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Ascension 339 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii comes to the cage accompanied by Knocksville Girl. 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
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lin, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bunkley Iii checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunkley Iii.
We've been hearing reports that Bunkley Iii has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bunkley Iii shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lin has his hands clasped together around Bunkley Iii's back. He's all about the action.
Bunkley Iii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lin is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii wants to pass the guard but Lin is defending well.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunkley Iii thows a huge punch but Lin dodges it nicely.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Bunkley Iii winds up and cracks Lin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Bunkley Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Bunkley Iii working Lin over with strikes.
Bunkley Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lin is looking to control Bunkley Iii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lin avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Bunkley Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bunkley Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bunkley Iii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.
Lin taking some punishment here, with Bunkley Iii in his half guard.
Bunkley Iii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunkley Iii slips a nice elbow through Lin's hands, connecting with Lin's forehead.
Bunkley Iii is trying to control. Lin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunkley Iii lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin has hold of Bunkley Iii's hands but Bunkley Iii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lin is rocked!
Bunkley Iii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lin is still in real trouble! Can Bunkley Iii finish him?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunkley Iii.
Lin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bunkley Iii wants to work for an arm triangle but Lin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bunkley Iii 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.
Lin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bunkley Iii.
Lin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunkley Iii looking to pass the guard.
Lin managing to control the position.
Bunkley Iii scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin has momentary wrist control but Bunkley Iii slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of elbows.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunkley Iii chips away with some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Lin has wrist control.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lin is pulling down on Bunkley Iii's head to control his posture.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Lin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Lin!
Lin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bunkley Iii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lin has managed to get both his arms back between Bunkley Iii's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bunkley Iii drives through with a takedown into Lin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lin pulls Bunkley Iii in close to prevent any damage.
Bunkley Iii with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eliod Bunkley Iii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunkley Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lin controls Bunkley Iii momentarily but Bunkley Iii frees himself.
Bunkley Iii scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lin trying to keep a closed guard but Bunkley Iii is proving a slippery customer.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Lin has wrist control.
Bunkley Iii throws an elbow that misses. Lin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunkley Iii's guard. Nice move by Lin!
Bunkley Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lin manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Lin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii distracts Lin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving.
Lin working a defensive guard here.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes from guard but Lin blocks nicely.
Bunkley Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lin is trying to keep Bunkley Iii in close.
Bunkley Iii trying to control but Lin is working from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii chips away with some ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bunkley Iii is pushing down on Lin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bunkley Iii has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunkley Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lin can do to turn this around?
Bunkley Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bunkley Iii is looking for a kimura but Lin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bunkley Iii to get the leverage.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bunkley Iii is keen to just control but Lin is a slippery customer.
Bunkley Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bunkley Iii connects with a nice short shot to Lin's temple.
Bunkley Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bunkley Iii tries for a takedown but Lin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bunkley Iii closes the distance and clinches up with Lin, looking for a takedown. Bunkley Iii pushes Lin against the cage but Lin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunkley Iii throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lin was covering up waiting for the punch and Bunkley Iii finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lin pulls Bunkley Iii in close to prevent any damage.
Bunkley Iii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes from guard but Lin blocks nicely.
Bunkley Iii forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Bunkley Iii has control of the leg.
Bunkley Iii working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bunkley Iii is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bunkley Iii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lin tries to roll over but Bunkley Iii keeps him under control.
Bunkley Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bunkley Iii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii slows the pace down in half guard.
Bunkley Iii working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Bunkley Iii trying to mount his opponent but Lin defends it.
Lin is looking to improve his position.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bunkley Iii is thwarting Lin's attempts to control the position.
Bunkley Iii is nestled in close to Lin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunkley Iii.
Sheng Chung Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bunkley Iii.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bunkley Iii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunkley Iii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bunkley Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lin is trying to control the position but Bunkley Iii postures up.
Bunkley Iii tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bunkley Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bunkley Iii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliod Bunkley Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bunkley Iii, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliod Bunkley Iii!
After the fight, Eliod Bunkley Iii was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Bleed for Me. Frank Rizzo Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr staying out of range there.
Rizzo Jr swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Price counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Price 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 Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Price manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rizzo Jr. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price checks a leg kick.
Price looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Price lands with a cross.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Rizzo Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo Jr misses with the combination.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price throws out a loose jab but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Price checks the leg kick.
Price half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but Price avoids it.
Price moves forwards but Rizzo Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr 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.
Nice shot by Rizzo Jr.
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!
Price slips under a jab.
Rizzo Jr swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price lands an overhand right.
Rizzo Jr misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Price.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Price throws a series of punches but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
It seemed like Rizzo Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Price lands a nice hook to Rizzo Jr's body. Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzo Jr misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Price checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Price fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rizzo Jr just manages to avoid it.
Price blocks a jab.
Price appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Price counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab. Price acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Price connects with a right hand. Rizzo Jr shakes it off.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Price sizes up Rizzo Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Price blocks a head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Price avoids the head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Price is looking to counter the offense by Rizzo Jr and move into the clinch.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rizzo Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzo Jr in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Price dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Rizzo Jr is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rizzo Jr is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Price doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Rizzo Jr crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Rizzo Jr's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Price!
After winning the bout, Dan Price thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Frank Rizzo Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well this is embarrassing and certainly worthy of rage quitting!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. Hernandez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal Technique - Golpe De Estado. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been informed that Hernandez 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.
Blaylock throws a front kick aimed at Hernandez's knee but Hernandez avoids it well.
Blaylock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaylock throws out the jab.
Blaylock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Blaylock is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Blaylock misses.
Blaylock misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaylock misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaylock's knee momentarily.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaylock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Sergio Hernandez has been cut.
A jab-cross combination lands for Blaylock and sends Hernandez crashing to the mat! Blaylock follows him down to the mat - Hernandez regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Hernandez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Blaylock not doing much here.
Blaylock continues to stall.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blaylock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blaylock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hernandez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Blaylock lands a nice looking body kick.
Blaylock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hernandez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head.
Blaylock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaylock. That did some damage!
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaylock circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaylock. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Blaylock avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1-2. Hernandez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaylock.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernandez.
Blaylock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernandez on the side of the head.
Blaylock lands a really nice looking cross but Hernandez seems unphased.
Blaylock throws a chopping leg kick but Hernandez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaylock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Blaylock scores with the left hand. Hernandez knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Hernandez tenderised Blaylock's leg. Blaylock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blaylock closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hernandez out cold! Hernandez corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mookie Blaylock!
Mookie Blaylock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Luster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Luster!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Luster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hume doesn't seem phased though.
Luster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luster is looking to chop away at Hume's legs.
Hume does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luster checks a leg kick.
Luster throws a leg kick that misses.
Luster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hume swings for the body but Luster moves out of range.
Hume misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hume circles away quickly and effectively.
Hume jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Luster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luster.
Luster throws a leg kick but Hume checks it.
Luster throws a hook but Hume blocks it.
Hume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luster lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Luster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hume finds it's way round the side to connect with Luster's head.
Luster throws a leg kick
and Hume finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Luster misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hume.
A leg kick checked by Hume.
Luster lands a lovely overhand right.
Hume thumps Luster with a low kick.
Luster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luster blocks the body kick.
Hume takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hume tries to clinch there but Luster circles away.
Hume throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hume lands a big head kick that sends Luster tumbling to the mat! Hume takes a step backwards and waves Luster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hume throws a low kick, looking for Luster's leg but Luster calmly moves out of range.
Nice cross by Luster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses with a body kick.
Hume scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hume clinches with his opponent.
Luster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Hume.
Hume pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hume tries to work over Luster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hume misses with a punch on the inside.
Luster lands an uppercut.
Hume digs a right hand into Luster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luster's gas tank.
Luster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luster blocks a body shot from Hume.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster tries a body shot but Hume blocks it.
Luster lands a hook that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
A short left from Luster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
Luster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hume lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hume blocking some punches.
Luster pushes Hume back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hume lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hume.
Luster looks winded!
Hume misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luster.
Luster lands with a short shot to the head.
Hume is pushing Luster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hume misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luster.
Hume stalling.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
Hume misses with some punches.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Hume tries to throw a body punch but Luster avoids it by throwing Hume back against the cage.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hume tries a body shot but Luster blocks it.
Hume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luster's elbow.
Hume is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luster scores with a shot to the side of Hume's head.
Still in the clinch, Luster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hume throws a head punch that 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 Sawyer Hume will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luster. Hume does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hume closes the distance and clinches.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
A frustrated look appears on Luster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luster misses with the head strike.
Luster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Luster misses with a punch to the body.
Hume lands a body shot.
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luster is trying to break the clinch but Hume is controlling him.
A short right from Hume.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luster blocks a body shot from Hume.
Hume stalling the fight.
Hume pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luster takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mack Luster has been cut.
Hume working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luster has a couple of punches blocked by Hume.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume misses with a body punch.
A short right from Luster on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hume.
A head punch on the inside from Luster fails to land.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luster as Hume tries to tie him up.
Luster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hume misses with some punches.
Hume misses with a punch to the body.
Sawyer Hume has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luster working hard to break the clinch.
Luster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hume creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hume.
Hume has a couple of punches blocked by Luster.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Luster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hume throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hume misses with a body kick.
Luster throws a right hand that Hume ducks under and follows up with a left that Hume also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Hume tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hume fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Luster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hume throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hume scores with a push kick.
Hume misses with a low kick as Luster jumps back.
Hume 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hume scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luster doesn't seem bothered though.
Hume with a hook.
Luster moves away from the strike by Hume.
Hume connects with an inside leg kick.
Hume misses with a straight right.
Hume misses with a kick to the body.
Hume swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hume scores with a shot to the body.
Hume throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hume is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luster can do to turn this around?
Hume throws a series of punches but Luster moves out of range.
Hume throws a head kick that misses.
Hume swings for the body but Luster moves out of range.
Luster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hume's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume walks into a stiff left hand from Luster.
Luster slips a straight right by Hume.
Hume lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luster's sensitive parts.
Hume has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hume takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Luster misses with the head strike.
Hume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hume stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hume connects with the punch.
Hume connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luster misses with a straight left.
Luster looks to land a left hand but Hume moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawyer Hume dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mack Luster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hume moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luster checks a low kick from Hume.
Hume throws a leg kick but Luster sees it coming and moves out of range.
You can see that Luster has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Luster throws a low kick, looking for Hume's leg but Hume calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Luster. That snapped Hume's head back.
Luster slips a jab and a cross from Hume.
Hume misses with a wild combination.
Hume gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hume misses the target.
Hume feints and then cracks Luster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luster down.
Hume throws a body shot but no joy.
Sawyer Hume is winning the standup battle so far.
Luster lands a jab to Hume's midsection.
No joy there for Hume, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luster only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hume throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hume throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hume misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luster throws a hook but Hume avoids it easily.
A jab from Luster misses.
Hume appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hume fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Hume backs off Luster throws a huge counter combo but Hume manages to avoid it all.
Hume keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hume loads up on a big right hand but Luster slips the punch.
Good shot there by Hume.
Hume scores with a kick to the body.
Hume paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hume uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luster.
And Hume counters with a quick kick to the body but Luster blocks it.
Luster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mack Luster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume has managed to clinch.
Hume scores with a shot to the side of Luster's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume prevents a body shot from Luster.
A bit of stalling here from Hume.
Luster misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hume.
Hume lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hume misses with a punch to the body.
Luster throws a punch but it's blocked by Hume.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luster.
Hume doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hume.
Hume looking to slow down the pace here.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by Luster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume blocks an uppercut.
Luster tries to work over Hume's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hume tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hume lands with a left to the head.
Hume fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Hume.
Luster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hume blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luster.
Hume blocking some punches.
Luster blocks a body shot from Hume.
Hume blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sawyer Hume is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Hume.
Hume misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hume.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Luster as the two fighters clinch.
Luster swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hume has Luster pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hume.
Luster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luster takes a shot to the head.
Luster has a couple of punches blocked by Hume.
Hume is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luster.
A head punch on the inside from Luster fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sawyer Hume showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hume has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sawyer Hume!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poutsi, pushing him back against the cage.
Poutsi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Avitan digs a right hand underneath Poutsi's ribcage. Poutsi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Avitan.
Avitan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avitan pushes Poutsi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avitan lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that Poutsi 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.
A short right from Avitan.
Poutsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avitan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Avitan tries to work over Poutsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poutsi blocks a body shot from Avitan.
Avitan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avitan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Avitan on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poutsi lands a body shot.
Poutsi wants to stall.
Poutsi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan gets underhooks to prevent Poutsi's takedown attempt.
Avitan lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Poutsi.
Avitan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Avitan taking a breather.
Avitan tries to throw a body punch but Poutsi avoids it by throwing Avitan back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
Avitan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poutsi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poutsi working aggressively here.
Poutsi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Avitan gets underhooks to prevent Poutsi's takedown attempt.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Poutsi.
Poutsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poutsi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Avitan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poutsi is looking to control Avitan's arms but Avitan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poutsi has his back to the cage.
Poutsi blocks an uppercut.
Avitan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Avitan taking a breather.
Poutsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutsi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avitan misses with a punch to the body.
Poutsi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avitan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands a body punch.
Poutsi digs a right hand underneath Avitan's ribcage. Avitan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poutsi as Avitan tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poutsi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Avitan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Avitan lands an uppercut.
Poutsi misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avitan.
Avitan cracks Poutsi with a nice body shot.
Avitan tries to throw a body punch but Poutsi avoids it by throwing Avitan back against the cage.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
Avitan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Avitan has Poutsi pushed against the cage.
Avitan tries to work over Poutsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi has picked Avitan up - he's going for a ride! Poutsi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Avitan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Poutsi is on him like a limpet, forcing Avitan back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
Avitan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Poutsi.
Poutsi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poutsi misses with a punch to the body.
Avitan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Avitan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan has a couple of punches blocked by Poutsi.
Avitan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poutsis head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Avitan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Poutsi or not.
Avitan lands a hook that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Poutsi trying to land knees to the body.
Poutsi lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poutsi wants to slow Avitan down by chopping away at his legs.
Avitan cracks the inside of Poutsi's front leg.
Poutsi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avitan slips under a jab from Poutsi.
Avitan scores with a jab to the body.
Poutsi fails with a takedown attempt.
Avitan misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutsi misses with a right hand
and Avitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poutsi throws a lazy uppercut
and Avitan counters with a body kick that stops Poutsi in his tracks momentarily.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch but Avitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poutsi throws a leg kick but Avitan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Poutsi throws an off balance right hand
and Avitan counters with a thumping low kick.
Poutsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avitan.
Poutsi is looking to slow Avitan down with leg kicks.
Avitan misses with a low kick.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch but Avitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Avitan tries to work over Poutsi's front leg with a kick but Poutsi checks it.
Some wild striking there from Avitan.
Avitan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poutsi can do to turn this around?
Poutsi misses with a hook. Avitan ducked under it nicely.
Poutsi takes one to the chin there.
Poutsi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Avitan misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi looks to land a left hand but Avitan moved out of range nicely.
Avitan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poutsi throws out a leg kick but Avitan moves out of range and Poutsi only half commits.
Yossi Avitan is winning the standup battle so far.
Poutsi throws a hook but Avitan blocks it.
Poutsi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Avitan checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Avitan.
Poutsi checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poutsi takes the fight into the clinch.
Poutsi has a couple of punches blocked by Avitan.
Avitan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
Avitan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avitan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poutsi looking to throw knees to the head but Avitan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poutsi has hold of one of Avitan's legs. Avitan is fighting the takedown attempt but Poutsi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Avitan pushes Poutsi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Avitan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poutsi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avitan pushes Poutsi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Avitan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avitan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Poutsi misses with a punch to the body.
Avitan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Avitan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Avitan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poutsi is breathing heavily.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
Avitan is stalling here.
Poutsi wants a takedown.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avitan lands an uppercut.
Avitan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Avitan.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Avitan lands with a left to the head.
Avitan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Avitan misses with the head strike.
Poutsi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poutsi has Avitan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avitan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Poutsi.
Poutsi wants to stall.
Avitan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Poutsi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Avitan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poutsi misses with a punch on the inside.
Avitan avoiding damage.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Poutsi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Avitan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Avitan.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Poutsi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Avitan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutsi tries to stall but Avitan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avitan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Avitan.
Avitan pushes Poutsi against the cage. Avitan is working some dirty boxing. Avitan pushes off with a quick right hook! Poutsi goes down! Poutsi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Avitan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Never More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). More comes to the cage accompanied by Never More. Johnson has chosen New York Ska Jazz Ensemble - Haitian fight song 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Never More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More pulls out of a head kick attempt.
More misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that More sees coming a mile off.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but More takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
More appears to be looking for a big counter.
More just misses with a punch to the body.
More moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and More connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab from More.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson 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.
More lands with a thumping leg kick.
More lands a head kick!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. More sees it coming and avoids it easily.
More jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but More is just out of range.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Johnson backs away, More returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
More's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson cracks the inside of More's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More throws a big shot that misses.
More misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
More throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
More throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
More lands a head kick!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. More was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like More wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but More steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
More goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. More sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for More.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but More steps away.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook.
More is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
More is looking for a counter combo.
More paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from More tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson pushes More away with a front kick.
More throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson pushes More away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
More throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
More pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Johnson misses.
More punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
More tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
More walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
More jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and More counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Never More will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
More fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson cracks More with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Never More has been cut.
More motions for Johnson to come forward. More throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
More tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
More throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
More moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
More misses with a low kick.
Johnson looks for the body kick but More saw that one coming.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on More if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from More misses the target.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and More counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from More. Those never looked like landing.
More throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
More throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
More misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
More misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and More counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
More avoids the body shot from Johnson.
More throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps More thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but More manages to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but More is just out of range.
More missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
More is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
More ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
More is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
More throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but More sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
More closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
More will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson tries to work over More's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
More misses with some punches.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but More uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More moves out of range of the body kick.
More fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
More takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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 chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab when More was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and More tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
More lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Johnson tries to get set, More tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson throws a head kick but More moves out of range.
More with a nice cross.
More avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and More makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and More counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Never More's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson tries a low kick but More avoids it.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but More manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
More is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Floyd Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
More feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
More checks a leg kick nicely.
More lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More avoids a kick to the body.
More tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
More smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
More connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from More on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
More avoids a kick to the body.
More scores with a push kick.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
More tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from More.
More fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but More moved away.
Floyd Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
More avoids a kick to the body.
More fails in his attempt to clinch.
More throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
More tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson motions for More to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
More takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
More moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from More.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from More finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
More lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
More throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
More goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends More's belly button to the back.
More throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
More misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but More moved away.
More feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from More misses the target.
More tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but More steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds his right hand into More's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson thuds a left hand into More's body.
More sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
More pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. More follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
More throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from More misses the target.
Johnson throws a head kick but More moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from More misses the target.
More slips under a jab.
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 Never More.
I think More 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Floyd Johnson!
Floyd Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Digital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Digital might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wu Tang Clan - Y'all Been Warned. Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ЦельРазгроl. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Digital!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Digital does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Digital finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov moves out of range as Digital strikes.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Digital tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Digital's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Digital 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 Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Digital's head but Digital sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Digital tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kersikov manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Digital drops his hands momentarily and Kersikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Digital. That snapped Kersikov's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov lands a jab to Digital's midsection.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Digital walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Digital rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
Digital has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rustam Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov cracks the inside of Digital's front leg.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Digital fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Digital throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Digital chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov jabs Digital to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Digital manages to avoid it.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Digital.
Digital misses with a double jab
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Digital swats away the attempt to clinch by Kersikov.
Good exchange - Digital coming out on top.
Digital throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Digital throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Digital takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Digital uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Digital.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Digital pushes Kersikov away with a front kick.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov blocks a leg kick.
Digital keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Digital 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Digital checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Digital tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov defending well as Digital loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a head kick but Digital moves out of range.
Kersikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Digital connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kersikov scrambles back to his feet.
Digital lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Kersikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Digital changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Digital lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Digital.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Digital blocks it well.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Digital takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Digital was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Digital connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kersikov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Digital.
Digital is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Digital tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Digital ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Digital.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Kersikov blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Digital scores with a sloppy right hand. Kersikov should have avoided that one.
Jab from Digital.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Digital finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Digital has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kersikov.
Digital is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Digital needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kersikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Digital doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Digital is predictable there
and Digital takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Digital is rocked!
Kersikov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Digital right on the button. Digital goes down! Kersikov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kersikov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Kersikov!
Bobby Digital spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Lockyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melvin Gustin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustin ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Donk. Lockyer catches Gustin right on the button with a cross.
Gustin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lockyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Gustin moved out of range.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Lockyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gustin can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lockyer leaves Gustin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crunch! Gustin slams his shin into Lockyer's torso.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
Gustin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses
and Gustin counters with a left and a right that stings Lockyer.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Gustin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lockyer scores with a shot to the body.
Lockyer is looking to wear down Gustin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gustin tries to clinch up.
Gustin throws a body kick that misses.
Gustin throws a wild body kick that Lockyer sees coming a mile off.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustin moves away.
Gustin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lockyer misses with a few strikes there.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockyer throws a low kick, looking for Gustin's leg but Gustin calmly moves out of range.
Gustin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lockyer tries to keep at a distance but Gustin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gustin jumps into guard, dragging Lockyer to the mat.
Lockyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lockyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Lockyer won't allow Gustin to get back to his feet.
Gustin looking for a guillotine here but Lockyer defends easily.
Lockyer wants to stand and escape but instead Gustin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lockyer has Gustin pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin preventing the sweep.
Gustin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lockyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustin is controlling him.
Gustin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gustin tries to stand but Lockyer is controlling from the bottom.
Gustin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
Gustin wants to stand but Lockyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer sets himself, and Gustin steps forward looking for the clinch! Lockyer avoids it this time.
Gustin clinches with his opponent.
Gustin breaks from the clinch.
Lockyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lockyer misses with a hook. Gustin ducked under it nicely.
Gustin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lockyer takes a step back to recover.
Lockyer looks to land a body kick but Gustin moved away.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Lockyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lockyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustin is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
That's time! Lockyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Gustin moved out of range.
Melvin Gustin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustin can do to turn this around?
Gustin fails with the takedown.
A combination from Lockyer does no damage.
As Lockyer backs off Gustin throws a huge counter combo but Lockyer manages to avoid it all.
Gustin dodges the punch combination from Lockyer.
Jab, jab by Lockyer - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustin.
Lockyer tries to land a front kick but Gustin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lockyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lockyer, as that shot connected.
Gustin is rocked!
Gustin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lockyer is fending him off so far but Gustin persists. Nope, Lockyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Darren Lockyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Gustin.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Gustin goes for a double leg but Lockyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lockyer continues to drive forward.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustin seems to have recovered his senses.
Gustin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lockyer as he jumps to the side.
Gustin darts in looking for a takedown but Lockyer gets double underhooks and turns Gustin into the cage.
Gustin ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Lockyer digs a good hook to Gustin's body.
Gustin connects with a single shot there.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustin staying out of range there.
Gustin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lockyer avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the body from Lockyer misses
and Gustin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to get to full guard but Gustin has control of the leg.
Gustin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Gustin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lockyer is staying active underneath Gustin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lockyer is looking to control Gustin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lockyer avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lockyer wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gustin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lockyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gustin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lockyer is squirming around, avoiding Gustin's attempts to control the action.
Lockyer tries to lock up and control but Gustin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lockyer is trying to escape the mount.
Gustin avoids the attempt from Lockyer to control.
Lockyer is trying desperately to improve position.
Gustin misses with a head shot.
Gustin throwing strikes but Lockyer recovers to half guard. A much better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin'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!
Gustin slips a jab from Lockyer.
Gustin rushes Lockyer and presses him up against the cage.
Lockyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gustin.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lockyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lockyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gustin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustin shoots for a takedown but Lockyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lockyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustin's head.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Lockyer tries to keep at a distance but Gustin has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer is looking to control Gustin's arms but Gustin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lockyer has his back to the cage.
Gustin is trying to pull guard but Lockyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darren Lockyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Gustin.
Lockyer lands a body punch.
Gustin tries for a takedown but Lockyer manages to get underhooks.
Gustin wants to take the fight to the mat but Lockyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lockyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lockyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lockyer.
Gustin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lockyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockyer gets through Gustin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lockyer is leaning against Gustin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lockyer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lockyer looking to throw knees to the head but Gustin is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Lockyer to work.
Gustin is trying to pull guard but Lockyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lockyer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lockyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lockyer misses with some punches.
Lockyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lockyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustins head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gustin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lockyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gustin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lockyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustin is trying to drag Lockyer to the mat but Lockyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lockyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gustin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lockyer is pushing Gustin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lockyer.
Gustin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lockyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lockyer is stalling here.
Gustin jumps into guard, dragging Lockyer to the mat.
Lockyer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gustin, up you get!
Gustin fails with the takedown
and Lockyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lockyer cracks Gustin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gustin falls to his knees and Lockyer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langer has chosen Jeezy f. Rocko and 2 Chainz - Benihana as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Luu Viulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernhard Langer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viulu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Langer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Langer throws a head kick that misses.
Langer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Viulu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Viulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viulu lands with a nice combination. Langer backs away looking to recover.
Viulu misses with a wild body shot.
Viulu misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Langer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Viulu misses with a looping right.
Viulu digs a good hook to Langer's body.
Langer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viulu was well out of range. Poor timing from Langer.
Viulu throws a series of punches but Langer moves out of range.
Langer ducks under a wild hook from Viulu.
A little jabbing left from Langer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Viulu misses with a hook to the body
and Langer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viulu moves into the clinch successfully.
Langer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Langer manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Langer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viulu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Langer, pushing him back against the cage.
Langer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viulu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Langer.
Langer breaks from the clinch.
Luu Viulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Viulu stuns Langer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viulu misses with an uppercut.
Viulu throws a jab when Langer was well out of range.
Langer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viulu connects with a right hand. Langer shakes it off.
Luu Viulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Viulu as Langer shoots in.
Luu Viulu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernhard Langer.
Langer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Langer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Viulu tries to clinch but Langer is having none of it.
Viulu lands with a shot to the body.
Langer blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu sends Langer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viulu is motioning to the referee to let Langer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viulu fakes the body blow, causing Langer to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Langer goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luu Viulu!
Luu Viulu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess's entrance music is Demiurge. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess is looking to score with low kicks.
Juggernaut takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juggernaut manages to avoid it.
Juggernaut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hess can pounce on him.
Hess has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Juggernaut throws a right and a left that Hess avoids nicely.
Hess thows a body kick. Juggernaut tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands a leg kick that knocks Hess off balance momentarily.
Hess misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juggernaut looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juggernaut works over Hess's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.
Juggernaut fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juggernaut misses with the combination.
Good work by Juggernaut as he checks the leg kick.
Hess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juggernaut manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hess.
Hess checks the leg kick.
Hess throws a wild body kick that Juggernaut sees coming a mile off.
Juggernaut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hess.
Hess went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hess.
We've been informed that Juggernaut 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hess blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Juggernaut.
Hess goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hess tries to move into range but Juggernaut moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Juggernaut misses.
Hess thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Juggernaut if he has to take too many more of those.
Hess throws the left hand but Juggernaut avoids the punch easily.
Hess throws a solid leg kick but Juggernaut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hess.
Hess looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hess looks for the body kick but Juggernaut saw that one coming.
Hess pushes Juggernaut away with a front kick.
Juggernaut looks winded!
Hess throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Bo Juggernaut has been cut.
Jon Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juggernaut scores with a sloppy right hand. Hess should have avoided that one.
Hess ducks under a wild hook from Juggernaut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juggernaut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hess misses with a body kick.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hess throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juggernaut on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juggernaut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hess dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juggernaut. That did some damage!
Hess lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Juggernaut misses with a straight left.
Juggernaut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hess.
Juggernaut looks to throw the jab but Hess is out of range.
Juggernaut tries to work over Hess's front leg with a kick but Hess checks it.
Hess scores with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Hess.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hess scores with a jab to the body.
Hess tries to land a front kick but Juggernaut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juggernaut moves out of range of the leg kick from Hess.
Juggernaut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hess throws the kick towards the body but Juggernaut avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Juggernaut misses.
Juggernaut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hess swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hess with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juggernaut throws a body shot but no joy.
Hess misses with a wild combination.
Hess attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hess throws a body kick that misses.
Hess dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juggernaut. That did some damage!
Hess steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Juggernaut. That one must have hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hess.
Juggernaut blocks the body kick.
Hess looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hess 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.
You can see that Juggernaut has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hess dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juggernaut. That did some damage!
Hess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut ducks right into an uppercut from Hess.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Juggernaut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juggernaut misses with a straight right.
Juggernaut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Juggernaut misses with a low kick.
Hess looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hess scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hess takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Juggernaut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hess slips a jab from Juggernaut.
A clash of legs there as Juggernaut blocks the low kick.
Juggernaut counters with a body kick.
Hess 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Juggernaut.
Hess misses with a looping left.
Juggernaut doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juggernaut wants to land a leg kick but Hess is out of range.
A head kick by Hess misses
and Juggernaut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hess misses with a leg kick.
Juggernaut throws the left hand but Hess avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hess dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hess looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hess does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Juggernaut moves out of range as Hess throws a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Juggernaut might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hess has got the better of the exchanges.
Juggernaut blocks the body kick.
Hess avoids a kick to the body.
Hess walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Juggernaut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Juggernaut fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hess is out of range.
Hess misses with a wild body shot.
Hess misses with a wild body shot.
Juggernaut now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That kick from Juggernaut tenderised Hess's leg. Hess is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hess swats away the attempt to clinch by Juggernaut.
Jon Hess is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hess fakes the leg kick and cracks Juggernaut in the body.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hess thumps Juggernaut with a low kick.
Hess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hess on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hess throws a lazy right hand but Juggernaut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hess throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Juggernaut on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hess is looking to chop away at Juggernaut's legs.
Juggernaut scoring well with a low kick there.
Hess misses with a kick to the body
and Hess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juggernaut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juggernaut missing with a left hand there. Hess was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hess swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Hess blocks the leg kick.
Juggernaut moves out of range as Hess throws a body kick.
Hess is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hess throws a chopping leg kick but Juggernaut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juggernaut moves out of range of the body kick from Hess.
Hess connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hess.
Juggernaut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juggernaut lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juggernaut is looking to slow Hess down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess slips under a jab from Juggernaut.
Hess takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Juggernaut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juggernaut misses with a body kick.
Hess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hess lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juggernaut cracks the inside of Hess's front leg.
Juggernaut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hess can pounce on him.
Hess bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juggernaut blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hess. Juggernaut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Juggernaut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hess.
Juggernaut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juggernaut scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hess, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Bo Juggernaut's cut even more.
Juggernaut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hess with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hess tries a low kick but Juggernaut avoids it.
Juggernaut flicks out a counter leg kick but Hess steps away.
Hess is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hess lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Juggernaut - that will leave a mark!
Juggernaut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hess's calf.
Hess walks forward, straight into a front kick from Juggernaut.
Hess throws a sloppy head kick
and Hess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juggernaut tries to bum rush Hess with a series of wild strikes but Hess uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hess tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Juggernaut was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Juggernaut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hess punishes Juggernaut's body with a nice straight punch.
Hess looks for the body kick but Juggernaut saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hess tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Hess coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hess fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Juggernaut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juggernaut looks to land a left hand but Hess moved out of range nicely.
Hess lands with a nice body kick.
Hess fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Juggernaut is out of range.
Hess tries a low kick but Juggernaut avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hess misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Juggernaut misses the target.
Juggernaut has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juggernaut there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hess, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Hess.
Juggernaut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hess. That did some damage!
Juggernaut has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hess.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juggernaut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hess fires out a quick counter leg kick but Juggernaut just manages to avoid it.
Hess lands with a good body shot.
Juggernaut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hess throws a head kick but Juggernaut moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hess dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hess scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hess blocks a leg kick.
Hess lands a head kick!
Hess 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.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick but Hess moved away.
Hess throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hess. Juggernaut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hess throws a body punch but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Hess misses with a low kick.
Juggernaut with a hook.
Hess defending well as Juggernaut loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juggernaut delivers a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Hess.
Hess takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juggernaut scores with a punch to the head.
Hess takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hess thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hess has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess blocks a jab.
Juggernaut avoids the head kick by Hess.
Juggernaut is looking to score with low kicks.
Hess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Juggernaut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hess checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hess tried to counter with a leg kick but Juggernaut avoided it.
Juggernaut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juggernaut misses with a looping left.
Hess fires out a quick counter leg kick but Juggernaut just manages to avoid it.
Hess smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Juggernaut misses with a hook.
Hess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juggernaut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hess.
Hess walks into a stiff left hand from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hess.
Juggernaut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hess sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hess misses the shot to the body.
Hess wants to slow Juggernaut down by chopping away at his legs.
Juggernaut moves out of range as Hess strikes.
Juggernaut was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess ducks under a wild hook from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hess tries to score with a low kick but Juggernaut moves his leg out of the way.
Juggernaut slips a straight right by Hess.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juggernaut.
Hess keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juggernaut.
Hess swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Juggernaut throws a body shot but no joy.
Hess throws a body punch but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Juggernaut takes one to the chin there.
Hess blocks a jab.
Juggernaut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hess counters with an inside leg kick.
Juggernaut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hess falls off balance throwing a combination
and Juggernaut counters with a leg kick.
Hess throws a leg kick but Juggernaut moved away.
An inside leg kick from Juggernaut misses.
Hess lands a jab to Juggernaut's midsection.
Hess throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hess throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Juggernaut counters with a nice body kick.
Juggernaut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hess.
Hess lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hess thumps Juggernaut with a low kick.
Juggernaut throws a sloppy head kick
and Hess counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hess scores with a jab.
Juggernaut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juggernaut pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hess lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Juggernaut moves out of range of the body kick from Hess.
Juggernaut motions for Hess to come forward. Juggernaut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Hess.
Juggernaut tries a low kick but Hess avoids it.
Hess lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hess lands a slapping body shot.
Hess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juggernaut can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juggernaut takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses.
Juggernaut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hess lands a body shot.
Hess displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juggernaut throws out the jab.
Hess pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Hess.
Juggernaut looks for the body kick but Hess saw that one coming.
Hess jabs Juggernaut right on the nose. Juggernaut blinks but takes it well.
Juggernaut is rocked!
Hess misses with a head kick.
Juggernaut is still on wobbly legs! Can Hess finish him?
Juggernaut misses with a hook. Hess ducked under it nicely.
Juggernaut seems to have recovered his senses.
Juggernaut checks a leg kick nicely.
Hess tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hess throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hess moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Hess clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hess moves away.
Hess lands with a hook. Juggernaut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juggernaut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hess feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Juggernaut sprawling to the canvas! Juggernaut rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hess finish him?!
Hess walks into a straight right hand from Juggernaut.
Hess cracks Juggernaut with a hook to the temple - Juggernaut is on wobbly legs here! Hess swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Juggernaut falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hess wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Hess!
A very excited looking Jon Hess made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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