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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Benoit has chosen Praise as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benoit back to the cage. Dunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn 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.
Dunn swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Dunn throws a lazy head kick
and Benoit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Good exchange - Benoit coming out on top.
Benoit throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Benoit cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Dunn tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit has managed to clinch.
Dunn has Benoit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benoit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit stops a takedown attempt from Dunn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Benoit.
Dunn lands an elbow inside that Benoit shrugs off.
Benoit lands with a light punch inside.
Dunn is working for takedown but Benoit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benoit blocks it with crossed arms.
Benoit slows down the pace here.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Dunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit lands an uppercut.
Dunn lands a nice elbow.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Dunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benoit trying to control the position but instead, Dunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benoit into the cage.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunn.
Dunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benoit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Benoit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit working aggressively here.
A short left from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
A short right from Benoit.
Dunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benoit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunn wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benoit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Dunn, against the cage.
Dunn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benoit wants to stall.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with the head strike.
Benoit just leaning against Dunn, taking a breather.
Dunn lands an elbow inside that Benoit shrugs off.
Benoit is stalling here.
Benoit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Benoit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Dunn working aggressively here.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Dunn throws an elbow but it misses.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn trying to control the position but instead, Benoit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dunn into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Dunn wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Benoit jabs Dunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dunn drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benoit has closed the distance and engaged Dunn in a clinch.
Dunn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Benoit regains guard.
Benoit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dunn has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunn.
Benoit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Benoit avoiding damage as Dunn throws knees to the body.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunn misses with an elbow strike.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Dunn, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Dunn missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Dunn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benoit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Benoit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Benoit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Benoit.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
Benoit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Benoit presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit is stalling here.
Dunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benoit digs a right hand underneath Dunn's ribcage. Dunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Benoit lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dunn to his knees! Benoit keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Vesala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vesala has chosen Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler 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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140 lbs
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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
35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, William Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Vesala!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sims.
Sims steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesala.
Sims blocks a jab.
Timo Vesala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sims.
Sims moves out of range of the strikes.
Sims is looking to counter punch.
Vesala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vesala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sims.
Vesala throws a poor cross that misses
and Sims connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims throws a shot from downtown. Vesala moves away and avoids it.
Sims throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vesala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vesala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vesala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sims slips a jab from Vesala.
Sims throwing a counter right hand but Vesala manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala shoots in for a double leg but Sims sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Vesala.
Vesala looks to throw the jab but Sims is out of range.
Vesala looks to land a right hand but Sims moved out of range.
Sims tries to clinch but Vesala moves out of range.
Sims slips a straight right by Vesala.
Vesala might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vesala looks to throw the jab but Sims is out of range.
Sims lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Timo Vesala has been cut.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Vesala.
Sims seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vesala misses with a hook. Sims ducked under it nicely.
Sims uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vesala.
Sims was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Sims misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vesala dips to his left and cracks Sims with an uppercut!
Vesala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vesala throws a jab but it's blocked by Sims.
Sims feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Vesala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesala scores with a nice head shot.
Sims slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Sims misses the target.
Vesala missing with a left hand there. Sims was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Sims.
Sims will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vesala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sims connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vesala scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Sims.
Vesala throws a poor cross that misses
and Sims counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims slips a straight right by Vesala.
Vesala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sims moves away from the strike by Vesala.
Jab, jab by Vesala - just one landing.
Vesala lands the left hand.
A left lands for Vesala.
Vesala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vesala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sims.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vesala, as that shot connected.
Vesala misses with a left hand
and Sims counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vesala throws a hook to the side of Sims's head but Sims sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Sims on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sims tries to land a leg kick but Vesala saw it coming and moves away.
Sims walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesala takes a swing at Sims's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims drops his hands momentarily and Vesala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Vesala.
Sims fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vesala just manages to avoid it.
Sims thows a leg kick but Vesala checks it
and Vesala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vesala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sims scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Vesala. Those never looked like landing.
Sims tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vesala manages to circle out of the way.
Sims bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sims blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Vesala.
Vesala misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
As Vesala tries to get set, Sims tries to push him back and clinch up but Vesala manages to avoid the attempt.
Vesala throws a hook but Sims blocks it.
Sims was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vesala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo Vesala's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Sims.
Sims misses with a body shot.
Sims uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesala.
Sims staying out of range there.
It looked like Sims wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vesala walks into a jab.
Sims avoids the body shot from Vesala.
Vesala connects with a looping right hand.
Vesala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sims with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vesala to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vesala throws a hook to the side of Sims's head but Sims sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vesala misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
Sims avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throws the kick towards the body but Vesala avoids it.
Vesala misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
Sims tried to counter with a leg kick but Vesala avoided it.
Vesala throws a sloppy body shot
and Sims counters with a stiff right hand.
Vesala throws a jab but it's blocked by Sims.
Nice defenses there by Vesala.
Sims lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vesala misses with the combination.
Sims has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sims there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vesala throws a jab when Sims was well out of range.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Vesala uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesala lands a right hook to the body.
Sims misses with a hook. Vesala ducked under it nicely.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Vesala.
Sims misses with a looping right.
Sims slips a straight right by Vesala.
Sims slips under a jab.
Sims fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vesala just manages to avoid it.
Vesala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vesala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vesala dodges the punch combination from Sims.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vesala! But no joy.
Sims thuds his right hand into Vesala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sims cracks Vesala with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Vesala misses.
Vesala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sims manages to avoid it.
Vesala throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sims counter with a right hand.
Vesala tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sims sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vesala somewhat.
Vesala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vesala connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Vesala misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims misses with a low kick as Vesala jumps back.
Vesala lands with a hook. Sims tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vesala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sims connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vesala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sims sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sims displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vesala throws out the jab.
Vesala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sims misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sims.
Sims scores with a jab. Vesala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vesala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vesala lands a jab-cross combination.
Vesala misses with a looping right.
Sims swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Vesala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timo Vesala's cut.
That's time! Sims's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vesala lands a nice shot to the body.
Vesala misses with a lunging right hand
and Sims counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vesala.
Sims takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sims tries to close the distance and clinch but Vesala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sims throws a shot from downtown. Vesala moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vesala misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims scores with a one two! Vesala had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vesala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vesala throws a right hand that misses
and Sims counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Sims drops his hands momentarily and Vesala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesala clobbers Sims with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vesala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vesala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sims sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vesala throws a shot from downtown. Sims moves away and avoids it.
Vesala misses with a straight right.
Sims went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vesala throws a hook but Sims blocks it.
Sims throwing a counter right hand but Vesala manages to avoid it.
Vesala misses with an uppercut.
Vesala misses with a right hand
and Sims counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vesala fails to land with a series of punches.
As Vesala tries to get set, Sims tries to push him back and clinch up but Vesala manages to avoid the attempt.
Sims chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Vesala. Those never looked like landing.
Vesala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vesala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sims fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vesala on the side of the head.
Sims looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Vesala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sims looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims tries to clinch but Vesala moves out of range.
Sims moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Sims misses the target.
Vesala avoids the body shot from Sims.
Vesala misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Sims misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vesala looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims clobbers Vesala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Vesala.
Vesala throws a sloppy body shot
and Sims counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sims lands a left hand.
Vesala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sims is keeping busy.
Sims lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sims is stalling here.
Sims gets through Vesala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sims lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vesala misses with the head strike.
Vesala struggles to land a body shot inside as Sims controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims lands an elbow inside.
Vesala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sims throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vesalas head.
Timo Vesala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vesala is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sims misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Sims.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sims.
Vesala is still on wobbly legs! Can Sims finish him?
Sims lands an elbow just above Vesala 's eye.
Sims throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sims.
Sims working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vesala tries to work over Sims's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sims fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vesala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sims jumps guard but Vesala turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vesala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sims takes a shot to the head.
William Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sims manages to break the clinch.
Sims is pawing at Vesala, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Vesala's nose. Vesala is badly hurt! Sims pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Vesala tries desperately to hold on but Sims is relentless in his assault! As Vesala receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Sims away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Sims!
William Sims thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes into the arena with Phobia by Kreator blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zophiel Furfur enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur scores with a punch to the head.
Furfur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur looks to throw the jab but Schtrappe is out of range.
Schtrappe tried to counter with a leg kick but Furfur avoided it.
Schtrappe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schtrappe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Furfur.
Furfur misses with an uppercut. Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Furfur connects with a jab.
Schtrappe 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.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the strikes.
Schtrappe walks into a stiff left hand from Furfur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe loads up on a big right hand but Furfur slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furfur. Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur throws a body kick that misses.
Schtrappe blocks a jab.
Furfur scores with a decent looking hook.
Furfur lands with a straight right. Schtrappe didn't see that one coming.
Schtrappe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Furfur cracks a nice hook into Schtrappe's ribs.
Furfur throws a body kick that misses
letting Schtrappe counter with a right hand.
Schtrappe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malicious Intent Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Furfur walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws the left hand but Furfur avoids the punch easily.
Furfur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Furfur throws an overhand right that lands on Schtrappe's shoulder, as Schtrappe tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Schtrappe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Furfur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur throws a leg kick that misses.
Furfur throws a lazy uppercut
and Schtrappe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schtrappe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schtrappe catches Furfur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Furfur misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furfur.
Schtrappe is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Furfur coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur looks to throw a body kick
and Schtrappe counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furfur. Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur throws a right hand that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a two punch combo.
Furfur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Furfur.
Schtrappe tried to counter with a leg kick but Furfur avoided it.
Schtrappe misses with a hook
and Furfur counters with a straight right hand.
Furfur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schtrappe.
Furfur lands with a nice body punch.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe 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.
Schtrappe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe walks into a straight right hand from Furfur.
Furfur scores with a jab to the head.
Furfur moves away from the strike by Schtrappe.
A little jabbing left from Furfur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schtrappe moves out of range of the body kick.
Schtrappe misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Schtrappe.
Furfur throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
Furfur slips under a jab.
Furfur sizes up Schtrappe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Furfur lands a jab.
Schtrappe 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.
Furfur misses with a jab to the body
and Schtrappe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Furfur really felt that one!
Furfur slips a jab from Schtrappe.
The fighters circling - Schtrappe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Furfur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Furfur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Furfur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Schtrappe as he checks the leg kick.
Schtrappe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furfur.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Furfur, as that shot connected.
Schtrappe looks to throw the jab but Furfur is out of range.
Furfur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schtrappe with a body shot.
Furfur gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furfurs head.
Furfur tries a body shot but Schtrappe blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furfur.
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furfur or not.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furfur misses with a body punch.
Schtrappe cracks Furfur with a nice body shot.
Schtrappe lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Schtrappe.
Furfur is breathing heavily.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur tries to work over Schtrappe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furfur's elbow.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Schtrappe lands an uppercut.
Schtrappe scores with a shot to the side of Furfur's head.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe struggles to land a body shot inside as Furfur controls his hands.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Furfur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur gets through Schtrappe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Furfur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Furfur takes a shot to the head.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Furfur fails to land.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe 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!
Schtrappe 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schtrappe.
Jab, jab by Schtrappe - just one landing.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schtrappe slips a jab from Furfur.
Schtrappe clinches up against the cage.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Furfur is leaning against Schtrappe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bach Schtrappe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Furfur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Furfur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
A short right from Schtrappe on the inside.
Schtrappe is leaning against Furfur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Furfur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schtrappe lands with a light punch inside.
Schtrappe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe blocking some punches.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schtrappe misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Furfur as the two fighters clinch.
Furfur tries to throw a body punch but Schtrappe avoids it by throwing Furfur back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schtrappe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schtrappe takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Schtrappe.
Furfur prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Furfur working aggressively here.
Schtrappe gets through Furfur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with the head strike.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Furfur - that landed with a thud.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Schtrappe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe blocks a body shot from Furfur.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by Furfur.
Furfur can't find room to land a body shot as Schtrappe controls the action.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Furfur prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schtrappe misses with a punch on the inside.
Furfur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but Furfur avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furfur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Schtrappe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
Schtrappe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
Furfur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Schtrappe on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike.
Furfur tries to throw a body punch but Schtrappe avoids it by throwing Furfur back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur working aggressively here.
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 Bach Schtrappe.
I think Schtrappe 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bach Schtrappe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bach Schtrappe made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancine!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mancine misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
Mancine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Dufva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mancine doesn't seem phased though.
Mancine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.
Dufva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mancine backs up against the cage.
We've been informed that Mancine 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.
Mancine cracks Dufva with an uppercut from hell and Dufva crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mancine's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Dufva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancine gets to his feet and stands over Dufva, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dufva felt that one! Mancine unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dufva from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Mancine!
Ray Mancine 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes into the arena with Hall of Fame ft. will.i.am blaring out of the sound system. Kage has chosen Ride the Lightning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zander McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Raijin Kage!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage is looking to score with low kicks.
Kage closes the distance but McGuire moves to the side
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kage closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGuire counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Kage misses with a kick to the body
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kage lands a head kick. McGuire smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Zander McGuire has been cut.
McGuire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kage is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kage throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and Kage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Raijin Kage has been cut.
Kage lands a jab to the nose.
Kage takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kage. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kage counters with a low kick, right behind McGuire 's knee.
Kage pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Kage settles back down.
McGuire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym, DOW in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kage.
Both fighters circling a little - McGuire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kage just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
As Kage backs away, McGuire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kage - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kage. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuire circles away quickly and effectively.
Kage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
Kage throws a leg kick that misses.
Kage scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage rushes McGuire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kage.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire is working Kage over against the cage.
McGuire prevents the takedown attempt.
Zander McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raijin Kage.
Kage tries to score a body lock takedown but McGuire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kage drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kage decides to pull guard.
McGuire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGuire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGuire's guard.
McGuire controlling the position.
McGuire wants to sweep here but Kage controlling him for the moment.
Kage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McGuire trying to control the position.
Kage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGuire managing to control the position.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kage's guard.
McGuire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGuire gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kage wants to sweep but no luck.
McGuire sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kage is looking to sweep but instead, McGuire has passed into half guard.
McGuire controlling the pace.
Kage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raijin Kage will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
McGuire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kage misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire is looking to counter punch.
Kage misses with a combination
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGuire.
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
Kage misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kage 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.
Kage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McGuire is trying to defend but Kage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
McGuire is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage trying to control from half guard but McGuire is working away.
Kage looks to land a strike but McGuire avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McGuire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGuire keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kage working his ground and pound in the gym.
McGuire wants to sweep here but Kage controlling him for the moment.
Kage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kage throwing strikes from guard but McGuire blocks nicely.
McGuire has control of Kage's left arm, preventing Kage from doing any damage.
Kage with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kage stopping the sweep attempt from McGuire.
Kage trying to control but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Kage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kage preventing the sweep.
McGuire is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McGuire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kage is controlling him.
Kage scoring with some ground and pound.
McGuire pulls Kage in close to his closed guard and prevents Kage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kage looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage trying to control but McGuire is working from the bottom.
Kage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGuire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGuire controls Kage momentarily but Kage frees himself.
Kage trying to move into half guard but instead McGuire has managed to sweep!
Kage trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGuire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGuire defends well.
McGuire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGuire slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zander McGuire will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kage checks it well.
Kage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGuire is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kage checks a low kick from McGuire.
Kage thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a low kick, right behind Kage 's knee.
Kage with a nice cross.
Kage misses with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Kage misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kage 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 McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kage. That's going to slow McGuire down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire moves out of range of the leg kick from Kage.
Kage lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
Kage looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kage.
Kage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGuire rather than just go for the knockout.
Kage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kage thinking.
Raijin Kage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire circles away from the clinch attempt
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
Kage misses with a shot to the body
and McGuire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Kage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kage fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire connects with the punch.
Kage shoots in for a takedown but McGuire shows good takedown defense.
McGuire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kage.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
Kage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kage.
McGuire stalks Kage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kage's face. Kage staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kage lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Kage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice takedown defense from McGuire. No joy for Kage on that attempt.
Zander McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raijin Kage.
Kage misses with a kick to the body
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Kage is predictable there
and Kage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kage throws a lazy head kick
and McGuire counters with a thumping low kick.
McGuire is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
McGuire connects with a single shot there.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McGuire back to the cage. Kage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raijin Kage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kage tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as McGuire blocks the leg kick.
Kage throws a body kick that misses
and McGuire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kage doesn't seem bothered though.
Kage throws a chopping leg kick but McGuire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kage takes one to the side of the head.
Kage is rocked!
McGuire drops Kage with a big left hand! Kage is injured, injured bad! McGuire jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire very nearly forgot to thank Instinct amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Raijin Kage had this to say: 'The storm only gets stronger...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
144 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Medeiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Preston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Medeiros moves out of range of the leg kick from Preston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Preston.
Medeiros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Medeiros.
A combination from Preston does no damage.
Medeiros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Preston's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Preston wants to stand up but Medeiros is controlling him.
Medeiros tries to free his leg and advance position but Preston is retaining full guard.
Medeiros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Medeiros has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros postures up in Preston's guard and throws a big left but Preston blocks it.
Medeiros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Preston wants to stand up but Medeiros is controlling him.
Medeiros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Preston wants to stand up but Medeiros is controlling him.
Medeiros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Preston, as that shot connected.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Medeiros drops down looking for a counter takedown but Preston sprawls and moves away.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros lands with a hook. Preston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Preston misses with a hook. Medeiros ducked under it nicely.
Preston lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston throws a head kick but Medeiros moves out of range.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medeiros half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Preston scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Medeiros does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Medeiros misses its intended target.
Medeiros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston throws out a counter right but Medeiros avoids it with no problem.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Medeiros feinted with a counter takedown.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Medeiros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Medeiros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston misses with a straight left.
Medeiros attempts a counter takedown but Preston avoids it well and moves away.
Preston lands a front kick.
A jab from Preston misses.
Preston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Medeiros counters with a nice double leg into side control. Preston won't be happy with that.
Preston tries to escape but Medeiros is in control.
Preston parries the strikes from Medeiros easily there. Medeiros is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Preston to escape.
Medeiros landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston tries to escape but Medeiros is in control.
Medeiros misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Preston is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Medeiros asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Medeiros throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Preston is pushing Medeiros's head away, looking to escape. Medeiros manages to hold on to the position though.
Medeiros in side control, throwing shots but Preston defends.
Preston is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Medeiros take his back! Uh oh - Medeiros has got a rear naked choke here! Preston is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Medeiros!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Medeiros thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Stoned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoned has chosen Dr. Dre - The Watcher as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Stoned!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombada lands a leg kick that knocks Stoned off balance momentarily.
Stoned getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bombada connects with a looping right hand.
Stoned lands with a nice body punch.
Bombada throws a hook to the side of Stoned's head but Stoned sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bombada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoned misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Bombada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bombada.
Stoned fails with a takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stoned has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bombada slips under a jab.
Stoned throws a low kick but Bombada avoids it.
Stoned tries to work over Bombada's front leg with a kick but Bombada checks it.
Bombada thows a body kick. Stoned tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoned takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Oliver Stoned has been cut.
Bombada throws a leg kick which misses Stoned's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoned tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bombada blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bombada.
Stoned misses with a body shot.
Stoned closes the distance and clinches up with Bombada, looking for a takedown. Stoned pushes Bombada against the cage but Bombada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bombada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoned is able to avoid easily.
Stoned with the counter takedown but Bombada avoids it easily.
Stoned misses with a kick to the body
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoned looks to throw the jab but Bombada is out of range.
Stoned moves out of range of the body kick.
Bombada lands a head kick!
Bombada lands with a shot to the body.
Stoned shoots in looking for a takedown. Bombada tries to sprawl out of it but Stoned keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bombada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Champ Bombada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Stoned.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bombada.
Stoned defending well as Bombada loads up on a big left hand.
Stoned changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stoned throws a chopping leg kick but Bombada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoned avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoned feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoned keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bombada.
Stoned getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stoned swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
Bombada takes one to the chin there.
Stoned scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bombada doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoned tries a low kick but Bombada avoids it.
Bombada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bombada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bombada moves away from the strike by Stoned.
Bombada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bombada is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bombada slips under a jab from Stoned.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada misses with a body shot
and Stoned counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bombada kicks off Stoned and gets to his feet.
Stoned throws a chopping leg kick but Bombada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoned's corner calls for a 1-2. Stoned obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bombada thuds a left hand into Stoned's body.
Bombada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bombada checks a leg kick.
Stoned lands a nice shot that snaps Bombada's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombada looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoned is just out of range.
Bombada throws a good cross that connects.
Bombada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stoned pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bombada is out of range and Stoned settles back down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stoned is defended easily by Bombada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoned turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bombada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bombada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stoned connects with a body shot.
Bombada misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Stoned is predictable there
and Bombada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoned thinking.
Stoned misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bombada.
Stoned avoids the body shot from Bombada.
Bombada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bombada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoned was well out of range. Poor timing from Bombada.
Stoned shoots in and bounces Bombada off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bombada keeping moving, preventing Stoned from controlling successfully.
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 Champ Bombada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oliver Stoned's cut.
That's time! Bombada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Bombada.
Stoned thuds his right hand into Bombada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stoned works Bombada's body with a nice hook.
Champ Bombada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoned displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombada throws out the jab.
Bombada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bombada throws a sloppy head kick and Stoned moves out of range easily.
Champ Bombada is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoned throws a low kick but Bombada moves out of range easily.
Bombada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bombada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bombada misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoned shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bombada as he jumps to the side.
Bombada was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stoned has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoned there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bombada throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bombada looks to throw the jab but Stoned is out of range.
Stoned fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stoned tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoned blocks a jab.
Bombada lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bombada takes a swing at Stoned's ribcage but misses.
Stoned thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoned throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bombada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stoned lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoned attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bombada fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stoned just manages to avoid it.
Stoned thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bombada if he has to take too many more of those.
Stoned scores with a decent looking hook.
Stoned looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombada is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stoned. That one must have hurt.
Stoned throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoned avoids the body shot from Bombada.
Stoned lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bombada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoned uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoned lands a body shot.
Bombada throws out a leg kick but Stoned moves out of range and Bombada only half commits.
Bombada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stoned misses with a low kick.
Stoned ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bombada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoned avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bombada throws out a loose jab but Stoned uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Stoned was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bombada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoned moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stoned misses the body punch
and Stoned takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombada moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoned misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bombada counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoned throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bombada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoned thinking.
Stoned turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bombada blocks a jab.
Bombada throws a head kick that misses.
Stoned changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bombada. That's going to slow Stoned down.
Bombada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoned.
Stoned scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bombada.
Bombada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoned cracks Bombada with a solid left hand.
Stoned has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoned wants to control from the top but Bombada keeps moving.
Stoned controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stoned postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stoned landing some decent shots from guard.
Stoned pushes down on Bombada's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver Stoned will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oliver Stoned's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bombada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bombada feints and then cracks Stoned's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stoned down.
Bombada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stoned will feel that in the morning.
Stoned slips a jab from Bombada.
Bombada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bombada thuds his right hand into Stoned's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bombada with a nice cross.
Bombada misses with a leg kick.
Bombada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stoned with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bombada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoned.
Bombada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bombada walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoned shoots in but Bombada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good work by Bombada as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoned slips under a jab from Bombada.
Bombada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Champ Bombada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoned swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
Bombada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bombada walks into a stiff left hand from Stoned.
Stoned thows a body kick. Bombada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stoned changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bombada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bombada throws Stoned to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoned blocks a head kick by Bombada.
Bombada tests Stoned's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoned bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stoned has knee on belly momentarily but Bombada bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stoned.
Bombada tries to kick Stoned off but Stoned keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stoned throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stoned is looking for a kimura here.
Stoned trying to pass the guard but Bombada defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoned not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bombada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stoned.
Stoned wants to control but Bombada is keeping him busy.
Oliver Stoned has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stoned trying to mount his opponent but Bombada defends it.
Bombada wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bombada takes a swing at Stoned's ribcage but misses.
Stoned's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bombada under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoned tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoned shoots for a takedown but Bombada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bombada checks a leg kick.
Bombada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoned misses with a body kick.
Bombada lands a jab-cross combination.
Bombada throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoned misses with a hook. Bombada ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Bombada. That snapped Stoned's head back.
That has opened up Oliver Stoned's cut even more.
Bombada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stoned has time to react.
Bombada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoned tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoned on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bombada cracks Stoned with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoned.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Bombada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bombada 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Bombada!
Our winner, Champ Bombada, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes into the arena with Prodigy - Spitfire blaring out of the sound system. 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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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunstrom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krasnodebski as he jumps to the side.
Thunstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thunstrom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Gotard Krasnodebski has been cut.
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
A little jabbing left from Krasnodebski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krasnodebski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thunstrom throws the left hand but Krasnodebski avoids the punch easily.
Thunstrom stuns Krasnodebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thunstrom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Disciples Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Thunstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krasnodebski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thunstrom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thunstrom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thunstrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krasnodebski backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krasnodebski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thunstrom's calf.
Thunstrom lands a jab to the nose.
Krasnodebski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krasnodebski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Krasnodebski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Krasnodebski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski throws the left hand but Thunstrom avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krasnodebski. Thunstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunstrom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thunstrom misses with a straight left.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick but Thunstrom moved away.
Gotard Krasnodebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krasnodebski slips a straight right by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom moves out of range of the body kick.
Thunstrom shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krasnodebski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thunstrom trying to control the position but Krasnodebski is working away.
Thunstrom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krasnodebski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krasnodebski is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krasnodebski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunstrom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krasnodebski won't allow Thunstrom to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski wants to control but Thunstrom is keeping busy.
Krasnodebski is refusing to be controlled, as Thunstrom sits in half guard.
Krasnodebski wants to control but Thunstrom is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krasnodebski wants to get back to full guard.
Thunstrom trying to mount his opponent but Krasnodebski defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krasnodebski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krasnodebski misses with a body kick.
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.
Krasnodebski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunstrom manages to avoid it.
Krasnodebski misses with a head kick.
Thunstrom gets a takedown into half guard.
Krasnodebski won't allow Thunstrom to pass to mount.
Thunstrom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Krasnodebski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krasnodebski is trying to control but can't.
Thunstrom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Lars Thunstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Krasnodebski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krasnodebski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunstrom.
An attempted straight right counter from Thunstrom misses the target.
Thunstrom throws a lazy right hand but Krasnodebski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunstrom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thunstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Krasnodebski is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Thunstrom.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krasnodebski.
Thunstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Krasnodebski. Beautiful body shot.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krasnodebski! But no joy.
Krasnodebski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krasnodebski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thunstrom rather than just go for the knockout.
Thunstrom checks the leg kick.
Thunstrom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krasnodebski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Thunstrom misses.
Krasnodebski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Thunstrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunstrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski tries to work over Thunstrom's front leg with a kick but Thunstrom checks it.
It looked like Thunstrom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Thunstrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thunstrom throws a looping overhand right but Krasnodebski ducks down to avoid it.
Krasnodebski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Krasnodebski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krasnodebski tries to land a leg kick but Thunstrom saw it coming and moves away.
Thunstrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunstrom's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thunstrom duly obliges.
A solid body kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krasnodebski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunstrom moves away.
Thunstrom checks a low kick from Krasnodebski.
Thunstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunstrom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Krasnodebski sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krasnodebski feints and then cracks Thunstrom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunstrom down.
Thunstrom moves away from the strike by Krasnodebski.
A quick step to the side and Thunstrom tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunstrom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krasnodebski tries a head kick but it misses.
Krasnodebski drops his hands momentarily and Thunstrom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krasnodebski.
Thunstrom loads up on a big right hand but Krasnodebski slips the punch.
Thunstrom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunstrom shoots for a double leg takedown but Krasnodebski sprawls well. He's pushed Thunstrom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thunstrom walks into a straight right hand from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krasnodebski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krasnodebski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thunstrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunstrom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krasnodebski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunstrom.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick but Thunstrom moves out of range easily.
Thunstrom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krasnodebski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunstrom.
An attempted straight right counter from Thunstrom misses the target.
Thunstrom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krasnodebski doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Thunstrom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thunstrom takes one to the chin there.
Thunstrom scores with a sloppy right hand. Krasnodebski should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Thunstrom.
Krasnodebski connects with a high kick.
Thunstrom misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Krasnodebski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice cross by Thunstrom.
Thunstrom cracks Krasnodebski with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasnodebski ducks under a wild hook from Thunstrom.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunstrom misses the target.
Krasnodebski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunstrom.
Krasnodebski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thunstrom avoids the body shot from Krasnodebski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski misses with a low kick.
Krasnodebski defending well as Thunstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Thunstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krasnodebski looks for the body kick but Thunstrom saw that one coming.
Thunstrom misses the body punch
enabling Krasnodebski to counter with a crisp jab.
Krasnodebski throws a head kick that misses.
Thunstrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thunstrom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunstrom blocks a head kick by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski looks to land a right hand but Thunstrom moved out of range.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick but Thunstrom moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krasnodebski wants to land a leg kick but Thunstrom is out of range.
Krasnodebski scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunstrom should have avoided that one.
Krasnodebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Krasnodebski.
A little feinted left hand from Thunstrom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thunstrom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gotard Krasnodebski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gotard Krasnodebski'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!
Thunstrom throws a hook but Krasnodebski avoids it easily.
Thunstrom swings for the body but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Krasnodebski unleashes a big counter combination but Thunstrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krasnodebski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thunstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Krasnodebski.
Thunstrom misses the shot to the body.
Krasnodebski lands a jab-cross combination.
Thunstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thunstrom misses with a straight right.
Thunstrom moves out of range of the body kick from Krasnodebski.
Thunstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Thunstrom with a hook.
Thunstrom misses with a straight right.
Thunstrom is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krasnodebski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krasnodebski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krasnodebski lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krasnodebski throws a sloppy head kick and Thunstrom moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski misses with an uppercut. Thunstrom saw that one coming.
Krasnodebski moves out of range of the strikes.
Krasnodebski scoring well with a low kick there.
Krasnodebski slips under a jab from Thunstrom.
Krasnodebski follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Thunstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunstrom shoots in and gets a takedown into Krasnodebski's guard.
Thunstrom advances to half guard.
Krasnodebski wants to get back to full guard.
Thunstrom is working for a kimura but Krasnodebski is defending it quite comfortably.
Krasnodebski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Thunstrom seems content to control.
Krasnodebski wants to improve his position but Thunstrom is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krasnodebski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krasnodebski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thunstrom is thwarting Krasnodebski's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krasnodebski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krasnodebski avoids the body shot from Thunstrom.
Krasnodebski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Thunstrom misses.
Thunstrom throws out a loose jab but Krasnodebski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunstrom throws out a loose jab but Krasnodebski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunstrom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krasnodebski under the eye.
Thunstrom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krasnodebski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krasnodebski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski wants to control but Thunstrom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thunstrom trying to work for an americana but Krasnodebski has managed to regain full guard.
Thunstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krasnodebski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krasnodebski working for a triangle but Thunstrom defends it easily.
Krasnodebski is trying to control the position but Thunstrom postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Thunstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thunstrom 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Thunstrom!
Lars Thunstrom 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockenschtuff comes to the cage accompanied by Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Cockenschtuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockenschtuff checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Brown responds with a good body kick, but Cockenschtuff manages to step out the way in time.
Cockenschtuff slips under a jab.
Jim Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Lester Cockenschtuff has been cut.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Cockenschtuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Cockenschtuff controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cockenschtuff.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cockenschtuff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Cockenschtuff gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Cockenschtuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown has Cockenschtuff pushed against the cage.
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Cockenschtuff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cockenschtuff managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jim Brown has been cut.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cockenschtuff misses with some punches.
Cockenschtuff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Cockenschtuff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
Cockenschtuff gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Cockenschtuff misses with some punches.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown working Cockenschtuff over with knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockenschtuff avoids the damage to the body.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Cockenschtuff is breathing heavily.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Cockenschtuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cockenschtuff avoids it.
Cockenschtuff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cockenschtuff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cockenschtuff.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
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 Lester Cockenschtuff will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cockenschtuff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cockenschtuff.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Cockenschtuff blocks a head kick by Brown.
A counter left hand to the body from Cockenschtuff misses its target.
Cockenschtuff checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cockenschtuff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Cockenschtuff's knee but Cockenschtuff avoids it well.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Cockenschtuff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cockenschtuff gets a clinch.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike.
Brown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cockenschtuff has Brown pushed against the cage.
Cockenschtuff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cockenschtuff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cockenschtuff managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cockenschtuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Cockenschtuff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cockenschtuff blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cockenschtuff.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockenschtuff avoids the damage to the body.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Cockenschtuff tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Cockenschtuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cockenschtuff's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockenschtuff.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockenschtuff avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cockenschtuff fails to land.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cockenschtuff avoids it.
Cockenschtuff lands a shot to the body.
Cockenschtuff lands a left hand.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockenschtuff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cockenschtuff fails to land.
Cockenschtuff throws a head punch that misses.
Cockenschtuff takes an elbow to the temple.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff stalling the fight.
Cockenschtuff gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cockenschtuff lands a body shot.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cockenschtuff misses with a knee strike.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Cockenschtuff lands an uppercut.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Cockenschtuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch on the inside.
Cockenschtuff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown blocking some punches.
Cockenschtuff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lester Cockenschtuff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cockenschtuff misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Cockenschtuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Cockenschtuff dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cockenschtuff connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cockenschtuff misses the target.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cockenschtuff.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Cockenschtuff's defenses.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cockenschtuff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cockenschtuff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cockenschtuff.
Brown tries to stall but Cockenschtuff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Cockenschtuff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cockenschtuff is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Cockenschtuff avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff stalling against the cage.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown has Cockenschtuff pressed against the cage.
Cockenschtuff working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Cockenschtuff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike.
Cockenschtuff is stalling here.
Cockenschtuff throws a head punch that misses.
Cockenschtuff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cockenschtuff avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cockenschtuff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cockenschtuff lands with a left to the head.
Brown is rocked!
Cockenschtuff dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Cockenschtuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Cockenschtuff misses with some punches.
Cockenschtuff missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Lester Cockenschtuff's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff lands a nice uppercut.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Cockenschtuff finish him?
Cockenschtuff avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Brown wants to stall.
A short right from Brown.
Cockenschtuff's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cockenschtuff struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Cockenschtuff gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cockenschtuff's defenses.
Cockenschtuff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cockenschtuff fails to land.
Cockenschtuff trying to stall but Brown improves his position.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cockenschtuff's brow.
Cockenschtuff managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Cockenschtuff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cockenschtuff lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Cockenschtuff blocks the elbow strike.
Cockenschtuff throws a head punch that misses.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Cockenschtuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cockenschtuff has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A short right from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Cockenschtuff 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.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cockenschtuff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cockenschtuff throws a big shot that misses.
Cockenschtuff scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cockenschtuff if he has to take too many more of those.
Cockenschtuff throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown sizes up Cockenschtuff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown swings for the body but Cockenschtuff moves out of range.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Cockenschtuff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cockenschtuff is out of range.
Cockenschtuff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jim Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cockenschtuff closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cockenschtuff really felt that one!
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cockenschtuff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cockenschtuff clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Cockenschtuff blocks an elbow strike.
Cockenschtuff misses with some punches.
Cockenschtuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cockenschtuff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cockenschtuff.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cockenschtuff avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown blocking some punches.
Cockenschtuff lands with a short shot to the head.
Cockenschtuff misses with some punches.
Brown stalling.
Cockenschtuff stalling the fight.
Cockenschtuff misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cockenschtuff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Cockenschtuff tries to tie him up.
Cockenschtuff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Cockenschtuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cockenschtuff blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Cockenschtuff blocks with his arms.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Cockenschtuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cockenschtuff lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Cockenschtuff.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cockenschtuff avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Cockenschtuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Cockenschtuff scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Cockenschtuff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cockenschtuff lands a body punch.
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cockenschtuff lands an uppercut.
Cockenschtuff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Cockenschtuff.
Cockenschtuff creates a bit of distance for himself, with Brown pressed up against the cage and cracks Brown with a massive uppercut! Brown goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Cockenschtuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lester Cockenschtuff!
During a confident post fight interview, Lester Cockenschtuff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron throws a sloppy body shot
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Page.
Iron misses with a two punch combination.
Iron drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Page has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Page breaks the clinch.
Iron lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Iron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Iron motions for Page to come forward. Iron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Page counters with a quick kick to the body but Iron blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Iron.
Iron lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Iron thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Iron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Page cracks Iron with an open hand slap.
Page slips a straight right by Iron.
Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Iron has closed the distance and engaged Page in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Page.
Good body shot from Page.
Iron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
I was talking to Page's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Iron scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but Iron has double underhooks.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Iron has the dominant position.
Page tries to break the clinch but Iron is controlling the position.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Iron has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Page takes one to the chin there.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Iron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Page scores with a body shot.
Iron takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Page takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron checks a leg kick.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Iron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Crabby Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Iron is rocked!
Iron scores with a punch to the head.
Iron moves in looking to clinch but Page pushes him off.
Page misses with a low kick.
Iron cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Page is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Iron.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Page throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Page thows a body kick. Iron tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Iron catches Page with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Page circles away from the clinch attempt
and Page counters with a good low kick that Iron was not able to check.
Iron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron digs a good hook to Page's body.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Iron catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Page gets tackled into the cage by Iron. Iron maintains the clinch.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page is trying to break free.
Iron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crabby Iron 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.
Iron scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Iron tries to clinch up.
Iron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iron on the side of the head.
Page takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Iron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron throws a low kick but it's checked well by Page.
Page takes a jab right on the kisser.
Iron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Page can pounce on him.
Page is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Iron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page misses with a hook.
Page looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron flicks out a counter leg kick but Page steps away.
Iron tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iron works over Page's head and body with a nice combination.
Iron tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Iron punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Page lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Page looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
Page digs a good hook to Iron's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Page. That's going to slow Iron down.
A lazy body kick from Page
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron wants to land a leg kick but Page is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page takes one to the side of the head.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Page connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iron. Iron circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Iron is looking to clinch.
Iron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Page's calf.
Iron drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Iron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Iron stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Page there as he acknowledges the shot.
Page misses with a body shot.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Page counters with a quick kick to the body but Iron blocks it.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Page swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Page attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Page lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron's head.
Iron throws a low kick but Page avoids it.
Iron throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Iron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crabby Iron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a big head kick that sends Iron tumbling to the mat! Page takes a step backwards and waves Iron back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Iron is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Page wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Page pounces like a tiger and cracks Iron with a vicious hook! Iron is down but not out! Page follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Page!
Dennis Page retains his lightweight title!
Dennis Page made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'George Kelly the pikey is coming for you'.
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