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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Tyrmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aulis Tyrmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher stuffs the takedown.
Butcher throws a big counter head kick but Tyrmaaja avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyrmaaja checks a leg kick.
Butcher gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyrmaaja to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Butcher working for a triangle but Tyrmaaja defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Butcher is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrmaaja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrmaaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyrmaaja is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Butcher tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyrmaaja is retaining full guard.
Tyrmaaja has his hands on Butcher's head, controlling the position.
Butcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyrmaaja keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
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.
Tyrmaaja looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyrmaaja, not yet.
Tyrmaaja keeping moving, preventing Butcher from controlling successfully.
Butcher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyrmaaja looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Butcher throws a hook but Tyrmaaja avoids it easily.
Butcher shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tyrmaaja preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyrmaaja wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Butcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyrmaaja is looking to improve his position.
Butcher trying to control the pace.
Butcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyrmaaja defends it well.
Tyrmaaja trying to hold on to Butcher's head to control him but Butcher postures up.
Tyrmaaja is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyrmaaja wants to get back to full guard.
Butcher is thwarting Tyrmaaja's attempts to control the position.
Tyrmaaja wants to get back to full guard.
Tyrmaaja won't allow Butcher to pass to mount.
Butcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyrmaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Butcher tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tyrmaaja.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyrmaaja gets caught napping as Butcher dives in and scores a takedown. Tyrmaaja manages to retain guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tyrmaaja manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Butcher 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.
Butcher clinches.
Butcher stops a takedown attempt from Tyrmaaja.
Butcher scores with a shot to the side of Tyrmaaja's head.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher tries a body shot but Tyrmaaja blocks it.
Butcher manages to break the clinch.
Butcher cracks Tyrmaaja with an open hand slap.
Butcher throws a body punch but Tyrmaaja moves out of range.
Tyrmaaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butcher but Butcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Butcher tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tyrmaaja looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrmaaja gets back to half guard.
Butcher is stalling here. Tyrmaaja is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Butcher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tyrmaaja has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is pushing Tyrmaaja's head away, looking to escape. Tyrmaaja manages to hold on to the position though.
Butcher defending against the ground and pound.
Butcher is looking for a sweep.
Butcher tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tyrmaaja presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Butcher working to try and regain half guard.
Tyrmaaja landing strikes from the mount and Butcher is in trouble!
Tyrmaaja with shots to the head and body - Butcher looks very uncomfortable down there.
Butcher wants to hold on but Tyrmaaja pushes him away.
Tyrmaaja landing strikes from the mount and Butcher is in trouble!
Butcher is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Tyrmaaja! Butcher is hurt baaadly! Tyrmaaja is firing away with more strikes - Butcher is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aulis Tyrmaaja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worrell's entrance music is Feuer Frei by Rammstein. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Worrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell dodges the punch combination from De Medici.
De Medici has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Medici there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Medici 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.
De Medici has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Medici there as he acknowledges the shot.
Worrell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Worrell misses with a right hand
and De Medici counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Medici scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Medici throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Worrell.
De Medici gets a clinch.
De Medici misses with the head strike.
De Medici swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from De Medici fails to land.
De Medici lands a right hand.
Worrell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Medici or not.
Worrell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Worrell tries a body shot but De Medici blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Worrell misses with a punch to the body.
Worrell throws a head punch that misses.
De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worrell jabs De Medici right on the nose. De Medici blinks but takes it well.
Worrell closes the distance and clinches.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worrell lands an elbow inside.
De Medici swings wildly with an uppercut but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worrell wants to clinch up but De Medici keeps it at a distance.
Worrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Medici moves away.
De Medici closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Worrell lands an elbow that stopped De Medici in his tracks for a moment.
De Medici tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Medici pushes Worrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Worrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Medici blocks an elbow strike from Worrell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for De Medici.
Worrell misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from De Medici.
Worrell lands an uppercut.
Worrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from De Medici misses.
De Medici tries a head kick but it misses.
Worrell misses with an uppercut.
De Medici ducks right into an uppercut from Worrell.
De Medici clinches up with Worrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worrell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Medici lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Medici digs a right hand underneath Worrell's ribcage. Worrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Worrell tries to throw a body punch but De Medici avoids it by throwing Worrell back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a punch on the inside.
De Medici has a couple of punches blocked by Worrell.
Worrell blocking some punches.
De Medici misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Worrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worrell lands an elbow inside.
Worrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worrell tries to work over De Medici's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Medici lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Medici misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Medici doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worrell lands a body shot.
De Medici swings wildly with an uppercut but Worrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Medici blocking some punches.
De Medici prevents a body shot from Worrell.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by De Medici.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Worrell is leaning against De Medici and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Worrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Medici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Medici shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Medici circles away from the clinch attempt.
Worrell wants to clinch.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Worrell throws a looping overhand right but De Medici ducks down to avoid it.
Worrell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from De Medici.
Worrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Medici moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Medici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Worrell misses.
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 Peter Worrell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Medici with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Medici counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Medici pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Worrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Medici throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Worrell's corner calls for a 1-2. Worrell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Medici misses with a low kick as Worrell jumps back.
Peter Worrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Worrell.
De Medici looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Medici looks for the body kick but Worrell saw that one coming.
Worrell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worrell manages to avoid it.
Worrell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Medici on the side of the head.
A slow jab from De Medici misses its intended target.
It looked like Worrell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Medici.
De Medici defending well as Worrell loads up on a big left hand.
Worrell digs a good hook to De Medici's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Medici.
Worrell connects with a body shot that sends De Medici's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici moves out of range of the strikes.
Worrell swinging wildly here.
Worrell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Medici is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Medici throws a body kick that misses.
Worrell slips under a jab.
Worrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Worrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Medici steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worrell.
De Medici looks to land a right hand but Worrell moved out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Medici. Worrell shrugs it off though.
Worrell throws a sloppy head kick
and De Medici counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell looks to land a combination but De Medici avoids it well.
De Medici uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Worrell.
A telegraphed right hand from Worrell misses the target.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Worrell avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worrell misses with a head kick.
De Medici lands a nice leg kick that just misses Worrell's sensitive parts.
Worrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Medici lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Medici. That's going to slow Worrell down.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but Worrell is out of range.
Worrell misses with a hook to the body
and De Medici counters with an outside leg kick.
De Medici is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worrell.
Worrell scores with a nice right hand.
De Medici throws a hook but Worrell blocks it.
Worrell throws a hook but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Worrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Medici lands a lovely overhand right.
Worrell closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Medici lands a lovely overhand right.
Worrell scores with a nice head shot.
Worrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Worrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Medici.
Worrell loads up on a big right hand but De Medici slips the punch.
De Medici pushes Worrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Worrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Medici.
De Medici can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
De Medici tries to break the clinch but Worrell is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Medici creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Medici misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Medici.
Worrell tries to work over De Medici's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peter Worrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Medici breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worrell moves in looking to clinch but De Medici pushes him off.
Worrell misses with a body shot.
De Medici misses with an attempted mid kick.
Worrell connects with a crisp jab.
Worrell throws a right hand that misses
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worrell throws an overhand right that lands on De Medici's shoulder, as De Medici tries to avoid the shot.
Worrell avoids the body shot from De Medici.
Worrell throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Medici connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Medici drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Worrell wants to clinch
and De Medici counters with an inside leg kick.
Worrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Worrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Worrell lands a body shot.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worrell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Worrell throws a jab when De Medici was well out of range.
De Medici swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worrell staying out of range there.
Worrell looks to land a left hand but De Medici moved out of range nicely.
De Medici avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Worrell manages to avoid it.
De Medici throws a hook to the side of Worrell's head but Worrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Medici paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Worrell backs off De Medici throws a huge counter combo but Worrell manages to avoid it all.
De Medici lands a head shot.
Worrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Medici throws a leg kick
and Worrell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Medici is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Medici takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Medici needs to keep his hands up - Worrell had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by De Medici. Beautiful body shot.
Worrell tries to clinch but De Medici moves out of range.
De Medici looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Worrell connects with a looping right hand.
Worrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Medici uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worrell.
A countering left hand to the body from De Medici misses.
Worrell throws a body punch but De Medici moves out of range.
Worrell is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Medici scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Worrell lands a jab to the nose.
Worrell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Worrell duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worrell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worrell tries to move into range but De Medici moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Worrell is rocked!
Peter Worrell's cut is getting worse.
Worrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Medici.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Medici throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worrell misses with a body shot.
Worrell scores with a head kick. De Medici tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A cross from Worrell lands.
De Medici throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worrell just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Medici 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.
De Medici misses with a looping right.
De Medici lands with a straight right. Worrell didn't see that one coming.
Worrell moves away from the strike by De Medici.
De Medici connects with an inside leg kick.
De Medici throws a low kick, looking for Worrell's leg but Worrell calmly moves out of range.
Worrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Medici.
Worrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Medici lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Worrell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Worrell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Medici tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Worrell is able to avoid easily.
De Medici has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell clinches up against the cage.
Worrell stalling in the clinch but De Medici improves position.
Worrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
Worrell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worrell.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Medici blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Medici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by De Medici.
De Medici goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worrell presses De Medici against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worrell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Worrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Medici lands a shot to the body.
Worrell trying to control the position but instead, De Medici has worked for underhooks and has pushed Worrell into the cage.
Worrell blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with the head strike.
Worrell blocks a body shot from De Medici.
With the fighters up against the cage, Worrell throws an elbow but misses.
Worrell blocking some punches.
Worrell swings wildly with an uppercut but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Medici misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Medici misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Medici lands with a left to the head.
Worrell lands with a short shot to the head.
Worrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Medici backwards.
Worrell stalling.
Worrell can't find room to land a body shot as De Medici controls the action.
Worrell lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Worrell.
I think Worrell 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 for Illumi De Medici!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Peter Worrell!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Peter Worrell!
Peter Worrell wins by split decision!
After winning the bout, Peter Worrell 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 Adelheid Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernstein comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Down With The Sickness. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adelheid Bernstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Snead!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snead at a distance.
Sam Snead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Snead.
Snead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bernstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bernstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Snead 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.
Snead misses with a wild combination.
Bernstein tries to bum rush Snead with a series of wild strikes but Snead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snead avoids a kick to the body.
Snead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bernstein.
No joy there for Snead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snead throws a head kick that Bernstein semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snead moves in looking to clinch but Bernstein pushes him off.
Snead tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bernstein counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Sam Snead has been cut.
Bernstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bernstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bernstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snead blocks a jab.
Sam Snead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snead pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bernstein back to the cage. Snead follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Snead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snead is looking to clinch.
Snead rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snead takes the fight into the clinch.
Snead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernstein tries to work over Snead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Snead.
Bernstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Snead misses with a knee strike.
Bernstein throws a punch but it's blocked by Snead.
Bernstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snead blocks an uppercut.
Bernstein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bernstein lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bernstein.
Snead looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snead missing with knees to the body.
Snead is trying to maintain a safe position but Bernstein gets an underhook and turns Snead into the cage.
Bernstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snead backwards.
Bernstein scores with a hook to the body.
Bernstein goes for a takedown attempt but Snead pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adelheid Bernstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snead avoids the head kick by Bernstein.
Bernstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernstein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bernstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bernstein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Snead looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bernstein.
Snead misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernstein connects with a leg kick. Snead looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bernstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein lands with an overhand left.
Snead attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bernstein 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.
Bernstein thuds his right hand into Snead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Snead crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bernstein - the referee stops the clock and Snead gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bernstein. Snead manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bernstein looks to land a body kick but Snead moved away.
Snead changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bernstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bernstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snead's sensitive parts.
Bernstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snead stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bernstein.
Bernstein scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernstein prevents Snead from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Snead manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernstein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bernstein wants to control from the top but Snead keeps moving.
Bernstein wants to pass the guard but Snead is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bernstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bernstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bernstein wants to control from the top but Snead keeps moving.
Bernstein postures up and lands a big shot to Snead's brow.
Bernstein with a nice head shot there.
Bernstein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bernstein is looking to pass into half guard but Snead pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Snead is in guard.
Bernstein 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.
Bernstein looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernstein wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelheid Bernstein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Snead's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snead wants to clinch.
Bernstein tries a low kick but Snead avoids it.
Bernstein lands a head shot.
Bernstein lands with a right hand.
Snead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bernstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adelheid Bernstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Snead misses with a few strikes there.
Bernstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Bernstein there.
Snead tries to clinch but Bernstein is having none of it.
Snead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snead takes one to the side of the head.
Bernstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bernstein scores with a nice right hand.
Snead gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bernstein points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Snead wakes up just in time to hear Bernstein thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adelheid Bernstein!
An out of breath Adelheid Bernstein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Binse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashimoto has chosen Holding Out For A Hero (Japanese Version) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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31
148 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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45
151 lbs
52 - 26 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Christopher Binse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hashimoto.
Binse throwing a counter right hand but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
Binse keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hashimoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hashimoto tries to land a leg kick but Binse saw it coming and moves away.
Hashimoto lands a head shot.
Hashimoto takes a swing at Binse's ribcage but misses.
Binse is looking to counter punch.
Binse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashimoto moves away.
Binse lands with a nice body punch.
Hashimoto needs to keep his hands up - Binse had a free shot at his head there.
Binse has Hashimoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Hashimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binse tries to throw a body punch but Hashimoto avoids it by throwing Binse back against the cage.
Hashimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Binse avoids it.
Hashimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Binse backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binse misses with a body punch.
Hashimoto blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Binse throws a punch but it's blocked by Hashimoto.
Binse has Hashimoto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Binse pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hashimoto tumbling to the mat - Binse dives into Hashimoto's guard.
Binse postures up in Hashimoto's guard and throws a big left but Hashimoto blocks it.
Hashimoto is looking for a triangle but Binse pushes his legs off easily.
Binse connects with a couple of short punches.
Hashimoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Binse defends well.
Binse wants to control from the top but Hashimoto keeps moving.
Hashimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Binse gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse stays in close to Hashimoto's body and controls the position.
Binse trying to control the position from guard on top but Hashimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hashimoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Binse is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Binse distracts Hashimoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hashimoto has his foot on Binse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Binse works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hashimoto looking to control.
Binse stands up over Hashimoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Binse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Binse postures up.
Binse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hashimoto has his feet on Binse's thighs here. He's pushed Binse off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Binse screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keiji Hashimoto!
Post fight, Keiji Hashimoto stared into the camera and said 'The time has come for me to retire.My body can no longer fight the fights I wish to. Thank you all. Domo arigato!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papadopoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight To Survive (Extended Version). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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39
266 lbs
21 - 26 - 0 |
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35
208 lbs
32 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tikkanen defends it nicely.
Tikkanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Papadopoulos fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghiorghos Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tikkanen sprawls well initially but Papadopoulos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tikkanen is pressing down on Papadopoulos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Papadopoulos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tikkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papadopoulos is one step ahead there.
Papadopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Tikkanen has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tikkanen is trying to keep Papadopoulos in close.
Papadopoulos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tikkanen trying to keep a closed guard but Papadopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Tikkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papadopoulos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tikkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tikkanen, not yet.
Tikkanen is looking for a triangle but Papadopoulos pushes his legs off easily.
Papadopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Papadopoulos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tikkanen on the ground.
Papadopoulos cracks Tikkanen with a solid left hand.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papadopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Tikkanen.
Papadopoulos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tikkanen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tikkanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadopoulos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Papadopoulos postures up.
Tikkanen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Papadopoulos is defending well. Tikkanen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Papadopoulos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tikkanen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Esa Tikkanen!
An out of breath Esa Tikkanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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34
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160 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard slips under a jab.
Millard misses with a kick to the body.
The Pirate appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Millard avoids the head kick by The Pirate.
The Pirate looks to land a combination but Millard avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Pirate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Millard.
The Pirate avoiding damage.
Millard blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Millard jumps guard and drags The Pirate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The Pirate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Pirate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millard.
Millard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Pirate cracks the inside of Millard's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a jab to Millard's midsection.
Millard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Pirate if he has to take too many more of those.
Millard takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Pirate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millard managing to block the knees to the body from The Pirate.
The Pirate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Millard managing to block the knees to the body from The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with some punches.
Millard swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millard manages to break the clinch.
The Pirate lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as The Pirate blocks the leg kick.
The Pirate has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Millard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Pirate half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Pirate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Millard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Pirate throws a counter high kick but Millard was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Millard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for The Pirate.
The Pirate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Pirate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Millard throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Pirate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but The Pirate is just out of range.
The Pirate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Millard checks it well.
The Pirate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Millard's calf.
Blackbeard The Pirate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Pirate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Pirate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pirate throws a push kick but Millard slaps the foot to one side.
Millard ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
Millard 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.
The Pirate connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Pirate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Pirate tries to work over Millard's front leg with a kick but Millard checks it.
The Pirate lands with a nice combination. Millard backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Pirate. Millard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Millard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Pirate. The Pirate obviously looking to wear him down.
Millard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
Millard motions for The Pirate to come forward. Millard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Millard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Pirate rather than just go for the knockout.
The Pirate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Pirate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Millard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Millard takes a swing at The Pirate's ribcage but misses.
The Pirate feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The Pirate works the jab nicely.
Millard dives in and grabs The Pirate's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Pirate pushes down on Millard's head and hops out.
A big left from Millard misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millard thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Pirate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Millard lands a head kick. The Pirate smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Millard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Millard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Pirate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
Millard tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Millard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Millard forces The Pirate back against the cage and clinches.
The Pirate misses with a punch to the body.
The Pirate stalling.
Millard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Pirate uses from the top position.
Millard is controlling The Pirate's posture.
The Pirate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Pirate advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate 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.
The Pirate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Millard misses with a low kick.
Blackbeard The Pirate is winning the standup battle so far.
Millard tries to clinch there but The Pirate circles away.
It looked like The Pirate was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Millard is looking to score with low kicks.
The Pirate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Pirate throws a sloppy head kick and Millard moves out of range easily.
The Pirate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Millard's hands.
Millard throws a head kick that misses.
Millard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Millard looks to land a right hand but The Pirate moved out of range.
Millard cracks The Pirate with a good jab.
A cross from The Pirate lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard digs a good body shot into The Pirate's ribs.
The Pirate misses with a hook
and Millard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Millard fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Pirate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Pirate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millard can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Pirate appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Millard fails to land the takedown.
Millard throws a sloppy body shot
and The Pirate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Millard is looking to clinch but The Pirate is avoiding it.
Millard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate is looking to slow Millard down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Pirate, right into the meat.
The Pirate misses with a hook. Millard ducked under it nicely.
The Pirate gets tackled into the cage by Millard. Millard maintains the clinch.
Millard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Millard.
A short left from The Pirate.
The Pirate misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Millard tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
The Pirate tries a body shot but Millard blocks it.
The Pirate leaning against his opponent.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
The Pirate tries to throw a body punch but Millard avoids it by throwing The Pirate back against the cage.
Millard misses with a punch on the inside.
Millard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Pirate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Millard.
The Pirate can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Millard tries to work over The Pirate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Pirate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Pirate seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Millard can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on The Pirate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Millard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Pirate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Millard.
The Pirate tries to land knees in the clinch but Millard avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for The Pirate.
The Pirate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from The Pirate.
The Pirate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Pirate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard blocks a body shot from The Pirate.
A right hand to the body from Millard.
Millard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Pirate.
Millard misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
Millard tries to throw a body punch but The Pirate avoids it by throwing Millard back against the cage.
Blackbeard The Pirate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Pirate works on Millard's body with a couple of short punches.
The Pirate misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Pirate tries to work over Millard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from The Pirate.
The Pirate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Millard is trying to pull guard but The Pirate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Pirate slows down the pace here.
A short right from Millard on the inside.
The Pirate misses with the head strike.
Millard lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blackbeard The Pirate dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Pirate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Millard checks a leg kick.
The Pirate misses the shot to the body.
The Pirate moves out of range as Millard throws a body kick.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses.
The Pirate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Millard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Millard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pirate was well out of range. Poor timing from Millard.
Millard throws a wild body kick that The Pirate sees coming a mile off.
The Pirate circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Pirate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Millard thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Pirate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Millard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Millard showed some decent athleticism there.
The Pirate keeping hold of Millard's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate is looking for a sweep. Millard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Pirate wants to get back to his feet.
The Pirate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Millard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two 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.
The Pirate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce Millard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Pirate lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Millard controls The Pirate momentarily but The Pirate frees himself.
The Pirate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Millard throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Pirate uses it to pass to side control.
Millard regains half guard.
The Pirate not doing much here.
Millard is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard keeps trying to improve his position.
The Pirate wants to take a breather but Millard is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Pirate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pirate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Pirate. That's going to slow Millard down.
The Pirate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Pirate throws the left hand but Millard avoids the punch easily.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Millard's shoulder, as Millard tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate scores with a jab.
Millard has a takedown stuffed.
Millard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Millard walks into a jab.
The Pirate throws an off balance right hand
and Millard counters with a nice leg kick.
The Pirate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Pirate misses with a leg kick.
No luck for Millard with that takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from The Pirate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Millard needs to keep his hands up - The Pirate had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by The Pirate as he connects with a hook.
Millard swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blackbeard The Pirate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Pirate, 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 for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Blackbeard The Pirate!
Blackbeard The Pirate wins by unanimous decision!
Blackbeard The Pirate was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashy Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos comes into the arena with Doom and Gloom by The Rolling Stones blaring out of the sound system. Larry has chosen Where I'm From, Marcy Son as his entrance music. Daniel Campos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashy Larry!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos misses with a straight left.
Larry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larry looks to land a left hand but Campos moved out of range nicely.
Campos misses with an uppercut. Larry saw that one coming.
Campos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larry on the side of the head.
Ashy Larry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larry tries a head kick but it misses.
Larry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campos connects with a body shot that sends Larry's belly button to the back.
Campos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larry scoring well with a low kick there.
Larry misses with a double jab.
Larry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Campos checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Campos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campos misses with a head kick.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Larry throws a jab but it's blocked by Campos.
A head kick by Campos misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Campos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry misses with a low kick.
Campos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larry was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Campos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larry lands a glancing blow to the side of Campos's head.
Campos throws a poor cross that misses
and Larry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Campos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Campos.
Campos gets to his feet. Larry looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Campos scores with a sloppy right hand. Larry should have avoided that one.
Campos defending well as Larry loads up on a big left hand.
Campos throws a head kick but Larry moves out of range.
Larry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larry throws a head kick that misses
and Campos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Campos tries to work over Larry's front leg with a kick but Larry checks it.
Campos throws the left hand but Larry avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campos jabs at Larry's body.
Campos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larry just misses with a punch to the body.
Larry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larry blocks a jab.
Larry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camposs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Larry throws a shot from downtown. Campos moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Larry.
Campos swings for the body but Larry moves out of range.
Larry throws out a powerful jab.
Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larry.
Larry throws a head kick that misses
and Campos counters with a nice uppercut.
Campos lands with a shot to the body.
Campos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larry.
Campos avoids a kick to the body.
Campos dodges the punch combination from Larry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos moves out of range of the body kick from Larry.
Campos defending well as Larry loads up on a big left hand.
Larry blocks a head kick by Campos.
Campos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Larry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larry misses with a body shot.
Campos throws the left hand but Larry avoids the punch easily.
Larry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campos at a distance.
Campos cracks Larry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Campos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Campos.
Larry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Campos misses with a body shot.
Campos lands a head shot.
It looks like Campos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Campos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Larry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campos.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Campos.
Larry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campos.
Larry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campos moves away.
Campos lands a jab.
Larry scores with a hook to the body. Campos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Campos.
Campos sizes up Larry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Larry throws a shot from downtown. Campos moves away and avoids it.
Larry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Campos can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larry throws a looping overhand right but Campos ducks down to avoid it.
Campos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larry.
Campos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Campos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campos cracks Larry with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Campos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Larry.
Larry throws a big shot that misses.
Larry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larry can do to turn this around?
Larry works Campos's body with a nice hook.
Campos cracks Larry with an open hand slap.
A big right from Campos misses.
Larry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Larry.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larry.
Campos thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Campos misses.
Larry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campos was well out of range. Poor timing from Larry.
Larry scores with a punch to the head.
Campos misses with a low kick.
Campos lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos connects with a leg kick. Larry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Larry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campos tries to clinch up
and Larry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel Campos is winning the standup battle so far.
Campos throws a head kick that misses.
Larry throws a head kick that misses.
Campos attempts a counter takedown but Larry avoids it well and moves away.
Campos misses with a looping left.
Larry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Larry throws a leg kick which misses Campos's front leg but catches the back leg as Campos tries to avoid it.
Larry looks to land a left hand but Campos moved out of range nicely.
Larry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campos. That did some damage!
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larry manages to avoid it.
Campos misses with a few strikes there.
Campos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larry.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campos throws a head kick but Larry moves out of range.
Larry flicks out a counter leg kick but Campos steps away.
Campos misses with a wild body shot.
Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campos staying out of range there.
Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larry scores with a hook.
Larry misses with a leg kick
and Campos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campos just misses with a punch to the body.
Larry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Larry avoids the body shot from Campos.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larry misses with a hook.
Campos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Larry misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larry avoids the head kick by Campos.
Larry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campos.
Nice body kick there by Larry.
Larry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Campos clobbers Larry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Campos looks to land a right hand but Larry moved out of range.
Campos lands a right hook to the body.
Larry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Campos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larry can pounce on him.
Campos takes a swing at Larry's ribcage but misses.
Campos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larry lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campos throws a head kick but Larry moves out of range.
Larry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larry slips under a jab from Campos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry misses with a hook. Campos ducked under it nicely.
Campos takes one on the button.
Larry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Campos throws a shot from downtown. Larry moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Campos misses.
Larry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Campos - just one landing.
Campos misses with a double jab.
Campos throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Larry misses.
Larry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campos.
Campos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Larry avoids the body shot from Campos.
Campos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larry on the side of the head.
Campos moves out of range as Larry strikes.
Larry circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larry scores with a decent looking hook.
Larry throws the kick towards the body but Campos avoids it.
Nice shot by Campos.
Larry cracks Campos with an open hand slap.
Larry misses with a right hand
and Campos counters with a straight right hand.
Larry misses with a body shot.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
Larry throws a shot to the body.
Campos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larry throws a hook but Campos avoids it easily.
Campos misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos's corner calls for a 1-2. Campos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larry connects with an inside leg kick.
Larry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Campos throws out the jab.
Campos backing away here, and Larry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campos is out of range and Larry settles back down.
Campos throws a shot from downtown. Larry moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Larry sprawls and moves away.
Larry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Campos.
Larry throws the left hand but Campos avoids the punch easily.
Larry slips a jab from Campos.
Campos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campos jabs Larry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larry ducks under a wild hook from Campos.
Larry misses with a wild body shot.
Larry misses the jab.
Larry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Larry.
Larry swings widly with a right hand
and Campos counters with a straight right hand.
Campos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Campos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Campos is looking to clinch.
Larry throws out a counter right but Campos avoids it with no problem.
Campos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larry misses with an uppercut. Campos saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Campos tries to counter with a takedown but Larry is quick to defend against it.
Campos is looking to clinch.
Campos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Campos slips under a jab.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Campos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Campos throws a hook but Larry avoids it easily.
Larry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campos finds it's way round the side to connect with Larry's head.
Campos missing with a left hand there. Larry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larry misses with a hook. Campos ducked under it nicely.
Larry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Campos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Larry throws a hook but Campos blocks it.
Campos slips under a jab from Larry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campos lands with a shot to the body.
Larry misses with a body shot.
Campos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Larry misses with a low kick.
Campos feinted with a counter takedown.
Larry scoring well with a low kick there.
Larry blocks a jab.
Campos misses with a body shot.
Campos throws a hook to the side of Larry's head but Larry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campos throws a wild body kick that Larry sees coming a mile off.
Campos throws a body shot but no joy.
Campos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Larry misses.
Decent striking displayed by Larry there.
Larry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Campos circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Campos throws an overhand right that lands on Larry's shoulder, as Larry tries to avoid the shot.
Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larry blocks a head kick by Campos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Campos.
Larry throws out a counter right but Campos avoids it with no problem.
Campos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larry.
Larry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Campos misses its intended target.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
Larry ducks under a wild hook from Campos.
Campos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larry.
Campos lands a glancing blow to the side of Larry's head.
Larry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Campos to counter with a crisp jab.
Larry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Campos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Daniel Campos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good exchange - Campos coming out on top.
Campos takes one on the button.
Larry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campos misses with a kick to the body.
Campos throws out a loose jab but Larry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Campos counters with a good low kick that Larry was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Campos.
Larry throws a nice looking combination but Campos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos moves out of range as Larry strikes.
Larry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larry is looking to slow Campos down with leg kicks.
Larry slips under a jab from Campos.
Larry misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larry is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Larry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campos.
Campos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Larry sprawls and moves away.
Larry moves out of range as Campos strikes.
Jab by Campos.
Larry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Campos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Campos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Campos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larry slips a straight right by Campos.
Campos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Campos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larry. That did some damage!
Larry slips under a jab.
Campos throws a push kick but Larry slaps the foot to one side.
Larry lands a nice hook to Campos's body. Campos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larry can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos lands with an uppercut that bounces Larry off the cage and back into range.
Larry looks to land a left hand but Campos moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Campos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Campos.
Larry scores with a nice head shot.
Larry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larry misses with a straight left.
Campos's corner calls for a 1-2. Campos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larry throws a right and a left that Campos avoids nicely.
Campos swings for the body but Larry moves out of range.
Larry ducks under a wild hook from Campos.
Larry throws a counter combo.
Campos looks to score with a jab to the body but Larry is just out of range.
A lazy left from Campos finds it's target.
Campos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larry misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Campos misses.
Larry takes a swing at Campos's ribcage but misses.
Campos misses with a left hand
letting Larry counter with a right hand.
Larry ducks under a wild hook from Campos.
Campos misses with a body shot.
Larry feints and then cracks Campos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campos down.
Campos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Campos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Larry tries a low kick but Campos avoids it.
Larry stuns Campos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larry swings for the body but Campos moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Campos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larry connects with a high kick.
Larry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Campos misses the target.
Campos throws an overhand right that lands on Larry's shoulder, as Larry tries to avoid the shot.
Larry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campos misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
Campos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Larry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Larry.
Larry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Campos looks to score with a jab to the body but Larry is just out of range.
Campos looks to land a left hand but Larry moved out of range nicely.
Campos's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Larry throws a solid leg kick but Campos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larry.
Campos slips a straight right by Larry.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
Campos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Larry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campos manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ashy Larry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Larry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campos.
Campos misses with a double jab
and Larry counters with a nice uppercut.
Larry lands a head kick. Campos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Campos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larry just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCampos.
Campos tries to clinch up but Larry circles away and keeps his distance.
Campos moves out of range of the body kick from Larry.
Campos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larry. That did some damage!
Larry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Campos misses with a low kick.
Campos cracks Larry with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos throws a head kick that half lands.
Larry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Campos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Campos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Campos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Campos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos throws a head kick but Larry moves out of range.
Campos dips to his left and cracks Larry with an uppercut!
Campos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Larry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Campos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larry misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Campos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larry blocks a head kick by Campos.
Larry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Campos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larry throws out the jab.
Larry works over Campos's head and body with a nice combination.
Larry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Campos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campos lands with an uppercut that bounces Larry off the cage and back into range.
Campos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campos connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Campos. That snapped Larry's head back.
Larry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Larry stuns Campos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campos avoids the body shot from Larry.
A clash of legs there as Campos blocks the low kick.
Campos loads up on a big right hand but Larry slips the punch.
Larry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campos.
Larry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campos.
Larry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Campos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Campos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larry moves away.
Jab, jab by Campos - just one landing.
Larry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larry clobbers Campos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ashy Larry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Campos - just one landing.
Campos tries to close the distance and clinch but Larry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Campos checks a leg kick.
Campos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry throws a jab when Campos was well out of range.
Larry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Campos at a distance.
Larry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Campos throws a looping overhand right but Larry ducks down to avoid it.
Larry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campos.
Larry slips a straight right by Campos.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larry.
Larry loads up on a big right hand but Campos slips the punch.
Larry connects with a leg kick. Campos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campos missing with a left hand there. Larry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larry checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws the left hand but Larry avoids the punch easily.
Campos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry scores with a leg kick.
Campos misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larry tried to score with a low kick but Campos checks it.
Larry throws out a leg kick but Campos moves out of range and Larry only half commits.
Campos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Larry.
Campos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campos misses with a hook.
Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larry.
Campos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larry throws a leg kick that misses.
Campos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larry.
Campos misses the jab.
Larry throws out a counter right but Campos avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Campos.
Well Campos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Daniel Campos!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Daniel Campos!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Daniel Campos!
Daniel Campos wins by unanimous decision!
Daniel Campos retains his super heavyweight title!
Daniel Campos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Ashy Larry had this to say: 'Shit, I stole training money out of my girls purse. I told her I was taking out the trash.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzsimmons has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jim Fitzsimmons was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Judah lands with a hook. Fitzsimmons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Judah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fitzsimmons on the side of the head.
Judah has closed the distance and engaged Fitzsimmons in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzsimmons.
We've been informed that Fitzsimmons 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.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Judah.
Judah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Fitzsimmons. That snapped Judah's head back.
Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzsimmons missing with knees to the body.
Fitzsimmons blocks an elbow strike.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah misses with some punches.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzsimmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzsimmonss head.
Fitzsimmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzsimmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Fitzsimmons with an uppercut!
Judah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fitzsimmons.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Judah blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Fitzsimmons moved away.
Fitzsimmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Judah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzsimmons lands with a good body shot.
Judah misses with a body shot
and Fitzsimmons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but Judah avoids it.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook to the body. Judah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Fitzsimmons thows a body kick. Judah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Judah rather than just go for the knockout.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Judah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fitzsimmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah tries to clinch but Fitzsimmons is having none of it.
Judah lands a jab to the nose.
Judah swinging wildly here.
Fitzsimmons shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzsimmons circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah looks to land a combination but Fitzsimmons avoids it well.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fitzsimmons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Judah misses with a combination
and Fitzsimmons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looks like Judah has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Fitzsimmons had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Fitzsimmons's belly button to the back.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 David Judah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Judah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Judah throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Donk. Fitzsimmons catches Judah right on the button with a cross.
Fitzsimmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab.
Fitzsimmons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judah throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judah slips a straight right by Fitzsimmons.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fitzsimmons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzsimmons scrambles back to his feet.
Fitzsimmons keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judah staying out of range there.
Fitzsimmons lands with a kick to the ribs.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzsimmons is looking to land body kicks.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fitzsimmons connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fitzsimmons.
Nice straight punches there by Fitzsimmons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Judah if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzsimmons is fending him off so far but Judah persists. Nope, Fitzsimmons circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fitzsimmons dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah prevents a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzsimmons's elbow.
Fitzsimmons presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Judah lands an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Judah.
Judah lands with a nice body punch.
Judah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fitzsimmons.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Fitzsimmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
It looks like David Judah has been cut.
Judah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick
and Fitzsimmons counters with a one-two to the body.
Judah is rocked!
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judah wants to clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Fitzsimmons.
Judah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
And Fitzsimmons responds with a good body kick, but Judah manages to step out the way in time.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Judah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Fitzsimmons.
Jim Fitzsimmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judah takes one on the button.
No joy there for Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah clinches with his opponent.
Fitzsimmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah avoiding damage as Fitzsimmons throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons lands with a right to the head.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzsimmons lands with a light punch inside.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Fitzsimmons misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah is looking to clinch.
Fitzsimmons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judah closes the distance and pushes Fitzsimmons back into the cage.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fitzsimmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Judah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Judah looks to land a left hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range nicely.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Judah dives in for a single leg takedown but Fitzsimmons sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Judah misses with a combination
and Fitzsimmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah cracks Fitzsimmons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range.
Judah looks to land a combination. Fitzsimmons sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Judah looks to land a combination but Fitzsimmons avoids it well.
Judah slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Judah tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzsimmons manages to circle out of the way.
Judah shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah throws a series of punches but Fitzsimmons avoids them all with ease.
Judah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fitzsimmons!
Fitzsimmons lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Judah lands with a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side.
Judah is looking to clinch but Fitzsimmons is avoiding it.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Judah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Judah lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzsimmons's sensitive parts.
Judah will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fitzsimmons wants to land a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Judah lands a head shot.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Judah throws a right hand that Fitzsimmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Fitzsimmons also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Fitzsimmons. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fitzsimmons.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzsimmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fitzsimmons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fitzsimmons tries a low kick but Judah avoids it.
Fitzsimmons sizes up Judah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fitzsimmons, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fitzsimmons. That's going to slow Judah down.
Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Judah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fitzsimmons - the referee stops the clock and Judah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fitzsimmons. Judah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fitzsimmons.
Judah blocks a head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Judah moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head.
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Judah.
I think Judah 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jim Fitzsimmons!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jim Fitzsimmons!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jim Fitzsimmons!
Jim Fitzsimmons wins by unanimous decision!
As Jim Fitzsimmons got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I dedicate this victory to "Rowdy" Roddy Piper! Rest in peace, Hot Rod!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Finkle lands a nice shot to the body.
Finkle has managed to clinch.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finkle as Kersikov tries to tie him up.
Finkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kersikov's defenses.
It looks like Vlad Kersikov has been cut.
Finkle avoiding damage as Kersikov throws knees to the body.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.
Kersikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finkle or not.
Finkle trying to land knees to the body.
Kersikov works on Finkle's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle presses Kersikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kersikov's face.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kersikov works on Finkle's body with a couple of short punches.
Finkle lands an elbow inside that Kersikov shrugs off.
That has opened up Vlad Kersikov's cut even more.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finkle misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Finkle.
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finkle misses with an elbow strike.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finkle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kersikov obliges.
Finkle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kersikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Kersikov avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
Finkle lands a damaging elbow.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Finkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Vlad Kersikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov trying to land knees to the body.
Kersikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkle avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kersikov is defending well for now.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Finkle.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kersikov missing with knees to the body.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Finkle tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Kersikov.
Finkle blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Finkle.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Finkle controls his hands.
Kersikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the head but Kersikov blocks with his arms.
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kersikov obliges.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Finkle lands a hook that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Kersikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Finkle is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finkle is looking to break free of the clinch but Kersikov has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Finkle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov's cut.
That's time! Finkle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Finkle.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
Finkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
Finkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kersikov tests Finkle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov walks into a jab.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finkle backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vlad Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finkle misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov 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.
Kersikov moves forwards but Finkle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Finkle moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kersikov has managed to clinch.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vlad Kersikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kersikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kersikov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finkle lands an elbow just above Kersikov 's eye.
Kersikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finkles head.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Kersikov lands an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Kersikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kersikov dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Kersikov looking to throw knees to the head but Finkle is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov missing with knees to the body.
Kersikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkle avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle lands an elbow inside that Kersikov shrugs off.
Finkle manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Finkle misses.
Kersikov misses the body punch
and Finkle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Finkle rather than just go for the knockout.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Finkle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick from Finkle lands but Kersikov takes it in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kersikov - that will leave a mark!
Finkle throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Finkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finkle moves into the clinch successfully.
Kersikov avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Finkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finkle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kersikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov lands a nice uppercut.
Finkle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kersikov - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kersikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kersikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Finkle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into Finkle's ribs.
Kersikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Finkle.
Kersikov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Finkle throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov rushes Finkle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kersikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finkle blocking some punches.
Kersikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle lands a damaging elbow.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Kersikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov is working Finkle over against the cage.
Finkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov pushes Finkle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kersikov gets through Finkle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finkle takes a shot to the head.
Kersikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kersikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finkles head.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Kersikov avoids the damage to the body.
Kersikov pushes Finkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov managing to block the knees to the body from Finkle.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kersikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kersikov lands a knee to the body.
Finkle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kersikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kersikov gets through Finkle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kersikov.
Finkle is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finkles head.
Oh Finkle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kersikov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Finkle's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Finkle drops to his knees and Kersikov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Kersikov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Jangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes to the cage accompanied by Dead by Dawn by Deicide. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Jangles!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Jangles throws a front kick that sends Padilla stumbling back into the cage.
Padilla looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jangles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Padilla's calf.
Jab, jab by Padilla - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Padilla checks a leg kick.
Padilla quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jangles fakes the leg kick and cracks Padilla in the body.
Jangles throws a big shot that misses.
Lester Jangles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Jangles.
The crowd cheers as Padilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jangles doesn't seem phased though.
Padilla needs to keep his hands up - Jangles had a free shot at his head there.
Jangles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jangles connects with a body shot that sends Padilla's belly button to the back.
We've been informed that Jangles 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.
Jangles misses with a low kick.
Padilla appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jangles throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Padilla to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Lester Jangles has been cut.
A nice combination there by Jangles.
Jangles scores with a jab.
Jangles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padilla. Padilla circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jangles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles connects with a looping right hand.
Padilla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jangles if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick by Padilla misses
and Jangles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Padilla thinking.
Jangles throws the kick towards the body but Padilla avoids it.
Padilla scores with a decent looking hook.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Jangles throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla fakes the leg kick and cracks Jangles in the body.
Jangles takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Padilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jangles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Padilla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Padilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla misses with the body kick
and Jangles counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jangles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jangles misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Padilla misses
and Jangles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jangles!
Jangles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jangles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Padilla looks to throw a body kick
and Jangles counters with a crisp right hand that drops Padilla! Jangles lets Padilla back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Padilla is rocked!
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
Jangles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Padilla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jangles throws a lazy uppercut
and Padilla counters with a three punch combo that has Jangles backing up. Jangles nods at Padilla to acknowledge the strikes.
Jangles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Padilla's head.
Jangles wants to land a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Jangles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jangles takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
Jangles lands a jab to Padilla's midsection.
Jangles connects with a solid leg kick.
Jangles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Padilla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jangles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Padilla had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jangles goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Padilla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a leg kick that knocks Jangles off balance momentarily.
Padilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jangles throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla seems to have got his legs back now.
Jangles moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
Jangles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jangles connects with a leg kick. Padilla looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Padilla misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
Jangles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Padilla throws a right hand that Jangles ducks under and follows up with a left that Jangles also avoids with ease.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body
and Jangles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Padilla is predictable there
and Jangles counters with a thumping low kick.
Padilla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla tests Jangles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Padilla.
Jangles lands with a slapping head kick.
Jangles motions for Padilla to come forward. Jangles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jangles looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jangles.
Jangles misses with an uppercut
and Padilla counters with a head kick. That will keep Jangles thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jangles throws a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a nice uppercut.
Padilla scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jangles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Padilla's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jangles.
Padilla thows a body kick. Jangles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jangles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jangles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Padilla.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jangles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Jangles dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jangles tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Jangles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jangles.
Padilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Jangles.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Jangles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jangles - that will leave a mark!
Padilla avoids the head kick by Jangles.
As Jangles looks to move away, Padilla throws a big counter combo bu Jangles just gets out of the way.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padilla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jangles's corner calls for a 1-2. Jangles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Padilla scores with a head kick. Jangles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jangles connects with a solid leg kick.
Jangles scores with a body shot.
Padilla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jangles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Padilla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Jangles.
Jangles misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Jangles checks a leg kick.
Padilla loads up on a big right hand but Jangles slips the punch.
Padilla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jangles.
Padilla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Padilla finds it's target.
Jangles moves out of range of the leg kick from Padilla.
A lazy body kick from Jangles
and Padilla counters with a good, hard body kick but Jangles shrugs it off.
Jangles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jangles checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
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!
Jangles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Padilla might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a head kick but Jangles moves out of range.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jangles cracks Padilla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Padilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Jangles.
Padilla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jangles with a hook.
Jangles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Padilla misses with a straight right.
Jangles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Padilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Padilla misses with an uppercut
and Jangles counters with a left and a right... And another left! Padilla is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Jangles!
Lester Jangles decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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