from Patton.
Patton blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee scores with a shoulder strike.
Yee blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Yee.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Patton lands a left hand.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yee tries a body shot but Patton blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Yee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yee blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Yee.
Yee blocking some punches.
Patton misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton swings wildly with an uppercut but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Yee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Yee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
Patton throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton working aggressively here.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Yee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs blocks a head kick by Ridgway.
Gary Ridgway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgway thows a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice leg kick.
Ridgway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Sluijs.
Ridgway feinted with a counter takedown.
Ridgway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgway.
A telegraphed right hand from Ridgway misses the target.
Van Der Sluijs flicks out a counter leg kick but Ridgway steps away.
A head kick by Ridgway misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a left to the body.
Ridgway tries to land a body kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick.
Ridgway swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Van Der Sluijs to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Der Sluijs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ridgway at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Der Sluijs! But no joy.
Van Der Sluijs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway connects with a solid leg kick.
Ridgway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick.
Ridgway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Der Sluijs takes a step back to recover.
Ridgway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Der Sluijs is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ridgway fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice shot that snaps Ridgway's head back.
Ridgway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ridgway misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ridgway's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sluijs ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Der Sluijs! But no joy.
Van Der Sluijs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ridgway throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Ridgway - just one landing.
Van Der Sluijs defending well as Ridgway loads up on a big left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ridgway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgway is looking to take a break and control but Van Der Sluijs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ridgway is controlling him well.
Ridgway scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Van Der Sluijs to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Van Der Sluijs!
Ridgway thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ridgway fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ridgway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van Der Sluijs blocking the ground and pound.
Van Der Sluijs squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ridgway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ridgway cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway looking to finish with strikes here!
Ridgway in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ridgway landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ridgway lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Van Der Sluijs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ridgway 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.
Ridgway wants to control the pace but Van Der Sluijs is squirming around nicely.
Van Der Sluijs in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Van Der Sluijs is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ridgway dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ridgway misses with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Van Der Sluijs checks the leg kick.
Ridgway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgway.
Ridgway lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ridgway. That's going to slow Van Der Sluijs down.
Van Der Sluijs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ridgway falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Van Der Sluijs to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgway throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Sluijs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgway.
Ridgway moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Sluijs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ridgway misses with a few strikes there.
Ridgway is looking to wear down Van Der Sluijs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ridgway throws a front kick aimed at Van Der Sluijs's knee but Van Der Sluijs avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Van Der Sluijs.
Ridgway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick that stops Ridgway in his tracks momentarily.
Ridgway throws a wild body kick that Van Der Sluijs sees coming a mile off.
Van Der Sluijs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ridgway throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Van Der Sluijs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ridgway blocks a leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ridgway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Sluijs.
Ridgway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ridgway lands a jab to the head.
Ridgway misses with a body punch
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgway throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs avoids it easily.
James Van Der Sluijs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ridgway misses with a takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ridgway feints and then cracks Van Der Sluijs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Sluijs down.
Ridgway throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Sluijs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Sluijs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ridgway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sluijs can do to turn this around?
Ridgway throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Der Sluijs was covering up waiting for the punch and Ridgway finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ridgway trying to control but Van Der Sluijs is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway content to stall in guard here.
Van Der Sluijs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ridgway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ridgway works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Der Sluijs is refusing to be controlled, as Ridgway sits in half guard.
Ridgway with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
Ridgway stops Van Der Sluijs from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ridgway thows a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ridgway's knee momentarily.
Ridgway lands a front kick.
Ridgway swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Ridgway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridgway throws a low kick but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range easily.
Ridgway motions for Van Der Sluijs to come forward. Ridgway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Sluijs flicks out a counter leg kick but Ridgway steps away.
Van Der Sluijs throws a leg kick but Ridgway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ridgway dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ridgway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs is looking for the big counter here.
Ridgway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Van Der Sluijs counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
Ridgway misses with a hook
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a two punch combo.
Ridgway throws a low kick but Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Van Der Sluijs steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ridgway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ridgway misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ridgway drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Ridgway stops Van Der Sluijs from standing up.
Ridgway stays in close to Van Der Sluijs's body and controls the position.
Ridgway might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ridgway trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Sluijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ridgway is controlling him.
Ridgway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Der Sluijs has momentary wrist control but Ridgway slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Der Sluijs keeping moving, preventing Ridgway from controlling successfully.
James Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Der Sluijs can't keep his opponent in guard - Ridgway advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ridgway not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to escape.
Ridgway is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Der Sluijs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ridgway has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a left and a right that stings Ridgway.
Van Der Sluijs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ridgway throws a head kick that misses
letting Van Der Sluijs counter with a right hand.
Ridgway misses with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick that stops Ridgway in his tracks momentarily.
Ridgway fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well initially but Ridgway persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway passes to full mount!
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand.
Ridgway working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ridgway tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ridgway has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Der Sluijs is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ridgway lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ridgway working the ground and pound effectively.
Ridgway can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Der Sluijs is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Ridgway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ridgway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Ridgway!
Gary Ridgway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias Jimenez jabs Barca right on the nose. Barca blinks but takes it well.
Dias Jimenez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barca can't break the clinch.
Barca blocks an uppercut.
Barca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca slips a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez lands an overhand right.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Barca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dias Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Barca misses.
Barca tries to keep at a distance but Dias Jimenez has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Dias Jimenez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Barca in his tracks for a moment.
Barca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dias Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Dias Jimenez misses.
Barca is looking to counter punch.
Barca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca jabs at Dias Jimenez's body.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Barca saw that one coming.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Barca strikes.
Barca scores with the left hand. Dias Jimenez knows he should have avoided that one.
Barca throws out a powerful jab.
Barca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez avoids the body shot from Barca.
Dias Jimenez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barca in his tracks.
Dias Jimenez feints and then cracks Barca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barca down.
Barca misses with a hook.
Dias Jimenez moves into range and clinches up with Barca.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Barca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dias Jimenez.
Barca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hannibal Barca's cut is getting worse.
Dias Jimenez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good exchange - Barca coming out on top.
Dias Jimenez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias Jimenez. That's going to slow Barca down.
Barca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Barca is having none of it.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Dias Jimenez.
Barca looks to score with a jab to the body but Dias Jimenez is just out of range.
Dias Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez slips a jab from Barca.
Dias Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Barca slips the punch.
Dias Jimenez slips under a jab.
Dias Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Barca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dias Jimenez.
A jab from Dias Jimenez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez takes one to the chin there.
Barca jabs at Dias Jimenez's body.
Dias Jimenez digs a good hook to Barca's body.
Barca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dias Jimenez's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Barca.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dias Jimenez.
Barca slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands a head kick. Barca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias Jimenez stalks Barca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barca's face. Barca staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barca misses with a few strikes there.
Dias Jimenez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Dias Jimenez.
Barca is rocked!
Dias Jimenez throws a solid leg kick but Barca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dias Jimenez.
Barca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca slips a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Barca seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barca.
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
Dias Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
Crunch! Dias Jimenez slams his shin into Barca's torso.
Dias Jimenez is looking to clinch but Barca is avoiding it.
Dias Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Dias Jimenez misses.
Barca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dias Jimenez's head backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barca, right into the meat.
Dias Jimenez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias Jimenez throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Barca blocks a head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Barca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dias Jimenez doesn't seem bothered though.
Barca has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barca there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Dias Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dias Jimenez punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
Dias Jimenez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barca throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Barca looks to land a left hand but Dias Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Barca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dias Jimenez doesn't seem phased though.
Barca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dias Jimenez under the eye.
Barca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands an overhand right.
Barca moves away from the strike by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
Barca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dias Jimenez looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barca has Dias Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dias Jimenez effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca wants to get back to striking at distance but Dias Jimenez won't allow it.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
Hannibal Barca's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barca wants to get back to striking at distance but Dias Jimenez won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Hannibal Barca's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barca takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hannibal Barca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
An intense looking Jimmy Dias Jimenez took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I knew my kicks would be too much for him. I think everyone knew, this fight was just a formality. Cain you should retire Im worried about your health. Good luck in the future!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov's entrance music is BLUNT - Raggae All Day. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head but Kharitonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Salter does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Salter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
As Salter backs away, Kharitonov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Kharitonov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Kharitonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Salter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kharitonov throwing a counter right hand but Salter manages to avoid it.
Salter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salter misses with a hook. Kharitonov ducked under it nicely.
Salter misses the jab.
Kharitonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Kharitonov's shoulder, as Kharitonov tries to avoid the shot.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharitonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov loads up on a big right hand but Salter slips the punch.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick as Salter jumps back.
Salter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks.
Salter stuns Kharitonov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salter looks to land a left hand but Kharitonov moved out of range nicely.
Salter connects with a jab.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Salter catches Kharitonov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Kharitonov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salter staying out of range there.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Salter throws a shot to the body.
Kharitonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salter throws out a leg kick but Kharitonov moves out of range and Salter only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Kharitonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Salter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharitonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salter.
Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Kharitonov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kharitonov throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Salter tumbling to the canvas!
Salter is rocked!
Salter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kharitonov.
Salter wants to stand and escape but Kharitonov is having none of it.
Kharitonov trying to control but Salter is working from the bottom.
Salter pushes Kharitonov off and scrambles back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Salter.
Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kharitonov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov lands a right hook to the body.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a hook. Kharitonov ducked under it nicely.
Salter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Kharitonov saw that one coming.
Salter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good work by Salter as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Kharitonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Salter.
Kharitonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Salter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Kharitonov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kharitonov thumps Salter with a low kick.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Salter.
Salter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kharitonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Kharitonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter looks to land a left hand but Kharitonov moved out of range nicely.
Kharitonov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salter connects with a right hand. Kharitonov shakes it off.
Kharitonov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter connects with a body shot.
Salter slips under a jab from Kharitonov.
Salter throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharitonov 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.
Kharitonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kharitonov finish him?
Salter lands with an overhand left.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Kharitonov loads up on a big right hand but Salter slips the punch.
Salter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salter seems to have recovered his senses.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut.
Salter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salter ducks right into an uppercut from Kharitonov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov looks to land a left hand but Salter moved out of range nicely.
Salter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharitonov.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salter misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Radar Salter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salter blocks a leg kick.
Kharitonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salter throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salter scores with a nice head shot.
Radar Salter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salter misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Salter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kharitonov looks to land a left hand but Salter moved out of range nicely.
Kharitonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kharitonov scores with a head kick. Salter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kharitonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salter.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov slips a straight right by Salter.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Kharitonov misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salter slips under a jab from Kharitonov.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Salter 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.
Kharitonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salter.
Salter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Salter.
Kharitonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salter moves away.
Salter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Salter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Kharitonov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kharitonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharitonov wants to slow Salter down by chopping away at his legs.
Salter with a nice cross.
Salter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter misses with an uppercut. Kharitonov saw that one coming.
Salter moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Kharitonov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kharitonov misses the target.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salter misses the shot to the body.
Salter connects with a body shot that sends Kharitonov's belly button to the back.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Kharitonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Kharitonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Kharitonov saw that one coming.
Kharitonov wants to land a leg kick but Salter is out of range.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salter. Salter obviously looking to wear him down.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Salter blocks it.
Nice jab there from Salter.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharitonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salter throws a front kick aimed at Kharitonov's knee but Kharitonov avoids it well.
Kharitonov cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salter slips under a jab from Kharitonov.
Salter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kharitonov. That did some damage!
Salter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salter scores with a head kick. Kharitonov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Salter throws a leg kick which misses Kharitonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kharitonov tries to avoid it.
Kharitonov connects with a jab.
Salter lands a right hook to the body.
Kharitonov with a hook.
Kharitonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Salter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov looks to throw the jab but Salter is out of range.
Kharitonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov slips a straight right by Salter.
Kharitonov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salter just manages to avoid it.
Kharitonov scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Salter does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kharitonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salter slips a jab from Kharitonov.
A combination from Kharitonov does no damage.
Kharitonov tried to score with a low kick but Salter checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kharitonov.
Salter lands a head shot.
Salter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kharitonov! Salter is out on his feet! Kharitonov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Salter is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Salter is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kharitonov!
Vladimir Kharitonov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin's entrance music is Ratamahatta. A fine choice. Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music. Landon Austin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinetto throws a head kick that misses.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinetto throws a body kick that misses.
Austin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Austin connects with the punch.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Vinetto off the cage and back into range.
Vinetto throws a shot to the body.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Vinetto blocks a leg kick.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Austin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vinetto misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
Austin lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Austin blocks the leg kick.
Vinetto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Austin. That one must have hurt.
Austin throws a body kick that misses.
Austin scores with a jab.
Vinetto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto moves forwards but Austin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinetto misses with a straight left.
Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinetto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Austin rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinetto throws a solid leg kick but Austin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vinetto.
Austin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinetto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinetto lands a leg kick that knocks Austin off balance momentarily.
Austin thows a body kick. Vinetto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Vinetto.
Jab, jab by Austin - just one landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinetto.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Vinetto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Austin throws a wild body kick that Vinetto sees coming a mile off.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinetto wants to slow Austin down by chopping away at his legs.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Austin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a jab.
Austin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vinetto throws a push kick but Austin slaps the foot to one side.
Austin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Austin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Austin with a hook.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinetto.
Austin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinetto is able to avoid easily.
Vinetto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinetto scores with a hook to the body. Austin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinetto looks to throw a body kick
and Austin counters with a straight right hand.
Vinetto moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Vinetto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinetto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinetto stalling in the clinch.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of Vinetto's head.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin slows down the pace here.
Vinetto tries a body shot but Austin blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Austin lands a good knee to the midsection. Vinetto won't want to take too many of those.
Austin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vinetto up against the cage.
Austin misses with some punches.
Vinetto lands with a left to the head.
Vinetto taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Austin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Austin moves out of range of the strikes.
Austin throws a push kick but Vinetto slaps the foot to one side.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinetto lands a really nice looking cross but Austin seems unphased.
Austin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vinetto.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Austin tenderised Vinetto's leg. Vinetto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Austin scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin connects with a body shot.
Vinetto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Austin. That did some damage!
Austin dodges the punch combination from Vinetto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Vinetto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab lands there for Vinetto.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Landon Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinetto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Austin. That's going to slow Vinetto down.
Vinetto takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Austin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Austin.
Vinetto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
Austin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto blocks a body shot from Austin.
A right hand to the body from Vinetto.
Vinetto leaning against his opponent.
Vinetto scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Austin avoiding damage.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Vinetto is controlling him.
Vinetto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinetto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Vinetto misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin is trying to stall.
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Vinetto blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Vinetto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin working aggressively here.
Vinetto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vinetto misses with some punches.
Vinetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinetto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Vinetto wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Austin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vinetto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
The referee calls for Vinetto to work.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin tries to stall but Vinetto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinetto taking a breather.
Austin stalls.
Austin tries to land a knee to the head but Vinetto blocks with his arms.
Vinetto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinetto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Austin as the two fighters clinch.
Vinetto is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
Austin wants to break free but Vinetto has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Vinetto closes the distance but Austin moves to the side
and Austin counters with a one-two to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinetto misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vinetto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Austin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinetto is able to avoid easily.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinetto throws a leg kick but Austin checks it.
Austin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vinetto avoids it.
Vinetto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Austin.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin throws a front kick aimed at Vinetto's knee but Vinetto avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto checks a low kick from Austin.
Vinetto throws a leg kick
and Austin counters with a three punch combo that has Vinetto backing up. Vinetto nods at Austin to acknowledge the strikes.
Vinetto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Austin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Vinetto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Austin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Austin throws the kick towards the body but Vinetto avoids it.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinetto.
A head kick misses from Vinetto.
Austin is looking to counter the offense by Vinetto and move into the clinch.
Vinetto thows a leg kick but Austin checks it
and Austin counters with a right hand to the body.
Austin throws a leg kick which misses Vinetto's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinetto tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Austin misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinetto! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Austin, right into the meat.
Vinetto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vinetto misses with a leg kick.
Austin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinetto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin checks a leg kick nicely.
Vinetto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Austin. Austin obviously looking to wear him down.
Austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vinetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinetto. Vinetto obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinetto.
Austin tries to work over Vinetto's front leg with a kick but Vinetto checks it.
Austin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinetto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Austin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Vinetto's shoulder, as Vinetto tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Austin.
Vinetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vinetto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Vinetto.
Vinetto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Austin's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Austin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Austin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vinetto checks a leg kick.
Austin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vinetto.
Austin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vinetto in his tracks.
Vinetto throws a combination that misses
and Vinetto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Austin lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Vinetto slams his shin into Austin's torso.
Vinetto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Austin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Austin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Austin!
A victorious Landon Austin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
29 - 17 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragon Slayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer misses with an uppercut
and Franco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Franco lands.
Franco lands a lovely overhand right.
Slayer scores with a punch to the head.
Slayer misses with a left hand
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slayer.
Franco dips to his left and cracks Slayer with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Slayer. That's going to slow Franco down.
Franco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Franco misses.
Slayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slayer takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Franco misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Slayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franco throws a chopping leg kick but Slayer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slayer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Franco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Slayer misses.
Slayer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slayer.
Franco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Slayer misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
Franco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco avoids the head kick by Slayer.
Slayer jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Franco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slayer counters with a stiff right hand.
Slayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franco can pounce on him.
Slayer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Slayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayer misses with a straight right.
Slayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franco connects with a nice looking jab.
Slayer looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range.
Franco tries a low kick but Slayer avoids it.
Franco slips a straight right by Slayer.
Franco lands with a straight right. Slayer didn't see that one coming.
Slayer misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Slayer misses
and Franco counters with a nice uppercut.
Slayer throws a head kick but Franco moves out of range.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Franco.
Slayer fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Franco gets a clinch.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
Slayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Franco controls his hands.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Franco is looking to break free of the clinch but Slayer has double underhooks.
Slayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Slayer.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a nice uppercut.
Slayer blocks a body shot from Franco.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Franco wants to stall.
Franco blocks a body shot from Slayer.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franco.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayer throws the left hand but Franco avoids the punch easily.
Franco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slayer with a body shot.
Franco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slayer misses with an uppercut
and Franco counters with a nice leg kick.
Franco lunges at Slayer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slayer's hand.
Franco moves out of range of the body kick.
Franco only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Franco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franco connects with a crisp jab.
Franco lands with a right hand.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slayer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slayer.
Slayer misses the jab.
Slayer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Slayer throws a chopping leg kick but Franco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slayer.
Franco is looking to slow Slayer down with leg kicks.
Franco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
Franco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Franco throws out a leg kick but Slayer moves out of range and Franco only half commits.
A thudding body kick lands there by Slayer!
Franco 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.
Slayer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Franco. That one must have hurt.
Slayer tests Franco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slayer looks to throw the jab but Franco is out of range.
Franco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slayer checks it well.
Slayer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slayer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco thumps Slayer with a low kick.
Franco has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Franco to score with a decent uppercut.
Slayer clobbers Franco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slayer misses with a body shot.
Slayer throws a big shot that misses.
Franco throws a leg kick that misses.
Franco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayer's calf.
Slayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slayer throws a sloppy head kick
and Franco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slayer moves out of range as Franco strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer throws a lazy body kick
and Franco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slayer's knee momentarily.
Franco throws a leg kick but Slayer checks it.
Slayer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Slayer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Slayer as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Slayer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franco scores with a body shot.
Franco scores with a jab to the head.
Slayer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Franco counters with a leg kick.
Slayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franco is able to avoid easily.
Franco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Franco.
As Franco tries to get set, Slayer tries to push him back and clinch up but Franco manages to avoid the attempt.
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slayer.
Slayer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Franco will feel that in the morning.
Slayer throws a sloppy head kick
and Franco counters with a leg kick.
Franco throws a low kick but Slayer moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayer throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a good, hard body kick but Slayer shrugs it off.
Franco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayer's sensitive parts.
Good work by Slayer as he checks the leg kick.
Slayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slayer moves out of range of the body kick.
Franco throws a leg kick but Slayer checks it.
Slayer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slayer slips under a jab.
Slayer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Franco with a nice cross.
Slayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Slayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franco.
Begbie Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Franco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayer's sensitive parts.
Slayer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slayer blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco cracks the inside of Slayer's front leg.
Slayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Slayer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slayer tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco lands a high kick!
Slayer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragon Slayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slayer backwards.
Slayer lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slayer.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Slayer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francos head.
Slayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Nice body punch from Slayer.
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.
Slayer scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Franco.
Franco wants to get back to striking at distance but Slayer won't allow it.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco is trying to push Slayer away but Slayer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco blocks a body shot from Slayer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer blocks a body shot from Franco.
Slayer working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slayer.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Slayer fails to land.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Slayer is controlling him.
Franco lands with a light punch inside.
Slayer working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Slayer fails to land.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayers head.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Franco tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Franco tries to circle away but Slayer has him pinned against the cage.
Franco prevents a body shot from Slayer.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Franco.
Slayer scores with a shoulder strike.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Begbie Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Slayer avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayer working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco blocks a body shot from Slayer.
Slayer tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Slayer back against the cage.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
A short left from Franco.
Franco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Franco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Slayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco prevents a body shot from Slayer.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Begbie Franco.
Well Franco 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
Our winner, Begbie Franco, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Portuguesa. Genghis Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manel.
Manel shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan unleashes a big counter combination but Manel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Khan misses with a leg kick
and Manel counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.
Manel preventing the sweep.
Manel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to control the position but Manel postures up.
Manel wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manel tries to counter with a takedown but Khan is quick to defend against it.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manel has Khan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Manel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manel or not.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Manel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manel just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan misses with a hook
and Manel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Khan controlling Manel's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manel stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling the position.
Manel postures up.
Manel throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan is continuing to stall.
Manel wants to hit a switch here but Khan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Manel there!
Manel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manel is trying to escape the mount.
Manel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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 Toni Manel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manel on the side of the head.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Manel attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Manel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khan misses with a low kick.
Manel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khan sprawls and moves away.
Manel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manel.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel slips a jab from Khan.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Manel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Manel.
Toni Manel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan wants to control but Manel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manel thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Manel.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Manel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Manel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Manel.
Khan trying to control the position.
Manel chips away with some ground and pound.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel lands a couple of elbows.
Manel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Manel throws an elbow that misses. Khan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Manel's guard. Nice move by Khan!
Manel is pulling down on Khan's head. It's preventing any offense from Khan, at least for the moment.
Manel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan pushes Manel off looking to stand but Manel dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manel passes to side control.
Manel throws a strike aimed at the side of Khan's head but Khan avoids it well.
Manel 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manel working the ground and pound from side control.
Khan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manel.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Manel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manel's head backwards.
Khan misses with a combination
and Manel counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khan!
Khan parries the strikes from Manel easily there. Manel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khan to escape.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Manel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Khan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel is just content to waste time from the top position. Khan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manel wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Khan wants to sweep here but Manel controlling him for the moment.
Manel scoring with some ground and pound.
Manel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan wants to sweep here but Manel controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Manel throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Manel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manel looking for a sweep. Not yet Manel, not yet.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manel is working hard here to advance position.
Manel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manel pulls Khan in close to his closed guard and prevents Khan from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manel has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Khan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Manel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manel shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Manel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Toni Manel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Manel counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
Manel trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manel is really struggling to control Khan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Manel stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Manel trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Manel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toni Manel!
After winning the bout, Toni Manel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli. Brown has chosen Lights Please - J Cole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies takes one to the side of the head.
Repomies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Repomies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown misses with a hook
and Repomies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown misses with a low kick as Repomies jumps back.
Repomies on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Repomies.
Repomies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Donk. Repomies catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Brown looks to move away, Repomies throws a big counter combo bu Brown just gets out of the way.
Brown tries to clinch there but Repomies circles away.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Repomies's head back.
Repomies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Brown 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.
A big left from Repomies misses.
Brown tries to clinch but Repomies is having none of it.
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Repomies.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Repomies in his tracks.
A combination from Repomies does no damage.
Repomies throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Repomies throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Repomies lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown misses with the combination.
Repomies slips under a jab from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Repomies under the eye.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Repomies had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Repomies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repomies throws out a powerful jab.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Repomies counters with a big right hand! Oh Brown is in trouble here! Repomies follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bushido Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man, today.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Bowdrie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bowdrie 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.
Bowdrie throws a series of punches but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin looks to land a left hand but Bowdrie moved out of range nicely.
Bowdrie punishes Turpin's body with a nice straight punch.
Turpin throws the left hand but Bowdrie avoids the punch easily.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Bowdrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowdrie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowdrie misses the target.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowdrie moves away.
Turpin throws a series of punches but Bowdrie avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowdrie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turpin.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Turpin's head coaches at Team Alpha Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turpin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
It looked like Turpin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turpin lands the left hand.
Bowdrie sizes up Turpin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turpin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowdrie.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowdrie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowdrie counters with a low kick, right behind Turpin 's knee.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Turpin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Bowdrie.
Turpin misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Turpin.
Bowdrie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowdrie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Turpin.
Turpin catches Bowdrie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a looping overhand right but Bowdrie ducks down to avoid it.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Turpin.
Bowdrie slips a jab from Turpin.
Turpin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowdrie is looking to clinch but Turpin is avoiding it.
Bowdrie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Bowdrie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowdrie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turpin is looking to chop away at Bowdrie's legs.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowdrie digs a good body shot into Turpin's ribs.
Bowdrie throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but Bowdrie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Bowdrie wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turpin throws a jab when Bowdrie was well out of range.
Bowdrie scores with a nice body kick.
Bowdrie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turpin thows a body kick. Bowdrie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bowdrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turpin is looking for a counter combo.
Bowdrie slips under a jab.
Turpin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowdrie.
Turpin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bowdrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turpin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowdrie ducks under a wild hook from Turpin.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
Bowdrie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie misses with an uppercut. Turpin saw that one coming.
Bowdrie works Turpin's body with a nice hook.
Bowdrie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowdrie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bowdrie with a hook.
Turpin looks to land a left hand but Bowdrie moved out of range nicely.
Bowdrie moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowdrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Bowdrie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
Turpin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turpin throws a looping overhand right but Bowdrie ducks down to avoid it.
Turpin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bowdrie finds it's way round the side to connect with Turpin's head.
Bowdrie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turpin takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Bowdrie throws the kick towards the body but Turpin avoids it.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Bowdrie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Bowdrie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowdrie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turpin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowdrie throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowdrie misses with a kick to the body.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Bowdrie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turpin rather than just go for the knockout.
Bowdrie slips under a jab.
Bowdrie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowdrie slips under a jab from Turpin.
Bowdrie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowdrie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowdrie connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turpin on the side of the head.
Turpin misses with an uppercut.
Bowdrie lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowdrie. Bowdrie obviously looking to wear him down.
Turpin keeps the fight on the outside.
Turpin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Bowdrie pushes Turpin up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowdrie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bowdrie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bowdrie pushes Turpin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowdrie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowdrie scores with a hook to the body.
Turpin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bowdrie tries to work over Turpin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowdrie manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowdrie. That's going to slow Turpin down.
Turpin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowdrie.
Turpin throws a jab when Bowdrie was well out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turpin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bowdrie - the referee stops the clock and Turpin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bowdrie. Turpin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowdrie pushes Turpin away with a front kick.
Bowdrie cracks a nice hook into Turpin's ribs.
Bowdrie takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowdrie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bowdrie lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowdrie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowdrie avoiding damage as Turpin throws knees to the body.
Bowdrie breaks the clinch.
Turpin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowdrie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turpin will feel that in the morning.
Bowdrie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowdrie digs a good hook to Turpin's body.
Bowdrie bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Turpin! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Turpin is rocked!
Bowdrie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oh Turpin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Turpin's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chick Bowdrie!
Chick Bowdrie is the new heavyweight champion!
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