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Syn 382 - Scorched Earth PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca takes the fight into the clinch.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Christianson throws an overhand right that lands on Barca's shoulder, as Barca tries to avoid the shot.
Christianson dips to his left and cracks Barca with an uppercut!
Barca throws out a leg kick but Christianson moves out of range and Barca only half commits.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Barca.
Christianson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Barca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christianson circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been told by Barca's head coaches at The Shield that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Christianson blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christianson.
Barca moves out of range of the strikes.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Christianson.
Christianson throws a head kick that Barca semi-blocks.
Barca throws a leg kick
and Christianson counters with a stiff right hand.
Christianson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Donk. Christianson catches Barca right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca throws a body shot but no joy.
Barca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christianson moves away.
Christianson scores with a head kick. Barca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barca moves out of range of the leg kick from Christianson.
Barca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca backing away here, and Christianson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barca misses with a straight left.
Christianson has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christianson 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.
Christianson digs a good body shot into Barca's ribs.
Barca throws an overhand right that lands on Christianson's shoulder, as Christianson tries to avoid the shot.
Christianson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barca backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson has Barca up against the cage in a clinch.
Christianson tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christianson slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
A nice inside leg kick there by Christianson. That's going to slow Barca down.
Barca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christianson tries a low kick but Barca avoids it.
Christianson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barca. That did some damage!
Christianson moves into the clinch successfully.
Barca blocking some punches.
Barca is trying to push Christianson away but Christianson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Christianson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christianson lands a shoulder strike.
Christianson lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Barca blocks a body shot from Christianson.
Barca breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Christianson catches Barca right on the button with a cross.
Barca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christianson.
Barca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christianson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson lands with a cross.
Christianson pushes Barca away with a front kick.
Christianson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christianson clinches.
Christianson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christianson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christianson lands a nice shot that snaps Barca's head back.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Barca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christianson is out of range.
Barca misses with a few strikes there.
Barca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barca throws a series of punches but Christianson avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christianson lands a leg kick that knocks Barca off balance momentarily.
Christianson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Christianson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barca is looking to wear down Christianson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barca throws a right hand that Christianson ducks under and follows up with a left that Christianson also avoids with ease.
Christianson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christianson checks a leg kick.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christianson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Barca lands a jab to Christianson's midsection.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Christianson misses with a looping right.
Christianson connects with an inside leg kick.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Barca misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Christianson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Christianson motions for Barca to come forward. Christianson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Barca was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca'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.
Christianson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barca's head backwards.
Christianson throws a hook but Barca blocks it.
Hannibal Barca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christianson misses with a series of wild punches.
Barca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christianson.
An inside leg kick lands from Christianson.
Christianson rushes Barca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barca misses with a punch to the body.
Barca presses Christianson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
Barca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca breaks from the clinch.
Christianson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barca 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.
Gabe Christianson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Christianson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson slips under a jab.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Christianson. That's going to slow Barca down.
Barca looks to land a left hand but Christianson moved out of range nicely.
Christianson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barca throws a big counter combination but Christianson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Christianson drops his hands momentarily and Barca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Christianson motions for Barca to come forward. Christianson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barca is looking to counter punch.
Barca throws a lazy uppercut
and Christianson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Christianson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christianson to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Barca does no damage.
Christianson swings for the body but Barca moves out of range.
Barca throws a big counter combination but Christianson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Barca closes the distance and pushes Christianson back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson keeps control of Barca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson struggles to land a body shot inside as Barca controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Christianson.
Barca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Christianson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barca wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christianson has him pressed against the cage.
Christianson lands a right hand.
Christianson misses with some punches.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Christianson has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Christianson as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christianson has Barca pressed against the cage, preventing Barca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Christianson fails to land.
Barca blocks a body shot from Christianson.
Christianson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Christianson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christianson tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
Christianson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barca.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christianson lands with a left to the head.
Barca prevents a body shot from Christianson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christianson tries a body shot but Barca blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Barca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barca is looking to break free of the clinch but Christianson has double underhooks.
Barca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christianson manages to avoid it.
Barca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christianson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barca manages to avoid it.
Barca lands a jab-cross combination.
Barca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christiansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christianson just misses with a punch to the body.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Barca.
Barca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christianson on the side of the head.
Barca walks into a jab.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barca throws a series of punches but Christianson avoids them all with ease.
Barca looks to land a combination but Christianson avoids it well.
Christianson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barca misses with a leg kick
and Christianson counters with an inside leg kick.
Christianson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Christianson misses with a double jab.
Barca appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Barca misses.
Christianson throws an off balance right hand
and Barca counters with a straight right hand.
Christianson throws a jab when Barca was well out of range.
Christianson throws a leg kick which misses Barca's front leg but catches the back leg as Barca tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barca backing away here, and Christianson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca'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. This is the final round!
Barca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christianson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christianson.
Barca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barca misses with a series of wild punches.
Christianson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barca scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Christianson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christianson has time to react.
Christianson looks to land a left hand but Barca moved out of range nicely.
Christianson throws a hook but Barca avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christianson staying out of range there.
Christianson with a jab.
Barca drives through and clinches with Christianson against the cage.
A short right from Christianson.
Christianson lands a shoulder strike.
Barca working hard to break the clinch.
Christianson lands a right hand.
Barca manages to break the clinch.
Barca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barca throws a leg kick but Christianson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christianson.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barca moves away.
Christianson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christianson misses with a looping left.
Christianson throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson blocks a leg kick.
Christianson tries to clinch but Barca moves out of range.
Barca drops his hands momentarily and Christianson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Christianson throws a head kick but Barca moves out of range.
Barca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christianson scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Barca - just one landing.
Barca throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barca is looking to score with low kicks.
Christianson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christianson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barca.
Barca slips under a jab from Christianson.
Christianson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Christianson - just one landing.
Barca takes a swing at Christianson's ribcage but misses.
Barca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barca slips a straight right by Christianson.
Christianson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barca under the eye.
Jab by Barca.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christianson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christianson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca moves out of range of the strikes.
Christianson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christianson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barca on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson dodges the punch combination from Barca.
Christianson with a nice cross.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barca walks into a stiff left hand from Christianson.
Christianson dips to his left and cracks Barca with an uppercut!
Oooooh!!! Barca has knocked Christianson down with a huge combo! Barca steps away and waves a wobbly Christianson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gabe Christianson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christianson slips under a jab.
Barca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Christianson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
A relieved looking Gabe Christianson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinetto has chosen Twisted Insane - The Dookie Monster as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Vinetto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout throws a series of punches but Vinetto avoids them all with ease.
Vinetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knockout looks to land a left hand but Vinetto moved out of range nicely.
Knockout throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinetto jabs Knockout to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vinetto misses with a wild body shot.
Vinetto misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Knockout misses the target.
Vinetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto scores with a hook.
Vinetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knockout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinetto tries to work over Knockout's front leg with a kick but Knockout checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Knockout on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinetto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knockout.
A little jabbing left from Vinetto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinetto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knockout looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vinetto tests Knockout's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knockout crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vinetto - the referee stops the clock and Knockout gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vinetto. Knockout manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vinetto has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Knockout is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vinetto throws a hook but Knockout blocks it.
Knockout throws a lazy right hand but Vinetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinetto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Oscar Knockout has been cut.
Vinetto has Knockout up against the cage in a clinch.
Knockout working hard to break the clinch.
Vinetto controlling the action here for a moment.
Knockout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinetto looks to throw the jab but Knockout is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knockout on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinetto takes the fight into the clinch.
Knockout is trying to break the clinch but Vinetto has him pressed against the cage.
Vinetto just leaning against Knockout, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knockout wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vinetto prevents Knockout from breaking the clinch.
Vinetto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knockout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knockout throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinetto misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Knockout misses the target.
Vinetto clobbers Knockout with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knockout thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinetto connects with a solid leg kick.
Knockout drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knockout throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knockout walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vinetto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
Vinetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto tries to clinch up.
Vinetto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knockout connects with a single shot there.
Vinetto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knockout lands a high kick!
It looks like Vincent Vinetto has been cut.
Vinetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knockout was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinetto.
Vinetto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinetto misses with a looping left.
Vinetto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vinetto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knockout is out of range and Vinetto settles back down.
Knockout takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
Knockout throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Vinetto to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knockout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinetto.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vinetto.
Knockout avoids a kick to the body.
Vinetto lands a front kick.
Vinetto pushes Knockout away with a front kick.
A head kick by Knockout misses
and Vinetto counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinetto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vinetto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinetto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vinetto throws a shot from downtown. Knockout moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinetto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knockout's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knockout looks to throw the jab but Vinetto is out of range.
Knockout misses with a head kick.
Knockout wants to slow Vinetto down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice cross by Knockout.
Vinetto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinetto swings for the body but Knockout moves out of range.
Vinetto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Vinetto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinetto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Knockout's head coaches at The Ultimate Fight House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vinetto is looking to chop away at Knockout's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto throws a leg kick
and Knockout counters with a straight right hand.
Vinetto punishes Knockout's body with a nice straight punch.
Vinetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Knockout.
Knockout takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinetto throws a push kick but Knockout slaps the foot to one side.
Knockout scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vinetto misses with a body shot
letting Knockout counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinetto.
Vinetto takes the fight into the clinch.
Vinetto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knockout can't break the clinch.
Vinetto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knockout backwards.
Vinetto lands a left hand.
Vinetto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vinetto prevents Knockout from breaking the clinch.
Knockout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinetto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinetto scores with a nice strike.
Oscar Knockout's cut is getting worse.
Knockout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto jabs Knockout right on the nose. Knockout blinks but takes it well.
Vinetto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Vinetto.
Vinetto drops Knockout with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knockout looks back up at him and smiles so Vinetto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Knockout is rocked!
Knockout throws a shot from downtown. Vinetto moves away and avoids it.
Oh Knockout is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinetto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knockout leaves his chin hanging out and Vinetto seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Knockout crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw lands with a good body shot.
Bradshaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bradshaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradshaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradshaw needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradshaw is able to avoid easily.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bradshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradshaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradshaw should have avoided that one.
Bradshaw misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Bradshaw 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.
Bradshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith rushes Bradshaw and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bradshaw walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith moves out of range as Bradshaw strikes.
Bradshaw checks a low kick from Smith.
Bradshaw misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith throws a body punch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Smith to the ground. Bradshaw is now in Smith's guard.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Bradshaw won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Bradshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Bradshaw won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Bradshaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bradshaw has passed into side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bradshaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith is looking to wear down Bradshaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bradshaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Bradshaw.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradshaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Bradshaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradshaw counters with a straight right hand.
Bradshaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Bradshaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Bradshaw tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradshaw works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Bradshaw coming out on top.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
Bradshaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Bradshaw digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Bradshaw fails with the takedown.
Bradshaw walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Devon Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradshaw scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradshaw looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Bradshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith'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.
Bradshaw slips a straight right by Smith.
Bradshaw throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Bradshaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bradshaw jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradshaw lands a jab to the head.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bradshaw manages to circle out of the way.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Bradshaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Bradshaw tries to counter it with a takedown but Smith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Bradshaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradshaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Bradshaw does no damage.
Smith rushes Bradshaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bradshaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw blocking some punches.
Smith gets through Bradshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Bradshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bradshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradshaw backwards.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Bradshaw looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
As Bradshaw tries to get set, Smith tries to push him back and clinch up but Bradshaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradshaw as he connects with a hook.
Bradshaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradshaw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Bradshaw.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Bradshaw are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith is not content to let Bradshaw control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bradshaw content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradshaw goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Smith rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bradshaw's guard! Nice work there by Smith!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradshaw moves away.
Bradshaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dudley Bradshaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Devon Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradshaw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradshaw misses with a head kick.
Bradshaw jabs at Smith's body.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith checks a low kick from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bradshaw throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradshaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Bradshaw.
Smith breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bradshaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bradshaw manages to circle out of the way.
Smith connects with a jab.
Bradshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a body punch.
Bradshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Bradshaw scores with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Bradshaw's head but Bradshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradshaw takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradshaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradshaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith darts in and clinches Bradshaw up against the cage.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Bradshaw.
Devon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudley Bradshaw.
Bradshaw blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries a body shot but Bradshaw blocks it.
Smith stalling the fight.
Bradshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Bradshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradshaw circles away.
Bradshaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bradshaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradshaw thinking.
Bradshaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Bradshaw settles back down.
Bradshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith throws a right and a left that Bradshaw avoids nicely.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Dudley Bradshaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Devon Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradshaw is just out of range.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Bradshaw with a nice cross.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Bradshaw slips under a jab from Smith.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradshaw as he connects with a hook.
Bradshaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Bradshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Bradshaw's defenses.
Bradshaw gets the takedown into side control.
Bradshaw trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dudley Bradshaw.
I've got Bradshaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dudley Bradshaw!
Dudley Bradshaw bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife. Nazarov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth McCall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazarov.
Nazarov throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
McCall looks to throw the jab but Nazarov is out of range.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCall.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Nazarov with that takedown attempt.
Nazarov lands a head shot.
Nazarov walks into a stiff left hand from McCall.
McCall dips to his left and cracks Nazarov with an uppercut!
McCall slips under a jab.
Nazarov is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nazarov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nazarov looks to throw the jab but McCall is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarov misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Nazarov - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazarov.
Nazarov throws an overhand right that lands on McCall's shoulder, as McCall tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCall.
McCall throws out a loose jab but Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarov catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nazarov misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McCall misses the target.
Nazarov's coach down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $700 fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nazarov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McCall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazarov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarov takes one to the side of the head.
McCall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazarov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCall on his heels. He'll look to pass McCall's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from McCall's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McCall looking for a sweep. Not yet McCall, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nazarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nazarov controls from within his opponent's guard.
McCall keeping moving, preventing Nazarov from controlling successfully.
Nazarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazarov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Nazarov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nazarov moves out of range as McCall strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nazarov.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Nazarov.
Nazarov takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
Nazarov scores with a jab to the head.
McCall pushes Nazarov up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McCall taking a breather.
McCall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Nazarov lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from McCall - that landed with a thud.
McCall lands a damaging elbow.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nazarov's elbow.
Nazarov takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCall pushes off an throws an elbow but Nazarov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCall trying to control the position but instead, Nazarov has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCall into the cage.
Nazarov prevents a body shot from McCall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tries a body shot but McCall blocks it.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Nazarov avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
McCall blocking some punches.
Nazarov lands a hook that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McCall stalling in the clinch but Nazarov improves position.
Nazarov breaks the clinch.
Nazarov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nazarov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch lands to the side of Nazarov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Nazarov. Beautiful body shot.
McCall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gareth McCall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCall scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCall throws a leg kick but Nazarov moved away.
Nazarov is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCall fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nazarov just manages to avoid it.
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 Gareth McCall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nazarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCall instigates a clinch.
Nazarov struggles to land a body shot inside as McCall controls his hands.
McCall throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarov tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazarov avoids the damage to the body.
Nazarov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCall scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Nazarov.
Nazarov checks a leg kick.
Nazarov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCall throws out the jab.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch but Nazarov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall misses with a body shot.
McCall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nazarov swats away the attempt to clinch by McCall.
McCall misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
McCall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazarov checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
McCall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazarov scores with a jab. McCall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCall cracks the inside of Nazarov's front leg.
Nazarov cracks McCall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McCall lands a jab.
Nazarov drops his hands momentarily and McCall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCall!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Nazarov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nazarov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazarov was well out of range. Poor timing from McCall.
Nazarov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCall misses with a head kick.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCall as he jumps to the side.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Nazarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nazarov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCall defends it well.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCall but McCall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nazarov moves away from the strike by McCall.
Gareth McCall is winning the standup battle so far.
Nazarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazarov takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCall. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall avoids the body shot from Nazarov.
McCall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nazarov lands an overhand right.
Nazarov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nazarov is thwarting McCall's attempts to control the position.
Nazarov wants to take a breather but McCall is having none of it.
Nazarov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov wants to control but McCall is keeping him busy.
Nazarov with the ground and pound but McCall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nazarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCall blocks a jab.
Nazarov clobbers McCall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A good leg kick by McCall.
No luck for Nazarov with that takedown attempt.
Gareth McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Nazarov.
Nazarov shoots in and drives through. McCall sprawls well.
Nazarov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
That's time! McCall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nazarov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but McCall shows good takedown defense.
Nazarov throws out a loose jab but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nazarov feints the counter takedown.
McCall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazarov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazarov. McCall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCall napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McCall sneaks out the side door and pushes Nazarov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
McCall wants to clinch up but Nazarov keeps it at a distance.
Nazarov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCall is looking to clinch but Nazarov is avoiding it.
McCall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall blocks a body shot from Nazarov.
Nazarov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCall staying out of range there.
McCall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCall throws a front kick aimed at Nazarov's knee but Nazarov avoids it well.
McCall looks to land a right hand but Nazarov moved out of range.
Nazarov catches McCall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCall misses with a wild body shot.
And Nazarov tries to counter it with a takedown but McCall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nazarov throws a looping overhand right but McCall ducks down to avoid it.
McCall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCall moves out of range as Nazarov strikes.
Nazarov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nazarov throws an elbow that misses. McCall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nazarov's guard. Nice move by McCall!
McCall preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall is looking to stand up but Nazarov won't let him.
Nazarov being controlled here, momentarily.
McCall advances position into side control!
Nazarov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarov is not content to let McCall control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is looking for a sweep.
Nazarov isn't going anywhere.
McCall is looking to take a break and control but Nazarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCall remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nazarov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gareth McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Nazarov moved out of range nicely.
Nazarov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nazarov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nazarov misses the shot to the body.
Nazarov slips under a jab from McCall.
Nazarov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nazarov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCall is trying to defend but Nazarov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McCall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarov trying to control from half guard but McCall is working away.
Nazarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vadim Nazarov.
I think Nazarov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vadim Nazarov!
A relieved looking Vadim Nazarov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes into the arena with JAMROCK blaring out of the sound system. Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176 lbs
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170 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
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Cliff.
Cliff checks a low kick from Ector.
Cliff misses with a hook. Ector ducked under it nicely.
Cliff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ziggy Cliff has been cut.
Cliff jabs Ector right on the nose. Ector blinks but takes it well.
Ector lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cliff clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ector.
Ector wants to get back to striking at distance but Cliff won't allow it.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cliff.
Cliff working aggressively here.
Ector manages to break the clinch.
Cliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cliff throws a low kick but Ector avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ector. Beautiful body shot.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ector has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cliffs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cliff scores with a decent looking hook.
Ector tries to clinch up but Cliff circles away and keeps his distance.
Ector listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cliff slips a jab and a cross from Ector.
Cliff fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ector just manages to avoid it.
Ector misses with a low kick.
Ector scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cliff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cliff has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ector chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cliff can pounce on him.
Cliff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
Cliff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ector throws out the jab.
Ector lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff tried to score with a low kick but Ector checks it.
Good work by Ector as he checks the leg kick.
Cliff blocks a jab.
Cliff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ector on the side of the head.
Cliff blocks a head kick by Ector.
Cliff is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ector looks to land a combination but Cliff avoids it well.
Cliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cliff moves out of range as Ector strikes.
A jab from Ector misses.
Ector tries to clinch up
and Cliff counters with a good low kick that Ector was not able to check.
Ector swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliff scores with a jab to the head.
Cliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ector swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ector unleashes a big counter combination but Cliff bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ector looks to land a right hand but Cliff moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector tries to clinch up but Cliff circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ector.
Cliff catches Ector with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A bone on bone clash there as Cliff blocks the leg kick.
Cliff scores with a leg kick.
Ector throws a leg kick that misses.
Ector swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cliff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Cliff.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
A head kick from Cliff lands but Ector takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Cliff.
Cliff ducks under a wild hook from Ector.
Cliff quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ector just misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ector drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Cliff follows Ector to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Cliff!
Ziggy Cliff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyatt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street fighter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyatt connects with a right hand. Mutou shakes it off.
Hyatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Hyatt misses
and Mutou decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hyatt's guard.
Hyatt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mutou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyatt throws out the jab.
Mutou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hyatt defends it well.
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
Hyatt misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a jab to the head.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hyatt defends it nicely.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutou is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Mutou with that takedown attempt.
Mutou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hyatt pinned against the cage. Hyatt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jimmy Hyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Mutou.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyatt misses with a hook.
Mutou feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Hyatt misses
and Mutou counters with a single leg into guard. Hyatt didn't expect that.
Mutou is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyatt has wrist control.
Mutou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou is working Hyatt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hyatt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mutou's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt preventing the sweep.
Hyatt 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.
Hyatt trying to control but Mutou is working from the bottom.
Hyatt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mutou trying to control the position.
Mutou wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyatt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hyatt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyatt stopping the sweep attempt from Mutou.
Hyatt postures up and lands a big shot to Mutou's brow.
Hyatt is looking to work some ground and pound but Mutou has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou keeping moving, preventing Hyatt from controlling successfully.
Mutou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyatt is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hyatt scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mutou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Hyatt.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt lands with a right hand.
Mutou drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou stands up over Hyatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hyatt is on top in guard.
Hyatt wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Mutou has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hyatt has passed into side control.
Mutou is looking to regain half guard here but Hyatt keeps moving and retains side control.
Hyatt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mutou is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hyatt in side control, throwing shots but Mutou defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mutou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hyatt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hyatt tries to bench press Mutou off him but Mutou keeps the position.
Mutou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mutou in side control, throwing shots but Hyatt defends.
Hyatt tries to buck Mutou off but Mutou is having none of it.
Mutou lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hyatt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mutou connects with a decent elbow.
Mutou working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mutou.
Hyatt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mutou.
Mutou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hyatt some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou working the ground and pound from side control.
Hyatt can't do much from the bottom here.
Mutou is trying to ground and pound but Hyatt uses the momentary lack of control by Mutou to regain half guard.
Keiji Mutou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hyatt is trying to maintain the position but Mutou is very close to passing his half guard.
Mutou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hyatt's head.
Hyatt is trying to maintain the position but Mutou is very close to passing his half guard.
Hyatt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mutou stands up over Hyatt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Hyatt keeps moving.
Mutou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mutou scoring with some ground and pound.
Hyatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hyatt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hyatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mutou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hyatt sprawls well. Hyatt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mutou gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt sizes up Mutou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hyatt throws a leg kick but Mutou moved away.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Mutou tries to counter with a clinch but Hyatt shakes him off and moves away.
Hyatt leaves Mutou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hyatt throws a looping overhand right but Mutou ducks down to avoid it.
Mutou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mutou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou checks a low kick from Hyatt.
Mutou changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hyatt misses with a low kick.
A combination from Hyatt does no damage.
Mutou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hyatt defends it well.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown but Hyatt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy Hyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Mutou.
Mutou defending well as Hyatt loads up on a big left hand.
Hyatt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mutou.
Mutou is looking to clinch.
Hyatt misses with a body shot.
Mutou tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hyatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mutou somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keiji Mutou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mutou walks into a jab.
Hyatt misses with a body shot.
Hyatt misses with a hook.
Hyatt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mutou momentarily.
Mutou clinches up with Hyatt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hyatt being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mutou tries to stall but Hyatt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hyatt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mutou.
Mutou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt tries to work over Mutou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mutou blocks a body shot from Hyatt.
Mutou drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hyatt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hyatt fakes the leg kick and cracks Mutou in the body.
Hyatt throws a leg kick but Mutou checks it.
Hyatt throws a shot from downtown. Mutou moves away and avoids it.
Jimmy Hyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mutou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mutou looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hyatt!
Mutou looks up at the clock and then as Hyatt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mutou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt struggling a bit here.
Mutou moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mutou working away.
Mutou landing strikes.
Mutou scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hyatt to see if he's OK.
Mutou scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt tries to bench press Mutou off him but Mutou keeps the position.
Mutou sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hyatt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mutou working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hyatt tries to improve position but can't.
Mutou lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hyatt is trying to improve his position.
Mutou postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mutou misses with the ground and pound.
Hyatt is not content to let Mutou control the position.
Mutou working the ground and pound but Hyatt is defending the strikes.
Mutou cracks Hyatt with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mutou's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mutou wants to take a breather but Hyatt is having none of it.
Mutou is nestled in close to Hyatt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mutou throws a strike but Hyatt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mutou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hyatt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mutou working a defensive guard here.
Hyatt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyatt wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Hyatt with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mutou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
After the big win, Keiji Mutou made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball. Lopette has chosen Back from the dead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Styles is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
Lopette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Styles throws a hook but Lopette blocks it.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Styles throws a leg kick that misses.
Styles thows a body kick. Lopette tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Styles misses with the body kick
and Lopette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopette missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopette.
Styles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lopette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Styles stuns Lopette with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopette blocks a head kick by Styles.
Lopette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Lopette misses.
Styles is looking to chop away at Lopette's legs.
Styles goes for a double leg but Lopette avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lopette continues to drive forward.
Lopette goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopette can pounce on him.
Lopette avoids the body shot from Styles.
Lopette is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
Lopette connects with a solid leg kick.
Styles is looking to wear down Lopette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopette slips a jab from Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette misses with a wild combination.
Styles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lopette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Styles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopette is out of range and Styles settles back down.
Lopette let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopette is able to avoid easily.
Styles connects with a nice looking jab.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Lopette looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopette.
Lopette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopette throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopette misses with an uppercut.
Styles misses with a right hand
and Lopette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopette attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopette moves away.
Styles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Styles doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles tries to keep at a distance but Lopette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Styles is working Lopette over against the cage.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Styles lands a right hand.
Styles blocking some punches.
Lopette lands a right hand.
Styles is struggling to control the position.
Styles is trying to stall.
Styles misses with the head strike.
Styles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopette blocking some punches.
Styles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Lopette avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Lopette tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Lopette back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopette.
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!
Styles stalling in the clinch but Lopette improves position.
Styles tries a body shot but Lopette blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Styles fails to land.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Styles.
Styles stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Styles.
Lopette stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopette scores with a shot to the side of Styles's head.
Styles digs a right hand underneath Lopette's ribcage. Lopette let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopette unloads a knee to the mid-section. Styles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Styles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Styles.
Styles lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopette looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopette blocks a head kick by Styles.
Lopette staying out of range there.
Lopette 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.
Styles tries to move into range but Lopette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Styles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopette to score with a decent uppercut.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles ducks right into an uppercut from Lopette.
Nice shot lands for Lopette.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Styles off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Styles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles walks into a straight right hand from Lopette.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopette.
Styles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopette.
Styles throws a leg kick which misses Lopette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopette tries to avoid it.
Lopette throws a jab but it's blocked by Styles.
Styles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Lopette misses.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopette moves away.
Styles 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.
Lopette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopette moves away.
Styles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette connects with a good right hand that stumbles Styles. Styles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lopette tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Styles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Lopette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Styles tried to score with a low kick but Lopette checks it.
Styles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Styles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Styles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette keeping full guard, as Styles tries to pass.
Styles throws a big elbow that misses.
Styles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopette keeping full guard, as Styles tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lopette controlling Styles's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Styles throws a big shot that misses.
Styles scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy body kick from Styles
and Lopette counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopette swings for the body but Styles moves out of range.
Lopette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Styles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopette feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
An inside leg kick from Lopette misses.
Styles throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Styles misses.
Lopette defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
Styles throws a solid leg kick but Lopette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Styles.
Lopette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopette changes levels 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!
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lopette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Styles.
Styles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Lopette coming out on top.
Lopette throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Styles connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopette catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Styles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopette checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopette takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Styles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopette moves away from the strike by Styles.
Lopette looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopette! But no joy.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopette.
Lopette throws a big shot that misses.
Styles motions for Lopette to come forward. Styles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette misses the jab.
Styles misses with a body kick.
Lopette misses the jab.
Styles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopette lands with a nice body punch.
Styles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Devin Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bornas Lopette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lopette.
Lopette pivots, looking for a leg kick but Styles is out of range and Lopette settles back down.
Lopette dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styles. That did some damage!
Styles 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopette checks a low kick from Styles.
Lopette slips a jab from Styles.
Lopette doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Styles throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lopette ducks right into an uppercut from Styles.
Styles swings for the body but Lopette moves out of range.
Styles throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Bornas Lopette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Styles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Styles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopette is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Lopette.
Lopette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopette looks to land a body kick but Styles moved away.
Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles drops his hands momentarily and Lopette takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Styles looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Lopette cracks Styles with an open hand slap.
Lopette moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Lopette finds it's target.
Lopette tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Styles walks into a straight right hand from Lopette.
Lopette on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
Styles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Styles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopette misses with a head kick.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles avoids the head kick by Lopette.
Lopette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopette displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Styles.
Lopette is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Styles with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Lopette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Styles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bornas Lopette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopette winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bornas Lopette!
A victorious Bornas Lopette thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dessler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - I'm a soldier. Tree Knee Dad has chosen Not Falling by Mudvayne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 4, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree Knee Dad throws a lazy uppercut
and Dessler counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dessler checks a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dessler. Dessler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dessler tries to clinch up
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dessler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dessler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dessler misses with an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad dives in and grabs Dessler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dessler pushes down on Tree Knee Dad's head and hops out.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Tree Knee Dad blocks the low kick.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Dessler tries to clinch there but Tree Knee Dad circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a leg kick.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Tree Knee Dad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dessler blocks a low kick nicely.
Dessler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tree Knee Dad manages to circle out of the way.
Tree Knee Dad lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Dessler misses with a wild body shot.
Dessler throws a push kick but Tree Knee Dad slaps the foot to one side.
Tree Knee Dad tries a low kick but Dessler avoids it.
Dessler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tree Knee Dad manages to circle out of the way.
Tree Knee Dad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dessler circles away quickly and effectively.
Dessler closes the distance but Tree Knee Dad moves to the side
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dessler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tree Knee Dad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dessler eats them both and turns towards Tree Knee Dad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight left.
Dessler throws a series of punches but Tree Knee Dad avoids them all with ease.
Tree Knee Dad ducks under a wild hook from Dessler.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Dessler with an open hand slap.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the leg kick from Dessler.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dessler looks to land a combination. Tree Knee Dad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Tree Knee Dad.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tree Knee Dad 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler avoids the body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler ducks right into an uppercut from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dessler rather than just go for the knockout.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a looping left.
Dessler slips under a jab from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Dessler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dessler throws a right hand that misses
and Tree Knee Dad counters with an outside leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dessler manages to avoid it.
Dessler throws a sloppy head kick
and Tree Knee Dad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tree Knee Dad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dessler.
Nice defenses there by Dessler.
Dessler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tree Knee Dad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dessler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dessler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dessler. Tree Knee Dad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree Knee Dad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tree Knee Dad keeps the fight on the outside.
Tree Knee Dad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Dessler misses
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body shot but no joy.
As Tree Knee Dad tries to get set, Dessler tries to push him back and clinch up but Tree Knee Dad manages to avoid the attempt.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab when Dessler was well out of range.
Dessler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a nice body punch.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dessler is just out of range.
Dessler moves out of range of the body kick.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dessler stuffs the takedown.
Billy Dessler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler throws a body shot but no joy.
Dessler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tree Knee Dad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dessler with a body shot.
Dessler slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler tries to clinch up but Tree Knee Dad circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dessler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tree Knee Dad dives in for a single leg takedown but Dessler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dessler is looking to counter the offense by Tree Knee Dad and move into the clinch.
Dessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tree Knee Dad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tree Knee Dad looks to score with a jab to the body but Dessler is just out of range.
Dessler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dessler.
Dessler tries to clinch but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dessler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tree Knee Dad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dessler keeps working.
Dessler parries the strikes from Tree Knee Dad easily there. Tree Knee Dad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dessler to escape.
Dessler is not content to let Tree Knee Dad control the position.
Dessler isn't going anywhere.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position but Dessler is working away.
Tree Knee Dad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dessler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Dessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Dessler throws a wild body kick that Tree Knee Dad sees coming a mile off.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dessler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a loose jab but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dessler blocks a low kick nicely.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dessler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Dessler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tree Knee Dad throws a low kick but Dessler moves out of range easily.
Dessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Dessler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dessler's head.
Dessler throws a low kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range easily.
Tree Knee Dad lands a nice looking body shot.
Dessler lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dessler.
Dessler throws a jab but it's blocked by Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad tries to work over Dessler's front leg with a kick but Dessler checks it.
Dessler connects with a right hand. Tree Knee Dad shakes it off.
Dessler is looking to chop away at Tree Knee Dad's legs.
Dessler throws a head kick but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dessler checks it well.
Dessler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dessler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Tree Knee Dad does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dessler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tree Knee Dad throws out the jab.
Dessler misses with an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Tree Knee Dad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Billy Dessler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tree Knee Dad misses the shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body kick.
Dessler tried to score with a low kick but Tree Knee Dad checks it.
Billy Dessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tree Knee Dad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a solid leg kick.
Dessler throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad blocks it.
Tree Knee Dad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Tree Knee Dad throws a leg kick that misses.
Tree Knee Dad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dessler throws a shot from downtown. Tree Knee Dad moves away and avoids it.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a series of wild punches.
Dessler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dessler throws a leg kick but Tree Knee Dad checks it.
Dessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dessler swivels and escapes.
Dessler tries to counter by clinching up but Tree Knee Dad breaks away and moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad just misses with a punch to the body.
Tree Knee Dad punishes Dessler's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler instigates a clinch.
Dessler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dessler misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dessler.
Tree Knee Dad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dessler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dessler misses with an uppercut. Tree Knee Dad saw that one coming.
Tree Knee Dad with the counter takedown but Dessler avoids it easily.
Dessler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dessler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dessler is looking to clinch but Tree Knee Dad is avoiding it.
A big left from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Dessler tries to counter by clinching up but Tree Knee Dad breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body punch but Dessler moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tree Knee Dad lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dessler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tree Knee Dad is controlling him.
Dessler pushes Tree Knee Dad off and gets back to his feet.
Dessler throws a low kick but Tree Knee Dad avoids it.
Tree Knee Dad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dessler moves away.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Dessler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tree Knee Dad under the eye.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler swinging wildly here.
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 Billy Dessler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dessler.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dessler.
Dessler drops his hands momentarily and Tree Knee Dad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Dessler slips under a jab.
Dessler 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.
Dessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tree Knee Dad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dessler with a body shot.
Dessler moves in looking to clinch but Tree Knee Dad pushes him off.
Tree Knee Dad lands a nice shot that snaps Dessler's head back.
A head kick misses from Dessler.
Dessler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessler tries to clinch but Tree Knee Dad is having none of it.
Dessler throws a sloppy head kick and Tree Knee Dad moves out of range easily.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dessler moves out of range of the leg kick from Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dessler works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessler throws a hook to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head but Tree Knee Dad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dessler moves forwards but Tree Knee Dad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dessler wants to clinch.
Dessler throws a body punch but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body shot but no joy.
Dessler misses with a low kick.
Tree Knee Dad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dessler manages to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad throws a front kick aimed at Dessler's knee but Dessler avoids it well.
Tree Knee Dad keeps the fight on the outside.
Tree Knee Dad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dessler scoring well with a low kick there.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body shot but no joy.
Dessler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dessler throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Tree Knee Dad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dessler doesn't seem phased though.
Dessler is looking to slow Tree Knee Dad down with leg kicks.
Dessler wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dessler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tree Knee Dad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dessler tries to land a body kick
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a thumping low kick.
Dessler throws a body kick that misses.
Dessler moves out of range of the body kick from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Dessler moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler moves into the clinch successfully.
Dessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dessler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tree Knee Dad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A clash of legs there as Tree Knee Dad blocks the low kick.
Dessler throws the left hand but Tree Knee Dad avoids the punch easily.
Dessler misses with the body kick
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tree Knee Dad.
Dessler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tree Knee Dad stands and throws Dessler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tree Knee Dad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dessler struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Dessler's face as Tree Knee Dad controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessler is trying to get back to his feet.
Dessler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tree Knee Dad controls the position from side control.
Dessler tries to escape but Tree Knee Dad is in control.
Tree Knee Dad misses with the ground and pound.
Tree Knee Dad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dessler keeps working.
Tree Knee Dad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dessler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dessler being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Venum Tree Knee Dad.
I think Tree Knee Dad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad!
During a confident post fight interview, Venum Tree Knee Dad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Billy Dessler had this to say: 'Garbage decision.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tsunami. Nem Sis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eiji Kawashima's chin.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nem Sis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Kawashima moves out of range easily.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kawashima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawashima throws out a leg kick but Sis moves out of range and Kawashima only half commits.
Kawashima throws a lazy body kick
and Sis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sis chips away with some ground and pound.
Kawashima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sis wants to pass the guard but Kawashima is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis pushing down on Kawashima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kawashima keeping hold of Sis's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawashima trying to hold on to Sis's head to control him but Sis postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sis throws a wild body kick that Kawashima sees coming a mile off.
Sis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Kawashima. No joy for Sis on that attempt.
Sis jabs Kawashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sis misses with a low kick as Kawashima jumps back.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Kawashima.
Sis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sis moves away.
Kawashima scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sis throws a wild body kick that Kawashima sees coming a mile off.
It appears Kawashima was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kawashima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kawashima slips under a jab.
Kawashima lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sis misses with a looping left.
Sis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Sis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kawashima throws a hook but Sis blocks it.
Kawashima scores with a nice head shot.
Kawashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kawashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Sis tries for a takedown but Kawashima circles away easily
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawashima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sis scores with a spinning back kick!
Sis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sis throws a poor cross that misses
and Kawashima counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawashima cracks Sis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've been told by Kawashima's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sis fails with a takedown attempt.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nem Sis.
Sis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawashima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawashima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sis.
Kawashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawashima lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sis knocks Kawashima to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Kawashima is rocked!
It looks like Eiji Kawashima has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sis trying to control the position but Kawashima is working away.
Oh Kawashima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kawashima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kawashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Sis is looking to take a break and control but Kawashima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kawashima's legs.
Kawashima gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sis looking to control but Kawashima is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nem Sis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sis throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Sis throws a looping overhand right but Kawashima ducks down to avoid it.
Sis with a hook.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Sis.
Kawashima moves out of range of the leg kick from Sis.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawashima. That snapped Sis's head back.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Sis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima cracks Sis with a good jab.
Sis misses with a body kick.
Kawashima works the jab nicely.
Kawashima swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sis 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 Kawashima has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kawashima and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima connects with a body shot that sends Sis's belly button to the back.
Sis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kawashima throws a shot from downtown. Sis moves away and avoids it.
Sis throws out a counter right but Kawashima avoids it with no problem.
Sis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sis. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima misses with a head kick.
Sis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kawashima defends it well.
Sis dodges the punch combination from Kawashima.
Kawashima moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSis.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Sis moved away.
Sis works Kawashima's body with a nice hook.
Sis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawashima's calf.
Sis shoots in for a takedown but Kawashima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Kawashima does no damage.
Sis flicks out a counter leg kick but Kawashima steps away.
Sis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawashima throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sis avoids it.
Kawashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sis misses with a straight left.
Kawashima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sis.
A cross from Kawashima lands.
Sis moves out of range of the leg kick from Kawashima.
Sis throws out a counter right but Kawashima avoids it with no problem.
Kawashima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sis throws the left hand but Kawashima avoids the punch easily.
Kawashima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawashima.
Sis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima is looking to counter punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kawashima - that will leave a mark!
Sis throws a leg kick which misses Kawashima's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawashima tries to avoid it.
Kawashima jabs at Sis's body.
Sis throws a looping overhand right but Kawashima ducks down to avoid it.
Kawashima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Sis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Sis misses.
Sis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawashima scores with a nice strike.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
A big left from Sis misses.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawashima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sis throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Kawashima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Sis.
Sis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sis.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy right hand. Sis should have avoided that one.
Sis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kawashima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kawashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Sis tries to counter it with a takedown but Kawashima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Kawashima is looking to chop away at Sis's legs.
Sis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kawashima throwing a counter right hand but Sis manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis misses the body punch
enabling Kawashima to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawashima stalks Sis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sis's face. Sis staggers backwards, shaken.
Sis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kawashima in his tracks.
Kawashima lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sis will feel that in the morning.
Sis has a takedown stuffed.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nem Sis.
Kawashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sis.
Sis needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
Kawashima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima throws a low kick, looking for Sis's leg but Sis calmly moves out of range.
Sis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kawashima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sis misses with an uppercut.
Sis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiji Kawashima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eiji Kawashima'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Sis off balance momentarily.
Kawashima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sis.
Sis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Sis misses.
That kick from Kawashima tenderised Sis's leg. Sis is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawashima.
Sis walks into a stiff left hand from Kawashima.
Sis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kawashima - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kawashima.
Kawashima has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sis.
Kawashima lands a really nice looking cross but Sis seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a leg kick.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawashima misses the target.
Sis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sis jabs at Kawashima's body.
Jab by Sis.
Kawashima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No joy there for Kawashima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sis slips a jab from Kawashima.
Sis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawashima throws out the jab.
Sis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sis throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
Sis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sis lands with a cross.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Sis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Kawashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Sis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kawashima. No joy for Sis on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kawashima misses the target.
Kawashima throws a jab when Sis was well out of range.
Sis misses with a looping left.
Kawashima throws a lazy right hand but Sis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
Kawashima thumps Sis with a low kick.
Sis throws a leg kick but Kawashima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kawashima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawashima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kawashima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sis. That did some damage!
Sis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kawashima scores with a nice head shot.
Kawashima connects with the punch.
Sis throws a leg kick but Kawashima moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Kawashima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis 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.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Sis.
Sis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sis misses with a low kick as Kawashima jumps back.
Sis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawashima throws out the jab.
Kawashima is looking to slow Sis down with leg kicks.
Sis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sis tries a low kick but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima scores with a sloppy right hand. Sis should have avoided that one.
Sis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kawashima kicks off Sis and gets to his feet.
Kawashima thumps Sis with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A leg kick checked by Kawashima.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Sis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawashima's waist but Kawashima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sis off to one side.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nem Sis.
Sis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sis needs to keep his hands up - Kawashima had a free shot at his head there.
Kawashima throws a right hand that Sis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sis also avoids with ease.
Kawashima throws a series of strikes that have Sis backpedaling.
Sis connects with an inside leg kick.
Sis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sis throws an overhand right that lands on Kawashima's shoulder, as Kawashima tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sis. Kawashima shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sis misses with a hook
and Kawashima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Sis lands.
Kawashima thuds a left hand into Sis's body.
Kawashima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sis.
Kawashima is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiji Kawashima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawashima 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiji Kawashima!
A victorious Eiji Kawashima thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malakai Semerkhet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by My Life. Semerkhet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: راقصة صغيرة. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
30 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malakai Semerkhet!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semerkhet takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Malakai Semerkhet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Semerkhet.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Semerkhet.
Wayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Semerkhet does it's job there.
A bone on bone clash there as Wayne blocks the leg kick.
Wayne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wayne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Semerkhet throws a leg kick that misses.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne cracks Semerkhet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Semerkhet throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semerkhet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semerkhet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Semerkhet throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by Semerkhet misses
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Semerkhet.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Semerkhet manages to avoid it.
Semerkhet misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Semerkhet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Semerkhet delivers a nice body kick.
Semerkhet is looking to slow Wayne down with leg kicks.
Semerkhet misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Semerkhet.
As Semerkhet backs away, Wayne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wayne throws a body punch but Semerkhet moves out of range.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semerkhet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Semerkhet misses with a head kick.
Semerkhet slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne moves out of range as Semerkhet strikes.
Wayne slips a jab from Semerkhet.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne connects with a jab.
Semerkhet takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Semerkhet down.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Semerkhet takes a kick to the side of the head.
Semerkhet blocks a low kick nicely.
Semerkhet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
Semerkhet misses with a body shot.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semerkhet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Semerkhet manages to avoid it.
Semerkhet takes one on the button.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
Wayne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Semerkhet's head backwards.
Semerkhet throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne scores with a decent looking hook.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Semerkhet.
Wayne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Semerkhet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Semerkhet's front leg but catches the back leg as Semerkhet tries to avoid it.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a body punch but Semerkhet moves out of range.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Semerkhet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Semerkhet shakes it off.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semerkhet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Semerkhet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semerkhet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semerkhet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Semerkhet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Semerkhet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Semerkhet.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Semerkhet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Semerkhet off balance momentarily.
Wayne throws a head kick but Semerkhet moves out of range.
Wayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Semerkhet. Semerkhet gets slowly back to his feet.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Semerkhet is just out of range.
Semerkhet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semerkhet throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Semerkhet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semerkhet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Semerkhet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Semerkhet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Semerkhet avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semerkhet checks a leg kick.
Semerkhet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Semerkhet manages to avoid it.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Semerkhet throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Semerkhet shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne tries to work over Semerkhet's front leg with a kick but Semerkhet checks it.
Semerkhet throws a counter combo.
Semerkhet throws a shot to the body.
Semerkhet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semerkhet's sensitive parts.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Semerkhet jumps back.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Semerkhet's belly button to the back.
Wayne tries a low kick but Semerkhet avoids it.
Semerkhet avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Semerkhet tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne sizes up Semerkhet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semerkhet ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne thumps Semerkhet with a low kick.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Semerkhet checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet with a nice cross.
Semerkhet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semerkhet.
Lil Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Semerkhet
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Semerkhet throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Semerkhet cracks the inside of Wayne's front leg.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Semerkhet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Semerkhet misses with a head kick.
Wayne dips to his left and cracks Semerkhet with an uppercut!
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Semerkhet is just out of range.
A left lands for Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Semerkhet moved away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semerkhet moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Semerkhet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Semerkhet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semerkhet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Semerkhet lands a head shot.
Wayne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Semerkhet's ribs.
Semerkhet throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Semerkhet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Semerkhet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne cracks Semerkhet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Semerkhet will feel that in the morning.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semerkhet.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Semerkhet avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Semerkhet throws a leg kick that misses.
Semerkhet misses with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Semerkhet throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Semerkhet jabs at Wayne's body.
Semerkhet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semerkhet takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Semerkhet is breathing heavily.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Semerkhet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Semerkhet is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
Wayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Semerkhet lands a slapping body shot.
Semerkhet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
Semerkhet misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Semerkhet wants to land a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne throws a body punch but Semerkhet moves out of range.
Semerkhet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Wayne takes the fight into the clinch.
Semerkhet tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Semerkhet back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Semerkhet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semerkhet lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Semerkhet avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Semerkhet blocks an uppercut.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Semerkhet can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Wayne tries a body shot but Semerkhet blocks it.
Semerkhet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes one on the button.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wayne thinks about countering with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Wayne lands a jab.
Wayne checks a low kick from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne thumps Semerkhet with a low kick.
Semerkhet avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Semerkhet connects with a nice looking jab.
Semerkhet misses with the body kick
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Semerkhet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wayne.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semerkhet tries a quick counter leg kick but Wayne is wise to it.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semerkhet throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Semerkhet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semerkhet manages to avoid it.
Semerkhet staying out of range there.
Semerkhet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Semerkhet is out of range.
Wayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semerkhet can do to turn this around?
Wayne swings for the body but Semerkhet moves out of range.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Semerkhet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Semerkhet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Semerkhet just misses with a punch to the body.
Semerkhet misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Semerkhet 's knee.
Semerkhet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Semerkhet looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
A head kick by Semerkhet misses
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne with a hook.
A cross from Wayne lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semerkhet throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Semerkhet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Semerkhet lands a really nice looking cross but Wayne seems unphased.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Semerkhet at a distance.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Semerkhet moved away.
Semerkhet scores with a shot to the body.
Semerkhet throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Semerkhet really felt that one!
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semerkhet.
Semerkhet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well.
Wayne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Semerkhet scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semerkhet throws a sloppy head kick
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semerkhet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Semerkhet misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Semerkhet swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Semerkhet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Semerkhet moved out of range nicely.
Wayne is looking to slow Semerkhet down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Semerkhet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Semerkhet misses with a looping left.
Semerkhet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Semerkhet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throwing a counter right hand but Semerkhet manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semerkhet is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Semerkhet avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Semerkhet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Semerkhet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Semerkhet throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Wayne.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semerkhet's calf.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne wants to slow Semerkhet down by chopping away at his legs.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Semerkhet off balance momentarily.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Semerkhet's ribs.
Wayne slips a jab from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Semerkhet misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Semerkhet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Semerkhet.
Semerkhet throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick by Semerkhet misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne feints and then cracks Semerkhet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Semerkhet down.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Semerkhet shakes it off.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Semerkhet just misses with a punch to the body.
Semerkhet tries to work over Wayne's front leg with a kick but Wayne checks it.
Semerkhet walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne thumps Semerkhet with a low kick.
Good work by Wayne as he checks the leg kick.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne clobbers Semerkhet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne takes a swing at Semerkhet's ribcage but misses.
Semerkhet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semerkhet digs a good hook to Wayne's body.
Semerkhet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semerkhet.
Wayne blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Wayne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Semerkhet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semerkhet moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Semerkhet was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Semerkhet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Semerkhet takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Semerkhet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semerkhet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Semerkhet lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Semerkhet loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet misses with a body shot.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Semerkhet is looking to land body kicks.
Semerkhet walks into a jab.
Semerkhet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne throws a series of strikes that have Semerkhet backpedaling.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Semerkhet off the cage and back into range.
Semerkhet throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Semerkhet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Semerkhet throws a sloppy body shot
and Wayne counters with a body kick that stops Semerkhet in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Semerkhet misses.
Semerkhet throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne had his way with Malakai Semerkhet in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Wayne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Semerkhet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semerkhet.
Wayne throws a hook but Semerkhet blocks it.
Wayne slips a jab from Semerkhet.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Semerkhet saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne connects with a crisp jab.
Wayne takes a swing at Semerkhet's ribcage but misses.
Wayne backing away here, and Semerkhet unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Semerkhet does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Semerkhet keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Semerkhet lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semerkhet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semerkhet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Semerkhet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wayne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Semerkhet throws a leg kick
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
Semerkhet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Semerkhet throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Semerkhet is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Semerkhet in his tracks.
Semerkhet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Semerkhet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semerkhet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semerkhet.
Semerkhet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semerkhet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wayne's head backwards.
Semerkhet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malakai Semerkhet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wayne, as that shot connected.
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!
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Semerkhet sees coming a mile off.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Semerkhet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Semerkhet throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semerkhet throws a head kick that misses
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Wayne.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Semerkhet.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semerkhet throws out the jab.
Semerkhet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semerkhet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Semerkhet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semerkhet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semerkhet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Semerkhet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semerkhet tries for a takedown but Wayne circles away easily
and Wayne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Semerkhet. Semerkhet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Semerkhet's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Semerkhet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Semerkhet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Semerkhet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend 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!
Wayne tries to clinch there but Semerkhet circles away.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Semerkhet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Wayne catches Semerkhet right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Semerkhet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semerkhet scores with a leg kick.
Semerkhet cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Semerkhet misses with a body shot.
Wayne tests Semerkhet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Semerkhet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Semerkhet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne stuns Semerkhet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Semerkhet's front leg but catches the back leg as Semerkhet tries to avoid it.
Semerkhet throws a body kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Semerkhet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wayne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne took some time post fight to say the following; 'Shout out to Stu Pidasol, he'll be missed in this game.'.
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